UK Game Sales Continue to Slide

For Call of Duty 4, though, it's a sweet ride.

During the first full week of 2008 it was war that was preoccupying Britons. The latest stats from research firm Chart Track show Activision's modern day shooter Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare clambering back to the top of the pile.

The numerical victory for Activision is however blighted somewhat by the annual post-Christmas slowdown. All of the top places this week are down significantly over last week, with sales for FIFA 08, coming in at No. 2, falling by half. The Simpsons Game, Guitar Hero III: Legends of Rock and Pro Evolution Soccer 2008 are all down sharply too.

New blood is on the way though. EA is putting a final coat of wax on its new driving game, Burnout Paradise, which arrives for PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360 later this month. Capcom's Devil May Cry 4 is also due for both consoles early in February.

In the meantime, here are the Top 20 games across all formats for the week ending 12 January, as determined by Chart Track:

1. Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare (Activision)
2. FIFA 08 (EA)
3. Assassin's Creed (Ubisoft)
4. The Simpsons Game (EA)
5. Guitar Hero III: Legends of Rock (Activision)
6. Pro Evolution Soccer 2008 (Konami)
7. Need for Speed: ProStreet (EA)
8. Dr Kawashima's Brain Training (Nintendo)
9. More Brain Training From Dr Kawashima (Nintendo)
10. The Golden Compass (Sega)
11. Tiger Woods PGA Tour 08 (EA)
12. Cooking Mama (505)
13. WWE SmackDown Vs Raw 2008 (THQ)
14. Big Brain Academy: Wii Degree (Nintendo)
15. Super Mario Galaxy (Nintendo)
16. New Super Mario Bros (Nintendo)
17. Lego Star Wars: The Complete Saga (LucasArts)
18. Football Manager 2008 (Sega)
19. The Sims 2: Castaway (EA)
20. Kane & Lynch: Dead Men (Eidos)

Alex Wollenschlaeger
Editor, Kikizo