Hell on the chart

UK Charts It’s the start of a new week, which means a new top 40 chart with new entries to talk about. There’s no less than four this week, EA’s Dante’s Inferno goes in at #4, geek sim Star Trek Online at #11, muddy racer MX vs ATV Reflex at #18 and The Sims 3: …

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Intergalactic planetary, planetary intergalactic

UK Charts Another dimension, a new galaxy, intergalactic planetary – Mass Effect 2 has gone straight to #1 in the chart pushing Just Dance to #2. Sony’s MAG charges in at #4 while Tatsunoko vs. Capcom: Ultimate All-Stars has failed to make the top 40. It does though enter the Wii chart at a respectable …

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Dance fever

UK Charts Raise your hands in the air like you just don’t mind – Just Dance is #1 for the second week running. It’s now the first Ubisoft game since the original Assassin’s Creed to hold onto the top spot for more than one week. The knowledgeable bods at Chart Track also point out that …

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Dancing – more popular than shooting things

UK Charts Shock! Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 has been knocked of its loft perch by Just Dance. If it wasn’t for Ubisoft’s uber rubbish dancing game then Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 would have been at the top of the chart for 10 weeks straight. Incidentally, Just Dance is Ubisoft’s first #1 …

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Stop buying Just Dance!

UK Charts It’s Monday, which means it’s chart time here on GamesAsylum. Let’s see how Bayonetta and Darksiders did, shall we? Yes! It certainly looks like THQ’s decision to hold Darksiders back until after the Xmas rush was a wise one – it has managed to get to #8 in the all formats top 40. …

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Sale away

UK Charts Finally there’s a bit of action in chart land. The top 10 hasn’t changed much since last week, apart from the awful Just Dance going up from #12 to #7, but there’s no less than 10 re-entries further down the top 40 thanks to the sales and people getting shiny new consoles for …

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Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Charts Club

UK Charts The Christmas sales have only been in full swing for two days so the chart hasn’t been shaken up a great deal by people out bargain hunting. The top 5 is largely the same at least – Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 followed by FIFA 10, Assassin’s Creed II, Wii Sports Resort …

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Just do it

UK Charts I’m a gambling man, so I’m not sure why I didn’t put money on Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 being Christmas #1. It’s probably because I’d be too embarrassed to walk into Ladbrokes and actually do it. This is what the Christmas top 10 chart looks like, anyway: 1 CALL OF DUTY: …

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Full Steam Ahead

UK Charts The Legend of Zelda: Spirit Tracks was the only decent game out last week, so I wasn’t expecting much action in the top 10 chart this week. Something very odd has happened though – Ubisoft’s Just Dance has gone all the way from #30 to #8. Reviews have been appalling – the average …

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Ride it until the wheels fall off

UK Charts So, Tony Hawk: Ride hasn’t managed to get into the top 40 chart this week. This could be down to a number of things – mediocre reviews, a high price tag and a lack of promotion. Mr. Hawk has been swift to come to defend it on his Twitter page, saying that “most …

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Lego Iggy Goes Pop

UK Charts The top 40 chart is pretty dull this week. The top three titles remain the same – Modern Warfare 2, Assassin’s Creed 2 and New Super Mario Bros. Wii – while Invizimals on PSP is the only new entry at #29. Lego Rock Band hasn’t managed to get into the top 40 at …

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Bring Out Your Dead

UK Charts Even with radiant reviews Assassin’s Creed 2 hasn’t been able to knock Modern Warfare 2 off the top of the chart instead having to do with #2, which is respectable enough. New Super Mario Bros. Wii jumps in at #3; Left 4 Dead 2 at #7. It looks like it’s going to do …

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War – Good for Making Activision money

UK Charts Yes, that game is #1. And yes, that game sold an army boat full of copies – a staggering 1.78 million units in the UK over 5 days, generating £67.4m. The Xbox 360 version alone shifted 1 million copies. Rumours of the DS version selling more than 12 copies are unconfirmed. Wii Fit …

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Take This

UK Charts There’s a big old shuffle in top 10 this week – Wii Fit Plus goes up from #2 to #1 pushing FIFA 10 to #2. Wii Sports Resort climbs from #10 to #3, Football Manager 2010 drops from #1 to# 4 and Dragon Age: Origins goes in at a respectable #5. The next …

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Balls!

UK Charts Three of the games in the top 5 are now football related thanks to Sega’s Football Manager 2010 shooting straight into #1. FIFA 10 remains at #3 while Pro Evo 2010 skids from #1 to #5. The budget priced Wii Fit Plus is the second biggest seller of last week, going in at …

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