MCV558 RetailBiz_final:Layout 5/0/09 0:57 Page TAILBIZ MONDAY OCTOBER 5th: TODAY S CHARTS PRICE CHECK LSES Sony s latest action adventure is on course to be the PS3 s most acclaimed release OUT: OCTOBER 6th Read the preview in MCV this Friday IN S TAILBIZ CHARTS Our full rundown of today s All Formats Top 40, plus individual charts for Wii, DS, PS3, 360, PC, PS2 and PSP HIGH STET S & DATA A digest of all the biggest retail headlines, plus indie sales charts, MCV s price check, this week s Metacritic scores and our Deal Of The Week LSE SCHEDULE Keep up to date with all the games headed to retail this week, next week and beyond
TAILBIZ: CHARTS Check out TAILBIZ at WWW.MCVUK.COM 2 MONDAY OCTOBER 5th 2009 WWW.MCVUK.COM/TAIL-BIZ OFFICIALUKCHARTS ENDING SATURDAY OCTOBER 3rd 2009 [] [2] [3] [4] [5] TOP 40ALL FORMATS FIFA 0 DEVELOPER: PUBLISHER: MICROSOFT Highest New Entry Highest Top 40 Climber [ENTERTAINMENT - ALL PRICES] TITLE PUBLISHER 2 2 PROFESSOR LAYTON: PANDORA'S BOX NINTENDO 3 HALO 3: ODST MICROSOFT 3 4 NEED FOR SPEED: SHIFT ELECTRONIC ARTS 5 5 WII SPORTS SORT NINTENDO 4 6 GUITAR HERO 5 ACTIVISION BLIZZARD 6 7 MYSIMS AGENTS ELECTRONIC ARTS 8 8 COLIN MCRAE: DIRT 2 CODEMASTERS 2 9 MARIO KART WII NINTENDO 6 0 BATMAN: ARKHAM ASYLUM EIDOS 0 WII FIT NINTENDO 2 GRAN TURISMO SONY COMPUTER ENT. 7 3 MARVEL ULTIMATE ALLIANCE 2 ACTIVISION BLIZZARD 9 4 WET BETHESDA SOFTWORKS 8 5 PROFESSOR LAYTON: CURIOUS VILLAGE NINTENDO 5 6 CALL OF DUTY: WORLD AT WAR ACTIVISION BLIZZARD 24 7 TIGER WOODS PGA TOUR 0 ELECTRONIC ARTS 20 8 IL2 STURMOVIK: BIRDS OF PY 505 GAMES 9 KILLZONE 2 SONY COMPUTER ENT. 23 20 CALL OF DUTY 4: MODERN WARFA ACTIVISION BLIZZARD 3 2 THE BTLES: ROCK BAND ELECTRONIC ARTS 2 22 GRAND THEFT AUTO IV TAKE 2 33 23 LEGO STAR WARS: THE COMPLETE SAGA LUCASARTS 7 24 WII PLAY NINTENDO 28 25 DR KAWASHIMA'S BRAIN TRAINING NINTENDO 26 NINJA GAIDEN: SIGMA 2 TECMO KOEI EUROPE 9 27 MINI NINJAS EIDOS 28 G-FORCE DISNEY INTERACTIVE STUDIOS 29 RISEN KOCH MEDIA 4 30 QUANTUM OF SOLACE ACTIVISION BLIZZARD 3 LITTLEBIGPLANET SONY COMPUTER ENT. 32 LEGO INDIANA JONES LUCASARTS 29 33 LEGO BATMAN: THE VIDEOGAME WARNER BROS. INTERACTIVE 35 34 MARIO KART DS NINTENDO 35 WOLFENSTEIN ACTIVISION BLIZZARD 3 36 GUITAR HERO: WORLD TOUR ACTIVISION BLIZZARD 22 37 ASHES CRICKET 2009 CODEMASTERS 38 38 SEGA SUPERSTARS TENNIS SEGA 39 SAINTS ROW 2 THQ 26 40 FIGHT NIGHT ROUND 4 ELECTRONIC ARTS PC CD-ROM [FULL PRICE] TITLE PUBLISHER AION DEVELOPER: NCSOFT PUBLISHER: NCSOFT 2 CHAMPIONSHIP MANAGER 200 EIDOS 3 3 THE SIMS 3 ELECTRONIC ARTS 5 4 BLOOD BOWL THQ 4 5 NEED FOR SPEED: SHIFT ELECTRONIC ARTS 8 6 WORLD OF WARCRAFT: WRATH OF LICH KING ACTIVISION BLIZZARD 2 7 BATMAN: ARKHAM ASYLUM EIDOS 7 8 SIDENT EVIL 5 CAPCOM 6 9 EMPI: TOTAL WAR SEGA 0 0 WARHAMMER 40,000: DAWN OF WAR II THQ [SOURCE] PC CD-ROM [BUDGET PRICE] TITLE PUBLISHER WOW: BATTLE CHEST DEVELOPER: BLIZZARD PUBLISHER: ACTIVISION BLIZZARD 3 2 THE SIMS 3 ELECTRONIC ARTS 2 3 CHAMPIONSHIP MANAGER 200 EIDOS 4 FIFA 0 ELECTRONIC ARTS 6 5 WORLD OF WARCRAFT: WRATH OF LICH KING ACTIVISION BLIZZARD 9 6 EMPI: TOTAL WAR SEGA 4 7 BLOOD BOWL THQ 8 RISEN KOCH MEDIA 5 9 NEED FOR SPEED: SHIFT ELECTRONIC ARTS 7 0 BATMAN: ARKHAM ASYLUM EIDOS (c) ELSPA, Compiled by ChartTrack
