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MONDAY JANUARY 18th: TODAY’S CHARTS PRICE CHECK NEW RELEASES
DADDY’S BACK... Return to the world of Rapture, Little Sisters and Big Daddies as 2K Games’ hotly anticipated BioShock 2 finally arrives...
OUT: FEBRUARY 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 JANUARY 16th 2010
[ENTERTAINMENT - ALL PRICES]
[1]
TOP 40ALL FORMATS
[2]
1 LAST WEEK
[3]
[4]
[5]
JUST DANCE
1
TITLE
PUBLISHER
28
21
GRAND THEFT AUTO IV
NINTENDO
26
22
PEPPA PIG: THE GAME
3
CALL OF DUTY: MODERN WARFARE 2 ACTIVISION BLIZZARD
18
23
GTA EPISODES FROM LIBERTY CITY
NEW
4
ARMY OF TWO: THE 40TH DAY
EA
17
24
UNCHARTED 2: AMONG THIEVES
SONY COMPUTER ENT.
4
5
WII SPORTS RESORT
NINTENDO
22
25
WWE SMACKDOWN VS RAW 2010
THQ
8
6
DARKSIDERS
THQ
32
26
UP
THQ
5
7
BAYONETTA
SEGA
16
27
NEED FOR SPEED: SHIFT
6
8
FIFA 10
ELECTRONIC ARTS
33
28
NEW SUPER MARIO BROS
10
9
JAMES CAMERON’S AVATAR: THE GAME
UBISOFT
27
29
COLIN MCRAE DIRT 2
7
10
ASSASSIN'S CREED II
UBISOFT
34
30
OPERATION FLASHPOINT: DRAGON RISING CODEMASTERS
9
11
NEW SUPER MARIO BROS. WII
NINTENDO
25
31
LEFT 4 DEAD 2
12
12
MARIO KART WII
NINTENDO
32
LEGO INDIANA JONES: ORIGINAL
LUCASARTS
23
13
BORDERLANDS
2K GAMES
35
33
DR KAWASHIMAS BRAIN TRAINING
NINTENDO
13
14
FORZA MOTORSPORT 3
MICROSOFT
40
34
TIGER WOODS PGA TOUR 10
11
15
MARIO & SONIC AT OLYMPIC WINTER GAMES
SEGA
35
LEGO INDIANA JONES 2: CONTINUES
LUCASARTS
15
16
BATMAN: ARKHAM ASYLUM
EIDOS
LUCASARTS
20
17
WII PLAY
24
18
FOOTBALL MANAGER 2010
21
19
LEGO BATMAN: THE VIDEOGAME
19
20
PRO EVOLUTION SOCCER 2010
2
2
WII FIT PLUS
1
PC CD-ROM LAST THIS WEEK WEEK
Highest New Entry
DEVELOPER: UBISOFT PUBLISHER: UBISOFT
THIS WEEK
KONAMI
DEVELOPER: SPORTS INTERACTIVE PUBLISHER: SEGA
2
THE SIMS 3
3
CALL OF DUTY: MODERN WARFARE 2
3
4
THE SIMS 3: WORLD ADVENTURES
5
5
EMPIRE: TOTAL WAR
9
6
BORDERLANDS
6 7
ELECTRONIC ARTS NINTENDO CODEMASTERS
SEGA
EA
36
LEGO STAR WARS: THE COMPLETE SAGA
37
EA SPORTS ACTIVE
EA
38
TEKKEN 6
39
PURE
RE
40
SEGA MEGA DRIVE ULTIMATE COLLECTION
PC CD-ROM LAST THIS WEEK WEEK
UBISOFT ROCKSTAR
RE
29
WARNER BROS.
