UK Charts: Crash Team Racing still No.1 (but it should be Minecraft)
Best-selling sandbox game just about outsold remastered racer, but listings quirk puts it lower in the Top 10
Articles by James Batchelor
James Batchelor, UK Editor
James Batchelor has been a journalist in the games industry since 2006, and joined GamesIndustry in 2016. He previously served as editor of Develop and deputy editor of MCV, and has managed industry events such as The Develop Awards and Interface conference.
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