Mass Effect 2 just proved in it's first week that it may very well sell more on PC than on Xbox 360. As seen below, ME2 managed to occupy 6 places in the weekly top ten sellers from Steam, D2D and Impulse.
Not only that, but ME2 also affected it's prequel - Mass Effect 1 managed show up in both Steam and D2D's Top Ten. As a whole, the Mass Effect franchise had 8 top spots in the 3 charts below:
Steam (By Revenue) - January 24 though January 30, 2010
1. Battlefield: Bad Company 2 LE (Pre-Order) - EA DICE
2. Mass Effect 2 - BioWare
3. Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 - Infinity Ward
4. Mass Effect 2 Digital Deluxe Edition - BioWare
5. Global Agenda (Pre-Order) - Hi-Rez
6. BioShock 2 (Pre-Order) - 2K Marin / Digital Extremes
7. Mass Effect - BioWare / Demiurge
8. Psychonauts - Double Fine
9. Tropico 3: Steam Special Edition - Haemimont
10. Company of Heroes Complete - Relic
Direct2Drive - January 24 though January 30, 2010
1. Mass Effect 2 Digital Deluxe Edition - BioWare
2. Star Trek Online Digital Deluxe Edition (Pre-Order)- Cryptic
3. Mass Effect 2 - BioWare
4. Star Trek Online (Pre-Order) - Cryptic
5. Battlefield: Bad Company 2 LE (Pre-Order) - EA DICE
6. Mass Effect - BioWare / Demiurge
7. Civilization IV Complete - Firaxis
8. Red Faction: Guerrilla - Volition
9. Dragon Age: Origins - BioWare
10. Aion - NCSoft
Impulse - January 24 though January 30, 2010
1. Sins of a Solar Empire: Entrenchment - Ironclad
2. Gratuitous Space Battles - Positech
3. Sins of a Solar Empire: Diplomacy (Pre-Order) - Ironclad
4. Armada 2526 - Ntronium
5. Sins of a Solar Empire - Ironclad
6. Mass Effect 2 Digital Deluxe Edition - BioWare
7. Light of Altair - SaintXi
8. Mass Effect 2 - BioWare
9. Sword of the Stars Ultimate - Kerberos
10. Star Trek Online (Pre-Order) - Cryptic
While it's no great surprise to see anticipated sci-fi games like Mass Effect 2 and Star Trek Online in the listings, pre-orders for Battlefield: Bad Company 2 still managed to top the Steam chart--no doubt bolstered by the pre-order multiplayer beta underway.
Also of note is the impact of discounts. Following a sale where Psychonauts was $2 on Steam, it ranked a respective 8--all the more impressive considering that Steam's list is based on revenue, not volume. Other discounted titles include Company of Heroes (Steam), Red Faction: Guerrilla (D2D) and Gratuitous Space Battles (Impulse).
Lastly, let's not forget that Steam is the only digital distribution outlet that's selling Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 PC, as the game requires a Steam install to play.
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- Battlefield: Bad Company 2 LE (Pre-Order) - EA DICE
- Mass Effect 2 - BioWare
- Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 - Infinity Ward
- Mass Effect 2 Digital Deluxe Edition - BioWare
- Global Agenda (Pre-Order) - Hi-Rez
- BioShock 2 (Pre-Order) - 2K Marin / Digital Extremes
- Mass Effect - BioWare / Demiurge
- Psychonauts - Double Fine
- Tropico 3: Steam Special Edition - Haemimont
- Company of Heroes Complete - Relic
- Mass Effect 2 Digital Deluxe Edition - BioWare
- Star Trek Online Digital Deluxe Edition (Pre-Order)- Cryptic
- Mass Effect 2 - BioWare
- Star Trek Online (Pre-Order) - Cryptic
- Battlefield: Bad Company 2 LE (Pre-Order) - EA DICE
- Mass Effect - BioWare / Demiurge
- Civilization IV Complete - Firaxis
- Red Faction: Guerrilla - Volition
- Dragon Age: Origins - BioWare
- Aion - NCSoft
- Sins of a Solar Empire: Entrenchment - Ironclad
- Gratuitous Space Battles - Positech
- Sins of a Solar Empire: Diplomacy (Pre-Order) - Ironclad
- Armada 2526 - Ntronium
- Sins of a Solar Empire - Ironclad
- Mass Effect 2 Digital Deluxe Edition - BioWare
- Light of Altair - SaintXi
- Mass Effect 2 - BioWare
- Sword of the Stars Ultimate - Kerberos
- Star Trek Online (Pre-Order) - Cryptic
Steam (By Revenue) - January 24 though January 30, 2010
Direct2Drive - January 24 though January 30, 2010
Impulse - January 24 though January 30, 2010