FOOTBALL MANAGER 2010
4
39 RE
SEGA
PUBLISHER
2
RE
NINTENDO
[FULL PRICE]
TITLE
RE
ROCKSTAR
ATARI DISNEY SEGA
[BUDGET PRICE]
TITLE
PUBLISHER
1
WOW: BATTLE CHEST DEVELOPER: BLIZZARD PUBLISHER: ACTIVISION BLIZZARD
ELECTRONIC ARTS
2
2
CHAMPIONSHIP MANAGER 2010
ACTIVISION BLIZZARD
3
3
COMMAND & CONQUER: THE FIRST DECADE
ELECTRONIC ARTS
5
4
ASSASSIN'S CREED
SEGA
4
5
SNIPER: ART OF VICTORY
2K GAMES
6
6
MYSTERY IN LONDON: JACK THE RIPPER
7
WORLD OF WARCRAFT: WRATH OF LICH KING ACTIVISION BLIZZARD
17
7
MICROSOFT FLIGHT SIMULATOR X
8
DRAGON AGE: ORIGINS
ELECTRONIC ARTS
14
8
HIDDEN MYSTERIES: BUKINGHAM PALACE
10
9
GRAND THEFT AUTO IV
ROCKSTAR
7
9
WORLD OF WARCRAFT
8
10
LEFT 4 DEAD 2
ELECTRONIC ARTS
12
10
BEJEWLED TWIST
EIDOS ELECTRONIC ARTS FOCUS MULTIMEDIA CITY INTERACTIVE FOCUS MULTIMEDIA MICROSOFT GSP/AVANQUEST ACTIVISION BLIZZARD FOCUS
[SOURCE] (c) ELSPA, Compiled by ChartTrack
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OFFICIALUKCHARTS WEEK ENDING SATURDAY JANUARY 16th 2010
LAST THIS WEEK WEEK
1
PS3
[FULL PRICE]
TITLE
PUBLISHER
LAST THIS WEEK WEEK
1
NEW SUPER MARIO BROS. DEVELOPER: NINTENDO PUBLISHER: NINTENDO
[FULL PRICE] TITLE
PUBLISHER
COD: MODERN WARFARE 2 DEVELOPER: INFINITY WARD PUBLISHER: ACTIVISION BLIZZARD
3
2
DR KAWASHIMA'S BRAIN TRAINING
NINTENDO
NEW
2
ARMY OF TWO: THE 40TH DAY
5
3
MARIO KART DS
NINTENDO
5
3
DARKSIDERS
4
4
PROFESSOR LAYTON AND PANDORA'S BOX
NINTENDO
4
4
ASSASSIN'S CREED II
2
5
MARIO & SONIC: OLYMPIC WINTER GAMES
SEGA
3
5
BAYONETTA
SEGA
6
6
NINTENDO PRESENTS: CROSSWORD PRESENTS
NINTENDO
2
6
UNCHARTED 2: AMONG THIEVES
SONY
7
7
PROFESSOR LAYTON AND THE CURIOUS VILLAGE
NINTENDO
6
7
FIFA 10
8
8
THE LEGEND OF ZELDA: SPIRIT TRACKS
NINTENDO
9
8
JAMES CAMERON'S AVATAR: THE GAME
11
9
TAKE A BREAK’S PUZZLE MASTER
UBISOFT
8
9
BATMAN: ARKHAM ASYLUM
9
10
DR KAWASHIMA MORE BRAIN TRAINING
NINTENDO
7
10
NEED FOR SPEED: SHIFT
PLAYSTATION 2
WII
[FULL PRICE]
TITLE
PUBLISHER
1
FIFA 10
2
2
PRO EVOLUTION SOCCER 2010
2
3
CALL OF DUTY: WORLD AT WAR
3
4
TRANSFORMERS: REVENGE OF THE FALLEN
5
5
WWE SMACKDOWN VS RAW 2010
7
6
SINGSTAR MOTOWN
6
7
HARRY POTTER & THE HALF-BLOOD PRINCE
12
8
BEN 10: ALIEN FORCE
20
9
GTA: THE TRILOGY
8
10
DISNEY SING IT: POP HITS
PSP LAST THIS WEEK WEEK
LAST THIS WEEK WEEK
EA THQ UBISOFT
ELECTRONIC ARTS UBISOFT EIDOS ELECTRONIC ARTS
[FULL PRICE] TITLE
PUBLISHER
1
WII SPORTS RESORT
KONAMI
2
2
NEW SUPER MARIO BROS. WII
NINTENDO
ACTIVISION BLIZZARD
3
3
MARIO KART WII
NINTENDO
ACTIVISION BLIZZARD
4
4
MARIO & SONIC AT OLYMPIC WINTER GAMES
THQ
5
5
YOUR SHAPE
SONY COMPUTER ENT.
