The games industry is reported to be growing continually, and 2017 sales were up on 2016 sales quite dramatically. This is despite rising inflation and falling wages – people still continue to play games, and it is testament to the quality of some of the games that have recently been release. These were some of the top performing games of the year that kept the calibre high:

• FIFA 18 from Electronic Arts – the football simulation game that never gets old. Fans got excited about this newest addition to the FIFA family, which was released in September for Windows, PlayStation, Xbox and Nintendo Switch.
• Call of Duty WWII from Rockstar/ Take 2 – Call of Duty got highly realistic with the release of its gritty WWII title back in November. It can be played on PlayStation and Xbox One.
• Grand Theft Auto V – released back in 2013, this is still proving popular amongst fans of the action adventure franchise. You can play it on PlayStation, Xbox and Windows.