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Destiny has seen the biggest ever new franchise launch in the UK, according to GfK Chart-Track.

The Bungie-developed, online-only game beats a record set by Ubisoft’s Watch Dogs earlier this year.

The game saw an even split on PlayStation and Xbox, with PS4 selling the most with 46%, followed by 36% on Xbox One, 14% on Xbox 360 and PS3 4%.

Meanwhile, last week’s number one The Sims 4 drops to second place ahead of Watch Dogs in third, while Call of Duty: Ghosts is in fifth.

The Last of Us: Remastered and Minecraft: Xbox 360 Edition split one place each to fifth and sixth.

There are two other new entries in the top ten, with NHL 15 and Naruto Ultimate Ninja Storm Revolution debuting in seventh and 10th respectively.

Meanwhile, Infamous: Last Light‘s retail release debuted in 17th place, while retailer promotions for The Borderlands Collection and Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim Legendary see them both re-enter the top 40 in 24th and 29th.

Last week Activision claimed Destiny was the biggest ever new franchise launch, selling a combined $500m through to retailers and digital stores.

In 2013, Call of Duty: Ghosts shipped $1 billion worth of units to retail, while GTA 5 generated $1 billion in three days to become the fastest-selling entertainment product.

The top 20 in full:
1. (-) Destiny (Activision)
2. (1) The Sims 4 (Electronic Arts)
3. (2) Watch Dogs (Ubisoft)
4. (6) Call of Duty: Ghosts (Activision)
5. (4) The Last of Us Remastered (Sony)
6. (7) Minecraft: Xbox 360 Edition (Microsoft)
7. (-) NHL 15 (EA)
8. (8) Plants vs Zombies: Garden Warfare (EA Games)
9. (9) Minecraft: PlayStation 3 Edition (Sony)
10. (-) Naruto Ultimate Ninja Storm Revolution (Namco Bandai)
11. (10) Grand Theft Auto V (Rockstar)
12. (12) The LEGO Movie Videogame (Warner Bros Interactive)
13. (5) Diablo 3: Ultimate Evil Edition (Blizzard)
14. (3) Metro Redux (Deep Silver)
15. (13) Titanfall (EA Games)
16. (15) Tomodachi Life (Nintendo)
17. (-) Infamous: First Light (Sony)
18. (11) Madden NFL 15 (EA Sports)
19. (17) Terraria (505 Games)
20. (19) Sniper Elite 3 (505 Games)

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

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The Sims 4 has topped the all-format weekly chart in its first week on sale.

The latest entry in The Sims franchise becomes the first PC game to top the chart since Guild Wars 2 back in 2012.

It is followed by Ubisoft’s Watch Dogs, which climbs seven places from nine to two after receiving a price cut on Xbox 360 and PS3.

Metro Redux drops to third, ahead of The Last of Us Remastered and Diablo 3: Ultimate Evil Edition.

Other games in the top ten include Call of Duty: Ghosts, Plants vs Zombies: Garden Warfare, Grand Theft Auto 5 and Xbox 360 and PS3 versions of Minecraft.

The top 20 in full:
1. (-) The Sims 4 (Electronic Arts)
2. (9) Watch Dogs (Ubisoft)
3. (1) Metro Redux (Deep Silver)
4. (3) The Last of Us Remastered (Sony)
5. (2) Diablo 3: Ultimate Evil Edition (Blizzard)
6. (5) Call of Duty: Ghosts (Activision)
7. (8) Minecraft: Xbox 360 Edition (Microsoft)
8. (4) Plants vs Zombies: Garden Warfare (EA Games)
9. (11) Minecraft: PlayStation 3 Edition (Sony)
10. (7) Grand Theft Auto V (Rockstar)
11. (6) Madden NFL 15 (EA Sports)
12. (12) The LEGO Movie Videogame (Warner Bros Interactive)
13. (10) Titanfall (EA Games)
14. (-) Wolfenstein: The New Order (Bethesda)
15. (14) Tomodachi Life (Nintendo)
16. (20) LEGO Marvel Super Heroes (Warner Bros Interactive)
17. (16) Terraria (505 Games)
18. (19) Assassin’s Creed IV: Black Flag (Ubisoft)
19. (15) Sniper Elite 3 (505 Games)
20. (17) Battlefield 4 (EA Games)

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

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Metro Redux has overtaken Diablo 3: Ultimate Edition at the top of the all-format chart.

