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IT WAS A fierce battle at the top of the Gfk Chart-
managed to hold the position despite a 12 per
Track All-Formats Charts this week, as Mass
cent sales dip, with EA's new action adventure
Effect 2 just manages to cling onto No.1. Sales of EA’s sci-fi RPG slipped 64 per cent, while second-placed Just Dance saw sales fall by 26 per cent. A mere 850 units separated the two titles in the chart. It was also a tight battle for third place. Activision’s Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2
Dante’s Inferno having to settle for fourth place. Dante’s Inferno was the highest new entry this week, with Atari's Star Trek Online managing 11th position, THQ’s MX Vs. ATV speeding into 18th place and The Sims 3: Design & High Tech Stuff securing No.20. Christopher.Dring@intentmedia.co.uk
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THIS LAST WEEK WEEK
Highest New Entry
21
22
OPERATION FLASHPOINT 2 360, PS3, PC
22
17
BORDERLANDS 360, PS3, PC
23
21
PES 2010 360, PS3, PC
24
23
UNCHARTED 2: AMONG THIEVES PS3
25
26
CODEMASTERS 2K GAMES KONAMI SONY
WWE SMACKDOWN 2010 360, PS3, Wii, DS, PS2, PSP
24
NEW SUPER MARIO BROS DS
NINTENDO
27
20
GRAND THEFT AUTO IV 360, PS3, PC
ROCKSTAR
28
31
DRAGON AGE: ORIGINS 360, PS3, PC
19
EA
WII PLAY Wii
NINTEND
30
29
PEPPA PIG: THE GAME Wii, DS
31
34
TIGER WOODS PGA TOUR 10 360, PS3, Wii, PS2, PSP
EA
32
27
GTA: EPISODES FROM LIBERTY CITY 360
ROCKSTAR
33
38
NEED FOR SPEED: SHIFT 360, PS3, PC
34
33
ASSASSIN’S CREED PS3, 360, PC
35
RE
SUPER MARIO BROS: BRAWL WII
36
25
BAYONETTA 360, PS3
SEGA
37
18
DARKSIDERS 360, PS3
THQ
P2 GAMES/UBISOFT
EA DISNEY NINTENDO
38
28
PURE 360, PS3, PC
39
32
COLIN MCRAE: DIRT 2 360, PS3, Wii, PSP, DS
CODEMASTERS
40
RE
ASHES CRICKET 2009 360, PS3, PC, Wii
CODEMASTERS
PC CD-ROM THIS LAST WEEK WEEK
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
DISNEY
PUBLISHER
SIMS 3: DESIGN & HIGH-TECH STUFF DEVELOPER: THE SIMS STUDIO PUBLISHER: EA
1 3 2 6
ASSASSIN’S CREED
RE
BIOSHOCK & OBLIVION
5 7 4 10
CHAMPIONSHIP MANAGER 2010
FOCUS
THE MYSTERY OF THE CRYSTAL PORTAL GSP/AVANQUEST WOW: BATTLE CHEST HIDDEN MYSTERIES: TITANIC
PUBLISHER
1
MAG
2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
DANTE’S INFERNO COD: MODERN WARFARE 2 FIFA 10 UNCHARTED 2: AMONG THIEVES ASSASSIN’S CREED II ARMY OF TWO: THE 40TH DAY JAMES CAMERON’S AVATAR NEED FOR SPEED: SHIFT MX VS ATV REFLEX
NEW
2 5 3 4 6 8 13 NEW
DEVELOPER: ZIPPER INTERACTIVE PUBLISHER: SONY
PSP THIS LAST WEEK WEEK
EA ACTIVISION BLIZZARD EA SONY UBISOFT EA UBISOFT EA THQ
[FULL PRICE] TITLE
ACTIVISION BLIZZARD GSP/AVANQUEST 2K GAMES EIDOS
MYSTERY IN LONDON: JACK THE RIPPER
FOCUS
SNIPER: ART OF VICTORY
CITY INTERACTIVE
THE SIMS 2
ELECTRONIC ARTS
PUBLISHER
1
FIFA 10
2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
LITTLEBIGPLANET GRAN TURISMO GTA: CHINATOWN WARS ASSASSIN’S CREED: BLOODLINES FOOTBALL MANAGER 2010 JAMES CAMERON’S AVATAR: THE GAME DISSIDIA: FINAL FANTASY DISGAEA 2: DARK HERO DAYS YU-GI-OH! GX TAG FORCE 4
1 3 5 4 6 7 9 NEW
8
DEVELOPER: HB STUDIOS PUBLISHER: EA
XBOX 360
[BUDGET PRICE]
TITLE
TITLE
THQ
26
29
[FULL PRICE]
THIS LAST WEEK WEEK
TITLE
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
DANTE’S INFERNO COD: MODERN WARFARE 2 FORZA MOTORSPORT 3 FIFA 10 ARMY OF TWO: THE 40TH DAY ASSASSIN’S CREED II GTA: EPISODES FROM LIBERTY CITY MX VS ATV REFLEX BORDERLANDS
2 3 6 4 5 7 NEW
9
SONY SONY ROCKSTAR UBISOFT SEGA UBISOFT SQUARE ENIX KOEI KONAMI
[FULL PRICE]
MASS EFFECT 2
NEW
(c) ELSPA, Compiled by ChartTrack
PS3
WEEK ENDING 06/02/10
PUBLISHER
DEVELOPER: EA BIOWARE PUBLISHER: EA EA ACTIVISION BLIZZARD MICROSOFT EA EA UBISOFT ROCKSTAR THQ 2K GAMES
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