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MONDAY AUGUST 10th: TODAY’S CHARTS PRICE CHECK NEW RELEASES

The biggest band of all time return in what could be this year’s most significant video game release

OUT: SEPTEMBER 9th Read the preview in MCV this Friday

IN THIS WEEK’S

RETAILBIZ CHARTS Our full rundown of today’s All Formats Top 40, plus individual charts for Wii, DS, PS3, 360, PC, PS2 and PSP

HIGH STREET NEWS & DATA A digest of all the biggest retail headlines, plus indie sales charts, MCV’s price check, this week’s Metacritic scores – and our Deal Of The Week

RELEASE SCHEDULE Keep up to date with all the games headed to retail this week, next week and beyond

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OFFICIALUKCHARTS WEEK ENDING SATURDAY AUGUST 8th 2009

[ENTERTAINMENT - ALL PRICES]

[1]

TOP 40ALL FORMATS

[2]

1

[3]

[4]

[5]

1

Highest New Entry

DEVELOPER: CODEMASTERS/GUSTOGAMES/TRANSMISSION GAMES PUBLISHER: CODEMASTERS

Highest Top 40 Climber

LAST WEEK

THIS WEEK

20

21

POKEMON PLATINUM

1

2

WII SPORTS RESORT

NINTENDO

8

22

UFC 2009: UNDISPUTED

2

3

WII FIT

NINTENDO

21

23

CARNIVAL: FUNFAIR GAMES

TAKE 2

3

4

TIGER WOODS PGA TOUR 10

ELECTRONIC ARTS

29

24

CLUB PENGUIN: ELITE PENGUIN FORCE

DISNEY

5

5

FIGHT NIGHT ROUND 4

ELECTRONIC ARTS

25

25

MARIO KART DS

4

6

HARRY POTTER & HALF-BLOOD PRINCE ELECTRONIC ARTS

40

26

MYSTERY STORIES

10

7

CALL OF JUAREZ: BOUND IN BLOOD

27

LEGO BATMAN: THE VIDEOGAME

11

8

MARIO KART WII

26

9

G-FORCE

7

10

THE SIMS 3

15

11

CALL OF DUTY: WORLD AT WAR

13

12

FIFA 09

12

TITLE

PUBLISHER

NINTENDO THQ

NINTENDO GSP/AVANQUEST

UBISOFT

34

NINTENDO

30

28

DR KAWASHIMA'S BRAIN TRAINING

DISNEY

22

29

VIRTUA TENNIS 2009

ELECTRONIC ARTS

23

30

RED FACTION: GUERRILLA

ACTIVISION BLIZZARD

28

31

MY FITNESS COACH: GET IN SHAPE

ELECTRONIC ARTS

32

32

BEN 10: ALIEN FORCE

13

CALL OF DUTY 4: MODERN WARFARE ACTIVISION BLIZZARD

37

33

GRAND THEFT AUTO IV

9

14

EA SPORTS ACTIVE

31

34

MYSIMS RACING

14

15

WII PLAY

RE

35

LEGO STAR WARS: THE COMPLETE SAGA

6

16

TRANSFORMERS: FALLEN

ACTIVISION BLIZZARD

27

36

INFAMOUS

18

17

[PROTOTYPE]

ACTIVISION BLIZZARD

16

18

MARIO & SONIC AT THE OLYMPIC GAMES

19

19

GUITAR HERO: WORLD TOUR

17

20

PROFESSOR LAYTON: CURIOUS VILLAGE

PC CD-ROM LAST THIS WEEK WEEK

ASHES CRICKET 2009

ELECTRONIC ARTS NINTENDO

2

FOOTBALL MANAGER 2009

3

3

WORLD OF WARCRAFT: WRATH OF LICH KING ACTIVISION BLIZZARD

5

4

EMPIRE: TOTAL WAR

4

5

WARHAMMER 40,000: DAWN OF WAR II

8

6

CALL OF DUTY 4: MODERN WARFARE

10

7

GRAND THEFT AUTO IV

7

8

ARMA II

NEW

9

ASHES CRICKET 2009

6

10

INTERNATIONAL CRICKET CAPTAIN 09: ASHES

SEGA

ELECTRONIC ARTS LUCASARTS

SONY COMPUTER ENT.

