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Retailbiz V1:Layout 1 19/10/09 12:30 Page 1 RETAILBIZ MONDAY OCTOBER 19Th: TODAY’S CHARTS � PRICE CHECK � NEW RELEASES MCV560 RetailBiz_V1:Layout 1 19/10/09 12:30 Page 1 RETAILBIZ MONDAY OCTOBER 19th: TODAY’S CHARTS PRICE CHECK NEW RELEASES The biggest video game launch of the year has finally arrived OUT: NOVEMBER 10th Read the preview in MCV this Friday IN THIS WEEK’S RETAILBIZ CHARTS Our full rundown of today’s All Formats Top 40, plus individual charts for Wii, DS, PS3, 360, PC, PS2 and PSP HIGH STREET NEWS & DATA A digest of all the biggest retail headlines, plus indie sales charts, MCV’s price check, this week’s Metacritic scores – and our Deal Of The Week RELEASE SCHEDULE Keep up to date with all the games headed to retail this week, next week and beyond MCV560 RetailBiz_V1:Layout 1 19/10/09 12:30 Page 2 RETAILBIZ: CHARTS Check out RETAILBIZ at WWW.MCVUK.COM 2 MONDAY OCTOBER 19th 2009 WWW.MCVUK.COM/RETAIL-BIZ OFFICIALUKCHARTS WEEK ENDING SATURDAY OCTOBER 17th 2009 [ENTERTAINMENT - ALL PRICES] [1] TOP 40ALL FORMATS [2] FIFA 10 1 DEVELOPER: EA PUBLISHER: EA Highest New Entry Highest Top 40 Climber LAST THIS WEEK WEEK TITLE PUBLISHER RE 21 PEPPA PIG: THE GAME UBISOFT 2 UNCHARTED 2: AMONG THIEVES SONY COMPUTER ENT. NEW 13 22 MYSIMS AGENTS ELECTRONIC ARTS 23 OPERATION FLASHPOINT: DRAGON RISING CODEMASTERS [3] 19 23 WII PLAY NINTENDO 54 WII SPORTS RESORT NINTENDO 12 24 SCRIBBLENAUTS WARNER BROS. INTERACTIVE NEW 5 MARIO & SONIC AT OLYMPIC WINTER GAMES SEGA RE 25 CARNIVAL: FUNFAIR GAMES TAKE 2 36 NEED FOR SPEED: SHIFT ELECTRONIC ARTS 25 26 LEGO STAR WARS: THE COMPLETE SAGA LUCASARTS NEW 7 BRÜTAL LEGEND ELECTRONIC ARTS 18 27 PROFESSOR LAYTON: CURIOUS VILLAGE NINTENDO 48 PROFESSOR LAYTON AND PANDORA'S BOX NINTENDO RE 28 SONIC UNLEASHED SEGA 69 HALO 3: ODST MICROSOFT RE 29 NIGHT AT THE MUSEUM 2 MAJESCO [5] NEW 10 FALLOUT 3: GAME OF YEAR EDITION BETHESDA SOFTWORKS 14 30 BATMAN: ARKHAM ASYLUM EIDOS 811WII FIT NINTENDO 16 31 KILLZONE 2 PLATINUM RE 12 SUPER SMASH BROS: BRAWL NINTENDO 30 32 SEGA SUPERSTARS TENNIS SEGA 15 13 STAR WARS: CLONE WARS - REP HEROES LUCASARTS 36 33 LEGO BATMAN: THE VIDEOGAME WARNER BROS. INTERACTIVE 10 14 GUITAR HERO 5 ACTIVISION BLIZZARD 27 34 CALL OF DUTY: WORLD AT WAR ACTIVISION BLIZZARD 915MARIO KART WII NINTENDO RE 35 PUZZLER COLLECTION UBISOFT 716GRAN TURISMO SONY COMPUTER ENT [4] 39 36 MARIO KART DS NINTENDO 24 17 GRAND THEFT AUTO IV TAKE 2 33 37 CALL OF DUTY 4: MODERN WARFARE ACTIVISION BLIZZARD 22 18 DR KAWASHIMA'S BRAIN TRAINING NINTENDO 23 38 LITTLEBIGPLANET SONY COMPUTER ENT 11 19 COLIN MCRAE: DIRT 2 CODEMASTERS RE 39 LEGO INDIANA JONES: ADVENTURES LUCASARTS 26 20 UP THQ 37 40 TOY STORY MANIA! DISNEY INTERACTIVE STUDIOS PC CD-ROM [FULL PRICE] PC CD-ROM [BUDGET PRICE] LAST THIS LAST THIS WEEK WEEK TITLE PUBLISHER WEEK WEEK TITLE PUBLISHER OPERATION FLASHPOINT: RISING WOW: BATTLE CHEST 1 DEVELOPER: CODEMASTERS PUBLISHER: CODEMASTERS 1 DEVELOPER: BLIZZARD PUBLISHER: ACTIVISION BLIZZARD 22 THE SIMS 3 THE SIMS STUDIO 22 ESCAPE THE MUSEUM GSP/AVANQUEST 33 CHAMPIONSHIP MANAGER 2010 BEAUTIFUL GAME STUDIOS RE 3 JEWEL QUEST III GSP/AVANQUEST NEW 4 FALLOUT 3: GAME OF THE YEAR EDITION BETHESDA 44 BEJEWELED TWIST FOCUS