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MONDAY JANUARY 11th: TODAY’S CHARTS PRICE CHECK NEW RELEASES
IN THIS WEEK’S
RETAILBIZ CHARTS Our full rundown of today’s All Formats Top 40, plus individual charts for Wii, DS, PS3, 360, PC, PS2 and PSP
HIGH STREET NEWS & DATA A digest of all the biggest retail headlines, plus indie sales charts, MCV’s price check, this week’s Metacritic scores – and our Deal Of The Week
The iconic shooter franchise strikes back
OUT: FEBRUARY 12th Read the preview in MCV this Friday
RELEASE SCHEDULE Keep up to date with all the games headed to retail this week, next week and beyond
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OFFICIALUKCHARTS WEEK ENDING SATURDAY JANUARY 9th 2010
[ENTERTAINMENT - ALL PRICES]
[1]
TOP 40ALL FORMATS [2]
1 LAST WEEK
[3]
[4]
[5]
CALL OF DUTY: MODERN WARFARE 2 PUBLISHER
21
5
2
WII FIT PLUS
NINTENDO
7
3
JUST DANCE
UBISOFT
4
4
WII SPORTS RESORT
NEW
5
BAYONETTA
6
6
FIFA 10
2
7
ASSASSIN'S CREED II
8
DARKSIDERS
8
9
NEW SUPER MARIO BROS. WII
10
10
JAMES CAMERON’S AVATAR: THE GAME
3
11
MARIO & SONIC AT OLYMPIC WINTER GAMES
9
12
MARIO KART WII
11
13
FORZA MOTORSPORT 3
13
14
LEFT 4 DEAD 2
16
15
BATMAN: ARKHAM ASYLUM
12
16
NEED FOR SPEED: SHIFT
15
17
UNCHARTED 2: AMONG THIEVES
18
18
GTA EPISODES FROM LIBERTY CITY
19
19
PRO EVOLUTION SOCCER 2010
17
20
WII PLAY
PC CD-ROM LAST THIS WEEK WEEK
1
Highest New Entry
DEVELOPER: INFINITY WARD PUBLISHER: ACTIVISION BLIZZARD
THIS WEEK
TITLE
LEGO BATMAN: THE VIDEOGAME
24
22
WWE SMACKDOWN VS RAW 2010
22
23
BORDERLANDS
NINTENDO
33
24
FOOTBALL MANAGER 2010
SEGA
14
25
LEGO BATMAN: THE VIDEOGAME
ELECTRONIC ARTS
31
26
PEPPA PIG: THE GAME
UBISOFT
29
27
COLIN MCRAE DIRT 2
THQ
25
28
GRAND THEFT AUTO IV
NINTENDO
20
29
TEKKEN 6
UBISOFT
23
30
THE SABOTEUR
SEGA
UBISOFT CODEMASTERS ROCKSTAR ATARI EA
31
THE BEATLES: ROCK BAND UP
MICROSOFT
28
33
NEW SUPER MARIO BROS
ELECTRONIC ARTS
32
34
OPERATION FLASHPOINT: DRAGON RISING CODEMASTERS
35
DR KAWASHIMAS BRAIN TRAINING
RE
TAKE 2
CALL OF DUTY: WORLD AT WAR MONOPOLY
RE
38
YOUR SHAPE
39
LEGO STAR WARS: THE COMPLETE SAGA
40
TIGER WOODS PGA TOUR 10
PC CD-ROM
1
NINTENDO
36
RE
LAST THIS WEEK WEEK
NINTENDO
37
26
NINTENDO
EA THQ
RE
27
KONAMI
DEVELOPER: SPORTS INTERACTIVE PUBLISHER: SEGA
SEGA WARNER BROS. INTERACTIVE
32
SONY COMPUTER ENT.
FOOTBALL MANAGER 2010
THQ 2K GAMES
36
RE
ELECTRONIC ARTS
PUBLISHER
WARNER BROS. INTERACTIVE
NINTENDO
WARNER BROS.