RHYTHM PARADISE

NINTENDO

38

RACE DRIVER: GRID

CODEMASTERS

ACTIVISION BLIZZARD

36

39

SEGA SUPERSTARS TENNIS

SEGA

33

40

FOOTBALL MANAGER 2009

SEGA

NINTENDO

LAST THIS WEEK WEEK

[BUDGET PRICE]

TITLE

PUBLISHER

MYSTERY STORIES DEVELOPER: CERASUS MEDIA PUBLISHER: GSP/AVANQUEST

1

2

WOW: BATTLE CHEST

NEW

3

JEWEL QUEST MYSTERIES: TEAR

SEGA

3

4

ROLLERCOASTER TYCOON 3

THQ

2

5

WORLD OF WARCRAFT

ACTIVISION BLIZZARD

D3P TAKE 2

37

1

2

THQ UBISOFT

24

PUBLISHER

DEVELOPER: THE SIMS STUDIO PUBLISHER: EA

SEGA

39

PC CD-ROM

THE SIMS 3

NINTENDO

SEGA

[FULL PRICE]

TITLE

WARNER BROS. INTERACTIVE

ACTIVISION BLIZZARD GSP/AVANQUEST ATARI ACTIVISION BLIZZARD

NEW

6

PRIVATE EYE: UNSOLVED MYSTERIES

TAKE 2

7

7

MYSTERY IN LONDON: JACK THE RIPPER

FOCUS MULTIMEDIA FOCUS MULTIMEDIA

505 GAMES

6

8

MYSTERY CASE FILES: RAVENHEARST

CODEMASTERS

4

9

ROLLERCOASTER TYCOON 2

P2 GAMES

10

10

WOW: THE BURNING CRUSADE

GSP/AVANQUEST

SOLD OUT ACTIVISION BLIZZARD

[SOURCE] (c) ELSPA, Compiled by ChartTrack

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OFFICIALUKCHARTS WEEK ENDING SATURDAY AUGUST 8th 2009

LAST THIS WEEK WEEK

1

PS3

[FULL PRICE]

TITLE

PUBLISHER

PROFESSOR LAYTON AND THE CURIOUS VILLAGE DEVELOPER: NINTENDO PUBLISHER: NINTENDO

2

2

POKEMON PLATINUM

5

3

CLUB PENGUIN: ELITE PENGUIN FORCE

4

4

MARIO KART DS

18

5

G-FORCE

6

6

DR KAWASHIMA'S BRAIN TRAINING

3

7

HARRY POTTER & THE HALF-BLOOD PRINCE

7

8

RHYTHM PARADISE

9

9

MARIO & SONIC AT THE OLYMPIC GAMES

10

10

MYSTERY STORIES

PLAYSTATION 2

PUBLISHER

1

ASHES CRICKET 2009 DEVELOPER: TRANSMISSION GAMES PUBLISHER: CODEMASTERS

NINTENDO

3

2

CALL OF JUAREZ: BOUND IN BLOOD

1

3

FIGHT NIGHT ROUND 4

UBISOFT ELECTRONIC ARTS

NINTENDO

4

4

TIGER WOODS PGA TOUR 10

DISNEY INTERACTIVE STUDIOS

5

5

INFAMOUS

SONY COMPUTER ENT.