MULTIMEDIA 65 WORLD OF WARCRAFT: WRATH OF LICH KINGBLIZZARD ENTERTAINMENT 55 MYSTERY CASE FILES: RAVENHEARST FOCUS MULTIMEDIA 46 AION NCSOFT 36 ROLLERCOASTER TYCOON 3 MASTERTRONIC 57 EMPIRE: TOTAL WAR CREATIVE ASSEMBLY 14 7 BRAIN COLLEGE: TROPICAL LOST ISLAND CITY INTERACTIVE 88 RISEN PIRANHA BYTES 68 WORLD OF WARCRAFT BLIZZARD 79 FIFA 10 HB STUDIOS 13 9 BRAIN COLLEGE: BLOOD TIES CITY INTERACTIVE 10 10 WARHAMMER 40,000: DAWN OF WAR II RELIC RE 10 SONIC MEGA COLLECTION PLUS GSP/AVANQUEST [SOURCE] (c) ELSPA, Compiled by ChartTrack MCV560 RetailBiz_V1:Layout 1 19/10/09 12:30 Page 3 RETAILBIZ: CHARTS Check out RETAILBIZ at WWW.MCVUK.COM 3 MONDAY OCTOBER 19th 2009 WWW.MCVUK.COM/RETAIL-BIZ OFFICIALUKCHARTS WEEK ENDING SATURDAY OCTOBER 17th 2009 [ SOURCE NINTENDO DS [FULL PRICE] PS3 [FULL PRICE] LAST THIS LAST THIS WEEK WEEK TITLE PUBLISHER WEEK WEEK TITLE PUBLISHER ] PROFESSOR LAYTON: PANDORA’S BOX UNCHARTED 2: AMONG THIEVES 1 DEVELOPER: NINTENDO PUBLISHER: NINTENDO 1 DEVELOPER: NAUGHTY DOG PUBLISHER: NAUGHTY DOG 62 DR KAWASHIMA'S BRAIN TRAINING NINTENDO 12FIFA 10 EA CANADA NEW 3 MARIO & SONIC AT OLYMPIC WINTER GAMES SEGA 23 OPERATION FLASHPOINT: DRAGON RISING CODEMASTERS 24 SCRIBBLENAUTS 5TH CELL 34 NEED FOR SPEED: SHIFT SLIGHTLY MAD STUDIOS 45 PROFESSOR LAYTON AND THE CURIOUS VILLAGE LEVEL 5 NEW 5 FALLOUT 3: GAME OF THE YEAR EDITION BETHESDA RE 6 FIFA 10 EXIENT NEW 6 BRÜTAL LEGEND DOUBLE FINE PRODUCTIONS 87 MARIO KART DS NINTENDO 57 INFAMOUS SUCKER PUNCH 38 KINGDOM HEARTS 358/2 DAYS H.A.N.D. INC. 48 BATMAN: ARKHAM ASYLUM ROCKSTEADY STUDIOS 59 MYSIMS AGENTS VISCERAL GAMES 69 COLIN MCRAE: DIRT 2 CODEMASTERS 16 10 UP HEAVY IRON STUDIOS 910GUITAR HERO 5 NEVERSOFT PLAYSTATION 2 [FULL PRICE] WII [FULL PRICE] LAST THIS TITLE PUBLISHER LAST THIS TITLE PUBLISHER WEEK WEEK WEEK WEEK ChartTrack by Compiled ELSPA, (c) FIFA 10 WII SPORTS RESORT 1 DEVELOPER: EA PUBLISHER: EA 1 DEVELOPER: NINTENDO PUBLISHER: NINTENDO 22 CALL OF DUTY: WORLD AT WAR REBELLION NEW 2 MARIO & SONIC AT OLYMPIC WINTER GAMES SEGA 33 SINGSTAR MOTOWN LONDON STUDIO 23 WII FIT NINTENDO 54 TRANSFORMERS: REVENGE OF THE FALLEN KROME STUDIOS 64 SUPER SMASH BROS: BRAWL SORA LTD 65 GUITAR HERO 5 BUDCAT CREATIONS 45 MARIO KART WII NINTENDO 96 UP ASOBO STUDIO 36 FIFA 10 EA CANADA 12 7 DISNEY SING IT: POP HITS ZOË MODE 57 TOY STORY MANIA! PAPAYA STUDIO 78 BEN 10: ALIEN FORCE MONKEY BAR GAMES 78 GUITAR HERO 5 VICARIOUS VISIONS 10 9 SCOOBY-DOO! FIRST FRIGHTS TORUS GAMES 16 9 STAR WARS: CLONE WARS - REPUBLIC HEROES KROME STUDIOS 810NEED FOR SPEED: UNDERCOVER EXIENT 810MYSIMS AGENTS VISCERAL GAMES PSP [FULL PRICE] XBOX 360 [FULL PRICE] LAST THIS LAST THIS WEEK WEEK TITLE PUBLISHER WEEK WEEK TITLE PUBLISHER GRAN TURISMO 5 FIFA 10 1 DEVELOPER: POLYPHONY DIGITAL PUBLISHER: SONY COMPUTER ENT. 1 DEVELOPER: EA PUBLISHER: EA 22 FIFA 10 HB STUDIOS 22 OPERATION FLASHPOINT: DRAGON RISING CODEMASTERS 33 DISSIDIA: FINAL FANTASY SQUARE ENIX 33 HALO 3: ODST BUNGIE 44 NEED FOR SPEED: SHIFT EA BRIGHT LIGHT NEW 4 BRÜTAL LEGEND DOUBLE FINE PRODUCTIONS 55 MOTORSTORM: ARCTIC EDGE BIGBIG STUDIOS 45 NEED FOR SPEED: SHIFT SLIGHTLY MAD STUDIOS 66 MONSTER HUNTER: FREEDOM UNITE CAPCOM NEW 6 FALLOUT 3: GAME OF THE YEAR EDITION BETHESDA 10 7 HARRY POTTER & THE HALF-BLOOD PRINCE