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GTA 5 has secured its third consecutive week as the all-format number one.

GTA 5 has now topped the chart for seven weeks since first launching on Xbox 360 and PS3 in 2013.

Rockstar’s open-world action game has now racked up more weeks at the top of the chart than any previous Grand Theft Auto game.

Call of Duty: Advanced Warfare and FIFA 15 swap places in second and third, while Saints Row 4: Re-elected and its ‘Gat out of Hell’ expansion enter in fourth.

Surprisingly, Call of Duty: Ghosts re-enters the chart at five. Sales were boosted by 401% following a retailer promotion.

Rugby 15 is this week’s second highest new entry at eight. It is sandwiched between Minecraft on Xbox and PlayStation.

The top 20 in full:
1. (1) Grand Theft Auto 5 (Rockstar)
2. (3) Call of Duty: Advanced Warfare (Activision)
3. (2) FIFA 15 (EA Sports)
4. (-) Saints Row 4: Re-elected/Gat out of Hell (Koch Media)
5. (-) Call of Duty: Ghosts (Activision)
6. (4) Far Cry 4 (Ubisoft)
7. (5) Minecraft: Xbox Edition (Microsoft)
8. (-) Rugby 15 (Koch Media)
9. (7) Minecraft: PlayStation Edition (Sony)
10. (6) The Crew (Ubisoft)
11. (9) Destiny (Activision)
12. (8) Assassin’s Creed Unity (Ubisoft)
13. (10) LEGO Batman 3: Beyond Gotham (Warner Bros)
14. (14) Dragon’s Age Inquisition (Electronic Arts)
15. (-) WWE 2K15 (2K Sports)
16. (11) Assassin’s Creed Black Flag (Ubisoft)
17. (13) Just Dance 2015 (Ubisoft)
18. (18) Middle-earth: Shadow of Mordor (Warner Bros)
19. (12) Watch Dogs (Ubisoft)
20. (15) Super Smash Bros (Nintendo)

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

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GTA 5 has retained its place at the top of the all-format sales chart.

After returning to the top of the chart last week, Rockstar’s open-world action game comfortably remains number one for its sixth week overall.

It is followed by FIFA 15, which overtakes Call of Duty: Advanced Warfare to take second.

Far Cry 4 remains fourth, above Minecraft: Xbox Edition in fifth and The Crew in sixth.

Minecraft: PlayStation Edition, Assassin’s Creed Unity, Destiny and LEGO Batman 3: Beyond Gotham also chart in the top ten.

Elsewhere, Watch Dogs re-enters at 12, Football Manager 2015 at 17 and Alien Isolation at 20.

The top 20 in full:
1. (1) Grand Theft Auto 5 (Rockstar)
2. (3) FIFA 15 (EA Sports)
3. (2) Call of Duty: Advanced Warfare (Activision)
4. (4) Far Cry 4 (Ubisoft)
5. (8) Minecraft: Xbox Edition (Microsoft)
6. (5) The Crew (Ubisoft)
7. (7) Minecraft: PlayStation Edition (Sony)
8. (6) Assassin’s Creed Unity (Ubisoft)
9. (9) Destiny (Activision)
10. (13) LEGO Batman 3: Beyond Gotham (Warner Bros)
11. (11) Assassin’s Creed Black Flag (Ubisoft)
12. (-) Watch Dogs (Ubisoft)
13. (-) Just Dance 2015 (Ubisoft)
14. (19) Dragon’s Age Inquisition (Electronic Arts)
15. (18) Super Smash Bros (Nintendo)
16. (20) Assassin’s Creed Rogue (Ubisoft)
17. (-) Football Manager 2015 (Sega)
18. (10) Middle-earth: Shadow of Mordor (Warner Bros)
19. (15) Forza Horizon 2 (Microsoft)
20. (-) Alien Isolation (Sega)

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

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FIFA 15 has been named the best-selling game of 2014 in the UK, followed by Call of Duty: Advanced Warfare and Grand Theft Auto 5.

The figures, published by MCV, indicate that Ubisoft claimed more spaces in the top 100 than any other publisher, releasing 12 of the year’s biggest sellers.

Electronic Arts, which also secured the number seven slot with FIFA 14, came second with nine games in the top 100.

Nine games on the chart were original properties, with Destiny the best-selling new brand of the year in fourth, and Watch Dogs biting at its heels in fifth.

There were a few surprises in store as DriveClub emerged as the best-selling PS4 exclusive and managed to outsell Xbox rival Forza Horizon, despite being plagued by technical issues at launch.

Alien Isolation and Dragon Age Inquisition were notable absentees from the top 30, ranking at 34 and 35 respectively.

