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Xbox 360 exclusive Gears of War 3 has surged to the top of the UK charts. It's the biggest launch of the year so far.
Codemasters racer F1 2011 placed in second, with last week's number one Dead Island in third.
Supremacy MMA, last week's other retail launch, failed to make the top 40.
Gears 3 sold more copies this week than the previous launch weeks of Gears 1 and Gears 2 combined. It's the seventh best launch week for an Xbox 360 title and the 12th largest individual format launch ever.
Elsewhere in the top 10, Deus Ex: Human Revolution holds firm at five, just pipped by evergreen Zumba Fitness encamped in fourth. Driver: San Francisco is sixth.
Recent releases Space Marine and Resistance 3 fill seventh and eighth, while Lego Pirates and Rugby World Cup are ninth and tenth.
| Week | Last Week | Title | Platform(s) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | New entry | Gears of War 3 | Xbox 360 |
| 2 | New entry | F1 2011 | PC, PS3, Xbox 360 |
| 3 | 1 | Dead Island | PC, PS3, Xbox 360 |
| 4 | 6 | Zumba Fitness: Join the Party | Wii, PS3, Xbox 360 |
| 5 | 5 | Deus Ex: Human Revolution | PC, PS3, Xbox 360 |
| 6 | 4 | Driver: San Francisco | PC, PS3, Xbox 360 |
| 7 | 2 | Warhammer 40K: Space Marine | PC, PS3, Xbox 360 |
| 8 | 3 | Resistance 3 | PS3 |
| 9 | 7 | Lego Pirates of the Caribbean | 3DS, DS, PC, PS3, Wii, Xbox 360 |
| 10 | 8 | Rugby World Cup 2011 | PS3, Xbox 360 |
| 11 | 16 | Call of Duty: Black Ops | DS, PC, PS3, Wii, Xbox 360 |
| 12 | 22 | Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood | PC, PS3, Xbox 360 |
| 13 | 10 | Cars 2 | DS, PC, PS3, Wii, Xbox 360 |
| 14 | 15 | The Sims 3 | DS, PC, PS3, Xbox 360 |
| 15 | 11 | Red Faction: Armageddon | PC, PS3, Xbox 360 |
| 16 | 20 | Just Dance 2 | Wii |
| 17 | 9 | Lego Harry Potter: Years 1-4 | DS, PC, PS3, PSP, Wii, Xbox 360 |
| 18 | 38 | Michael Jackson: The Experience | DS, PS3, PSP, Wii, Xbox 360 |
| 19 | 33 | L.A. Noire | PS3, Xbox 360 |
| 20 | 17 | Gran Turismo 5 | PS3 |
| 21 | 19 | FIFA 11 | DS, PC, PS2, PS3, PSP, Wii, Xbox 360 |
| 22 | 12 | Wii Sports Resort | Wii |
| 23 | 23 | Lego Star Wars III: The Clone Wars | 3DS, DS, PC, PS3, PSP, Wii, Xbox 360 |
| 24 | 25 | Battlefield: Bad Company 2 | PC, PS3, Xbox 360 |
| 25 | 18 | Rise of Nightmares | Xbox 360 |
| 26 | 21 | Duke Nukem Forever | PC, PS3, Xbox 360 |
| 27 | 32 | Madden NFL 12 | PS3, Xbox 360 |
| 28 | 29 | Mario Kart Wii | Wii |
| 29 | 24 | Red Dead Redemption | PS3, Xbox 360 |
| 30 | 26 | Homefront | PC, PS3, Xbox 360 |
| 31 | 29 | Sniper: Ghost Warrior | PC, PS3, Xbox 360 |
| 32 | 30 | GTA: Episodes from Liberty City | PS3, Xbox 360 |
| 33 | 36 | Skate 3 | PS3, Xbox 360 |
| 34 | 34 | Tiger Woods PGA Tour 12: The Masters | PS3, Wii, Xbox 360 |
| 35 | 13 | Star Fox 64 3D | 3DS |
| 36 | 31 | DiRT 3 | PC, PS3, Xbox 360 |
| 37 | 14 | EA Sports Active 2 | PS3, Wii, Xbox 360 |
| 38 | 35 | God of War Collection Volume 2 | PS3 |
| 39 | Re-entry | Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 | PC, PS3, Xbox 360 |
| 40 | 28 | Wii Fit Plus | Wii |
http://www.eurogamer.net/articles/2011-09-26-uk-top-40-gears-3-reigns-supreme