EA BRIGHT LIGHT 67 GUITAR HERO 5 NEVERSOFT RE 8 RESISTANCE: RETRIBUTION SCEA BEND 58 COLIN MCRAE: DIRT 2 CODEMASTERS NEW 9 STAR WARS: CLONE WARS - REPUBLIC HEROES KROME STUDIOS 11 9 STAR WARS: CLONE WARS - REPUBLIC HEROES KROME STUDIOS 710BEN 10: ALIEN FORCE MONKEY BAR GAMES 810BATMAN: ARKHAM ASYLUM ROCKSTEADY STUDIOS MCV560 RetailBiz_V1:Layout 1 19/10/09 12:30 Page 4 RETAILBIZ: HIGH STREET Check out RETAILBIZ at WWW.MCVUK.COM 4 MONDAY OCTOBER 19th 2009 WWW.MCVUK.COM/RETAIL-BIZ Sponsored by RETAIL BIZ: MCV offers a weekly di- REVIEW SCORES gest of the latest news NEWS on the High Street... XBOX BUDGET RANGE CUT TO £15 Included are three pieces of in-game MCV provides the most important average review scores Microsoft has cut the price of selected content – Bergens Honour, Grimoire of the of the last few days – all sourced from Metacritic... titles in its Xbox 360 Classics line to Frozen Wastes and Final Reason. Also in- £14.99. The platform holder has also added cluded is the in-game Blood Dragon Forza Motor- GTA IV, Midnight Club Los Angeles: Armour which will also be usable in EA’s sport 3 Complete Edition and BioShock to its upcoming Mass Effect 2. In addition, the Microsoft, 360 budget range – although these titles are bundle includes an extra in-game quest being sold at the usual RRP of £19.99. and a bonus ‘making of’ DVD. Games cut to £14.99 include Ubisoft Dragon Age: Origins is due out on Xbox titles Splinter Cell Double Agent, Ghost 360 and PC on November 6th and for PS3 Recon Advanced Warfighter 2, Naruto: Rise on November 27th. The console versions of of a Ninja, Rainbow Six Vegas 2 and the Collector’s Edition will retail for £49.99 93% Assassin's Creed. with the PC outing costing £39.99. Ubisoft marketing director John Parkes said: “We are happy to bring some our best MIYAMOTO SEES SUCCESS FOR NSMB IPs to this Classics range, these titles offer Shigeru Miyamoto expects New Super some of the best gaming experiences, now Mario Bros. Wii to continue to selling well made available for even more people to into 2010 and beyond. enjoy.” According to Andriasang, Miyamoto was on hand to present the platformer to the 88% 83% 81% 79% DRAGON AGE COLLECTOR’S EDITION trade in Japan and told lucky attendees: Brutal Legend, Wii Fit Plus, Operation Flashpoint, Mario & Sonic: Winter, PS3, EA Wii, Nintendo PC, Codemasters Wii, Sega IS GAME-EXCLUSIVE “It's a Mario that will continue selling even Leading High Street games retailer GAME after one year has passed.” *Metacritic scores correct at the time of going to press has secured the exclusive rights to sell The game is scheduled for release on the Collector’s Edition of Electronic Arts’ November 20th in the UK. It is one of three upcoming Xbox 360, PS3 and PC RPG titles released this year that Nintendo in the UK. expects to sell over ten million units. DEAL FOR UP-TO-DATE NEWS ON THE LATEST DEVELOPMENTS ON THE UK HIGH OF THE WEEK STREET, CHECK OUT: WWW.MCVUK.COM/RETAIL-BIZ Game customers save over £85 MCV POLL when they pick up a 250GB PS3 Slim with Ratchet & Clank: Tools Of Destruction, LittleBigPlanet, WILL SUPERMARKET PRICE CUTS BE DETRIMENTAL FIFA 10 and Need For Speed: Shift for £309.99.
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