UK Charts: Grand Theft Auto V Is Number One
In the biggest release of the year so far – if not the console generation – Grand Theft Auto V has rocketed straight to the top of the UK games charts, becoming the fast-selling Grand Theft Auto game ever in the process. This is of course of no surprise to anyone, but the sales figures for the game have been impressive nonetheless.
Understandably, the sales of other titles suffered last week, but Pro Evolution Soccer 2014 did manage to make its way into the second spot – albeit quite far behind GTA in terms of sales. Strangely, The Last of Us made a surge up the charts, reaching third spot, all the way from down in twenty-fifth the week before.
The rest of the chart remained largely unchanged, although Farming Simulator 2013 – a favourite of our News Editor Colm Ahern – has managed to sneak into the bottom end of the list. See the full chart below:
LW – Last Week
TW – This Week
|
LW |
TW |
TITLE | AGE RATING | PUBLISHER |
|
1 |
GRAND THEFT AUTO V | PEGI 18+ | TAKE 2 | |
|
2 |
PRO EVOLUTION SOCCER 2014 | PEGI 3+ | KONAMI | |
|
25 |
3 |
THE LAST OF US | PEGI 18+ | SONY COMPUTER ENT. |
|
1 |
4 |
SAINTS ROW IV | PEGI 18+ | KOCH MEDIA |
|
4 |
5 |
TOM CLANCY’S SPLINTER CELL: BLACKLIST | PEGI 18+ | UBISOFT |
|
6 |
6 |
MINECRAFT: XBOX 360 EDITION | PEGI 7+ | MICROSOFT |
|
3 |
7 |
DIABLO III | PEGI 16+ | ACTIVISION BLIZZARD |
|
5 |
8 |
DISNEY INFINITY | PEGI 7+ | DISNEY INTERACTIVE STUDIOS |
|
9 |
ALIENS: COLONIAL MARINES | PEGI 18+ | SEGA | |
|
2 |
10 |
KINGDOM HEARTS HD 1.5 REMIX | PEGI 12+ | SQUARE ENIX EUROPE |
|
8 |
11 |
LEGO BATMAN 2: DC SUPER HEROES | PEGI 7+ | WARNER BROS. INTERACTIVE |
|
19 |
12 |
CALL OF DUTY: BLACK OPS II | PEGI 18+ | ACTIVISION BLIZZARD |
|
20 |
13 |
GRAND THEFT AUTO IV | BBFC 18+ | TAKE 2 |
|
9 |
14 |
LEGO THE LORD OF THE RINGS | PEGI 12+ | WARNER BROS. INTERACTIVE |
|
12 |
15 |
MAX PAYNE 3 | BBFC 18+ | TAKE 2 |
|
13 |
16 |
RAYMAN LEGENDS | PEGI 7+ | UBISOFT |
|
17 |
17 |
NEED FOR SPEED MOST WANTED | PEGI 7+ | ELECTRONIC ARTS |
|
23 |
18 |
FARMING SIMULATOR 2013 | PEGI 3+ | KOCH MEDIA |
|
7 |
19 |
PAYDAY 2 | PEGI 18+ | 505 GAMES |
|
20 |
HARVEST MOON 3D: A NEW BEGINNING | PEGI 3+ | PQUBE |
Ukie Games Charts©, compiled by GfK Chart-Track
Robin Parker
If I'm not playing on a good Adventure Game - still longing for the long-past Golden Age of the genre, when Lucasarts and Sierra ruled supreme - you might find me searching for a local arcade, in the hopes that it still houses titles such as Sunset Riders or WindJammers.