[FULL PRICE]
TITLE
21
ACTIVISION BLIZZARD EA UBISOFT LUCASARTS EA
[BUDGET PRICE]
TITLE
PUBLISHER
WOW: BATTLE CHEST DEVELOPER: BLIZZARD PUBLISHER: ACTIVISION BLIZZARD
2
2
THE SIMS 3
ELECTRONIC ARTS
NEW
2
CHAMPIONSHIP MANAGER 2010
3
3
THE SIMS 3: WORLD ADVENTURES
ELECTRONIC ARTS
3
3
COMMAND & CONQUER: THE FIRST DECADE
4
4
CALL OF DUTY: MODERN WARFARE 2
ACTIVISION BLIZZARD
4
4
SNIPER: ART OF VICTORY
8
5
EMPIRE: TOTAL WAR
SEGA
2
5
ASSASSIN'S CREED
9
6
WORLD OF WARCRAFT: WRATH OF LICH KING ACTIVISION BLIZZARD
7
6
MYSTERY IN LONDON: JACK THE RIPPER
6
7
DRAGON AGE: ORIGINS
ELECTRONIC ARTS
8
7
WORLD OF WARCRAFT
5
8
LEFT 4 DEAD 2
ELECTRONIC ARTS
6
8
ROLLERCOASTER TYCOON 3
MASTERTRONIC
10
9
BORDERLANDS
2K GAMES
9
9
MIDNIGHT MYSTERIES: EDGAR ALLAN POE
GSP/AVANQUEST
13
10
GRAND THEFT AUTO IV
ROCKSTAR
5
10
WOLFENSTEIN
EIDOS ELECTRONIC ARTS CITY INTERACTIVE FOCUS MULTIMEDIA FOCUS MULTIMEDIA ACTIVISION BLIZZARD
ACTIVISION BLIZZARD
[SOURCE] (c) ELSPA, Compiled by ChartTrack
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OFFICIALUKCHARTS WEEK ENDING SATURDAY JANUARY 9th 2010
LAST THIS WEEK WEEK
1
PS3
[FULL PRICE]
TITLE
PUBLISHER
NEW SUPER MARIO BROS. DEVELOPER: NINTENDO PUBLISHER: NINTENDO
LAST THIS WEEK WEEK
[FULL PRICE] TITLE
PUBLISHER
1
COD: MODERN WARFARE 2 DEVELOPER: INFINITY WARD PUBLISHER: ACTIVISION BLIZZARD
1
2
MARIO & SONIC: OLYMPIC WINTER GAMES
3
2
UNCHARTED 2: AMONG THIEVES
3
3
DR KAWASHIMA'S BRAIN TRAINING
NINTENDO
NEW
3
BAYONETTA
4
4
PROFESSOR LAYTON AND PANDORA'S BOX
NINTENDO
2
4
ASSASSIN'S CREED II
5
5
MARIO KART DS
NINTENDO
NEW
5
DARKSIDERS
11
6
NINTENDO PRESENTS: CROSSWORD PRESENTS
NINTENDO
5
6
FIFA 10
ELECTRONIC ARTS
9
7
PROFESSOR LAYTON AND THE CURIOUS VILLAGE
NINTENDO
4
7
NEED FOR SPEED: SHIFT
ELECTRONIC ARTS
6
8
THE LEGEND OF ZELDA: SPIRIT TRACKS
NINTENDO
7
8
BATMAN: ARKHAM ASYLUM
13
9
DR KAWASHIMA MORE BRAIN TRAINING
NINTENDO
6
9
JAMES CAMERON'S AVATAR: THE GAME
12
10
COOKING MAMA 3
505 GAMES
10
10
THE SABOTEUR
PLAYSTATION 2
WII
[FULL PRICE]
TITLE
PUBLISHER
1
FIFA 10
4
2
PRO EVOLUTION SOCCER 2010
3
3
TRANSFORMERS: REVENGE OF THE FALLEN
2
4
CALL OF DUTY: WORLD AT WAR
ACTIVISION BLIZZARD
6
5
WWE SMACKDOWN VS RAW 2010
7
6
HARRY POTTER & THE HALF-BLOOD PRINCE
5
7
SINGSTAR MOTOWN
8
8
DISNEY SING IT: POP HITS
13
9
GUITAR HERO 5
9
10
NEED FOR SPEED: UNDERCOVER
PSP LAST THIS WEEK WEEK
LAST THIS WEEK WEEK
SONY COMPUTER ENT. SEGA UBISOFT THQ
EIDOS UBISOFT ELECTRONIC ARTS
[FULL PRICE] TITLE
PUBLISHER
1
WII SPORTS RESORT
KONAMI
2
2
NEW SUPER MARIO BROS. WII
NINTENDO
ACTIVISION BLIZZARD
4
3
MARIO KART WII
NINTENDO
3
4
MARIO & SONIC AT OLYMPIC WINTER GAMES
28
5
YOUR SHAPE
DEVELOPER: EA PUBLISHER: EA
THQ
DEVELOPER: NINTENDO PUBLISHER: NINTENDO
SEGA UBISOFT
ELECTRONIC ARTS
6
6
RABBIDS GO HOME
SONY COMPUTER ENT.
