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Titanfall is the all-format number one for a third week running, and the fourth since it launched in March.

Respawn’s shooter is once again followed by 2014 FIFA World Cup Brazil, which charts above Call of Duty: Ghosts, despite a 42% drop in sales for the football title.

With FIFA 14 charting at four, Plants vs Zombies: Garden Warfare in at nine and Battlefield 4 climbing to tenth, 50% of the top ten games are published by Electronic Arts.

At the tail-end of the chart, Disney Infinity and Batman: Arkham Origins climb five places a piece to re-enter at 19 and 20, below Thief and Dark Souls 2.

Elsewhere, Trials Fusion drops seven places to 14, above Infamous: Second Son and Metal Gear Solid: Ground Zeroes.

The top 20 in full:
1. (1) Titanfall (Electronic Arts)
2. (2) 2014 FIFA World Cup Brazil (Electronic Arts)
3. (5) Call of Duty: Ghosts (Activision)
4. (4) FIFA 14 (Electronic Arts)
5. (3) LEGO: The Hobbit (Warner Bros)
6. (8) Minecraft: Xbox 360 Edition (Microsoft)
7. (6) South Park: The Stick of Truth (Ubisoft)
8. (9) The LEGO Movie Videogame (Warner Bros Interactive)
9. (10) Plants vs Zombies: Garden Warfare (Electronic Arts)
10. (12) Battlefield 4 (Electronic Arts)
11. (11) Assassin’s Creed 4 (Ubisoft)
12. (17) LEGO Marvel Super Heroes (Warner Bros Interactive)
13. (14) Grand Theft Auto 5 (Rockstar Games)
14. (7) Trials Fusion (Ubisoft)
15. (15) Infamous: Second Son (Sony)
16. (16) Metal Gear Solid 5: Ground Zeroes (Konami)
17. (13) Thief (Square Enix)
18. (18) Dark Souls 2 (Namco Bandai)
19. (24) Disney Infinity (Disney Interactive Studios)
20. (25) Batman: Arkham Origins (Warner Bros Interactive)

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

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Titanfall has retained its place at the top of the all-format chart above 2014 FIFA World Cup Brazil.

EA’s latest World Cup tie-in makes its chart debut in second, having sold the majority of its copies on Xbox 360 (66%).

LEGO: The Hobbit drops to third, FIFA 14 falls to fourth, while Call of Duty: Ghosts holds on to fifth above South Park: The Stick of Truth.

Trials Fusion is this week’s second highest new entry at seven. Sales were almost evenly split among Xbox One and PS4.

Outside of the top ten, Final Fantasy XIV: A Realm Reborn re-enters at 20, below Kinect Sports Rivals and Dark Souls 2.

The top 20 in full:
1. (1) Titanfall (Electronic Arts)
2. (-) 2014 FIFA World Cup Brazil (EA Sports)
3. (2) LEGO: The Hobbit (Warner Bros)
4. (3) FIFA 14 (Electronic Arts)
5. (5) Call of Duty: Ghosts (Activision)
6. (4) South Park: The Stick of Truth (Ubisoft)
7. (-) Trials Fusion (Ubisoft)
8. (6) Minecraft: Xbox 360 Edition (Microsoft)
9. (7) The LEGO Movie Videogame (Warner Bros Interactive)
10. (8) Plants vs Zombies: Garden Warfare (Electronic Arts)
11. (9) Assassin’s Creed 4 (Ubisoft)
12. (12) Battlefield 4 (Electronic Arts)
13. (11) Thief (Square Enix)
14. (15) Grand Theft Auto 5 (Rockstar Games)
15. (13) Infamous: Second Son (Sony)
16. (10) Metal Gear Solid 5: Ground Zeroes (Konami)
17. (16) LEGO Marvel Super Heroes (Warner Bros Interactive)
18. (17) Dark Souls 2 (Namco Bandai)
19. (14) Kinect Sports Rivals (Microsoft)
20. (-) Final Fantasy XIV: A Realm Reborn (Square Enix)

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

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FIFA 14 has reappeared at the top of the UK all-format charts.

