Ukie Week 20 2012 UK Video Games Charts

 
‘Max Payne 3’ beats fellow newcomer ‘Diablo III’ to top spot this week to become Rockstar/Take 2’s first All Formats No1 since ‘L.A. Noire’ almost a year ago. It’s the first Max Payne title to debut at No1, outperforming the launch week of ‘Max Payne 2’ (which charted in October 2003) by almost 10 to 1. The previous game was developed by Alan Wake developer ‘Remedy Entertainment’ while this latest instalment was taken on by Rockstar’s own studios. It’s the biggest All Formats No1 since ‘Mass Effect 3’ back in W10 2012. Released on Tuesday, Activision Blizzard’s in-demand ‘Diablo III’ has to settle for a debut at No2, despite becoming the 12th fastest selling PC game in the UK ever (selling more than either of the last 2 Football Manager titles). Last week’s No1 ‘Sniper Elite V2’ (-68%) falls to No4, behind ‘FIFA Street’ (-17%) at No3. The rest of the Top 10 gets shuffled about as ‘FIFA 12’ (-8%) and ‘Prototype 2’ (-15%) make way for the new entries by both slipping 2 places to No’s 5 and 6 respectively. ‘Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3’ (+21%) is the only Top 10 title to gain sales this week, moving up 4 places to No7. The Top 10 is rounded off by ‘Battlefield 3’ (-2%) at No8, ‘Assassin’s Creed: Revelations’ (-6%) at No9 and ‘Mario & Sonic at the London 2012 Olympic Games’ (-9%) at No10.


Top 40 Entertainment Software (All Prices), Week Ending 19 May 2012

  1. MAX PAYNE 3 - TAKE 2
  2. DIABLO III - ACTIVISION BLIZZARD
  3. FIFA STREET - ELECTRONIC ARTS
  4. SNIPER ELITE V2 - 505 GAMES
  5. FIFA 12 - ELECTRONIC ARTS
  6. [PROTOTYPE 2] - ACTIVISION BLIZZARD
  7. CALL OF DUTY: MODERN WARFARE 3 - ACTIVISION BLIZZARD
  8. BATTLEFIELD 3 - ELECTRONIC ARTS
  9. ASSASSIN'S CREED: REVELATIONS - UBISOFT
  10. MARIO & SONIC LONDON 2012 OLYMPIC GAMES - SEGA
  11. MASS EFFECT 3 - ELECTRONIC ARTS
  12. SKYLANDERS: SPYRO'S ADVENTURE - ACTIVISION BLIZZARD
  13. TIGER WOODS PGA TOUR 13 - ELECTRONIC ARTS
  14. KINECT STAR WARS - MICROSOFT
  15. THE ELDER SCROLLS V: SKYRIM - BETHESDA SOFTWORKS
  16. BATMAN: ARKHAM CITY - WARNER BROS. INTERACTIVE
  17. CATHERINE - KOCH MEDIA
  18. SAINTS ROW: THE THIRD - THQ
  19. FOOTBALL MANAGER 2012 - SEGA
  20. RAYMAN ORIGINS - UBISOFT
  21. FORZA MOTORSPORT 4 - MICROSOFT
  22. THE WITCHER 2: ASSASSINS - ENHANCED ED. - NAMCO BANDAI GAMES
  23. MOSHI MONSTERS: MOSHLING ZOO - MIND CANDY
  24. CALL OF DUTY: BLACK OPS - ACTIVISION BLIZZARD
  25. SUPER MARIO 3D LAND - NINTENDO
  26. GRAND THEFT AUTO EPISODES - LIBERTY CITY - TAKE 2
  27. ZUMBA FITNESS - 505 GAMES
  28. THE SIMS 3 - ELECTRONIC ARTS
  29. LEGO HARRY POTTER: YEARS 5-7 - WARNER BROS. INTERACTIVE
  30. STARHAWK - SONY COMPUTER ENT.
  31. MARIO KART 7 - NINTENDO
  32. JUST DANCE 3 - UBISOFT
  33. F1 2011 - CODEMASTERS
  34. UNCHARTED 3: DRAKE'S DECEPTION - SONY COMPUTER ENT.
  35. GRAN TURISMO 5 - SONY COMPUTER ENT.
  36. MARIO PARTY 9 - NINTENDO
  37. SKATE 3 - ELECTRONIC ARTS
  38. UFC UNDISPUTED 3 - THQ
  39. FINAL FANTASY XIII-2 - SQUARE ENIX EUROPE
  40. METAL GEAR SOLID HD COLLECTION - KONAMI

Ukie Games Charts ©, compiled by GfK Chart-Track