14 DAY TRIAL // It might have been close to 15 years in the making, but it seems that it was all worth it, with Duke Nukem Forever, the game that was developed for the last stretch by Gearbox Software and published by 2K Games, managing to take the United Kingdom video game chart on its first week on sale.
The game has received less than stellar reviews when it was launched, but it seems that the nostalgia and the curiosity managed to get the better of a big number of gamers who picked it up and made it a best seller during its first week.
L.A. Noire, the crime drama from Team Bondi and Rockstar, has managed to slide down just one place to second spot coming from being the top dog during last week and has a chance to regaining that position next week.
Zumba Fitness, the dancing and fitness title from 505 Games, has climbed back one spot from fourth to again reach third, continuing to be a surprise hit in a genre everyone thought done, while another new entry, inFamous 2, from Sony Computer Entertainment and Sucker Punch, has gained fourth spot in the United Kingdom, although it is only playable on the PlayStation 3 home console from Sony.
LEGO Pirates of the Caribbean, the new brick-based re-imagining of all the movies in the well-known series, has dropped three places to fifth in the chart while Dirt 3, the rally racing game from Codemasters, has lost the same amount of places to reach sixth.
Brink is the occupant of seventh place in the chart while the newly released Red Faction: Armageddon from THQ, which drops the open world concept of Guerrilla and takes on a linear nature, only managed to occupy eighth place in the United Kingdom.
Call of Duty is ninth in the chart while Portal 2 from Valve is bringing up the rear.