TAILBIZ: CHARTS Check out TAILBIZ at WWW.MCVUK.COM 3 MONDAY OCTOBER 5th 2009 WWW.MCVUK.COM/TAIL-BIZ OFFICIALUKCHARTS ENDING SATURDAY OCTOBER 3rd 2009 NINTENDO DS [FULL PRICE] TITLE PUBLISHER PROFESSOR LAYTON: PANDORA S BOX DEVELOPER: NINTENDO PUBLISHER: NINTENDO 4 2 MYSIMS AGENTS ELECTRONIC ARTS 2 3 PROFESSOR LAYTON AND THE CURIOUS VILLAGE NINTENDO 3 4 DR KAWASHIMA'S BRAIN TRAINING NINTENDO 5 5 MARIO KART DS NINTENDO 6 CLUB PENGUIN: ELITE PENGUIN FORCE DISNEY INTERACTIVE STUDIOS 8 7 POKEMON PLATINUM NINTENDO 6 8 G-FORCE DISNEY INTERACTIVE STUDIOS 7 9 SUPER MARIO BROS. NINTENDO 6 0 SHERLOCK HOLMES: MYSTERY OF THE MUMMY UBISOFT PS3 [FULL PRICE] TITLE PUBLISHER FIFA 0 2 NEED FOR SPEED: SHIFT ELECTRONIC ARTS 2 3 BATMAN: ARKHAM ASYLUM EIDOS 4 NINJA GAIDEN: SIGMA 2 TECMO KOEI EUROPE 5 5 COLIN MCRAE: DIRT 2 CODEMASTERS 3 6 WET BETHESDA SOFTWORKS 4 7 MARVEL ULTIMATE ALLIANCE 2 ACTIVISION BLIZZARD 6 8 GUITAR HERO 5 ACTIVISION BLIZZARD 7 9 IL2 STURMOVIK: BIRDS OF PY 505 GAMES 8 0 CALL OF DUTY: WORLD AT WAR ACTIVISION BLIZZARD [SOURCE] PLAYSTATION 2 [FULL PRICE] TITLE PUBLISHER FIFA 0 2 SINGSTAR MOTOWN SONY COMPUTER ENT. 2 3 CALL OF DUTY: WORLD AT WAR ACTIVISION BLIZZARD 3 4 GUITAR HERO 5 ACTIVISION BLIZZARD 4 5 TRANSFORMERS: VENGE OF THE FALLEN ACTIVISION BLIZZARD 5 6 BEN 0: ALIEN FORCE D3P 7 7 NEED FOR SPEED: UNDERCOVER ELECTRONIC ARTS 6 8 G-FORCE DISNEY INTERACTIVE STUDIOS 8 9 HARRY POTTER & THE HALF-BLOOD PRINCE ELECTRONIC ARTS 9 0 GUITAR HERO: WORLD TOUR ACTIVISION BLIZZARD WII [FULL PRICE] TITLE PUBLISHER WII SPORTS SORT DEVELOPER: NINTENDO PUBLISHER: NINTENDO 2 FIFA 0 ELECTRONIC ARTS 3 3 MARIO KART WII NINTENDO 2 4 WII FIT NINTENDO 4 5 GUITAR HERO 5 ACTIVISION BLIZZARD 8 6 MYSIMS AGENTS ELECTRONIC ARTS 6 7 TOY STORY MANIA! DISNEY INTERACTIVE STUDIOS 5 8 ASHES CRICKET 2009 CODEMASTERS 4 9 TIGER WOODS PGA TOUR 0 ELECTRONIC ARTS 7 0 THE BTLES: ROCK BAND ELECTRONIC ARTS (c) ELSPA, Compiled by ChartTrack PSP [FULL PRICE] TITLE PUBLISHER FIFA 0 2 GRAN TURISMO SONY COMPUTER ENT. 3 DISSIDIA: FINAL FANTASY SQUA ENIX EUROPE 2 4 NEED FOR SPEED: SHIFT ELECTRONIC ARTS 3 5 MOTORSTORM: ARCTIC EDGE SONY COMPUTER ENT. 4 6 MONSTER HUNTER: FEDOM UNITE CAPCOM 6 7 BEN 0: ALIEN FORCE D3P 9 8 SISTANCE: TRIBUTION SONY COMPUTER ENT. 5 9 FIFA 09 ELECTRONIC ARTS 7 0 SOULCALIBUR: BROKEN DESTINY UBISOFT XBOX 360 [FULL PRICE] TITLE PUBLISHER FIFA 0 2 HALO 3: ODST MICROSOFT 2 3 NEED FOR SPEED: SHIFT ELECTRONIC ARTS 4 4 GUITAR HERO 5 ACTIVISION BLIZZARD 7 5 COLIN MCRAE: DIRT 2 CODEMASTERS 6 6 BATMAN: ARKHAM ASYLUM EIDOS 3 7 MARVEL ULTIMATE ALLIANCE 2 ACTIVISION BLIZZARD 5 8 WET BETHESDA SOFTWORKS 9 RISEN KOCH MEDIA 9 0 CALL OF DUTY 4: MODERN WARFA ACTIVISION BLIZZARD