The chart data was based on sales figures for boxed products only, compiled by Chart-Track and UKIE.

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GTA 5 has returned to the top of the UK all-format sales chart.

Despite breaking countless sales records, Rockstar’s open-world action game tops the chart for only its fifth week in total, one less than Call of Duty: Advanced Warfare in second.

FIFA 15 follows in third, while Far Cry 4, The Crew and Assassin’s Creed Unity occupy four, five and six.

Unity is one of three Assassin’s Creed games in the top 20, with Black Flag re-entering at 11 thanks to a spike in bundle sales.

Assassin’s Creed Rogue props up the chart at 20, below Super Smash Bros and Dragon’s Age Inquisition.

The top 20 in full:
1. (2) Grand Theft Auto 5 (Rockstar)
2. (1) Call of Duty: Advanced Warfare (Activision)
3. (3) FIFA 15 (EA Sports)
4. (4) Far Cry 4 (Ubisoft)
5. (6) The Crew (Ubisoft)
6. (5) Assassin’s Creed Unity (Ubisoft)
7. (11) Minecraft: PlayStation Edition (Sony)
8. (10) Minecraft: Xbox Edition (Microsoft)
9. (7) Destiny (Activision)
10. (13) Middle-earth: Shadow of Mordor (Warner Bros)
11. (-) Assassin’s Creed Black Flag (Ubisoft)
12. (9) Driveclub (Sony)
13. (12) LEGO Batman 3: Beyond Gotham (Warner Bros)
14. (15) The Evil Within (Bethesda)
15. (14) Forza Horizon 2 (Microsoft)
16. (18) Halo: The Master Chief Collection (Microsoft)
17. (8) WWE 2K15 (Take-Two)
18. (20) Super Smash Bros (Nintendo)
19. (-) Dragon’s Age Inquisition (Electronic Arts)
20. (19) Assassin’s Creed Rogue (Ubisoft)

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

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Call of Duty: Advanced Warfare has topped the all-format gaming chart for its sixth week.

Activision’s first-person shooter has now topped the game chart for one week more than its predecessor Call of Duty: Ghosts.

It is once again followed by Grand Theft Auto 5 in second and FIFA 15 in third. The top three games experienced respective weekly sales drops of 51%, 48% and 57%.

A Ubisoft triple-bill of Far Cry 4, Assassin’s Creed Unity and The Crew chart at four, five and six, while Destiny and WWE 2K15 follow at seven and eight.

Driveclub and Minecraft: Xbox Edition complete this week’s top ten.

Elsewhere, Wii U exclusive Captain Toad: Treasure Tracker is this week’s only new entry, debuting at 16.

The top 20 in full:
1. (1) Call of Duty: Advanced Warfare (Activision)
2. (2) Grand Theft Auto 5 (Rockstar)
3. (3) FIFA 15 (EA Sports)
4. (5) Far Cry 4 (Ubisoft)
5. (4) Assassin’s Creed Unity (Ubisoft)
6. (6) The Crew (Ubisoft)
7. (11) Destiny (Activision)
8. (12) WWE 2K15 (Take-Two)
9. (7) Driveclub (Sony)
10. (8) Minecraft: Xbox Edition (Microsoft)
11. (9) Minecraft: PlayStation Edition (Sony)
12. (10) LEGO Batman 3: Beyond Gotham (Warner Bros)
13. (16) Middle-earth: Shadow of Mordor (Warner Bros)
14. (18) Forza Horizon 2 (Microsoft)
15. (14) The Evil Within (Bethesda)
16. (-) Captain Toad: Treasure Tracker (Nintendo)
17. (13) LittleBigPlanet 3 (Sony)
18. (19) Halo: The Master Chief Collection (Microsoft)
19. (17) Assassin’s Creed Rogue (Ubisoft)
20. (20) Super Smash Bros (Nintendo)

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

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Call of Duty: Advanced Warfare will see in the New Year as the all-format number one.

Having previously topped the chart at Christmas, Activision’s first-person shooter will be the first number one of 2015 thanks to a 20 per cent increase in weekly sales.

A 33 per cent sales spike sees GTA 5 climb to second, above FIFA 15 in third.

FIFA 15‘s position in third place means that for the first time since 2009, EA’s footballing franchise doesn’t occupy a top-two spot at the start of a year.

Elsewhere, an Ubisoft triple-bill of Assassin’s Creed Unity, Far Cry 4 and The Crew occupy four, five and six, above Driveclub in seventh and Minecraft at eight.

At the tail-end of the chart, Forza Horizon 2 and Halo: The Master Chief Collection re-enter at 18 and 19, respectively.

