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