MCV558 RetailBiz_final:Layout 5/0/09 0:57 Page 4 TAILBIZ: HIGH STET Check out TAILBIZ at WWW.MCVUK.COM 4 MONDAY OCTOBER 5th 2009 WWW.MCVUK.COM/TAIL-BIZ Sponsored by TAIL BIZ: S VIEW SCOS MCV provides the most important average review scores of the last few days all sourced from Metacritic... 98% Uncharted 2: Among Thieves, Sony, PS3 92% 9% 88% 82% FIFA 0, 360, Mario & Luigi RPG 3, DS, Nintendo Ninja Gaiden Sigma, PS3, Koei Dead Space Extraction, Wii, *Metacritic scores correct at the time of going to press DL OF THE IS NINTENDO'S WII BUNDLE ENOUGH TO COMPETE WITH 360 AND PS3? 6% NO PUBLISHER HALO 3: ODST 2 PROFESSOR LAYTON AND PANDORA S BOX DS The majority of voters in the latest MCV online survey seem to be unconvinced that Nintendo s reorganised hardware SKU, now incorporating Wii Sports Resort and MotionPlus, will affect the Wii s standing against its more powerful rivals. DEVELOPER: BUNGIE PUBLISHER: MICROSOFT NINTENDO 3 NEED FOR SPEED: SHIFT 360 25% 4 2 NEED FOR SPEED: SHIFT PS3 YES 5 4 WET 360 6 7 6 8 9 7 0 BETHESDA MARVEL ULTIMATE ALLIANCE 2 360 COLIN MCRAE: DIRT 2 360 MARVEL ULTIMATE ALLIANCE 2 PS3 WET PS3 ACTIVISION BLIZZARD CODEMASTERS ACTIVISION BLIZZARD BETHESDA AION: THE TOWER OF ETERNITY PC NCSOFT Charts compiled by Game Guide/Complete EPOS Solutions. For more information about Complete EPOS Solutions call 0543 370002. For more information about the Game Guide call 0606 836347. 5% LET S WAIT AND SEE MARGIN MAKER Exspect s Drop N Charge range offers an easy charging solution to Wii and Xbox 360 owners. Users simply place the battery pack in their Wii Remote or Xbox joypad and place the controller on the Drop N Charge charging pad. Take part in MCV s next poll at www.mcvuk.com The device uses RF waves to transmit electrical current into the batteries meaning there s no need for gamers to remove silicon skins, MotionPlus add-ons or connect the controllers to a port. Exspect: 0782 748 732 ble at a l i a v All A For more information contact sales - 0256 385 25 Wii AND THE Wii LOGO A TRADEMARKS OF NINTENDO. TITLE/FORMAT FORMAT: 360 DICT2DRIVE CELEBRATES ITS 5TH BIRTHDAY Digital download portal Direct2Drive is celebrating its fifth birthday by offering a number of high-profile PC titles for just 5 in a limited-time five-week promotion. Each week throughout the period carries a specific theme, with categories to date including strategy, action, MMO and indie games. The final week kicked off on Monday, and features games from Electronic Arts. MCV POLL INDIE CHARTS - ALL FORMATS GAME GETS BEHIND CHILDN S HOSPICE CHARITY Children s Hospices UK has signed a new fundraising partnership with GAME Group. The agreement will see GAME and Gamestation stores raising money over the next two years for the UK s network of 4 children's hospices. All funds raised will go towards teenage activity weekends at hospices across the country. We are incredibly proud to be supporting Children s Hospices UK and we are confident that with the support of our teams and customers we can do our very best to help raise funds to enhance the lives of young people