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UK Top 40: LA Noire locked in first

Hunted fails to forge top ten spot.

Dark detective drama L.A. Noire has extended its reign on top of the charts, spending a third week at number one.

Co-operative fantasy fighter Hunted: The Demon's Forge was last week's major new contender, but the Bethesda-published adventure could only capture 14th place.

Hunted's platform sales broke down to 63 per cent Xbox 360, 30 per cent on PS3 and 7 per cent on PC (excluding downloads).

Sims 3: Generations - the life simulation's fourth expansion - fared better, knocking up a tenth place entry on PC.

Lego Pirates of the Caribbean is anchored in second, no doubt buoyed by the release of fourth film On Stranger Tides.

Codemasters' rally racer Dirt 3 revved into third. Colourful caricatured shooter Brink held fifth place.

The Wii bundle-backed Wii Sports Resort spends its 98th week in the UK Top 40, reclining in sixth.

Chart stalwarts COD: Black Ops, FIFA 11, and Portal 2 fill out seventh, eighth and ninth respectively.

This Week Last Week Title Platform(s)
1 1 L.A. Noire PS3, Xbox 360
2 2 Lego Pirates of the Caribbean 3DS, DS, PC, PS3, Wii, Xbox 360
3 2 DiRT 3 PC, PS3, Xbox 360
4 4 Zumba Fitness: Join the Party Wii, Xbox 360
5 5 Brink PC, PS3, Xbox 360
6 6 Wii Sports Resort Wii
7 8 Call of Duty: Black Ops DS, PC, PS3, Wii, Xbox 360
8 7 FIFA 11 DS, PC, PS2, PS3, PSP, Wii, Xbox 360
9 12 Portal 2 Mac, PC, PS3, Xbox 360
10 New entry The Sims 3: Generations Mac, PC
11 10 Mario Kart Wii Wii
12 17 Art Academy DS
13 13 LEGO Star Wars III: The Clone Wars 3DS, DS, PC, PS3, PSP, Wii, Xbox 360
14 New entry Hunted: The Demon's Forge PC, PS3, Xbox 360
15 11 Just Dance 2 Wii
16 18 Red Dead Redemption PS3, Xbox 360
17 9 Crysis 2 PC, PS3, Xbox 360
18 16 Wii Fit Plus Wii
19 20 Wii Party Wii
20 14 Tiger Woods PGA Tour 12: The Masters PS3, Wii, Xbox 360
21 32 Killzone 3 PS3
22 28 The Sims 3 DS, PC, PS3, Xbox 360
23 Re-entry Virtua Tennis 4 PS3, Wii, Xbox 360
24 15 Mortal Kombat PS3, Xbox 360
25 22 LEGO Harry Potter: Years 1-4 DS, PC, PS3, PSP, Wii, Xbox 360
26 25 Kinect Sports Xbox 360
27 20 Homefront PC, PS3, Xbox 360
28 26 Sniper: Ghost Warrior PC, PS3, Xbox 360
29 27 Michael Jackson: The Experience Wii, PS3, Xbox 360
30 35 Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare PS3, Xbox 360
31 19 Fight Night Champion PS3, Xbox 360
32 21 Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood PC, PS3, Xbox 360
33 23 Pokemon Black DS
34 33 Football Manager 2011 PC, PSP
35 34 Pokemon White DS
36 Re-entry Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 PC, PS3, Xbox 360
37 36 Batman: Arkham Asylum PC, PS3, Xbox 360
38 38 Just Cause 2 PS3, Xbox 360
39 Re-entry LittleBigPlanet 2 PS3
40 30 Donkey Kong Country Returns Wii

UKIE Games Charts compiled by GfK Chart-Track.