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Last week was a good one for Electronic Arts. Crysis 2 remains at the top of the all formats chart with new entries Shift 2: Unleashed and Tiger Woods PGA Tour 12 entering the chart in fourth and sixth place respectively.

A great week for 505 Games too with Zumba Fitness sliding straight into second position. The week was less good for SCEE/Evolution Studios though as Motorstorm Apocalypse could only muster a chart entry of 17th, understandable though given the delay and interrupted marketing push.

All formats full price chart for week ending April 2, 2011

1 Crysis 2 - EA Games (1)
2 Zumba Fitness - 505 Games (-)
3 Lego Star Wars III: The Clone Wars - Lucasarts (2)
4 Shift 2: Unleashed - EA Games (-)
5 Homefront - THQ (3)
6 Tiger Woods PGA Tour 12: The Masters - EA Sports (-)
7 WWE All Stars - THQ (-)
8 FIFA 11 - EA Sports (10)
9 Pokemon White Version - Nintendo (5)
10 Art Academy - Nintendo (33)
11 Fight Night Champion - EA Sports (11)
12 Just Dance 2 - Ubisoft (12)
13 Pokemon Black Version - Nintendo (7)
14 Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood - Ubisoft (21)
15 The Sims: Medieval - EA Games (8)
16 Super Street Fighter Iv 3D Edition - Capcom (4)
17 Motorstorm: Apocalypse - Sony Computer Ent. (-)
18 The Sims 3 - EA Games (17)
19 Call Of Duty: Black Ops - Activision (22)
20 Killzone 3 - Sony Computer Ent. (16)

Source: ChartTrack/UKIE

THQ's what-if shooter set in a USA invaded by North Korea - Homefront - has entered the UK videogames chart in top position, pushing Dragon Age II down into second place.

Shogun 2: Total War enters the chart in fourth place. Despite the many bugs and poor strategy AI I've long been a fan of the Total War series but I must admit that I'm not getting along with Shogun 2. Maybe I'm just not into the setting.

1 HOMEFRONT THQ -
2 DRAGON AGE II EA GAMES 1
3 POKEMON WHITE VERSION NINTENDO 2
4 SHOGUN 2: TOTAL WAR SEGA -
5 POKEMON BLACK VERSION NINTENDO 4
6 FIGHT NIGHT CHAMPION EA SPORTS 3
7 JUST DANCE 2 UBISOFT 5
8 FIFA 11 EA SPORTS 8
9 KILLZONE 3 SONY COMPUTER ENT. 7
10 ASSASSIN'S CREED: BROTHERHOOD UBISOFT 13
11 BULLETSTORM EA GAMES 6
12 CALL OF DUTY: BLACK OPS ACTIVISION 9
13 TOP SPIN 4 2K SPORTS -
14 UDRAW STUDIO THQ 10
15 LITTLEBIGPLANET 2 SONY COMPUTER ENT. -
16 TEST DRIVE UNLIMITED 2 ATARI 17
17 KIRBY'S EPIC YARN NINTENDO -
18 WII PARTY NINTENDO 12
19 JUST DANCE UBISOFT 15
20 FALLOUT: NEW VEGAS BETHESDA SOFTWORKS -

Source: ChartTrack/UKIE

Call of Duty: Black Ops has returned to the top of the UK all formats videogames chart.

The newly released Marvel vs. Capcom 3 trails it in second place.

All formats week ending 19 February 2011

1 CALL OF DUTY: BLACK OPS ACTIVISION 4
2 MARVEL VS CAPCOM 3: FATE OF TWO WORLDS CAPCOM -
3 DEAD SPACE 2 EA GAMES 2
4 TEST DRIVE UNLIMITED 2 ATARI 1
5 FIFA 11 EA SPORTS 3
6 JUST DANCE 2 UBISOFT 7
7 ASSASSIN'S CREED: BROTHERHOOD UBISOFT 5
8 MARIO VS DONKEY KONG: MINI-LAND MAYHEM! NINTENDO 6
9 GRAND THEFT AUTO IV: COMPLETE EDITION ROCKSTAR 9
10 LITTLEBIGPLANET 2 SONY COMPUTER ENT. 10
11 NEED FOR SPEED: HOT PURSUIT EA GAMES 16
12 MARIO SPORTS MIX NINTENDO 8
13 DANCE JUNIORS UBISOFT 12
14 WII PARTY NINTENDO 18
15 WII SPORTS RESORT NINTENDO 20
16 WII FIT PLUS NINTENDO 13
17 TOY STORY 3 DISNEY INTERACTIVE STUDIOS -
18 MASS EFFECT 2 EA GAMES -
19 BEN 10 ULTIMATE ALIEN COSMIC DESTRUCTION D3P 17
20 JUST DANCE UBISOFT 15

Source: ChartTrack/UKIE

Electronic Arts' Dead Space 2 is enjoying its second week at the top of the UK chart.

There's little movement around the top this week, with new entries being limited to some Nintendo fare in the bottom half of the top 20.