who rely on the vital services that children s hospices provide, commented GAME Group CEO Lisa Morgan. FOR UP-TO-DATE S ON THE LATEST DEVELOPMENTS ON THE UK HIGH STET, CHECK OUT: WWW.MCVUK.COM/TAIL-BIZ GAME customers can save just under 90 when they purchase a PS3 Slim, Need For Speed: Shift, Tiger Woods 0, Fight Night Round 4 and Casino Royale on Blu-ray for 299.99. UK TAIL SALES MAIN FLAT IN SEPTEMBER The latest figures from business lobby organisation CBI show retail sales figures for September were relatively unchanged when compared to the same period a year before, a trend that is expected to continue in October. In the CBI Distributive Trades Survey, 39 per cent of retailers said sales volumes rose when compared to September 2008, while 36 per cent claimed they fell, according to Retail Week. Asda COO Andy Clarke commented: After such a difficult summer, it is encouraging to see signs that conditions in the retail sector are stabilising. However, with unemployment rising, wage growth low, and consumers building up their savings, spending is likely to remain subdued for some time. MCV offers a weekly digest of the latest news on the High Street...
MCV558 RetailBiz_final:Layout 5/0/09 0:57 Page 5 TAILBIZ: HIGH STET Check out TAILBIZ at WWW.MCVUK.COM 5 MONDAY OCTOBER 5th 2009 WWW.MCVUK.COM/TAIL-BIZ Sponsored by FROM THE [P ORDERS] TOP 0 FIFA 0 360 2. UNCHARTED 2: AMONG THIEVES PS3...SONY 3. PES 200 FRONTLINE Nindie.com speaks to Zoe Renwick from Grainger s new Billingham branch How has the market been for you so far this year? Better than we expected. We have managed to trade strongly since we opened. And we are very pleased with the amount of customers who return on a regular basis. PS3...KONAMI 4. COD: MODERN WARFA 2 360...ACTIVISION BLIZZARD 5. COD: MODERN WARFA 2 PS3...ACTIVISION BLIZZARD 6. OPERATION FLASHPOINT 360...CODEMASTERS 7. GRAN TURISMO 5 PS3...SONY 8. FORZA MOTORSPORT 3 360...MICROSOFT 9. FORZA MOTORSPORT 3: LIMITED ED. What makes your store unique? We are lucky, in that we are the only dedicated games store in the area. Our competition is a supermarket, so we are unique in that respect. What has been performing well? What has been underperforming? It is difficult to say if anything has been underperforming. It seems most recent releases have been selling well. We trade very strongly on our pre-owned stock, offering the best value to our customers. helped us immensely. Our challenge is to maintain our profile and grow the Grainger Games brand in the area. What are the biggest challenges facing your store? The Grainger Games brand was not well known in Billingham, so we had to push hard to get our name known. We launched the store at the same time as a local shopping centre had its official opening. Press coverage was very good, which How much of a threat do supermarkets pose to your store? Our only competition in the area is a supermarket. We believe that our product range, knowledge and customer service is far superior. We think that most gamers recognise that as a specialist retailer, we offer a much better service. 