NINTENDO

9

6

[PROTOTYPE]

ACTIVISION BLIZZARD

6

7

CALL OF DUTY 4: MODERN WARFARE

ACTIVISION BLIZZARD

NINTENDO

2

8

UFC 2009: UNDISPUTED

SEGA

13

9

RED FACTION: GUERRILLA

GSP/AVANQUEST

7

10

GHOSTBUSTERS: THE VIDEO GAME

WII

[FULL PRICE]

TITLE

ELECTRONIC ARTS

ELECTRONIC ARTS

PUBLISHER

1 2

2

HARRY POTTER & HALF-BLOOD PRINCE

6

3

G-FORCE

3

4

CALL OF DUTY: WORLD AT WAR

4

5

BEN 10: ALIEN FORCE

5

6

NEED FOR SPEED: UNDERCOVER

8

7

GHOSTBUSTERS: THE VIDEO GAME

7

8

ICE AGE 3: DAWN OF THE DINOSAURS

9

9

INDIANA JONES: STAFF OF KINGS

15

10

PERSONA 4

LAST THIS WEEK WEEK

TITLE

DISNEY INTERACTIVE STUDIOS

TRANSFORMERS: REVENGE OF THE FALLEN

PSP

[FULL PRICE]

LAST THIS WEEK WEEK

1

DEVELOPER: LUXOFLUX PUBLISHER: ACTIVISION BLIZZARD ELECTRONIC ARTS

THQ THQ SONY COMPUTER ENT.

[FULL PRICE] TITLE

PUBLISHER

WII SPORTS RESORT DEVELOPER: NINTENDO PUBLISHER: NINTENDO

NEW

2

ASHES CRICKET 2009

DISNEY INTERACTIVE STUDIOS

2

3

WII FIT

ACTIVISION BLIZZARD

4

4

MARIO KART WII

D3P

3

5

EA SPORTS ACTIVE

ELECTRONIC ARTS

ELECTRONIC ARTS

5

6

TIGER WOODS PGA TOUR 10

ELECTRONIC ARTS

SONY COMPUTER ENT.

6

7

HARRY POTTER & THE HALF-BLOOD PRINCE

ELECTRONIC ARTS

ACTIVISION BLIZZARD

7

8

GRAND SLAM TENNIS

ELECTRONIC ARTS

LUCASARTS

8

9

MARIO & SONIC AT THE OLYMPIC GAMES

SQUARE ENIX EUROPE

22

10

G-FORCE

XBOX 360

[FULL PRICE] TITLE

PUBLISHER

1

MONSTER HUNTER FREEDOM UNITE

2

2

FIFA 09

3

3

HARRY POTTER & THE HALF-BLOOD PRINCE

4

4

RESISTANCE: RETRIBUTION

7

5

NEED FOR SPEED: UNDERCOVER

6

6

FOOTBALL MANAGER 2009

5

7

TRANSFORMERS: REVENGE OF THE FALLEN

8

8

BEN 10: ALIEN FORCE

NEW

9

G-FORCE

RE

10

LEGO BATMAN: THE VIDEOGAME

LAST THIS WEEK WEEK

CODEMASTERS NINTENDO NINTENDO

SEGA DISNEY INTERACTIVE STUDIOS

[FULL PRICE]

TITLE

PUBLISHER

1

ASHES CRICKET 2009

ELECTRONIC ARTS

1

2

FIGHT NIGHT ROUND 4

ELECTRONIC ARTS

6

3

CALL OF JUAREZ: BOUND IN BLOOD

SONY COMPUTER ENT.

