Saints Row 4 fends off challenge from Rome 2 and Diablo 3

Saints Row 4 has retained its place at the top of the all-format chart for a third week running.

Deep Silver’s open-world action game charts ahead of new releases Total War: Rome 2 and Diablo 3, which enter at second and third respectively.

Total War: Rome 2 narrowly misses out on the top spot by only a few hundred copies, but manages 4,000 more week-one sales than its predecessor.

Elsewhere, Killzone: Mercenary enters the top ten at eight, enjoying the fifth highest Vita launch of all time.

Focus Interactive’s cult hit Farming Simulator makes its debut at ten, charting above the likes of Final Fantasy XIV and LEGO Lord of the Rings.

The chart in full:
1. (1) Saints Row 4 (Deep Silver)
2. (-) Total War: Rome 2 (Sega)
3. (-) Diablo 3 (Activision)
4. (2) Splinter Cell: Blacklist (Ubisoft)
5. (4) Disney Infinity (Disney)
6. (5) Minecraft: Xbox 360 Edition (Microsoft)
7. (9) Payday 2 (505 Games)
8. (-) Killzone: Mercenary (Sony)
9. (6) Rayman Legends (Ubisoft)
10. (-) Farming Simulator (Focus Interactive)
11. (3) Final Fantasy XIV: A Realm Reborn (Square Enix)
12. (15) LEGO Lord of the Rings (Warner Bros. Interactive)
13. (12) LEGO Batman 2: DC Super Heroes (Warner Bros Interactive)
14. (10) FIFA 13 (Electronic Arts)
15. (8) Call of Duty: Black Ops 2 (Activision)
16. (11) Animal Crossing: New Leaf (Nintendo)
17. (14) Max Payne 3 (Rockstar)
18. (13) The Last of Us (Sony)
19. (7) Madden NFL 25 (Electronic Arts)
20. (16) Tomb Raider (Square Enix)

Leisure software charts compiled by Chart Track, (C) 2013 UKIE Ltd.