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UK charts: MW2 untouchable on top

LEGO Rock Band off to a blocky start.

Activision's Modern Warfare 2 has topped the UK All-Formats chart for a third week and, as December threatens to freeze releases, marches hopefully towards a possible Christmas number one.

The top three are unchanged this week, in fact, as Assassin's Creed II and New Super Mario Bros. Wii stay settled in second and third positions.

FIFA 10 leapt to fourth ahead of a fifth-place Wii Fit Plus, whilst Wii Sports Resort, Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Winter Games and Left 4 Dead 2 followed in sixth, seventh and eighth. Speedy drivers Forza Motorsport 3 and F1 2009 rounded out the top 10.

Newcomers were not only absent from the top 10, then, but missing from the entire top 40. Debutants like LEGO Rock Band (22nd in the Xbox 360 chart) have not performed that well.

This Week Last Week Title Platform(s)
1 1 Modern Warfare 2 PC, PS3, Xbox 360
2 2 Assassin's Creed II PC, PS3, Xbox 360
3 3 New Super Mario Bros. Wii Wii
4 6 FIFA 10 PC, PS2, PS3, PSP, Wii, Xbox 360
5 5 Wii Fit Plus Wii
6 4 Wii Sports Resort Wii
7 8 Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Winter Games DS, Wii
8 7 Left 4 Dead 2 PC, Xbox 360
9 9 Forza Motorsport 3 Xbox 360
10 11 F1 2009 PSP, Wii
11 12 Mario Kart Wii Wii
12 16 LEGO Indiana Jones 2: The Adventure Continues DS, PC, PS3, PSP, Wii, Xbox 360
13 15 Professor Layton and Pandora's Box DS
14 10 LEGO Batman DS, PC, PS2, PS3, PSP, Wii, Xbox 360
15 18 Need for Speed: Shift PC, PS3, PSP, Xbox 360
16 14 Pro Evolution Soccer 2010 PC, PS3, Xbox 360
17 20 WWE SmackDown vs. RAW 2010 PS3, PS2, PSP, Xbox 360
18 26 Dr. Kawashima's Brain Training DS
19 13 Pure PC, PS3, Xbox 360
20 17 Dragon Age: Origins PC, PS3, Xbox 360
21 35 DJ Hero PS3, Wii, Xbox 360
22 21 Grand Theft Auto: Episodes From Liberty City Xbox 360
23 40 Rabbids Go Home Wii, DS
24 27 LEGO Star Wars: The Complete Saga DS, PS3, Wii, Xbox 360
25 28 Wii Play Wii
26 33 Tekken 6 PS3, Xbox 360
27 23 Football Manager 2010 PC, PSP
28 24 Wii Fit Wii
29 Re-entry Invizimals PSP
30 Re-entry Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Games DS, Wii
31 38 LittleBigPlanet PS3, PSP
32 22 Professor Layton and the Curious Village DS
33 19 SingStar: Take That PS2, PS3
34 30 Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare PC, PS3, Wii, Xbox 360
35 37 LEGO Indiana Jones DS, PC, PS2, PS3, Wii, Xbox 360
36 29 Uncharted 2: Among Thieves PS3
37 Re-entry Cooking Mama 3 DS
38 31 Borderlands PS3, Xbox 360
39 25 Style Boutique DS
40 34 Halo 3: ODST Xbox 360

Leisure software charts compiled by Gfk Chart-Track, ©2008 ELSPA (UK) Ltd.