7
6
F1 2009
ELECTRONIC ARTS
9
7
JAMES CAMERON'S AVATAR: THE GAME
D3P
10
8
RESIDENT EVIL: DARKSIDE CHRONICLES
ROCKSTAR
14
9
GUITAR HERO: METALLICA
DISNEY INTERACTIVE STUDIOS
10
13
TIGER WOODS PGA TOUR 10
DEVELOPER: EA PUBLISHER: EA
XBOX 360
[FULL PRICE] TITLE
1
LITTLEBIGPLANET
2
2
FIFA 10
3
3
GRAN TURISMO
4
4
GRAND THEFT AUTO: CHINATOWN WARS
5
5
ASSASSIN'S CREED: BLOODLINES
7
6
STAR WARS BATTLEFRONT: ELITE SQUADRON
6
7
FOOTBALL MANAGER 2010
8
8
JAMES CAMERON’S AVATAR
9
9
PRO EVOLUTION SOCCER 2010
10
10
F1 2009
DEVELOPER: NINTENDO PUBLISHER: NINTENDO
PUBLISHER
LAST THIS WEEK WEEK
1
DEVELOPER: SCEE CAMBRIDGE STUDIO PUBLISHER: SONY
SEGA UBISOFT CODEMASTERS UBISOFT CAPCOM ACTIVISION BLIZZARD EA
[FULL PRICE]
TITLE
PUBLISHER
ARMY OF TWO: THE 40TH DAY DEVELOPER: INFINITY WARD PUBLISHER: ACTIVISION BLIZZARD
ELECTRONIC ARTS
1
2
COD: MODERN WARFARE 2
SONY
3
3
FORZA MOTORSPORT 3
ROCKSTAR
2
4
BAYONETTA
UBISOFT
4
5
DARKSIDERS
LUCASARTS
5
6
ASSASSIN'S CREED II
ACTIVISION BLIZZARD MICROSOFT SEGA THQ UBISOFT
SEGA
10
7
BORDERLANDS
2K GAMES
UBISOFT
6
8
GRAND THEFT AUTO EPISODES - LIBERTY CITY
ROCKSTAR
KONAMI
8
9
JAMES CAMERON'S AVATAR: THE GAME
CODEMASTERS
7
10
FIFA 10
UBISOFT ELECTRONIC ARTS
(c) ELSPA, Compiled by ChartTrack
LAST THIS WEEK WEEK
[SOURCE]
NINTENDO DS
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POLL IS THERE STILL A MARKET FOR MATURE WII TITLES?
REVIEW SCORES MCV provides the most important average review scores of the last few days – all sourced from Metacritic...
84%
Darksiders PS3, THQ
Yes 34%
No 66%
79%
76%
75%
68%
MX Vs ATV Reflex, 360, THQ
Army of Two: 40th, 360, EA
Phantasy Star Zero, DS, Sega
Touchmaster 3, DS, Warner Bros.
The poor sales performance of mature titles on the Wii such as MadWorld and Resident Evil: The Darkside Chronicles has been discussed regularly over the last year. However, in recent weeks, the likes of Sega and Capcom have shown their faith in the potential of a more hardcore Wii market to be dwindling.
It turns out the participants of the latest MCV online survey are inclined to agree with these publishers. Two thirds were convinced that there is no longer a viable market for mature titles on the platform, while 34 per cent remain hopeful. Take part in MCV’s next poll at www.mcvuk.com
*Metacritic scores correct at the time of going to press
MARGIN MAKER INDIE CHARTS - ALL FORMATS 1
2
THIS WEEK
LAST WEEK
3
4
5
TITLE/FORMAT
PUBLISHER
1
BAYONETTA
2
DARKSIDERS 360
THQ
FORMAT: 360
NEW
DEVELOPER: PLATINUM GAMES PUBLISHER: SEGA
3
RE
JUST DANCE Wii
UBISOFT
4
NEW
DARKSIDERS PS3
THQ
5
1
COD: MODERN WARFARE 2 360
ACTIVISION BLIZZARD
6
5
COD: MODERN WARFARE 2 PS3
ACTIVISION BLIZZARD
COMMAND & CONQUER: RED ALERT 3 PC
7
3
8
RE
9
RE
10
4
WII FIT PLUS Wii
AntiGrav releases the latest fighting stick from notable Japanese manufacturer Hori, this time designed for Wii. The controller matches the white and blue Nintendo colour scheme and boasts all the features a gamer could want for a more arcade-style beat-‘em-up experience. As well as quality arcade components adding to the stick’s authenticity, the device boasts an easy-to-use button layout. There are also Turbo settings for every input device, which will give gamers an advantage in combat. The fighting stick is powered by plugging it into the Wii Remote. AntiGrav: 01932 454 929
DEAL OF THE WEEK
EA NINTENDO
FOOTBALL MANAGER 2010 PC NEW SUPER MARIO BROS. WII Wii
SEGA NINTENDO
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"I'm looking for the perfect job with an award winning publisher." "According to this OPM have loads of those."
GAME is offering a saving of £60 when customers pick up and Xbox 360 Elite with Forza 3 and Bayonetta or James Cameron’s Avatar for £199.99.