360...MICROSOFT 0. OPERATION FLASHPOINT PS3...CODEMASTERS PRICE CHECK Week ending October 2nd Source: SHOPTO.COM [P ORDERS] TOP 0 Halo 3: ODST 360, Microsoft Professor Layton: Pandora DS, Nintendo Marvel Ultimate Alliance 2 PS3, Activision MySims Agents Wii, Aion PC, NcSoft IN STO: WOLVERHAMPTON FIFA 0 PS3 2. FIFA 0 360... 34.99 34.99 32.99 44.99 34.99 32.99 49.99 32.7 24.7 37.7 24.99 37.99 29.85 24.85 37.98 29.85 29.36 26.97 37.96 28.04 29.73 27.73 38.73 44.99 3. UNCHARTED 2: AMONG THIEVES PS3...SONY 4. COD: MODERN WARFA 2 360...ACTIVISION BLIZZARD 5. COD: MODERN WARFA 2 360...ACTIVISION BLIZZARD 6. WII FIT PLUS WII...NINTENDO 7. FOOTBALL MANAGER 200 PC...SEGA 8. FIFA 0 PS2... 9. FORZA MOTORSPORT 3 ONLINE 360...MICROSOFT 0. SCRIBBLENAUTS DS...NINTENDO Week ending October 2nd Source: AMAZON.CO.UK TO TAKE PART PLSE CONTACT: JAMES.BATCHELOR@INTENTMEDIA.CO.UK
TAILBIZ: LSES Check out TAILBIZ at WWW.MCVUK.COM 6 MONDAY OCTOBER 5th 2009 WWW.MCVUK.COM/TAIL-BIZ Brutal games approach UK shelves Electronic Arts Brutal Legend nears release, but it faces off against stiff competition from the likes of Borderlands, Mario & Sonic, Forza and Drawn To Life. As October progresses, even more hard-hitters battle for sales, including offerings from Grand Theft Auto, Pro Evolution Soccer and Football Manager... TITLE FORMAT GEN PUBLISHER TELEPHONE DISTRIBUTOR OCTOBER 6th Angel Cat Sugar DS Casual Rising Star Games 02 625 3388 Centresoft Brutal Legend XBOX 360 / PS3 Action/Adventure 02 625 3388 Centresoft Drawn To Life: The Next Chapter DS / Wii Platformer THQ 02 506 9585 Advantage Fallout 3: Game Of The Year Edition XBOX 360 / PS3 / PC Action/RPG Bethesda 02 506 9585 Advantage Goosebumps Horrorland Wii / DS Survival Horror Majesco 07 373 65 Open Harvest Fishing DS RPG/Fishing Rising Star Games 0582 433700 Centresoft Littlest Pet Shop Friends Wii / DS Simulation 02 625 3388 Centresoft Magna Karta 2 XBOX 360 RPG Namco Bandai 02 506 9585 Advantage Mah-jongg Ancient Mayas DS Puzzle Rising Star Games 0582 433700 Centresoft Mario & Sonic At The Olympic Winter Games DS / Wii Sports Sega 02 625 3388 Centresoft NBA Live 0 PSP Sports 02 625 3388 Centresoft Ninja Captains Wii / DS Action Nordcurrent 0845 362 7769 Trilogy Space Unlimited Collection PC Compilation Kalypso Media 02 506 9585 Advantage Tracy Beaker DS Kids Ubisoft 0845 362 7769 Trilogy Tropico 3 PC / XBOX 360 Strategy Kalypso Media 02 506 9585 Advantage Uncharted 2: Among Thieves PS3 Action/Adventure Sony 02 625 3388 Centresoft OCTOBER 23rd Bakugan: Battle Brawlers XBOX 360 / PS2 / PS3 / Wii / DS Action/Adventure Activision Blizzard 02 625 3388 Centresoft Borderlands PC / PS3 / XBOX 360 Action 2K Games 0279 822 800 Gem Clever Kids: Creepy Crawlies PC / DS Casual Midas 0376 555 333 Open Constellation Professional PC Simulation Just Flight 0845 234 4242 Mastertronic Fairytale Fights XBOX 360 / PS3 Action/Adventure Playlogic 