The EA game has seen a total of 11 weeks at the top spot, a feat only managed by four other titles previously; Who Wants to be a Millionaire, Wii Fit, Zumba Fitness and FIFA: Road to the World Cup 98.

FIFA 14 has beaten new entry The Elder Scrolls Online to the top spot, whose retail sales have seen it debut in second place.

Meanwhile, Titanfall remains in third for a third week running, while last week’s number one inFamous: Second Son drops to sixth.

Finally, Final Fantasy X/X-2 HD Remaster drops ten places from 10th to 20th position, while Diablo 3: Reaper of Souls goes from sixth to 37th.

The top 20 in full:
1. (4) FIFA 14 (Electronic Arts)
2. (-) The Elder Scrolls Online (Bethesda)
3. (3) Titanfall (Electronic Arts)
4. (8) Call of Duty: Ghosts (Activision)
5. (2) Metal Gear Solid 5: Ground Zeroes (Konami)
6. (1) Infamous: Second Son (Sony)
7. (5) The LEGO Movie Videogame (Warner Bros Interactive)
8. (7) South Park: The Stick of Truth (Ubisoft)
9. (9) Minecraft: Xbox 360 Edition (Microsoft)
10. (13) Battlefield 4 (Electronic Arts)
11. (11) Plants vs Zombies: Garden Warfare (Electronic Arts)
12. (17) Assassin’s Creed 4 (Ubisoft)
13. (14) Thief (Square Enix)
14. (18) Grand Theft Auto 5 (Rockstar Games)
15. (16) LEGO Marvel Super Heroes (Warner Bros Interactive)
16. (12) Dark Souls 2 (Namco Bandai)
17. (23) Rayman Legends (Ubisoft)
18. (15) Professor Layton vs Phoenix Wright (Capcom)
19. (20) Need for Speed: Rivals (Electronic Arts)
20. (10) Final Fantasy X/X-2 HD (Square Enix)

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

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Infamous: Second Son has held on to the all-format number one for a second week.

Sucker Punch’s open-world action game held off the challenge from Metal Gear Solid V: Ground Zeroes, which is a non-mover at two.

Titanfall remains at three, just 100 units behind Metal Gear.

Diablo III: Reaper of Souls is the only new entry in the top ten, entering at six. Retailer promotions see FIFA 14 rise back up to four, while The Lego Movie Videogame jumps to five.

The top 20 in full:
1. (1) Infamous: Second Son (Sony)
2. (2) Metal Gear Solid 5: Ground Zeroes (Konami)
3. (3) Titanfall (Electronic Arts)
4. (6) FIFA 14 (Electronic Arts)
5. (8) The LEGO Movie Videogame (Warner Bros Interactive)
6. (-) Diablo III: Reaper of Souls (Blizzard Entertainment)
7. (5) South Park: The Stick of Truth (Ubisoft)
8. (12) Call of Duty: Ghosts (Activision)
9. (10) Minecraft: Xbox 360 Edition (Microsoft)
10. (4) Final Fantasy X/X-2 HD (Square Enix)are Enix)
11. (9) Plants vs Zombies: Garden Warfare (Electronic Arts)
12. (7) Dark Souls 2 (Namco Bandai)
13. (13) Battlefield 4 (Electronic Arts)
14. (11) Thief (Square Enix)
15. (-) Professor Layton vs Phoenix Wright (Capcom)
16. (15) LEGO Marvel Super Heroes (Warner Bros Interactive)
17. (14) Assassin’s Creed 4 (Ubisoft)
18. (17) (14) Grand Theft Auto 5 (Rockstar Games)
19. (-) MXGP: The Official Motocross Videogame (Milestone)
20. (19) Need for Speed: Rivals (Electronic Arts)

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

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Infamous: Second Son is the brand new all-format number one.