OPM Response Ltd Tel: +44(0)1206 21 44 21 www.opmjobs.com
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PRICE CHECK [PRE ORDERS] Bayonetta 360, Sega
LittleBigPlanet PSP, Sony
TOP 10
Darksiders PS3, THQ
Just Dance Wii, Ubisoft
Zelda: Spirit Tracks DS, Nintendo
£39.71
£37.71
£22.71
£27.71
N/A
£44.99
£39.99
N/A
£29.39
£29.39
2. HEAVY RAIN
£39.99
£39.99
£24.99
£32.99
£24.99
3. MAG: COLLECTORS EDITION
£42.99
£39.99
£29.99
£32.99
£24.99
4. GOD OF WAR III
FINAL FANTASY XIII
IN STORE: WARRINTON
PS3 SQUARE ENIX PS3 ......................................................................SONY PS3 ......................................................................SONY PS3 ......................................................................SONY
5. MASS EFFECT 2
360 ..........................................................................EA
6. MAG: MASSIVE ACTION
ONLINE
PS3 ......................................................................SONY
£39.99
£39.99
£17.99
£29.99
£17.99
£33.89
£33.89
N/A
£26.89
£19.98
£39.97
£39.97
£29.99
N/A
£22.97
£37.99
£37.99
£24.99
£29.99
£17.97
7. ALIENS VS PREDATOR
360 ......................................................................SEGA
8. BIOSHOCK 2
360 ................................................................2K GAMES
9. SPLINTER CELL: CONVICTION
360 ..................................................................UBISOFT
10. DANTE’S INFERNO
PS3 ..........................................................................EA Week ending January 15th Source: SHOPTO.COM
FROM THE FRONTLINE
“We tend to stick to pre-owned stock because you make absolutely naff all on new releases.”
This week, MCV speaks to Alan Davidson from Halifax’s GameSave… How good have your sales been over the holidays? Probably about 50 per cent down on 2008. Some things are just not selling as well as they used to. The DS is on a downward spiral, what with the R4 cards – especially with these market guys we’ve got near us. What are your biggest challenges? We’ve got a Tesco and an Asda near here, so we stick to pre-owned because you make absolutely naff all on new releases – except when they’ve got an offer on and we can buy all their stock. Another thing we’ve introduced is a printing side, and that’s balancing things out.
[PRE ORDERS]
TOP 10 MASS EFFECT 2 360 EA
2. STAR TREK: ONLINE - GOLD EDITION
PC ........................................................................ATARI
3. MASS EFFECT 2
PC ............................................................................EA
4. FINAL FANTASY XIII
PS3 ............................................................SQUARE ENIX
5. BIOSHOCK 2: SPECIAL EDITION
360 ................................................................2K GAMES
6. BATTLEFIELD BAD COMPANY 2
PC ............................................................................EA
7. MAG Have you noticed any change in your customers? Oddly, people aren’t buying new games. If you put a game at full price with a ‘new’ sticker, no one buys it. If you put a pre-owned sticker on it, they will. Don’t ask me why – it’s bizarre.
PS3 ......................................................................SONY
8. GRAN TURISMO 5
PS3 ......................................................................SONY
9. ALIENS VS PREDATOR
360 ......................................................................SEGA
10. SPLINTER CELL: CONVICTION
360 ..................................................................UBISOFT Week ending January 15th Source: PLAY.COM
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Classic Disney returns to retail Q1 2010 is crammed full of promising core gaming experiences. However, there’s also a few gems for the more mainstream player out there – including the tie-in to Disney’s upcoming 2D animated blockbuster The Princess and The Frog TITLE
FORMAT
GENRE
PUBLISHER
TELEPHONE
DISTRIBUTOR
Wii PC / PS3 / XBOX 360 Wii
Simulation Action Survival Horror
City Interactive Capcom Capcom
0845 362 7769 0121 625 3388 0121 625 3388
Trilogy Centresoft Centresoft
PC DS / PC / Wii / PS3 PC PC PC PS3 XBOX 360 / PC Wii PC