5
7
F1 2009
DISNEY INTERACTIVE STUDIOS
7
8
CALL OF DUTY 4: MODERN WARFARE
ACTIVISION BLIZZARD
9
9
JAMES CAMERON'S AVATAR: THE GAME
UBISOFT
20
10
RESIDENT EVIL: DARKSIDE CHRONICLES
CAPCOM
ELECTRONIC ARTS
XBOX 360
[FULL PRICE] TITLE
1
LITTLEBIGPLANET
1
2
FIFA 10
6
3
GRAN TURISMO
3
4
GRAND THEFT AUTO: CHINATOWN WARS
4
5
ASSASSIN'S CREED: BLOODLINES
9
6
FOOTBALL MANAGER 2010
5
7
STAR WARS BATTLEFRONT: ELITE SQUADRON
NEW
8
7
9
8
10
F1 2009
PUBLISHER
LAST THIS WEEK WEEK
1
DEVELOPER: SCEE CAMBRIDGE STUDIO PUBLISHER: SONY ELECTRONIC ARTS SONY COMPUTER ENT. TAKE 2
UBISOFT CODEMASTERS ACTIVISION BLIZZARD
[FULL PRICE]
TITLE
PUBLISHER
COD: MODERN WARFARE 2 DEVELOPER: INFINITY WARD PUBLISHER: ACTIVISION BLIZZARD
NEW
2
BAYONETTA
3
3
FORZA MOTORSPORT 3
NEW
4
DARKSIDERS
UBISOFT
2
5
ASSASSIN'S CREED II
SEGA MICROSOFT THQ UBISOFT
SEGA
5
6
GRAND THEFT AUTO EPISODES - LIBERTY CITY
LUCASARTS
6
7
FIFA 10
JAMES CAMERON’S AVATAR
UBISOFT
7
8
JAMES CAMERON'S AVATAR: THE GAME
PRO EVOLUTION SOCCER 2010
KONAMI
4
9
LEFT 4 DEAD 2
ELECTRONIC ARTS
CODEMASTERS
9
10
BORDERLANDS
2K GAMES
TAKE 2 ELECTRONIC ARTS UBISOFT
(c) ELSPA, Compiled by ChartTrack
LAST THIS WEEK WEEK
SEGA
[SOURCE]
NINTENDO DS
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POLL DO YOU FEEL CONFIDENT ABOUT YOUR BUSINESS IN 2010?
REVIEW SCORES MCV provides the most important average review scores of the last few days – all sourced from Metacritic...
89%
Yes
53%
Bayonetta PS3 Sega
No
28% Not Sure
19%
85%
77%
Darksiders 360 THQ
Silent Hill: Memories Wii Konami
77%
66%
Phantasy Star Zero DS Sega
FF: Crystal Bearers Wii Square Enix
A little over half of the participants in the latest MCV online survey enter the year with some level of optimism, expressing the confidence in the health of their businesses over the next twelve months. It’s a far cry from the 91 per cent that said ‘yes’ to the same question in our
INDIE CHARTS - ALL FORMATS 2
THIS WEEK
LAST WEEK
1
3
4
TITLE/FORMAT
5
PUBLISHER
WII FIT PLUS FORMAT: Wii
2
1
3
RE
The speaker systems are stylish space savers and still offer clear sound quality
DEVELOPER: NINTENDO PUBLISHER: NINTENDO
COD: MODERN WARFARE 2 360 COMMAND & CONQUER: RED ALERT 3 PC
4
6
NEW SUPER MARIO BROS. WII Wii
5
7
COD: MODERN WARFARE 2 PS3
6
RE
FIFA 10 360
7
4
ASSASSIN’S CREED II 360
8
RE
MARIO KART WII Wii
9
8
LEFT 4 DEAD 2 360
10
5
ASSASSIN’S CREED II PS3
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annual Retail Survey last month but still positive nonetheless. Only 28 per cent have a bleaker outlook on the coming year, with the rest undecided.
