EAs FIFA 13 has not been seen at No1 since week 42, 2012 but climbs back to the top of the podium for a 5th week at No1 as the game whose sales decreased the least over the December sales season (-49%) FIFA 13 has still never been outside of the Top 4 since release 15 weeks ago. Ubisoft ended the year at No1 with Far Cry 3 and the title drops 1 place to No2 (-65%). Activision Blizzards Call of Duty: Black Ops II (-65%) remains at No3, Square Enix remain at No4 with Hitman Absolution (-65%) and EA remain at No5 with Need for Speed Most Wanted (-59%). 2K/Take 2s Borderlands: Game of the Year Edition released back in week 41, 2010 becomes a sub £10 game on 360/PS3 this week thanks to massive price promotion and re-enters at No10. The game was last seen on this chart at No40 back in week 40, 2012 and No10 this week is its best ever chart position and only the 4th time it has been within the Top 40. Warners Batman: Arkham City Game of the Year enters the Top 40 for the first time at No29 (+6%) thanks to some modest price activity, as does Warners Mortal Kombat: Komplete Edition at No40, thanks mainly to a heavily discounted PS3 version.
Top 40 Entertainment Software (All Prices), Week Ending 05 January 2013
FIFA 13 - ELECTRONIC ARTS
FAR CRY 3 - UBISOFT
CALL OF DUTY: BLACK OPS II - ACTIVISION BLIZZARD
HITMAN ABSOLUTION - SQUARE ENIX EUROPE
NEED FOR SPEED MOST WANTED - ELECTRONIC ARTS
HALO 4 - MICROSOFT
JUST DANCE 4 - UBISOFT
FORZA HORIZON - MICROSOFT
LEGO THE LORD OF THE RINGS - WARNER BROS. INTERACTIVE
BORDERLANDS: GAME OF THE YEAR EDITION - TAKE 2
ASSASSIN'S CREED III - UBISOFT
THE ELDER SCROLLS V: SKYRIM - BETHESDA SOFTWORKS
SONIC & ALL STARS RACING TRANSFORMED - SEGA
FOOTBALL MANAGER 2013 - SEGA
WWE '13 - THQ
DISHONORED - BETHESDA SOFTWORKS
SKYLANDERS GIANTS - ACTIVISION BLIZZARD
MEDAL OF HONOR: WARFIGHTER - ELECTRONIC ARTS
LEGO BATMAN 2: DC SUPER HEROES - WARNER BROS. INTERACTIVE
FORZA MOTORSPORT 4 - MICROSOFT
DISNEY EPIC MICKEY 2: THE POWER OF TWO - DISNEY INTERACTIVE STUDIOS
RESIDENT EVIL 6 - CAPCOM
BORDERLANDS 2 - TAKE 2
MARIO & SONIC LONDON 2012 OLYMPIC GAMES - SEGA
MARIO KART 7 - NINTENDO
DOOM 3: BFG EDITION - BETHESDA SOFTWORKS
DEAD ISLAND GOTY EDITION - KOCH MEDIA
NEW SUPER MARIO BROS. 2 - NINTENDO
BATMAN: ARKHAM CITY - GAME OF THE YEAR - WARNER BROS. INTERACTIVE
SLEEPING DOGS - SQUARE ENIX EUROPE
SONIC GENERATIONS - SEGA
GRAND THEFT AUTO EPISODES - LIBERTY CITY - TAKE 2
SUPER MARIO 3D LAND - NINTENDO
GRAND THEFT AUTO IV - TAKE 2
MOSHI MONSTERS: MOSHLINGS THEME PARK - MIND CANDY
ANGRY BIRDS TRILOGY - ACTIVISION BLIZZARD
FAMILY GUY: BACK TO THE MULTIVERSE - ACTIVISION BLIZZARD
F1 2012 - CODEMASTERS
PRO EVOLUTION SOCCER 2013 - KONAMI
MORTAL KOMBAT: KOMPLETE EDITION - WARNER BROS. INTERACTIVE