The Metro bundle, which contains remastered versions of Metro 2033 and Metro: Last Light, sold 56% of its copies on PS4, 43% on Xbox One and only 1% on PC.

Diablo 3 drops to second, above The Last of Us Remastered in third and Plants vs Zombies: Garden Warfare in fourth.

Madden NFL 15 is this week’s second highest new entry at six, charting between heavyweights such as Call of Duty: Ghosts and GTA 5 at five and seven.

As fans wait for the next instalment of the football franchise, FIFA 14 drops to its lowest chart position of 18, above Assassin’s Creed 4 and LEGO Marvel Super Heroes.

The top 20 in full:
1. (-) Metro Redux (Deep Silver)
2. (1) Diablo 3: Ultimate Evil Edition (Blizzard)
3. (2) The Last of Us Remastered (Sony)
4. (3) Plants vs Zombies: Garden Warfare (EA Games)
5. (5) Call of Duty: Ghosts (Activision)
6. (-) Madden NFL 15 (EA Sports)
7. (9) Grand Theft Auto V (Rockstar)
8. (4) Minecraft: Xbox 360 Edition (Microsoft)
9. (6) Watch Dogs (Ubisoft)
10. (11) Titanfall (EA Games)
11. (7) Minecraft: PlayStation 3 Edition (Sony)
12. (8) The LEGO Movie Videogame (Warner Bros Interactive)
13. (17) Forza Motorsport 5 (Microsoft)
14. (15) Tomodachi Life (Nintendo)
15. (14) Sniper Elite 3 (505 Games)
16. (19) Terraria (505 Games)
17. (13) Battlefield 4 (EA Games)
18. (12) FIFA 14 (EA Sports)
19. (18) Assassin’s Creed IV: Black Flag (Ubisoft)
20. (16) LEGO Marvel Super Heroes (Warner Bros Interactive)

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

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Diablo 3: Ultimate Evil Edition has ended The Last of Us Remastered‘s all-format chart reign.

The PS4 version of Blizzard’s action role-playing game is the biggest launching console version to date, outselling the original Xbox 360 console release by 500 units during the same week one launch period.

The Ultimate Evil Edition sold 47% of its units on PS4, 32% on Xbox One, 13% on Xbox 360 and 8% on PS3.

Naughty Dog’s updated version of The Last of Us drops to second, above Plants vs Zombies: Garden Warfare, which climbs to third after launching on PlayStation consoles.

Minecraft: Xbox 360 Edition and Call of Duty: Ghosts drop to fourth and fifth, while Watch Dogs falls to sixth, its lowest position since launch.

New releases include Tales of Xillia 2, which enters at ten above an EA double-header of Titanfall and FIFA 14.

The top 20 in full:
1. (-) Diablo 3: Ultimate Evil Edition (Blizzard)
2. (1) The Last of Us Remastered (Sony)
3. (15) Plants vs Zombies: Garden Warfare (EA Games)
4. (3) Minecraft: Xbox 360 Edition (Microsoft)
5. (4) Call of Duty: Ghosts (Activision)
6. (2) Watch Dogs (Ubisoft)
7. (5) Minecraft: PlayStation 3 Edition (Sony)
8. (6) The LEGO Movie Videogame (Warner Bros Interactive)
9. (8) Grand Theft Auto V (Rockstar)
10. (-) Tales of Xillia 2 (Bandai Namco)
11. (10) Titanfall (EA Games)
12. (7) FIFA 14 (EA Sports)
13. (9) Battlefield 4 (EA Games)
14. (11) Sniper Elite 3 (505 Games)
15. (12) Tomodachi Life (Nintendo)
16. (14) LEGO Marvel Super Heroes (Warner Bros Interactive)
17. (16) Forza Motorsport 5 (Microsoft)
18. (13) Assassin’s Creed IV: Black Flag (Ubisoft)
19. (17) Terraria (505 Games)
20. (19) Skate 3 (Electronic Arts)

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

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The Last of Us Remastered has retained its place at the top of the all-format chart for a third week running.