0870 027 0985 Koch Family Fortunes DS / Wii Quiz Mindscape 0870 027 0985 Koch Forza 3 XBOX 360 Racing Microsoft 0279 822800 Gem Grand Theft Auto: Chinatown Wars PSP Action Rockstar 0279 822 800 Gem Hannah Montana: Rock Out The Show PSP Music Disney Interactive 02 625 3388 Centresoft Ju-on: The Grudge Wii Horror Rising Star Games 0582 433700 Centresoft Lips: Number One Hits XBOX 360 Music Microsoft 0279 822 800 Gem Marvel Super Hero Squad PSP / DS / Wii / PS2 Action THQ 02 506 9585 Advantage Playmobil: Knight DS Action/Adventure Mindscape 0870 027 0985 Koch Playmobil: Pirates DS Action/Adventure Mindscape 0870 027 0985 Koch Pro Evolution Soccer 200 PC / PS3 / XBOX 360 Sports Konami 020 8987 5730 Open Sniper: Southern Strike PC Action City Interactive 0845 362 7769 Trilogy Terrorist Takedown 3: Operation Crossfire PC FPS City Interactive 0845 362 7769 Trilogy Ultimate I Spy Wii Action Majesco 07 373 65 Open World Cup Of Pool DS Simulation Midas 0376 555 333 Open WWE SmackDown Vs RAW 200 PSP / DS / Wii / PS3 / PS2 / XBOX 360 Fighting THQ 02 506 9585 Advantage OCTOBER 29th Grand Theft Auto: Episodes From Liberty City XBOX 360 Action Rockstar 0279 822 800 Gem OCTOBER 30th 0-in- Party Megamix Wii Wii Mini-games Nordcurrent 0845 362 7769 Trilogy Agarest: Generations Of War PS3 RPG Ghostlight 0376 555333 Open Allied Ace Pilots DS Action Midas 0376 555333 Open Arcade Zone Wii Mini-games Activision Blizzard 02 625 3388 Centresoft Around The World In 80 Days DS Puzzle S.A.D 0582 436043 PlayV Beat The Intro Wii / DS Quiz Mindscape 0870 027 0985 Koch Big Catch Bass Fishing 2 Wii Simulation 505 Games 02 506 9585 Advantage Cars: Race O Rama PSP / DS / Wii / PS3 / PS2 / XBOX 360 Racing THQ 02 506 9585 Advantage Countdown DS / Wii Quiz Mindscape 0870 027 0985 Koch CSI: Deadly Intent DS / PC / PS3 / XBOX 360 Mystery Ubisoft 0845 362 7769 Trilogy Dolphin Island 2: Underwater Adventure DS Adventure Ubisoft 0845 362 7769 Trilogy Dragon Ball: Revenge Of King Piccolo Wii Action Namco Bandai 02 506 9585 Advantage Dungeon Lord - The Orb and the Oracle PC RPG JoWood 0273 202 220 Lace Football Manager 200 PC Simulation Sega 02 625 3388 Centresoft FPS 3 PC FPS City Interactive 0845 362 7769 Trilogy MUSTSTOCK...BRUTAL LEGEND Released: October 6 Format: 360, PS3 Publisher: Electronic Arts Distributor: Centresoft Contact: 02 625 3388 Tim Schafer s latest adventure takes place in a fantasy world inspired by heavy metal. Brutal Legend pits players as roadie Eddie Riggs, voiced by Jack Black, as he seeks to save this world from evil. Features an iconic metal soundtrack and a myriad of stars. MUSTSTOCK...DRAWN TO LIFE Released: October 6 Format: Wii, DS Publisher: THQ Distributor: Advantage Contact: 02 506 9585 The innovative platformer from the folks at 5th Cell returns to DS and ventures onto Wii for the first time. Once again, players are required to draw their own hero, as well as other objects and creatures, which are then brought to life and integrated into the game world.