Sucker Punch’s open-world action game is the second biggest week one launch on PS4 behind Killzone: Shadow Fall. It is the first PS4 exclusive to debut at the top of the chart.

It’s followed by Metal Gear Solid 5: Ground Zeroes in second and Titanfall in third. Nearly 60% of Metal Gear Solid sales were for PS4, compared to just 20% for Xbox One.

Final Fantasy X/X-2 HD is this week’s third and final new release at four, charting above South Park: The Stick of Truth and FIFA 14.

At the tail-end of the chart, Rayman Legends drops to 20, below Aliens: Colonial Marines and Need for Speed: Rivals.

The top 20 in full:
1. (-) Infamous: Second Son (Sony)
2. (-) Metal Gear Solid 5: Ground Zeroes (Konami)
3. (1) Titanfall (Electronic Arts)
4. (-) Final Fantasy X/X-2 HD (Square Enix)
5. (3) South Park: The Stick of Truth (Ubisoft)
6. (6) FIFA 14 (Electronic Arts)
7. (2) Dark Souls 2 (Namco Bandai)
8. (4) The LEGO Movie Videogame (Warner Bros Interactive)
9. (7) Plants vs Zombies: Garden Warfare (Electronic Arts)
10. (9) Minecraft: Xbox 360 Edition (Microsoft)
11. (5) Thief (Square Enix)
12. (8) Call of Duty: Ghosts (Activision)
13. (10) Battlefield 4 (Electronic Arts)
14. (11) Assassin’s Creed 4 (Ubisoft)
15. (13) LEGO Marvel Super Heroes (Warner Bros Interactive)
16. (12) Yoshi’s New Island (Nintendo)
17. (14) Grand Theft Auto 5 (Rockstar Games)
18. (15) Aliens: Colonial Marines (SEGA)
19. (18) Need for Speed: Rivals (Electronic Arts)
20. (16) Rayman Legends (Ubisoft)

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

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Titanfall is the brand new all-format number one and the biggest-selling release of 2014 so far.

The addition of an Xbox One Titanfall bundle and price cut has seen Microsoft’s console enjoy a 96% weekly sales boost.

It is followed by fellow new release Dark Souls 2 in second. From Software’s sequel has sold 20% more week-one copies than its 2011 predecessor.

South Park: The Stick of Truth drops to third, above former number one releases The LEGO Movie Videogame and Thief.

Elsewhere, Yoshi’s New Island makes its debut at 12, below chart regulars Battlefield 4 and Assassin’s Creed 4: Black Flag.

The top 20 in full:
1. (-) Titanfall (Electronic Arts)
2. (-) Dark Souls 2 (Namco Bandai)
3. (1) South Park: The Stick of Truth (Ubisoft)
4. (4) The LEGO Movie Videogame (Warner Bros Interactive)
5. (2) Thief (Square Enix)
6. (5) FIFA 14 (Electronic Arts)
7. (3) Plants vs Zombies: Garden Warfare (Electronic Arts)
8. (6) Call of Duty: Ghosts (Activision)
9. (7) Minecraft: Xbox 360 Edition (Microsoft)
10. (8) Battlefield 4 (Electronic Arts)
11. (10) Assassin’s Creed 4 (Ubisoft)
12. (-) Yoshi’s New Island (Nintendo)
13. (9) LEGO Marvel Super Heroes (Warner Bros Interactive)
14. (12) Grand Theft Auto 5 (Rockstar Games)
15. (14) Aliens: Colonial Marines (SEGA)
16. (11) Rayman Legends (Ubisoft)
17. (16) Forza Motorsport 5 (Microsoft)
18. (13) Need for Speed: Rivals (Electronic Arts)
19. (21) Pac-Man and the Ghostly Adventures (Namco Bandai)
20. (-) Killzone: Shadow Fall (Sony)

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

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The new South Park tie-in was the best-selling video game in the UK last week, as the new consoles gave way for one of the final big last gen-only releases.