2

4

TIGER WOODS PGA TOUR 10

ELECTRONIC ARTS

4

5

CALL OF DUTY 4: MODERN WARFARE

ACTIVISION BLIZZARD

SEGA

8

6

[PROTOTYPE]

ACTIVISION BLIZZARD

ACTIVISION BLIZZARD

10

7

CALL OF DUTY: WORLD AT WAR

ACTIVISION BLIZZARD

D3P

3

8

UFC 2009: UNDISPUTED

DISNEY INTERACTIVE STUDIOS

9

9

HALO WARS

WARNER BROS. INTERACTIVE

11

10

GUITAR HERO: WORLD TOUR

DEVELOPER: CAPCOM PUBLISHER: CAPCOM

DEVELOPER: TRANSMISSION GAMES PUBLISHER: CODEMASTERS ELECTRONIC ARTS UBISOFT ELECTRONIC ARTS

THQ MICROSOFT ACTIVISION BLIZZARD

(c) ELSPA, Compiled by ChartTrack

LAST THIS WEEK WEEK

LAST THIS WEEK WEEK

[SOURCE]

NINTENDO DS

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REVIEW SCORES MCV provides the most important average review scores of the last few days – all sourced from Metacritic...

80%

Tiger Woods PGA Tour 10 EA, Xbox 360

71%

71%

70%

69%

The Munchables Atari, Wii

Ice Age 3 Activision, Wii

Harry Potter: Prince EA, PC

G-Force Disney, PS3

*Metacritic scores correct at the time of going to press

DEAL OF THE WEEK

WOOLIES ONLINE BOSS QUITS The trading director of Shop Direct, parent company of Woolworths Online, has left the firm – sparking speculation that the business is in trouble.

David Inglis left in the final week of July, according to Associated Newspapers. Shop Direct said in a statement that trading at Woolworths was ‘in line with expectations’.

It said in the five weeks since the launch there had been millions of hits on the website, adding: “We continually review our structure to ensure we have the best fit to meet the changing demands we face. David Inglis’s recent departure is part of the wider restructuring of the management team.”

TESCO WANTS VAT INCREASE DELAY Supermarket giant Tesco has called on the Government to delay a rise in VAT scheduled for January 1st, according to the Daily Telegraph.

MCV offers a weekly digest of the latest news on the High Street...

Set to increase from 15 per cent to 17.5 per cent, VAT was cut in November in a move to combat the recession. Tesco praised this reduction and has urged a delay in returning to the old rate.

BIONIC COMMANDO DISAPPOINTS After good results for the first fiscal quarter of 2010, Capcom has admitted that Bionic Commando has not met the company’s sales expectations.

Bionic Commando shipped just 550,000 units worldwide in the quarter ending June 30th. Of the numbers, Capcom said the title “underperformed its expected sales”.

THE SIMS 3 SELLS 3.7 MILLION EA has confirmed The Sims 3 has now sold 3.7m copies worldwide, becoming the company’s top selling title in both North America and Europe for the three months ending June 30th.

The game shot straight to the top of the UK Charts upon its release, selling 1.4m copies woldwide in its first week.

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MCV POLL

Terminator fans would do well to visit Play.com, where they can save £30 by picking up an 80GB PS3 with a copy of Terminator: Salvation and Terminator 3: Rise Of The Machines on Blu-ray for £279.99.

DOES MAINSTREAM COVERAGE OF ELEVATED RRPS HARM CONSUMER DEMAND FOR GAMES?

57%

THIS WEEK

LAST WEEK

1 2

TITLE/FORMAT

WII SPORTS RESORT FORMAT: Wii

DEVELOPER: NINTENDO PUBLISHER: NINTENDO

2

THE SIMS 3 PC

3

3

FIGHT NIGHT ROUND 4 PS3

4

RE

5

RE

6

5

TIGER WOODS PGA TOUR 10 360

EA

7

7

TIGER WOODS PGA TOUR 10 PS3

EA

8

4

POKÉMON PLATINUM DS

9

6

FIGHT NIGHT ROUND 4 360

EA

SKATE 2 PS3

EA

10

YES

PUBLISHER

RE

WII FIT Wii CALL OF JUAREZ: BOUND IN BLOOD 360

EA EA NINTENDO UBISOFT

NINTENDO

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36% NO

6%

LET’S WAIT AND SEE

MARGIN MAKER

Purple Ronnie joins the range of licences Venom has used to brand its products. The familiar stick figures from the gift cards and other Purple Ronnie products now grace the peripherals firm’s best-selling Flip N Play cases.

