14 DAY TRIAL // As expected, Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 from Infinity Ward and Activision has taken the top spot in the United Kingdom videogame chart and it will probably hang around for some time as players get to experience the content offered by the sequel and as millions of multiplayer matches are played. The biggest upcoming release is that of Assassin's Creed 2 from Ubisoft but it's not clear whether the Renaissance-based action adventure will dethrone the first person shooter from its position.
Wii Sports Resort from Nintendo is in second spot in the chart, going up one place from third place, with FIFA 10 from EA Sports showing some staying power by going down just one place to three.
Wii Fit Plus, the game which sat at number one during the previous week, is now at number four and is closely followed by Forza Motorsport 3 from Microsoft, the racing game that has captured the hearts of Xbox 360 gamers.
Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Games from SEGA has gained one spot to reach sixth position, while LEGO Batman: The Videogame from Warner Bros. Interactive managed a pretty impressive bounce back going into seventh place coming from 14. Mario Kart Wii from Nintendo is still racing more than one year after launch at number eight, while Pure from Disney Interactive Studios is at number nine.
Grand Theft Auto Episodes – Liberty City, the retail disk including both The Lost & Damned and The Ballad of Gay Tony, brings up the rear of the chart while some titles, like Pro Evolution Soccer 2010 from Konami, Football Manager 2010 from SEGA and Dragon Age: Origins from Electronic Arts have dropped out of the top ten after occupying very good positions in the previous week. The release of Modern Warfare 2 has also had a positive effect on the previous game in the series, which has entered the top twenty.