1 DEAD SPACE 2 EA GAMES 1
2 FIFA 11 EA SPORTS 3
3 ASSASSIN'S CREED: BROTHERHOOD UBISOFT 4
4 CALL OF DUTY: BLACK OPS ACTIVISION 5
5 LITTLEBIGPLANET 2 SONY COMPUTER ENT. 2
6 JUST DANCE 2 UBISOFT 6
7 NEED FOR SPEED: HOT PURSUIT EA GAMES 7
8 ART ACADEMY NINTENDO 9
9 THE SIMS 3 EA GAMES 13
10 WII FIT PLUS NINTENDO 8
11 MARIO VS DONKEY KONG: MINI-LAND MAYHEM! NINTENDO -
12 MARIO SPORTS MIX NINTENDO -
13 JUST DANCE UBISOFT 10
14 WII PARTY NINTENDO 15
15 KINECT SPORTS MICROSOFT 12
16 GRAN TURISMO 5 SONY COMPUTER ENT. 14
17 FOOTBALL MANAGER 2011 SEGA -
18 RED DEAD REDEMPTION: UNDEAD NIGHTMARE ROCKSTAR 18
19 MASS EFFECT 2 EA GAMES 11
20 MEDAL OF HONOR EA GAMES -

Source: ChartTrack/UKIE

EA Sports' FIFA 11 continues its post-Christmas chart domination with another week at the top.

As you'd expect at this time of year there's not a whole lot of moment in the top 20.

All formats Week ending 8 January 2011

1 FIFA 11 EA SPORTS 1
2 JUST DANCE 2 UBISOFT 4
3 CALL OF DUTY: BLACK OPS ACTIVISION 2
4 NEED FOR SPEED: HOT PURSUIT EA GAMES 3
5 WII FIT PLUS NINTENDO 13
6 ASSASSIN'S CREED: BROTHERHOOD UBISOFT 5
7 GRAN TURISMO 5 SONY COMPUTER ENT. 7
8 FALLOUT: NEW VEGAS BETHESDA SOFTWORKS 9
9 THE SIMS 3 EA GAMES 8
10 KINECT SPORTS MICROSOFT 6
11 ART ACADEMY NINTENDO -
12 JUST DANCE UBISOFT 16
13 EA SPORTS ACTIVE 2 EA SPORTS -
14 RED DEAD REDEMPTION: UNDEAD NIGHTMARE ROCKSTAR 11
15 MEDAL OF HONOR EA GAMES 12
16 YOUR SHAPE: FITNESS EVOLVED UBISOFT -
17 DANCE CENTRAL MICROSOFT 10
18 MASS EFFECT 2 EA GAMES -
19 FOOTBALL MANAGER 2011 SEGA -
20 WWE SMACKDOWN VS RAW 2011 THQ 14

Source: ChartTrack/UKIE

Call of Duty: Black Ops looks rather immovable at the top of the UK all formats videogames chart.

We really can't think of anything that will topple it before Christmas.

All formats week ending 11 December 2010
1 CALL OF DUTY: BLACK OPS ACTIVISION 1
2 FIFA 11 EA SPORTS 2
3 WORLD OF WARCRAFT: CATACLYSM BLIZZARD -
4 ASSASSIN'S CREED: BROTHERHOOD UBISOFT 3
5 GRAN TURISMO 5 SONY COMPUTER ENT. 4
6 JUST DANCE 2 UBISOFT 5
7 NEED FOR SPEED: HOT PURSUIT EA GAMES 7
8 DONKEY KONG COUNTRY RETURNS NINTENDO 13
9 PROFESSOR LAYTON AND THE LOST FUTURE NINTENDO 10
10 WII FIT PLUS NINTENDO 9
11 MICHAEL JACKSON: THE EXPERIENCE UBISOFT 6
12 WII PARTY NINTENDO 8
13 MEDAL OF HONOR EA GAMES 14
14 MARIO KART WII NINTENDO 12
15 THE SIMS 3 EA GAMES 18
16 RED DEAD REDEMPTION: UNDEAD NIGHTMARE ROCKSTAR 15
17 KINECT SPORTS MICROSOFT 20
18 FALLOUT: NEW VEGAS BETHESDA SOFTWORKS 11
19 SONIC COLOURS SEGA 19
20 TOY STORY 3 DISNEY INTERACTIVE STUDIOS -

Source: ChartTrack/UKIE

Polyphony Digital's unfinished symphony - Gran Turismo 5 - has entered the UK charts at number one this week.

I expect Call of Duty: Black Ops will be back on top next week.