Since it’s a) South Park and b) a really good game there never seemed much danger of The Stick Of Truth not getting to number number one this week, even though it’s not on next gen formats.

As Chart-Track point out it’s the first role-playing game to hit number one since Ni No Kuni early last year, although its role-playing qualities are unlikely to be the primary reason most people bought it.

As the only game in the top 10, other than Minecraft, not to be on Xbox One or PlayStation 4 the game saw 53 per cent of sales go to the Xbox 360, 41 per cent to the PlayStation 3, and 6 per cent to the uncensored PC version.

Thief saw sales drop by 48 per cent in its second week but word of mouth seems to be helping the surprisingly good Plants Vs. Zombies: Garden Warfare, which slipped by only 1 per cent and rose one place in the all formats chart to number three.

Last Friday was quieter for new releases than the last few weeks, with Pac-Man And The Ghostly Adventures the only other new entry at number 21 in the all formats chart.

This Friday though is a different matter, with Titanfall and Dark Souls II both battling for the number one spot. Given the marketing hype you’d assume Titanfall to be the favourite to get there, but it’s only on Xbox One and PC compared to the Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3 for Dark Souls II.

UK all formats chart:
1 (-) South Park: The Stick Of Truth (360/PS3/PC)
2 (1) Thief (360/PS3/XO/PS4/PC)
3 (4) Plants Vs. Zombies: Garden Warfare (360/XO)
4 (2) The Lego Movie Videogame (360/PS3/Wii U/XO/PS4/PC/3DS/PSV)
5 (3) FIFA 14 (PS2/Wii/360/PS3/XO/PS4/PC/PSP/3DS/PSV)
6 (5) Call Of Duty: Ghosts (360/PS3/Wii U/XO/PS4/PC)
7 (8) Minecraft: Xbox 360 Edition (360)
8 (6) Battlefield 4 (360/PS3/XO/PS4/PC)
9 (7) Lego Marvel Super Heroes (360/PS3/Wii U/XO/PS4/PC/3DS/PSV)
10(9) Assassin’s Creed IV: Black Flag (360/PS3/Wii U/XO/PS4/PC)

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Thief is the brand new all-format number one, knocking The LEGO Movie Video Game down to second.

The Square Enix title is the second biggest-selling number one of 2014 behind FIFA 14, with 75% of sales coming for Xbox One and PS4.

Elsewhere, Plants vs Zombies: Garden Warfare makes its debut at four, above Call of Duty: Ghosts and Battlefield 4.

Castlevania: Lords of Shadow 2 is this week’s third highest new entry at ten, and the second biggest-selling debut for the franchise behind the original Lords of Shadow.

Outside of the top ten, Tales of Symphonia: Chronicles debuts at 13, above a racing double bill of Need for Speed: Rivals and Gran Turismo 6.

The top 20 in full:
1. (-) Thief (Square Enix)
2. (1) The LEGO Movie Videogame (Warner Bros Interactive)
3. (2) FIFA 14 (Electronic Arts)
4. (-) Plants vs Zombies: Garden Warfare (Electronic Arts)
5. (3) Call of Duty: Ghosts (Activision)
6. (4) Battlefield 4 (Electronic Arts)
7. (5) LEGO Marvel Super Heroes (Warner Bros Interactive)
8. (6) Minecraft: Xbox 360 Edition (Microsoft)
9. (8) Assassin’s Creed 4 (Ubisoft)
10. (-) Castlevania: Lords of Shadow 2 (Konami)
11. (7) Grand Theft Auto 5 (Rockstar Games)
12. (10) Rayman Legends (Ubisoft)
13. (-) Tales of Symphonia: Chronicles (Namco Bandai)
14. (12) Need for Speed: Rivals (Electronic Arts)
15. (16) Gran Turismo 6 (Sony)
16. (9) Donkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze (Nintendo)
17. (19) Aliens: Colonial Marines (SEGA)
18. (17) LEGO Batman 2: DC Super Heroes (Warner Bros)
19. (14) WWE 2K14 (2K Games)
20. (18) LEGO Star Wars: The Complete Saga (Warner Bros)

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

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The LEGO Movie Video Game has topped the all-format weekly chart for a second week running.

