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Call of Duty: Black Ops II was 2012's biggest selling game of the year at UK retail.

The latest report from GfK Chart-Track reveals that the shooter pipped FIFA 13 to the No.1 spot. The two blockbusters are streaks ahead of the rest of the charts. Assassin's Creed III made third place, Halo 4 made No.4 while Hitman: Absolution rounds off the Top Five.

All five games were released in the last two months of the year.

The Top 20 Games of 2012:

1. Call of Duty: Black Ops II - Activision
2. FIFA 13 - Electronic Arts
3. Assassin's Creed III - Ubisoft
4. Halo 4 - Microsoft
5. Hitman Absolution - Square Enix
6. Just Dance 4 - Ubisoft
7. Far Cry 3 - Ubisoft
8. FIFA 12 - Electronic Arts
9. The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim - Bethesda
10. Borderlands 2 - 2K Games
11. Mass Effect 3 - Electronic Arts
12. LEGO Batman 2: DC Super Heroes - Warner Bros
13. Need for Speed: Most Wanted - Electronic Arts
14. FIFA Street - Electronic Arts
15. Mario & Sonic: London 2012 Olympic Games
16. Skylanders Giants - Activision
17. Battlefield 3 - Electronic Arts
18. Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 - Activision
19. Max Payne 3 - Rockstar
20. Sleeping Dogs - Square Enix

Hitman sold quite well there it seems. Good for them. Rest seem within expectations.

Mario & Sonic: London 2012 Olympic Games is Nintendo exclusive. Yes, great sales for Halo 4. 

skyrim is just a beast!! in the top 10 and it released last year! :O

One exclusive in the list just outlines how awful the exclusive offerings have been in 2012.

Surprised Far Cry and Hitmen are bigger than Mass Effect 3 and Borderlands 2. They are much smaller in global sales.

Vgchartz tracking in UK seems spot on, at least orderwise.

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Impressed by Sleeping Dogs here ! Excellent game.

AlsoI'd like to point out that it's the only new IP on this list. (bar the fact it's originaly a True Crime game ^^)

Is it only sale , or digital ?

Does FIFA 12 get the same plaudits? One place above Skyrim.

I thought Gran Turismo 5 and Forza 4 would be in the top 20.