It turns out all EA Sports FC 24 needed to get back to the top of UK sales was a tiny 40% discount

EAFC 24 has roared back to the head of the UK physical sales charts following Black Friday, likely due to the fact it was being sold for a lot less money in a lot of places during that week.

Yes, that’s right. Having previously slumped to third, behind at least one game that I’ll deliberately not be naming here, EA FC has restored balance to the universe by becoming the official Lord of shifting little discs inside plastic boxes on plague island once again.

As reported by GamesIndustry.biz, a 101% increase in sales was what did the deed, with most of these coming on PS5. Given that the physical version of the game was being sold for £41.99 instead of the usual £69.99 on that platform and Xbox Series X/S at several retailers as part of Black Friday deals, odds are that probably helped a bit.