A little over half of the users who took part in the latest MCV online survey are concerned mainstream press coverage of potential price hikes could deter gamers from buying the likes of Modern Warfare 2.

Take part in MCV’s next poll at www.mcvuk.com Available for DS and PSP, these protective cases come in purple and are bundled with a selection of matching accessories, such as replacement stylus pens and screen wipes.

Venom: 01763 284181

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FROM THE [PRE ORDERS]

TOP 10 FORZA MOTORSPORT 3 360 MICROSOFT 2. HALO 3: ODST

360 ..............................................................MICROSOFT

3. COD: MODERN WARFARE 2

360 ................................................ACTIVISION BLIZZARD

4. COD: MODERN WARFARE 2

PS3 ................................................ACTIVISION BLIZZARD

5. UNCHARTED 2: AMONG THIEVES

FRONTLINE Nindie.com speaks with Andrew Harris of Peterborough indie Seventh Heaven…

What makes your store unique?

Our trade-in prices are probably some of the best around. I couldn’t stand behind the counter and offer three or four quid for GTA IV or a tenner for a recent title part exchange like some of the multiples for fear of getting lumped. And we’ve been here 18 years now – not many games shops can say that any more.

PS3 ......................................................................SONY

6. GRAN TURISMO 5

PS3 ......................................................................SONY

7. PES 2010

PS3....................................................................KONAMI

8. FIFA 10

PS3 ..........................................................................EA

9. ASHES CRICKET 2009

What challenges do you face?

Our distributor’s games are too expensive for us to compete with supermarkets so we put in a much lower order, as we know we won’t sell many. We pay nearly £40 for a game that supermarkets put out at £37 or less.

PS3 ..........................................................CODEMASTERS

However, if the trade price was lower then we would order a lot more (probably three or four times as much). Asda is only just round the corner from us and after two weeks a lot of the new releases are rolled back to £25, which makes it even worse.

How much of a threat does digital distribution pose to your store?

At present, I am not too worried as it does seem a long way off as a standard. But the release of the PSPgo will be the minor

start of it. We will basically sell the machine and then wave the customers farewell as they won’t need to come back to us for games, will they?

Although from customer feedback – and my own preference – boxed product is still in demand. Downloads have no re-sale value so if you decide to sell, which you will eventually, it will be worth nothing. A lot of people, especially in this climate, can’t afford to not trade in a game to get a new one so they won’t be too happy if it all goes digital.

10. BATMAN: ARKHAM ASYLUM

PS3 ......................................................................EIDOS Week ending August 7th Source: SHOPTO.COM

PRICE CHECK

[PRE ORDERS]

TOP 10 COD: MODERN WARFARE 2

G-Force

Harry Potter: Half-Blood Prince

Wii, Disney

PS3, EA

Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen 360, Activision Blizzard

Ice Age 3

Ghostbusters

Wii, Activision

PS3, Sony

IN STORE: TELFORD £24.99

£39.99

£39.99

£34.99

£39.99

£29.99

£44.99

£39.99

£39.99

£44.99

£29.99

£44.99

£29.99

£39.99

£44.99

£29.99

£44.99

£39.99

£39.99

£44.99

6. PEPPA PIG: THE GAME

£29.73

£38.73

£37.73

£32.73

£34.73

7. ASSASSIN’S CREED II

£24.99

£37.99

£34.99

£29.99

£37.99

8. AION: THE TOWER OF ETERNITY

£19.85

£32.86

£34.85

£29.99

£29.99

9. PROFESSOR LAYTON: PANDORA’S BOX

£29.95

£38.95

£29.95

£32.95

£34.95

360 ACTIVISION BLIZZARD 2. COD: MODERN WARFARE 2

PS3 ................................................ACTIVISION BLIZZARD

3. HALO 3: ODST

360 ..............................................................MICROSOFT

4. ASHES CRICKET 2009

PS3 ..........................................................CODEMASTERS

5. ASSASSIN’S CREED II

360 ..................................................................UBISOFT

ONLINE

DS ....................................................................UBISOFT PS3 ..................................................................UBISOFT PC ....................................................................NCSOFT DS..................................................................NINTENDO