Enjoying a 7% increase in sales, The LEGO Movie Video Game charts ahead of FIFA 14 and Call of Duty: Ghosts in second and third.

Donkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze is this week’s highest new entry at nine, one place ahead of Rayman Legends, which climbs 23 places after launching on Xbox One and PS4.

Lightning Returns: Final Fantasy XIII drops out of the top ten after just one week, while Rambo: The Video Game narrowly misses out on the top 20, charting at 21.

The top 20 in full:
1. (1) The LEGO Videogame (Warner Bros.)
2. (4) FIFA 14 (Electronic Arts)
3. (2) Call of Duty: Ghosts (Activision)
4. (7) Battlefield 4 (Electronic Arts)
5. (6) LEGO Marvel Super Heroes (Warner Bros Interactive)
6. (9) Minecraft: Xbox 360 Edition (Microsoft)
7. (5) Grand Theft Auto 5 (Rockstar Games)
8. (8) Assassin’s Creed 4 (Ubisoft)
9. (-) Donkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze (Nintendo)
10. (-) Rayman Legends (Ubisoft)
11. (3) Lightning Returns: Final Fantasy XIII (Square Enix)
12. (12) Need for Speed: Rivals (Electronic Arts)
13. (17) NBA 2K14 (2K Sports)
14. (16) WWE 2K14 (2K Games)
15. (11) Tomb Raider: Definitive Edition (Square Enix)
16. (15) Gran Turismo 6 (Sony)
17. (19) LEGO Batman 2: DC Super Heroes (Warner Bros)
18. (-) LEGO Star Wars: The Complete Saga (Warner Bros)
19. (14) Aliens: Colonial Marines (SEGA)
20. (13) Killzone: Shadow Fall (Sony)

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

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The LEGO Movie Videogame has debuted at the top of the all-format chart.

The new multi-platform release sold 15,000 more copies than a price-promoted Call of Duty: Ghosts in second position.

New entry Lightning Returns: Final Fantasy XIII was in third, followed by last week’s number one FIFA 14.

Elsewhere, Assassin’s Creed 4: Black Flag and Grand Theft Auto 5 saw sales boosts due to price promotions.

Meanwhile, one eighth of all top 40 chart games are LEGO branded, with LEGO Batman 2 in 19th and LEGO Star Wars and LEGO Lord of the Rings outside the top 20.

The top 20 in full:
1. (-) The LEGO Videogame (Warner Bros.)
2. (2) Call of Duty: Ghosts (Activision)
3. (-) Lightning Returns: Final Fantasy XIII (Square Enix)
4. (1) FIFA 14 (Electronic Arts)
5. (6) Grand Theft Auto 5 (Rockstar Games)
6. (5) LEGO Marvel Super Heroes (Warner Bros Interactive)
7. (7) Battlefield 4 (Electronic Arts)
8. (10) Assassin’s Creed 4 (Ubisoft)
9. (8) Minecraft: Xbox 360 Edition (Microsoft)
10. (3) Fable Anniversary (Microsoft)
11. (4) Tomb Raider: Definitive Edition (Square Enix)
12. (12) Need for Speed: Rivals (Electronic Arts)
13. (9) Killzone: Shadow Fall (Sony)
14. (17) Aliens: Colonial Marines (SEGA)
15. (11) Gran Turismo 6 (Sony)
16. (16) WWE 2K14 (2K Games)
17. (15) NBA 2K14 (2K Sports)
18. (13) Batman: Arkham Origins (Warner Bros Interactive)
19. (19) LEGO Batman 2: DC Super Heroes (Warner Bros)
20. (18) Football Manager 2014 (Sega)

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

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