All formats week ending 27 November 2010

1 GRAN TURISMO 5 SONY COMPUTER ENT. -
2 CALL OF DUTY: BLACK OPS ACTIVISION 1
3 ASSASSIN'S CREED: BROTHERHOOD UBISOFT 2
4 FIFA 11 EA SPORTS 4
5 JUST DANCE 2 UBISOFT 5
6 NEED FOR SPEED: HOT PURSUIT EA GAMES 3
7 WII PARTY NINTENDO 6
8 ART ACADEMY NINTENDO -
9 WII SPORTS RESORT NINTENDO 7
10 FALLOUT: NEW VEGAS BETHESDA SOFTWORKS 13
11 PROFESSOR LAYTON AND THE LOST FUTURE NINTENDO 8
12 KINECT SPORTS MICROSOFT 9
13 WII FIT PLUS NINTENDO 11
14 RED DEAD REDEMPTION: UNDEAD NIGHTMARE ROCKSTAR -
15 HARRY POTTER: THE DEATHLY HALLOWS PART 1 EA GAMES 20
16 SONIC COLOURS SEGA 18
17 NEW SUPER MARIO BROS. WII NINTENDO 10
18 WWE SMACKDOWN VS RAW 2011 THQ 14
19 LEGO HARRY POTTER: YEARS 1-4 WARNER BROS. INTERACTIVE -
20 MARIO KART WII NINTENDO -

Source: ChartTrack/UKIE

Strong challenges from Assassins Creed: Brotherhood and Need for Speed: Hot Pursuit have failed to dislodge Call of Duty: Black Ops from the top of the latest UK chart.

The latest Harry Potter game scrapes in at #20, a position it doesn't even deserve due to it's crapitude. A full explanation for my use of that word coming up in a review of the PS3 version tomorrow.

But for now, on with the chart:

Hardly a surprise here - Call of Duty: Black Ops has gone straight into the top of the UK chart selling over two million copies.

1 CALL OF DUTY: BLACK OPS ACTIVISION -
2 FIFA 11 EA SPORTS 2
3 JUST DANCE 2 UBISOFT 4
4 KINECT SPORTS MICROSOFT -
5 FOOTBALL MANAGER 2011 SEGA 1
6 PROFESSOR LAYTON AND THE LOST FUTURE NINTENDO 5
7 FALLOUT: NEW VEGAS BETHESDA SOFTWORKS 7
8 NEW SUPER MARIO BROS. WII NINTENDO 6
9 THE SIMS 3 EA GAMES 10
10 STAR WARS: THE FORCE UNLEASHED II LUCASARTS 9
11 WWE SMACKDOWN VS RAW 2011 THQ 11
12 WII PARTY NINTENDO 12
13 DANCE CENTRAL MICROSOFT -
14 MEDAL OF HONOR EA GAMES 8
15 MOTION SPORTS UBISOFT -
16 FABLE III MICROSOFT 3
17 WII FIT PLUS NINTENDO 16
18 PRO EVOLUTION SOCCER 2011 KONAMI 14
19 WII SPORTS RESORT NINTENDO 15
20 GOLDENEYE 007 ACTIVISION 13

Source: ChartTrack/ELSPA

Sega/Sports Interactive's Football Manager 11 has jumped straight into the UK all-formats videogame chart at the top.

The news isn't so rosy for Activision's new James Bond game 007: Blood Stone. I doubt the publisher is too surprised - it will be expecting action game fans are saving their cash for Activision's Call of Duty release this evening.

Full top 20 after the jump:

Obsidian's Fallout: New Vegas was last week's best selling game here in the UK, knocking Medal of Honor from the top spot.

But where is DJ Hero 2? Oh dear, seems not many folks are interested in pretending to be someone pretending to play music.

1 FALLOUT: NEW VEGAS BETHESDA SOFTWORKS -
2 MEDAL OF HONOR EA GAMES 1
3 FIFA 11 EA SPORTS 2
4 PROFESSOR LAYTON AND THE LOST FUTURE NINTENDO -
5 JUST DANCE 2 UBISOFT 3
6 WII PARTY NINTENDO 4
7 WII SPORTS RESORT NINTENDO 15
8 F1 2010 CODEMASTERS 6
9 PRO EVOLUTION SOCCER 2011 KONAMI 5
10 DEAD RISING 2 CAPCOM 7
11 HALO: REACH MICROSOFT 8
12 VANQUISH SEGA -
13 TOY STORY 3 DISNEY INTERACTIVE STUDIOS 13
14 JUST DANCE UBISOFT 12
15 NEW SUPER MARIO BROS. NINTENDO 19
16 WII FIT PLUS NINTENDO -
17 RED DEAD REDEMPTION ROCKSTAR -
18 CALL OF DUTY: MODERN WARFARE 2 ACTIVISION 14
19 MAFIA II 2K GAMES -
20 CASTLEVANIA: LORDS OF SHADOW KONAMI 10

Source: ChartTrack/ELSPA

Despite lukewarm reviews (including our own) Medal of Honor has been popular with the buying public who have propelled the game to the top of the UK all-formats chart.

The result is that FIFA 11 has been pushed down into second place - but we expect to see this game topping the chart again before the year is out.

The second highest chart entry is Ubisoft's Just Dance 2 and that's likely to stick in the top twenty until next year.

Check out the full chart rundown after the jump: