Crysis 3 has knocked Aliens: Colonial Marines off the top of the all-format chart, despite selling fewer units in its first week on sale.
Aliens: Colonial Marines remains the biggest-selling launch of the year, but drops down to five, behind newcomers Crysis 3 and Metal Gear Rising, and beneath FIFA 13 and Black Ops 2.
Elsewhere, The Sims 3 climbs a massive 17 places to 19, below Grand Theft Auto IV and LEGO Lord of the Rings, the former of which moves up two places.
Outside of the top-20, PlayStation Vita title Persona 4: Golden enters at a respectable 32, surrounded by the likes of Battlefield 3 and Red Dead Redemption.
The top 20 in full:
1. (-) Crysis 3 (Electronic Arts)
2. (-) Metal Gear Rising Revengeance (Konami)
3. (3) FIFA 13 (Electronic Arts)
4. (4) Black Ops 2 (Activision)
5. (1) Aliens: Colonial Marines (Sega)
6. (2) Dead Space 3 (Electronic Arts)
7. (5) Far Cry 3 (Ubisoft)
8. (7) Need for Speed: Most Wanted (EA)
9. (6) Assassin’s Creed 3 (Ubisoft)
10. (11) Hitman: Absolution (Square Enix)
11. (8) Just Dance 4 (Ubisoft)
12. (12) Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim (Bethesda)
13. (9) Sonic & All-Stars Racing Transformed (Sega)
14. (13) Skylanders Giants (Activision)
15. (15) LEGO Batman DC Super Heroes (Warner Bros Interactive)
16. (10) Halo 4 (Microsoft)
17. (16) LEGO Lord of the Rings (Warner Bros Interactive)
18. (20) Grand Theft Auto IV (Take-Two)
19. (36) The Sims 3 (Electronic Arts)
20. (21) Forza Motorsport 4 (Microsoft)
Leisure software charts compiled by Chart Track, (C) 2013 UKIE Ltd.