It continues to be shadowed by Watch Dogs in second, while Minecraft: Xbox 360 Edition climbs two places to third – its joint highest chart position of the year so far.

Call of Duty: Ghosts benefits from a 7% increase in sales to climb to fourth, above Minecraft: PS3 Edition and The LEGO Movie Videogame.

Outside of the top ten, Forza Motorsport 5 re-enters at 16, while Skate 3 also re-enters at 19.

New release Risen 3: Titan Lords fails to make the top 20 in the all-format chart, instead entering the individual PS3 and Xbox 360 charts.

The top 20 in full:
1. (1) The Last of Us Remastered (Sony)
2. (2) Watch Dogs (Ubisoft)
3. (5) Minecraft: Xbox 360 Edition (Microsoft)
4. (8) Call of Duty: Ghosts (Activision)
5. (7) Minecraft: PlayStation 3 Edition (Sony)
6. (6) The LEGO Movie Videogame (Warner Bros Interactive)
7. (3) FIFA 14 (EA Sports)
8. (4) Grand Theft Auto V (Rockstar)
9. (9) Battlefield 4 (EA Games)
10. (12) Titanfall (EA Games)
11. (10) Sniper Elite 3 (505 Games)
12. (11) Tomodachi Life (Nintendo)
13. (13) Assassin’s Creed IV: Black Flag (Ubisoft)
14. (14) LEGO Marvel Super Heroes (Warner Bros Interactive)
15. (16) Plants vs Zombies: Garden Warfare (EA Games)
16. (-) Forza Motorsport 5 (Microsoft)
17. (17) Terraria (505 Games)
18. (19) Wolfenstein: The New Order (Bethesda Softworks)
19. (-) Skate 3 (Electronic Arts)
20. (20) Mario Kart 8 (Nintendo)

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

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The Last of Us Remastered has retained its place at the top of the all-format gaming chart.

Despite a 55% drop in weekly sales, Naughty Dog’s upgraded adventure easily holds off Watch Dogs in second and FIFA 14 in third.

Benefitting from a retailer promotion, Grand Theft Auto 5 climbs six places to fourth, above Minecraft: Xbox 360 Edition and The LEGO Movie Videogame.

Ultra Street Fighter 4 is this week’s only new release at 15, charting between LEGO Marvel Super Heroes and Plants vs Zombies: Garden Warfare.

Ahead of the company’s annual Summerslam event, WWE 2K14 re-enters the chart at 18, one spot below Terraria.

The top 20 in full:
1. (1) The Last of Us Remastered (Sony)
2. (2) Watch Dogs (Ubisoft)
3. (3) FIFA 14 (EA Sports)
4. (10) Grand Theft Auto V (Rockstar)
5. (5) Minecraft: Xbox 360 Edition (Microsoft)
6. (4) The LEGO Movie Videogame (Warner Bros Interactive)
7. (6) Minecraft: PlayStation 3 Edition (Sony)
8. (8) Call of Duty: Ghosts (Activision)
9. (9) Battlefield 4 (EA Games)
10. (7) Sniper Elite 3 (505 Games)
11. (12) Tomodachi Life (Nintendo)
12. (11) Titanfall (EA Games)
13. (13) Assassin’s Creed IV: Black Flag (Ubisoft)
14. (14) LEGO Marvel Super Heroes (Warner Bros Interactive)
15. (-) Ultra Street Fighter 4 (Capcom)
16. (15) Plants vs Zombies: Garden Warfare (EA Games)
17. (19) Terraria (505 Games)
18. (-) WWE 2K14 (2K Sports)
19. (17) Wolfenstein: The New Order (Bethesda Softworks)
20. (16) Mario Kart 8 (Nintendo)

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

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The Last of Us Remastered has stormed to the top of the all-format gaming chart.

Naughty Dog’s survival horror on PlayStation 4 becomes the fifth biggest launch of the year so far, and replaces Watch Dogs at number one.

Watch Dogs drops to second, followed by FIFA 14 and The Lego Movie Videogame. Minecraft: Xbox 360 Edition rounds up the top five, edging out the PS3 version.

Tomodachi Life remains Nintendo’s highest-charting game at number 12, just behind Titanfall.

Need for Speed: Rivals re-enters the top 20, while Transformers: Rise of the Dark Spark and Pokemon Black Version drop out.

All of the top ten titles, with the exception of Grand Theft Auto 5, experienced an increase in sales.

The top 20 in full:
1. (-) The Last of Us Remastered (Sony)
2. (1) Watch Dogs (Ubisoft)
3. (2) FIFA 14 (EA Sports)
4. (5) The LEGO Movie Videogame (Warner Bros Interactive)
5. (3) Minecraft: Xbox 360 Edition (Microsoft)
6. (6) Minecraft: PlayStation 3 Edition (Sony)
7. (4) Sniper Elite 3 (505 Games)
8. (9) Call of Duty: Ghosts (Activision)
9. (10) Battlefield 4 (EA Games)
10. (7) Grand Theft Auto V (Rockstar)
11. (8) Titanfall (EA Games)
12. (11) Tomodachi Life (Nintendo)
13. (13) Assassin’s Creed IV: Black Flag (Ubisoft)
14. (14) LEGO Marvel Super Heroes (Warner Bros Interactive)
15. (15) Plants vs Zombies: Garden Warfare (EA Games)
16. (16) Mario Kart 8 (Nintendo)
17. (12) Wolfenstein: The New Order (Bethesda Softworks)
18. (18) EA Sports UFC (EA Sports)
19. (19) Terraria (505 Games)
20. (RE) Need for Speed: Rivals (EA Games)

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

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Watch Dogs has retained its place at the top of the all-format gaming chart.

Ubisoft’s open-world hacking release celebrates its third consecutive week as number one and its sixth week in total.

It is once again followed by FIFA 14 in second, while Minecraft Xbox 360 Edition climbs to third and Sniper Elite 3 moves up one place to fourth.

Coinciding with the DVD and Blu-ray release of The Lego Movie, the video game tie-in climbs seven places to take fifth.

Elsewhere, Terraria and Pokemon: Black re-enter the chart at 19 and 20.

A lack of new releases for the second week running sees the overall market drop by 3%. It’s the second lowest week for units sold and the lowest week in terms of overall revenue.

The top 20 in full:
1. (1) Watch Dogs (Ubisoft)
2. (2) FIFA 14 (Electronic Arts)
3. (6) Minecraft: Xbox 360 Edition (Microsoft)
4. (5) Sniper Elite 3 (505 Games)
5. (12) The LEGO Movie Videogame (Warner Bros Interactive)
6. (7) Minecraft: PS3 Edition (Sony)
7. (11) Grand Theft Auto 5 (Rockstar Games)
8. (8) Titanfall (Electronic Arts)
9. (3) Call of Duty: Ghosts (Activision)
10. (9) Battlefield 4 (Electronic Arts)
11. (14) Tomodachi Life (Nintendo)
12. (4) Wolfenstein: The New Order (Bethesda)
13. (13) Assassin’s Creed 4 (Ubisoft)
14. (16) LEGO Marvel Super Heroes (Warner Bros Interactive
15. (17) Plants vs Zombies: Garden Warfare (Electronic Arts)
16. (10) Mario Kart 8 (Nintendo)
17. (15) Transformers: Rise of the Dark Spark (Activision)
18. (18) EA Sports UFC (Electronic Arts)
19. (-) Terraria (505 Games)
20. (-) Pokemon Black Version (Nintendo)

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

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Watch Dogs has retained its place at the top of the all-format gaming chart.

Ubisoft’s open-world action game celebrates its fifth week at the top of the chart, despite a 12% drop in weekly sales.

It is followed by chart regulars FIFA 14 and Call of Duty: Ghosts, the latter of which climbs three spots to take third.

Wolfenstein: The New Order remains fourth, while Sniper Elite 3 and a Minecraft double-header chart at five, six and seven.

Mario Kart 8 climbs six places to re-enter the top ten, below Titanfall and Battlefield 4. Elsewhere, Football Manager 2014 re-enters the chart at 20.

With a lack of new releases, overall units sold are down by 10% on the previous week, as the market value drops by 14%.

The top 20 in full:
1. (1) Watch Dogs (Ubisoft)
2. (3) FIFA 14 (Electronic Arts)
3. (6) Call of Duty: Ghosts (Activision)
4. (4) Wolfenstein: The New Order (Bethesda)
5. (2) Sniper Elite 3 (505 Games)
6. (7) Minecraft: Xbox 360 Edition (Microsoft)
7. (8) Minecraft: PS3 Edition (Sony)
8. (5) Titanfall (Electronic Arts)
9. (10) Battlefield 4 (Electronic Arts)
10. (16) Mario Kart 8 (Nintendo)
11. (11) Grand Theft Auto 5 (Rockstar Games)
12. (14) The LEGO Movie Videogame (Warner Bros Interactive)
13. (13) Assassin’s Creed 4 (Ubisoft)
14. (9) Tomodachi Life (Nintendo)
15. (18) Transformers: Rise of the Dark Spark (Activision)
16. (19) LEGO Marvel Super Heroes (Warner Bros Interactive)
17. (17) Plants vs Zombies: Garden Warfare (Electronic Arts)
18. (12) EA Sports UFC (Electronic Arts)
19. (15) 2014 FIFA World Cup Brazil (Electronic Arts)
20. (26) Football Manager 2014 (Sega)

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

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Watch Dogs has returned to the top of the all-format gaming chart.

After a brief absence from the chart summit, Ubisoft’s open-world action game tops the chart for a fourth week.

Stealth-based shooter and former number one Sniper Elite 3 drops to second, above FIFA 14 and Wolfenstein: The New Order.

Elsewhere, Minecraft moves up the chart on both Xbox 360 and PS3, Tomodachi Life registers its highest chart position at nine, while a price promotion sees Battlefield 4 climb five places to ten.

Outside of the top-ten, 2014 FIFA World Cup Brazil drops seven places to 15, above Mario Kart 8 and Plants vs Zombies: Garden Warfare.

The top 20 in full:
1. (2) Watch Dogs (Ubisoft)
2. (1) Sniper Elite 3 (505 Games)
3. (3) FIFA 14 (Electronic Arts)
4. (5) Wolfenstein: The New Order (Bethesda)
5. (4) Titanfall (Electronic Arts)
6. (6) Call of Duty: Ghosts (Activision)
7. (10) Minecraft: Xbox 360 Edition (Microsoft)
8. (9) Minecraft: PS3 Edition (Sony)
9. (11) Tomodachi Life (Nintendo)
10. (15) Battlefield 4 (Electronic Arts)
11. (13) Grand Theft Auto 5 (Rockstar Games)
12. (7) EA Sports UFC (Electronic Arts)
13. (14) Assassin’s Creed 4 (Ubisoft)
14. (17) The LEGO Movie Videogame (Warner Bros Interactive)
15. (8) 2014 FIFA World Cup Brazil (Electronic Arts)
16. (12) Mario Kart 8 (Nintendo)
17. (20) Plants vs Zombies: Garden Warfare (Electronic Arts)
18. (18) Transformers: Rise of the Dark Spark (Activision)
19. (19) LEGO Marvel Super Heroes (Warner Bros Interactive)
20. (16) GRID Autosport (Codemasters)

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

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