Codemasters' F1 2010 Takes Pole Position from Halo
Debuting on Xbox 360, PS3 and PC Codemasters’ ‘F1 2010’ pops open the champagne at the top of the podium, outselling No2 (Halo: Reach) and No3 (Dead Rising 2) combined.
It is the first Formula One game to reach No1 since Sony’s ‘Formula One 2001’ over nine years ago, with this iteration selling more than ten times the 2001 game. With an 80% dip in sales Microsoft’s ‘Halo: Reach’ slips down to No2 and after a four year wait Capcom’s zombie sequel ‘Dead Rising 2’ makes its debut at No3. After an even longer wait of almost five years Sid Meier’s PC strategy franchise returns with ‘Civilization V’ from 2K Games at No4. This means that Sony’s Move title ‘Sports Champions’ (-12%) has been forced down to No5 followed by Activision Blizzard’s sixth Guitar Hero game ‘Guitar Hero: Warriors of Rock’ starting out at No6. Ubisoft’s ‘Prince of Persia: The Forgotten Sands’ ( 26%) slips down to No7 and 2K Games’ ‘Mafia II’ (-33%) has dropped by 5 places to No8. Disney’s ‘Toy Story 3’ (-4%) has also dropped 5 places to No9 and another long-standing franchise rounds off the Top 10 with Square Enix’s online-only ‘Final Fantasy XIV’ in at No10. Released first as a collector’s edition, Final Fantasy XIV will be joined by a standard edition next week.
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1 | F1 2010 | XB360 | CODEMASTERS | CODEMASTERS | ||
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2 | F1 2010 | PS3 | CODEMASTERS | CODEMASTERS | ||
| 1 |  |
3 | HALO: REACH | XB360 | MICROSOFT | MICROSOFT | ||
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4 | DEAD RISING 2 | XB360 | CAPCOM | CAPCOM | ||
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5 | DEAD RISING 2 | PS3 | CAPCOM | CAPCOM | ||
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6 | CIVILIZATION V | PC | 2K GAMES | TAKE 2 | ||
| 2 | |
7 | SPORTS CHAMPIONS | PS3 | SONY COMPUTER ENT. | SONY COMPUTER ENT. | ||
| - | |
8 | GUITAR HERO: WARRIORS OF ROCK | XB360 | REDOCTANE | ACTIVISION BLIZZARD | ||
| - | |
9 | FINAL FANTASY XIV | PC | SQUARE ENIX | SQUARE ENIX EUROPE | ||
| 4 | |
10 | JUST DANCE | WII | UBISOFT | UBISOFT | ||
| 11 |  |
11 | PRINCE OF PERSIA: THE FORGOTTEN SANDS | XB360 | UBISOFT | UBISOFT | ||
| 6 | |
12 | SUPER MARIO GALAXY 2 | WII | NINTENDO | NINTENDO | ||
| 8 | |
13 | NEW SUPER MARIO BROS. | DS | NINTENDO | NINTENDO | ||
| 10 | |
14 | WII SPORTS RESORT | WII | NINTENDO | NINTENDO | ||
| 12 | |
15 | MASS EFFECT 2 | XB360 | EA GAMES | ELECTRONIC ARTS | ||
| 3 | |
16 | MAFIA II | PS3 | 2K GAMES | TAKE 2 | ||
| 5 | |
17 | MAFIA II | XB360 | 2K GAMES | TAKE 2 | ||
| 16 | |
18 | NEW SUPER MARIO BROS. WII | WII | NINTENDO | NINTENDO | ||
| 17 | |
19 | NEED FOR SPEED: SHIFT | XB360 | EA GAMES | ELECTRONIC ARTS | ||
| 23 |  |
20 | RACKET SPORTS | PS3 | GAMES FOR EVERYONE | UBISOFT | ||
| 14 | |
21 | TOY STORY 3 | DS | DISNEY INTERACTIVE STUDIOS | DISNEY INTERACTIVE STUDIOS | ||
| 19 | |
22 | START THE PARTY! | PS3 | SONY COMPUTER ENT. | SONY COMPUTER ENT. | ||
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23 | GUITAR HERO: WARRIORS OF ROCK | PS3 | REDOCTANE | ACTIVISION BLIZZARD | ||
| 9 | |
24 | WII FIT PLUS | WII | NINTENDO | NINTENDO | ||
| 15 | |
25 | DRAGON QUEST IX: SENTINELS STARRY SKIES | DS | SQUARE ENIX | NINTENDO | ||
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26 | F1 2010 | PC | CODEMASTERS | CODEMASTERS | ||
| - | |
27 | GREASE: THE OFFICIAL VIDEO GAME | WII | 505 GAMES | 505 GAMES | ||
| 18 | |
28 | TIGER WOODS PGA TOUR 11 | PS3 | EA SPORTS | ELECTRONIC ARTS | ||
| 33 | |
29 | LAST WINDOW: THE SECRET OF CAPE WEST | DS | NINTENDO | NINTENDO | ||
| 26 | |
30 | SNIPER: GHOST WARRIOR | XB360 | CITY INTERACTIVE | CITY INTERACTIVE | ||
| 37 | |
31 | PRINCE OF PERSIA: THE FORGOTTEN SANDS | PS3 | UBISOFT | UBISOFT | ||
| 25 | |
32 | RED DEAD REDEMPTION | XB360 | ROCKSTAR | TAKE 2 | ||
| 32 | |
33 | ART ACADEMY | DS | NINTENDO | NINTENDO | ||
| 28 | |
34 | DANCE ON BROADWAY | WII | UBISOFT | UBISOFT | ||
| 34 | |
35 | MARIO KART WII | WII | NINTENDO | NINTENDO | ||
| 24 | |
36 | KANE & LYNCH 2: DOG DAYS | XB360 | EIDOS | SQUARE ENIX EUROPE | ||
| 13 | |
37 | RESIDENT EVIL 5: GOLD EDITION | PS3 | CAPCOM | CAPCOM | ||
| 7 | |
38 | TOM CLANCY'S H.A.W.X. 2 | PS3 | UBISOFT | UBISOFT | ||
| 36 | |
39 | MARIO KART DS | DS | NINTENDO | NINTENDO | ||
| 29 | |
40 | RED DEAD REDEMPTION | PS3 | ROCKSTAR | TAKE 2 |