The top 20 in full:
1. (1) Call of Duty: Advanced Warfare (Activision)
2. (3) Grand Theft Auto 5 (Rockstar)
3. (2) FIFA 15 (EA Sports)
4. (5) Assassin’s Creed Unity (Ubisoft)
5. (4) Far Cry 4 (Ubisoft)
6. (6) The Crew (Ubisoft)
7. (12) Driveclub (Sony)
8. (8) Minecraft: Xbox Edition (Microsoft)
9. (9) Minecraft: PlayStation Edition (Sony)
10. (10) LEGO Batman 3: Beyond Gotham (Warner Bros)
11. (7) Destiny (Activision)
12. (13) WWE 2K15 (Take-Two)
13. (20) LittleBigPlanet 3 (Sony)
14. (14) The Evil Within (Bethesda)
15. (11) Just Dance 2015 (Ubisoft)
16. (17) Middle-earth: Shadow of Mordor (Warner Bros)
17. (15) Assassin’s Creed Rogue (Ubisoft)
18. (-) Forza Horizon 2 (Microsoft)
19. (-) Halo: The Master Chief Collection (Microsoft)
20. (16) Super Smash Bros (Nintendo)

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

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Call of Duty: Advanced Warfare is 2014’s Christmas number one.

This year’s entry is the fifth in the long-running shooter franchise to take the coveted title.

It beat FIFA 15 to the top spot in part due to a well-timed retail promotion, a tactic FIFA 14 used to beat Call of Duty: Ghosts to the Christmas number one spot last year, according to GfK Chart-Track.

GTA 5 is in third place, followed by Far Cry 4 and Assassin’s Creed Unity in fourth and fifth respectively.

Elsewhere, The Crew climbed five places from 11th to 6th following a price cut – the PS4 version is £15 cheaper than last week – while Destiny, two versions of Minecraft and LEGO Batman 3: Beyond Gotham complete the top ten.

The top 20 in full:
1. (2) Call of Duty: Advanced Warfare (Activision)
2. (1) FIFA 15 (EA Sports)
3. (3) Grand Theft Auto 5 (Rockstar)
4. (4) Far Cry 4 (Ubisoft)
5. (10) Assassin’s Creed Unity (Ubisoft)
6. (11) The Crew (Ubisoft)
7. (9) Destiny (Activision)
8. (7) Minecraft: Xbox Edition (Microsoft)
9. (8) Minecraft: PlayStation Edition (Sony)
10. (5) LEGO Batman 3: Beyond Gotham (Warner Bros)
11. (6) Just Dance 2015 (Ubisoft)
12. (13) Driveclub (Sony)
13. (12) WWE 2K15 (Take-Two)
14. (16) The Evil Within (Bethesda)
15. (27) Assassin’s Creed Rogue (Ubisoft)
16. (15) Super Smash Bros (Nintendo)
17. (20) Middle-earth: Shadow of Mordor (Warner Bros)
18. (17) Dragon Age: Inquisition (Electronic Arts)
19. (29) Assassin’s Creed 4: Black Flag (Ubisoft)
20. (22) LittleBigPlanet 3 (Sony)

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

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FIFA 15 is one step closer to topping the all-format sales chart for Christmas.

Despite a 21% drop in weekly sales, EA’s annual football sim tops the gaming chart for a second week running and its eighth week since launching in September.

FIFA 15 is once again followed by Call of Duty: Advanced Warfare in second, GTA 5 in third, Far Cry 4 in fourth and LEGO Batman 3 in fifth.

Just Dance 2015 is one of this week’s biggest movers, climbing from 11 to six, above a Minecraft double-header and Destiny, which also benefits from a surge in sales thanks to the release of ‘The Dark Below’ expansion.

Assassin’s Creed Unity rounds off the top ten, charting above The Crew and WWE 2K15.

The top 20 in full:
1. (1) FIFA 15 (EA Sports)
2. (2) Call of Duty: Advanced Warfare (Activision)
3. (3) Grand Theft Auto 5 (Rockstar)
4. (4) Far Cry 4 (Ubisoft)
5. (5) LEGO Batman 3: Beyond Gotham (Warner Bros)
6. (11) Just Dance 2015 (Ubisoft)
7. (8) Minecraft: Xbox 360 Edition (Microsoft)
8. (9) Minecraft: PlayStation Edition (Sony)
9. (16) Destiny (Activision)
10. (7) Assassin’s Creed Unity (Ubisoft)
11. (6) The Crew (Ubisoft)
12. (19) WWE 2K15 (Take-Two)
13. (10) Driveclub (Sony)
14. (18) Halo: The Master Chief Collection (Microsoft)
15. (14) Super Smash Bros (Nintendo)
16. (-) The Evil Within (Bethesda)
17. (-) Dragon Age: Inquisition (Electronic Arts)
18. (-) Forza Horizon 2 (Microsoft)
19. (-) Skylanders Trap Team (Activision)
20. (12) Middle-earth: Shadow of Mordor (Warner Bros)

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

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FIFA 15 has reclaimed the all-format top spot from Call of Duty: Advanced Warfare.