ACTIVISION BLIZZARD EA NINTENDO
The XPS 2.0 40 Slim, the latest speaker set from gadget specialists Hercules, offers both premium sound quality and the slimmest speaker package available. Designed to fit in with today’s minimalist desktops, it can produce crystal clear sound from any PC, laptop or even TVs and consoles. The 2.0 system features two slender satellite speakers, while the XPS 2.1 40 Slim combines them with a powerful subwoofer for stronger bass and greater output. Both come with a compact remote control, headphone jack and a line-in input, meaning they can even be used with iPods and MP3 players. Guillemot: 01932 557546
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UBISOFT NINTENDO EA UBISOFT
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PRICE CHECK [PRE ORDERS] James Cameron’s Avatar PS3, Ubisoft
Borderlands 360, 2K Games
Rabbids Go Home Wii, Ubisoft
TOP 10
Halo 3: ODST 360, Micorosft
Planet 51: The Game Wii, Sega
£29.98
£24.98
£29.99
£37.99
£29.99
£25.00
£34.99
£39.99
£34.99
£34.99
2. HEAVY RAIN: THE ORIGAMI KILLER
£43.99
£34.49
£29.39
£38.99
N/A
5. GOD OF WAR III
£24.98
£27.98
£14.98
£24.98
£14.98
4. MASS EFFECT 2
FINAL FANTASY XII
IN STORE: MAIDSTONE
PS3 SQUARE ENIX PS3 ......................................................................SONY PS3 ......................................................................SONY 360 ..........................................................................EA
5. MAG COLLECTORS EDITION
PS3 ......................................................................SONY
6. SPLINTER CELL: CONVICTION
ONLINE
360 ..................................................................UBISOFT
£24.99
£34.99
£29.99
£33.00
£14.95
£24.98
£18.98
£17.98
£34.99
£15.98
£22.99
£19.98
£18.98
£41.89
£16.98
£29.95
£22.95
£24.85
£24.85
£17.65
7. DANTE’S INFERNO
PS3 ..........................................................................EA
8. BIOSHOCK 2
360 ................................................................2K GAMES
9. MAG COLLECTORS EDITION
PS3 ......................................................................SONY
10. ALIENS VS PREDATOR
360 ......................................................................SEGA Week ending January 8th Source: SHOPTO.COM
FROM THE FRONTLINE This week’s frontline interviewee is N1 Games’ Sam Seamann…
[PRE ORDERS]
TOP 10
What were your Christmas sales like? They’ve been good so far. The usual hits have been selling well, such as Modern Warfare 2 and Assassin’s Creed II. We’ve also seen big demand recently on DSi and even the DS Lite. Has the handheld market been performing well, then? Absolutely, particularly towards the end of last year. I’m not sure if it will see a big improvement this year – it depends what games come out. It might pick up in the summer as usual because people go on holiday. Last year, it was a little slow all year round but it really started to peak at Christmas. Do you feel you’re set up well for a prosperous 2010? Well, It’s early stages yet but after everything we went through in 2009, I think we can do it. I don’t think there are going to be many major new challenges to overcome. We’ve seen High Street stores in our area shut
MASS EFFECT 2 360 EA
2. MASS EFFECT 2
PC ............................................................................EA
3. BIOSHOCK 2: SPECIAL EDITION
PC ........................................................................SEGA
Seamann is confident N1 Games will still be around for years to come
down in the last year and yet we’re still here, so we must be doing something right.
4. FINAL FANTASY XIII
PS3 ............................................................SQUARE ENIX
5. GRAN TURISMO 5
PS3 ......................................................................SONY
“We’ve seen High Street stores in our area shut down, and yet we’re still here.”
What are you most looking forward to this year? I want to see better prices – particularly trade prices. We have to work hard to price match the High Street if a game is going for £40, for example. Not only do we have to make sure we can offer a similar price, we’ve also got to find a way of attracting customers that don’t immediately come to us.