10. CHAMPIONS ONLINE

PC..................................................ATARI/NAMCO BANDAI Week ending August 7th Source: PLAY.COM

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Gamers ready to cry Wolfenstein Activision’s classic FPS returns reborn, boosted by a wide-ranging and impressive marketing blitz. Elsewhere, Eidos’ Batman: Arkham Asylum finally lands at retail after chalking up some stunning review scores in the specialist press...

TITLE

FORMAT

GENRE

PUBLISHER

TELEPHONE

DISTRIBUTOR

DS DS PSP/Wii/PS3/PS2/360 Wii / DS PC

Self-Improvement Self-Improvement Sports Mini-games Action

Atari Mindscape EA Sports Mindscape South Peak

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Advantage Koch Centresoft Koch Centresoft

DS PC DS PC Wii Wii PC/360 Wii / DS PS3 PSP PC/PS3/360

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First Class Simulations City Interactive City Interactive Atari Koei Deep Silver 505 Games Rising Star Games 505 Games 505 Games Nintendo Zushi South Peak Deep Silver Koei Disney Interactive 505 Games

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Open Trilogy Trilogy Advantage Open Koch Advantage Centresoft Advantage Advantage Koch Gem Centresoft Koch Open Centresoft Advantage

AUGUST 14th Driving Theory Training 2009-2010 Edition Gardening Guide: How To Get Green Fingers Madden NFL 10 Ready, Steady, Cook: The Game Roogoo

AUGUST 21st All Star 5-A-Side Football Dawn Of Magic 2 DJ Star Euro Truck Simulator Gold Mad Dog McCree: Gunslinger Pack Peppa Pig Raven Squad Sudoku Ball Detective SuperCar Challenge Transformers: The Game (Platinum) Wolfenstein

AUGUST 28th Allied Ace Pilots Batman: Arkham Asylum Brave: A Warrior's Tale Escape The Musuem Farming Simulator Garfield Gets Real Groovy Chick: My Fashion World Imagine Teacher: School Trip Infernal: Hell's Vengeance International Athletics Mary Celeste Navy Seals Pole To Pole Soul Calibur Broken Destiny Super Speed Machines World Cup of Pool WSC Real 09: World Snooker Championship

SEPTEMBER 4th Lancaster Brain College 3 Brain College 4 Champions Online Cross Edge Cursed Mountain Guilty Gear II: Overture Happy Party with Hello Kitty & Friends I Did It Mum! Doll's House IL2 Sturmovik: Birds Of Prey Metroid Prime Trilogy Oktoberfest Section 8 The Humans Warriors Orochi 2 Wizards Of Waverly Place Zorro: Quest For Justice

MUSTSTOCK ................................WOLFENSTEIN Released: August 31st Format: PS3/360/PC Publisher: Activision Distributor: Centresoft Contact: 0121 625 3388

The title that effectively created the first-person shooter is back – with a sexy 21st Century makeover. Activision’s pretty update features many of the classic enemies from the original game, including Hans Grosse and everyone’s favourite robotic Nazi, Mecha-Hitler.

MUSTSTOCK ..........BATMAN: ARKHAM ASYLUM Released: August 28th Format: PS3/360/PC Publisher: Eidos Distributor: Centresoft Contact: 0121 625 3388

The Dark Knight swoops onto consoles in one of the most highly anticipated releases of the year. The title – which honours classic DC comic books – sees Batman doing battle with The Joker and many more of his arch enemies, such as Poison Ivy and Killer Croc.