
The third installment in Warner’s Batman: Arkham series debuts at No1 (as did the previous two), entitled ‘Batman: Arkham Origins’ (developed in-house by WB Games Montreal) and sells almost exactly the same in week 1 as the first in the series ‘Batman: Arkham Asylum’ (Sep 2009, developed by Rocksteady, published by Eidos). The defining title in terms of week 1 sales was the second in the series ‘Batman: Arkham City’ (Oct 2011 with close to double the week 1 sales of the third installment, also developed by Rocksteady, published by Warner). The all-time best-selling Batman game in the UK is ‘Lego Batman: The Videogame’ from 2008 (published by Warner, developed by Traveller’s Tales). Rockstar/Take 2’s ‘GTA V’ (-28%) drops to No2 followed at No3 by EA’s ‘FIFA 14’ (-21%) and at No4 by Activision’s ‘Skylanders Swap Force’ (-50%). 2 titles climb back in to the Top 10 this week thanks to a successful hardware promotion: Warner’s ‘Lego The Lord of the Rings’ climbs 11 places to No8 (+266%) and Mind Candy’s ‘Moshi Monsters: Katsuma Unleashed’ climbs 20 places to No9 (+350%). Ubisoft debut at No15 with ‘Rocksmith 2014 Edition’, EA debut at No18 with ‘The Sims 3: Into the Future’ and Activision debut at No27 with ‘Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles’.
Top 40 Entertainment Software (All Prices), Week Ending 26 October 2013
- BATMAN: ARKHAM ORIGINS – WARNER BROS. INTERACTIVE
- GRAND THEFT AUTO V – TAKE 2
- FIFA 14 – ELECTRONIC ARTS
- SKYLANDERS SWAP FORCE – ACTIVISION BLIZZARD
- POKEMON X – NINTENDO
- POKEMON Y – NINTENDO
- MINECRAFT: XBOX 360 EDITION – MICROSOFT
- LEGO THE LORD OF THE RINGS – WARNER BROS. INTERACTIVE
- MOSHI MONSTERS: KATSUMA UNLEASHED – MIND CANDY
- JUST DANCE 2014 – UBISOFT
- DISNEY INFINITY – DISNEY INTERACTIVE STUDIOS
- F1 2013 – CODEMASTERS
- BEYOND TWO SOULS – SONY COMPUTER ENT.
- LEGO BATMAN 2: DC SUPER HEROES – WARNER BROS. INTERACTIVE
- ROCKSMITH 2014 EDITION – UBISOFT
- MAX PAYNE 3 – TAKE 2
- TOM CLANCY’S SPLINTER CELL: BLACKLIST – UBISOFT
- THE SIMS 3: INTO THE FUTURE – ELECTRONIC ARTS
- ANIMAL CROSSING: NEW LEAF – NINTENDO
- SONIC: LOST WORLD – NINTENDO
- TOMB RAIDER – SQUARE ENIX EUROPE
- THE LAST OF US – SONY COMPUTER ENT.
- NEED FOR SPEED MOST WANTED – ELECTRONIC ARTS
- SAINTS ROW IV – KOCH MEDIA
- ASSASSIN’S CREED III – UBISOFT
- KILLZONE: MERCENARY – SONY COMPUTER ENT.
- TEENAGE MUTANT NINJA TURTLES – ACTIVISION BLIZZARD
- THE LEGEND OF ZELDA: THE WIND WAKER – NINTENDO
- THE SMURFS 2 – UBISOFT
- GRAN TURISMO 5 ACADEMY EDITION – SONY COMPUTER ENT.
- FARMING SIMULATOR 2013 – FOCUS HOME INTERACTIVE KOCH MEDIA
- KINGDOM HEARTS HD 1.5 REMIX – SQUARE ENIX EUROPE
- DIABLO III – ACTIVISION BLIZZARD
- PAYDAY 2 – 505 GAMES
- PRO EVOLUTION SOCCER 2014 – KONAMI
- RAYMAN LEGENDS – UBISOFT
- CALL OF DUTY: BLACK OPS II – ACTIVISION BLIZZARD
- NBA 2K14 – TAKE 2
- VIRTUA TENNIS 4: WORLD TOUR EDITION – SEGA
- FIFA 13 – ELECTRONIC ARTS
UKIE Games Charts ©, compiled by GfK Chart-Track
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