Max Payne 3 takes gaming top spot from Diablo 3

 

Max Payne 3 from Rockstar Games has shot to the top of the UK charts in its first week on sale, beating fellow new release Diablo 3, and pushing last week’s number one Sniper Elite V2 down the charts. Read on to check out the most popular games in the UK this past week. 


Max Payne 3 beat Diablo 3 to the top by just 8,000 copies. The second-placed Diablo 3 became the 12th fastest-selling PC game in the UK ever, outselling the previous two Football Manager games. The majority of Max Payne 3 sales went to Xbox 360 (58 per cent compared to 42 per cent for PS3).

Former number one FIFA Street finds itself at four, followed by Prototype 2 and Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 at position seven. Modern Warfare 3 enjoyed a 21 per cent increase in sales on last week, possibly due to the after effect of the recently unveiled Call of Duty: Black Ops 2 trailer. It appears gamers are getting excited about Call of Duty all over again. 
 


The rest of the top ten has a familiar look to it, with Battlefield 3, Assassin’s Creed: Revelations and Mario & Sonic London 2012 Olympic Games propping up the chart. 



Next week’s top ten is likely to see a few changes, with Capcom’s Dragon’s Dogma, Codemaster’s DiRT Showdown and THQ’s WWE ’12 Wrestlemania Edition all out in stores this Friday.

The current UK top ten game are as follows:

1. Max Payne 3

2. Diablo 3

3. FIFA Street

4. Sniper Elite V2

5. FIFA 12

6. Prototype 2

7. Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3

8. Battlefield 3

9. Assassin’s Creed: Revelations

10. Mario & Sonic London 2012 Olympic Games

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Five for the weekend: From FIFA 12 to the Galaxy S II HD LTE!

It’s been a pretty exciting week for announcements, with some great gadgets and some equally impressive games in the news. From the latest iteration of FIFA, to a smartphone with the sharpest screen yet, there’s a lot to be excited about. Join us after the cut to see the five gadgets we’re the most excited about.




We’ve been looking back through the week’s news, and there are loads of games and gadgets that stand out. We’ve rounded up our favourite five below.



HTC Explorer Not everybody wants a huge smartphone, which is where the HTC Explorer comes in. This compact 3.2-inch handset should offer excellent value for money when it goes on sale later this year, yet you’ll also get the full Android experience. With a smaller than average display, it should also boast an impressive battery life.



Samsung Galaxy Tab 8.9 Samsung’s mid-sized tablet is set to go on sale in October, and we can’t wait! This compact device looks like being the ideal form factor for a life on the road, proving small and light enough to take with you wherever you go, while offering a stunning display that’s still big enough for web pages or movies.



FIFA 12 Out of all the announcements this week, it’s the launch of FIFA 12 that has us the most excited, and it’s everything we hoped it would be. Much more than just a re-skin, FIFA 12 offers entirely new gameplay, with different ways of tackling and different responses from players. It’ll take some getting used to, but it’s a lot more satisfying.



Samsung Galaxy S II HD LTE It’s been a good week for Samsung, with the South Korean company announcing the launch of its brand new Galaxy S model – the HD LTE. This high-end smartphone features the best display yet, measuring in at 4.5 inches and offering a staggeringly sharp 1280×800-pixel resolution. It’s also packed with features.



Bang and Olufsen Form 2 headphones This week marks the 25th anniversary of Bang and Olufsen’s Form 2 headphones, and the retro cans are still on sale. To celebrate, B&O have launched a host of new colours for the Form 2, making these retro headphones a more stylish option than ever before

FIFA 12: 5 things you need to know!

 

FIFA 12 is one of the games we’ve been the most excited about recently, with the game hitting the shops on the 30th September. It’s more than just a tweak, as well, and there’s a lot more to look forward to than just a new kit, the latest player and team updates. Read on for the five things you need to know about FIFA 12.

FIFA 12 is set to hit the shops tomorrow, and Electronic Arts’ blockbuster title offers a host of new changes. We’ve listed five of the most important below.

Tackling The way players tackle is one of the biggest updates to FIFA 12, and it’s a revelation. On older iterations of the game, it was easy to find yourself holding down a couple of buttons, and watching as the players made their own interceptions and tackles. Now you’ll have to do the hard part – you can still harass your rivals when they have the ball, but the computer won’t help you to tackle them like it did in the old days!

Players Despite the thrill-a-minute gameplay, FIFA is often let down by iffy graphics when you’re not kicking the ball around – most notably with close ups of the players. As with previous versions, FIFA 12 gets an update to make the players look more like their real-life counterparts, and it shows. Sure, they’re still not photorealistic, but it’s a step in the right direction.

Contact Although it initially looks quite to similar to older versions of FIFA, FIFA 12 is nothing short of a revolution when it comes to gameplay. The way players initiate or react to contact is another huge change, and you’ll now find players reacting to individual responses. Stick a foot out and he’s likely to stumble, push up against him and it’ll affect his upper body. It’s all a lot more physical, and seems a lot more realistic to us.

Artificial intelligence Electronic Arts has also fettled the computer intelligence for FIFA 12, with different clubs and players responding more in the manner you’d expect them to. You’ll find Bolton an incredibly robust team to play then, with Kevin Davis pushing the limit of what’s legal within the game, while Arsenal may well try to pass you to death. It’s all good fun, and leads to the game’s realism.

Teams and players Although nothing out of the ordinary, Electronic Arts has also made the usual changes to teams and players for FIFA 12. You’ll find all the right players at all the right teams – a simple feature that will be worth the price alone for lots of football fanatics

Top 5 games coming out this month!

 

Although it may seem like just another month, today marks the release of several impressive games titles. Including the excellent Gears of War 3, and with Fifa 12 following hot on its heels next week, it’s a great time to be a gamer.

Gears of War 3 It’s Gears of War 3 that we’re the most excited about. When we reviewed it last week, we came to the conclusion that “Gears of War 3 is a blast from start to finish. If the epic single player won’t keep fans coming back, the multiplayer modes definitely will. If ever a game was a must buy, this is it”. Released to the public today, if you haven’t bought it already, it’s definitely worth popping to the shops!

Child of Eden Available for the Microsoft Kinect, Child of Eden also hits the shops today. It’s like nothing we’ve ever seen before, with players navigating “a kaleidoscopic playground of colour and music, using their hands or a controller en-route to preserving the world of Eden”.

Resident Evil 4 Resident Evil needs no introduction, with this horror series proving incredibly popular over the past decade. This is the fourth iteration, and it hits the shops today!

F1 2011 If you prefer sports games to fighting, F1 2011 could well be worth a look. It launches in the US today, and hits the shops over here in two days. With updated teams, better graphics and smoother gameplay, it’s a must for F1 fans.

FIFA 12 Granted, you’ll have to wait a few days until FIFA 12 is released on the 30th September, but it’s another game we can’t wait for. As with F1 2011, you’ll find updated teams, players, better graphics and even better gameplay. You’ll even have the extra week to save up!