The football simulation tops the chart for the first time in six weeks, placing above Advanced Warfare in second and GTA 5 in third.

The Crew is this week’s highest new entry, debuting in sixth place below Far Cry 4 and LEGO Batman 3, the latter of which jumps 14 place following a recent retailer promotion.

The majority of The Crew sales were made on PS4 (59%). The Xbox One version accounts for 33% of sales, the Xbox 360 edition 8%, while the PC release made up just 1% of overall sales.

Ubisoft’s Just Dance 2015 also makes an appearance in the top 20, charting between Driveclub and Middle-earth: Shadow of Mordor at 11.

The top 20 in full:
1. (2) FIFA 15 (EA Sports)
2. (1) Call of Duty: Advanced Warfare (Activision)
3. (3) Grand Theft Auto 5 (Rockstar)
4. (4) Far Cry 4 (Ubisoft)
5. (19) LEGO Batman 3: Beyond Gotham (Warner Bros)
6. (-) The Crew (Ubisoft)
7. (5) Assassin’s Creed Unity (Ubisoft)
8. (10) Minecraft: Xbox 360 Edition (Microsoft)
9. (12) Minecraft: PlayStation Edition (Sony)
10. (8) Driveclub (Sony)
11. (-) Just Dance 2015 (Ubisoft)
12. (11) Middle-earth: Shadow of Mordor (Warner Bros)
13. (6) Pokemon Omega Ruby (Nintendo)
14. (13) Super Smash Bros (Nintendo)
15. (14) Disney Infinity 2.0 (Disney Interactive Studios)
16. (17) Destiny (Activision)
17. (7) Pokemon Alpha Sapphire (Nintendo)
18. (-) Halo: The Master Chief Collection (Microsoft)
19. (20) WWE 2K15 (Take-Two)
20. (9) Assassin’s Creed 4 (Ubisoft)

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

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Call of Duty: Advanced Warfare has reclaimed the all-format top spot from GTA 5.

The latest Call of Duty benefits from a 110% increase in sales thanks to Black Friday discounts on Xbox 360 and PS3 versions.

The Xbox 360 version accounted for 46% of Advanced Warfare sales, while the PS3 edition accounts for 22% of sales.

Sales of Advanced Warfare are the largest ever for a game on Black Friday week.

FIFA 15 benefits from an 84% sales increase to take second, while GTA 5 drops to third.

Pokemon: Omega Ruby is this week’s highest new entry at six, followed by Alpha Sapphire with 2,400 fewer sales in seventh.

Combined, the games would have entered in third. They are also the biggest-selling Pokemon titles at launch, beating the previous record held by Pokemon Black and White in 2011.

Elsewhere, Driveclub climbs 25 places from 33 to eight, following a 999% increase in sales thanks to Black Friday console bundle sales.

The release of Super Smash Bros on Wii U sees the title climb to 13, while LittleBigPlanet makes its chart debut at 18.

The top 20 in full:
1. (3) Call of Duty: Advanced Warfare (Activision)
2. (4) FIFA 15 (EA Sports)
3. (1) Grand Theft Auto 5 (Rockstar)
4. (2) Far Cry 4 (Ubisoft)
5. (6) Assassin’s Creed Unity (Ubisoft)
6. (-) Pokemon Omega Ruby (Nintendo)
7. (-) Pokemon Alpha Sapphire (Nintendo)
8. (-) Driveclub (Sony)
9. (18) Assassin’s Creed 4 (Ubisoft)
10. (14) Minecraft: Xbox 360 Edition (Microsoft)
11. (11) Middle-earth: Shadow of Mordor (Warner Bros)
12. (9) Minecraft: PlayStation Edition (Sony)
13. (-) Super Smash Bros (Nintendo)
14. (15) Disney Infinity 2.0 (Disney Interactive Studios)
15. (16) Skylanders Trap Team (Activision)
16. (5) Dragon Age: Inquisition (Electronic Arts)
17. (13) Destiny (Activision)
18. (-) LittleBigPlanet 3 (Sony)
19. (8) LEGO Batman 3: Beyond Gotham (Warner Bros)
20. (7) WWE 2K15 (Take-Two)

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

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