'Heists' update propells GTA 5 back to top of chart

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GTA 5 has regained its place at the top of the all-format weekly chart.

Rockstar's open-world action game tops the chart for its eighth week in total, replacing Dying Light as the new number one.

The game's 49% increase in weekly sales coincides with the release of GTA Online's 'Heists' update.

It is followed by Dying Light in second, FIFA 15 in third, Minecraft Xbox Edition in fourth and DmC: Definitive Edition, which makes its chart debut at five.

Sniper Elite 3: Ultimate Edition is this week's second highest new entry at ten, charting below Evolve and Zombie Army Trilogy.

Elsewhere, BAFTA winner Destiny drops to 18, above The Legend of Zelda: Majora's Mask 3D and LEGO Batman 3: Beyond Gotham.

The top 20 in full:
1. (2) Grand Theft Auto 5 (Rockstar)
2. (1) Dying Light (Warner Bros)
3. (3) FIFA 15 (EA Sports)
4. (6) Minecraft: Xbox Edition (Microsoft)
5. (-) DmC: Definitive Edition (Capcom)
6. (4) Call of Duty: Advanced Warfare (Activision)
7. (10) Minecraft: PlayStation Edition (Sony)
8. (9) Evolve (2K Games)
9. (8) Zombie Army Trilogy (Rebellion)
10. (-) Sniper Elite 3: Ultimate Edition (505 Games)
11. (5) Dragon Ball XenoVerse (Bandai Namco)
12. (13) WWE 2K15 (2K Sports)
13. (14) Terraria (505 Games)
14. (15) Forza Horizon 2 (Microsoft)
15. (11) Far Cry 4 (Ubisoft)
16. (19) The Crew (Ubisoft)
17. (17) Disney Infinity 2.0 (Disney)
18. (12) Destiny (Activision)
19. (16) The Legend of Zelda: Majora's Mask (Nintendo)
20. (-) LEGO Batman 3: Beyond Gotham (Warner Bros.)

Leisure software charts compiled by Chart Track, (C) 2014 Ukie Ltd.