Modern Warfare 2 beats Vanguard by 42% at UK retail – Games charts 17 September-GameCentral-Entertainment – Metro

Return of the king (pic: Activision)

There’s no prizes for guessing what this week’s new number one is, as Call Of Duty and Bayonetta both outdo their predecessors.

Although there’s been no official comment from Activision, everything suggests that Call Of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 has been a massive hit, with reports that it’s the biggest PlayStation launch ever for the series and that physical sales are up 42% on last year in the UK.

Usually physical sales go down even if a game has done better, as more people move to digital downloads every year, so to see that kind of increase is hugely impressive. Even so, it’s still only the third biggest physical launch of the year, behind FIFA 23 and Pokémon Legends: Arceus.

It never had a chance of beating Call Of Duty, but Bayonetta 3 has also done well, with a slight increase on the 2018 Switch version of Bayonetta 2 – which almost certainly translates into a significant increase in overall sales.

UK all formats retail chart – 29 October

1 (-) Call Of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 (PS5/XO/PS4)
2 (1) FIFA 23 (PS5/PS4/XO/NS)
3 (-) Bayonetta 3 (NS)
4 (8) Horizon Forbidden West (PS5/PS4)
5 (2) Gotham Knights (PS5/XSX)
6 (4) Mario Kart 8 Deluxe (NS)
7 (3) Mario + Rabbids Sparks Of Hope (NS)
8 (9) Nintendo Switch Sports (NS)
9 (7) Splatoon 3 (NS)
10 (14) Lego Star Wars: The Skywalker Saga (PS5/NS/XO/PS4)

Ukie Games Charts©, compiled by GfK

Japanese console retail chart – 23 October

1 (1) Splatoon 3 (NS)
2 (-) Persona 5 Royal (NS)
3 (-) Ultra Kaiju Monster Rancher (NS)
4 (R) Gran Turismo (PS5)
5 (2) Dragon Quest 10: Rise Of The Five Tribes Offline (NS)
6 (4) Mario Kart 8 Deluxe (NS)
7 (5) Minecraft (NS)
8 (3) NieR:Automata – The End Of YoRHa Edition (NS)
9 (-) Persona 5 Royal (PS5)
10 (-) Dragon Quest 10: All in One Package Ver.1-6

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U.S. all formats chart – September

1 (-) FIFA 23 (XO/PS4/NS/XSX/PS5/PC)
2 (1) Madden NFL 23 (XO/PS4/XSX/PS5/PC)
3 (-) NBA 2K23 (XO/PS4/NS/XSX/PS5/PC)*
4 (-) Splatoon 3 (NS)*
5 (-) The Last Of Us Part 1 (PS5)
6 (-) Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: The Cowabunga Collection (XO/PS4/NS/XSX/PS5/PC)
7 (2) Saints Row (XO/PS4/XSX/PS5/PC)
8 (-) JoJo’s Bizarre Adventure: All Star Battle (XO/PS4/NS/XSX/PS5/PC)
9 (4) Elden Ring (XO/PS4/XSX/PS5/PC)
10 (6) Mario Kart 8 Deluxe (NS)*

*does not include digital sales
^Xbox digital sales not included

Note: U.S. charts are organised by revenue, not unit sales

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GameCentral Top 10 – 2022

1. Elden Ring (XO/PS4/XSX/PS5/PC)
2. Total War: Warhammer 3 (PC)
3. Lego Star Wars: The Skywalker Saga (XO/PS4/NS/XSX/PS5/PC)
4. Gran Turismo 7 (PS4/PS5)
5. Citizen Sleeper (NS/XSX/PC)
6. Neon White (NS/PC)
7. Sniper Elite 5 (XO/PS4/XSX/PS5/PC)
8. Tunic (XO/PS4/XSX/PS5/PC)
9. Card Shark (NS/PC)
10. Horizon Forbidden West (PS4/PS5)

The chart above lists our best reviewed titles of 2022 but as usual does not include remakes, remasters, expansions, re-releases, compilations, games not yet released in the UK, or versions of games previously released on other formats.

Readers’ Top 20 – 2021

1. Returnal (PS5)
2. Metroid Dread (NS)
3. Psychonauts 2 (XO/PS4/XSX/PC)
4. Marvel’s Guardians Of The Galaxy (XO/PS4/NS/XSX/PS5/PC)
5. Forza Horizon 5 (XO/XSX/PC)
6. Resident Evil Village (XO/PS4/XSX/PS5/PC/Stadia)
7. Life Is Strange: True Colors (XO/PS4/NS/XSX/PS5/PC/Stadia)
8. The Forgotten City (XO/PS4/NS/XSX/PS5/PC)
9. Far Cry 6 (XO/PS4/NS/XSX/PS5/PC/Stadia/Luna)
10. Outriders (XO/PS4/XSX/PS5/PC/Stadia)
11. Chicory: A Colorful Tale (PS4/NS/PS5/PC)
12. Tales Of Arise (XO/PS4/XSX/PS5/PC)
13. Little Nightmares 2 (XO/PS4/NS/XSX/PS5/PC)
14. Death’s Door (XO/PS4/NS/XSX/PS5/PC)
15. It Takes Two (XO/PS4/XSX/PS5/PC)
16. Monster Hunter Rise (NS)
17. The Great Ace Attorney Chronicles (PS4/NS/PC)
18. Deathloop (PS5/PC)
19. Ratchet & Clank: Rift Apart (PS5)
20. Halo Infinite (XO/XSX/PC)

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