Simulation Action/Adventure Strategy FPS Simulation FPS RPG/Action Fighting FPS
Just Flight Ubisoft Zushi Zushi Excalibur Publishing Sony EA Capcom cdv
0845 234 4242 01279 822 800 01279 822 800 01279 822 800 01869 338833 0121 625 3388 0121 625 3388 0121 625 3388 0845 234 4242
Mastertronic Gem/Trilogy Gem Gem Open Centresoft Centresoft Centresoft Mastertronic
PSP / DS / Wii / PS2 / XBOX 360 DS / Wii PSP / PS3 / XBOX 360 PSP Wii PC Wii PC PSP / DS / PC DS PSP / DS / PS3 / XBOX 360 PC PC PSP / Wii / PS2 PC DS / Wii PC DS / PC PC
Action/Adventure Action Action RPG Simulation Strategy RPG/Action Simulation Strategy Casual Racing Casual Casual Survival Horror MMORPG Action/Adventure Casual Casual Simulation
D3Publisher Zushi EA Tecmo Koei Nintendo Excalibur Publishing Square Enix First Class Simulations Slitherine Zushi THQ S.A.D S.A.D Konami Atari Disney Interactive S.A.D S.A.D Excalibur Publishing
0208 222 9700 01279 822 800 0121 625 3388 01462 476 130 0870 027 0985 01869 338833 020 7324 5200 01869 338833 0870 027 0985 01279 822 800 0121 506 9585 01582 436043 01582 436043 0208 987 5706 0121 506 9585 0121 625 3388 01582 436043 01582 436043 01869 338833
Namco Bandai Gem Centresoft Open Koch Open Open Open Koch Gem Advantage PlayV PlayV Open Advantage Centresoft PlayV PlayV Open
PC / PS3 / XBOX 360
FPS
2K Games
01279 822 800
Gem
PSP PS3 / XBOX 360 DS PC DS PC DS DS PS3 PC
Adventure Fighting Action Simulation Music Casual/Adventure Puzzle/RPG RPG RPG Strategy
Zushi Zen United Sega Excalibur Publishing Disney Interactive Mamba Games Ubisoft Sega Square Enix Excalibur Publishing
01279 822800 0121 625 3388 0121 625 3388 01869 338 833 0121 625 3388 01273 202 220 01279 822 800 0121 625 3388 01462 476 130 01869 338833
Gem Centresoft Centresoft Open Centresoft Lace Gem/Trilogy Centresoft Open Open
DS PC / PS3 / 360 DS PC PS3 / XBOX 360 Wii
Mystery Action Adventure RPG Action Mini-games
Capcom Sega City Interactive Excalibur Publishing Tecmo Koei D3Publisher
0121 625 3388 0121 625 3388 0845 362 7769 01869 338833 01462 476 130 0208 222 9700
Centresoft Centresoft Trilogy Open Open Namco Bandai
JANUARY 22nd Combat Wings: The Great Battles Of World War II Dark Void Resident Evil Archives: Resident Evil Zero
JANUARY 29th 767-200/300 Arthur And The Revenge Of Maltazard BC Kings Exodus From The Earth Forklift Truck Simulator MAG: Massive Action Game Mass Effect 2 Tatsunoko Vs Capcom Ultimate All Stars Serious Sam HD
FEBRUARY 5th Ben 10: Alien Force: Vilgax Attacks Chicken Blaster Dante's Inferno Disgaea 2: Dark Hero Days Endless Ocean 2 Farewell to Dragons Final Fantasy Crystal Chronicles: The Crystal Bearers Flight Deck 6 History Engineering an Empire Egypt Jig-a-Pix: Love is... MX vs AV Reflex Mystery Cookbook Natalie Brooks: Secrets Of Treasure House Silent Hill: Shattered Memories Star Trek Online The Princess and The Frog The Treasures Of Mystery Island Titanic Mystery UK Truck Simulator
FEBRUARY 9th BioShock 2
FEBRUARY 12th Adventures To Go BlazBlue: Calamity Trigger Bleach: The Third Phantom Driving Simulator Jonas Memento Mori Might And Magic: Clash Of Heroes Phantasy Star Zero Star Ocean: The Last Hope International Theatre Of War: Afrika Corps
FEBRUARY 19th Ace Attorney: Miles Edgeworth Investigates Aliens vs Predator Art Of Murder Blood Of Europe Dynasty Warriors: Strikeforce Family Party: Winter Fun
MUSTSTOCK .......THE PRINCESS AND THE FROG Released: February 5th Format: DS, Wii Publisher: Disney Distributor: Centresoft Contact: 0121 625 3388
The Disney of old returns this month with the 2D animated adventure, The Princess and The Frog. And the publisher is preparing a tie-in video game to launch alongside it for Nintendo DS and Wii. Expect Disney fans and younger gamers to go crazy for the title come launch.
MUSTSTOCK ..................................BIOSHOCK 2 Released: February 9th Format: PC, PS3, 360 Publisher: 2K Games Distributor: Gem Contact: 01279 822 800
Hype is reaching fever pitch for 2K’s triple-A first person shooter, BioShock 2. The first game remains one of this generation’s defining new releases, and expectations are naturally high for its follow-up, which includes an all-new multiplayer mode.