Dead Island Riptide tops UK charts

Deep Silver’s Dead Island sequel Dead Island Riptide has jumped in at number one in the UK all formats software sales chart despite only selling half the numbers of the original according to official figures. Dark Arisen jumps in at number 3 and Bioshock drops several places to number 6.

CHARTTRACK WEEKLY CHARTS All formats Week ending 27 April 2013

POS.      TITLE      PUBLISHER      LAST WEEK

1            DEAD ISLAND: RIPTIDE     DEEP SILVER     –
2            INJUSTICE: GODS AMONG US     WARNER BROS. INTERACTIVE     1
3            DRAGON’S DOGMA: DARK ARISEN     CAPCOM     –
4            STAR TREK     PARAMOUNT     –
5            TOMB RAIDER     SQUARE ENIX     4
6            BIOSHOCK INFINITE     2K GAMES     2
7            FIFA 13     EA SPORTS     6
8            LEGO CITY UNDERCOVER: THE CHASE BEGINS     NINTENDO     –
9            DEFIANCE     TRION WORLDS     5
10            LUIGI’S MANSION 2     NINTENDO     8
11            CALL OF DUTY: BLACK OPS II     ACTIVISION     7
12            FAR CRY 3     UBISOFT     10
13            FIRE EMBLEM: AWAKENING     NINTENDO     3
14            THE ELDER SCROLLS V: SKYRIM     XBOX 360 CLASSICS     11
15            SONIC & ALL STARS RACING TRANSFORMED     SEGA     19
16            LEGO BATMAN 2: DC SUPER HEROES     WARNER BROS. INTERACTIVE     12
17            HITMAN ABSOLUTION     SQUARE ENIX     –
18            SKYLANDERS GIANTS     SKYLANDERS     14
19            ALIENS: COLONIAL MARINES     SEGA     –
20            ASSASSIN’S CREED III     UBISOFT     13

Written by: Rob Cram

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