6. STAR TREK ONLINE
PC ........................................................................ATARI
7. MAG
PS3 ......................................................................SONY
8. SPLINTER CELL: CONVICTION
360 ..................................................................UBISOFT
9. ALIEN VS PREDATOR
360 ......................................................................SEGA
10. GOD OF WAR 3
PS3 ......................................................................SONY Week ending January 8th Source: PLAY.CO.UK
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Vancouver strikes gold for retail Sega’s official video game companion to the 2010 Olympic Winter Games glides onto shelves, escorted by D3P’s Astroby tie-in. Also on its way is Army Of Two, Ben 10, BioShock, Dark Void, Final Fantasy, Mass Effect 2, Star Trek and more... TITLE
FORMAT
GENRE
PUBLISHER
TELEPHONE
DISTRIBUTOR
PC PC / PS3 / XBOX 360 PSP / DS / Wii / PS2 PC / PS3 / XBOX 360 Wii XBOX 360 / PS3 / PC
FPS Action Action/Adventure Action Casual Sports
City Interactive EA D3Publisher Capcom Zushi Sega
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City Interactive
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Ubisoft Capcom
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DS / PC / Wii / PS3 PC PC XBOX 360 / PC
Action/Adventure Strategy FPS RPG/Action
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XBOX 360 / PS2 / Wii / DS / PSP DS / Wii PSP Wii PSP / DS / PC DS PSP / DS / PS3 / XBOX 360 PC PC PC DS / Wii PC DS / PC
Action/Adventure Action RPG RPG/Action Strategy Casual Racing Casual Casual MMORPG Action/Adventure Casual Casual
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PC / PS3 / XBOX 360
FPS
2K Games
01279 822 800
Gem
PSP PS3 / XBOX 360 DS PSP / PS3 / XBOX 360 DS PC DS PS3
Adventure Fighting Action Action Music Casual/Adventure RPG RPG
Zushi pQube Sega EA Disney Interactive Mamba Games Sega Square Enix
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JANUARY 15th Alcatraz Army Of Two: The 40th Day Astroboy Dark Void Love is... in Bloom Vancouver 2010: Olympic Winter Games
JANUARY 19th Combat Wings: The Great Battles Of World War II
JANUARY 22nd Might And Magic: Clash Of Heroes Resident Evil Archives: Resident Evil Zero
JANUARY 29th Arthur And The Revenge Of Maltazard BC Kings Exodus From The Earth Mass Effect 2
FEBRUARY 5th Ben 10: Alien Force: Vilgax Attacks Chicken Blaster Disgaea 2: Dark Hero Days Final Fantasy Crystal Chronicles: The Crystal Bearers History Engineering an Empire Egypt Jig-a-Pix: Love is... MX vs AV Reflex Mystery Cookbook Natalie Brooks Star Trek Online The Princess And The Frog The Treasures Of Mystery Island Titanic Mystery
FEBRUARY 9th BioShock 2
FEBRUARY 12th Adventures To Go BlazBlue: Calamity Trigger Bleach: The Third Phantom Dante's Inferno Jonas Memento Mori Phantasy Star Zero Star Ocean: The Last Hope International
FEBRUARY 19th Art Of Murder Dynasty Warriors: Strikeforce Family Party: Winter Fun Ghosts Pirates of Vooju Island History Great Battles: Medieval Indianapolis 500 Evolution Making History 2: War Of The World Reel Fishing: Anglers Dream
MUSTSTOCK ..........................VANCOUVER 2010 Released: January 15 Format: Xbox 360, PS3, PC Publisher: Sega Distributor: Centresoft Contact: 0121 625 3388
Sega follows up its 2008 Beijing hit with the latest officially licensed Olympic video games. In Vancouver 2010, players take on every snow-covered event of the Olympic Winter Games. A new first-person perspective makes the action all the more immersive for sports fans.
MUSTSTOCK ....................................ASTROBOY Released: January 15 Format: Wii, DS, PS2, PSP Publisher: D3Publisher Distributor: Namco Bandai Contact: 0208 222 9700
The video game tie-in to the upcoming CGI movie, based on the classic Japanese manga. The game follows the exploits of a heroic robot modelled on a scientist’s dead son. Using his powers of flight and other abilities, players battle against the corrupt military.