Seven games managed to crack UK’s retail entertainment chart for 2012. Call of Duty: Black Ops II was the best-performing release of the year, topping 2.5 million in the country.
The list in full:
1. Call of Duty: Black Ops II, Activision Blizzard –––– 2,672,364
2. FIFA 13, Electronic Arts –––– 2,601,877
3. The Dark Knight Rises, Warner Home Video –––– 1,694,434
4. The Twilight Saga – Breaking Dawn – Part 1, Entertainment One –––– 1,515,604
5. Our Version of Events (Emeli Sande), Universal Music –––– 1,446,844
6. Now That’s What I Call Music 83 (Various Artists), EMI Music/Universal Music –––– 1,389,006
7. Avengers Assemble, Walt Disney Studios ––– 1,349,937
8. TED, Universal Pictures –––– 1,188,295
9. War Horse, Walt Disney Studios –––– 986,870
10. The Hunger Games, Elevation Sales –––– 946,592
11. Mrs Brown’s Boys – Series One, Universal Pictures ––– 913,145
12. The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel, 20th Century Fox ––– 888,629
13. Assassin’s Creed III, Ubisoft ––– 886,198
14. Now That’s What I Call Music 82 (Various Artists), EMI Music/Universal Music ––– 866,031
15. Prometheus, 20th Century Fox ––– 853,079
16. Ice Age 4 – Continental Drift, 20th Century Fox ––– 819,009
17. 21 (Adele), XL Beggars ––– 816,317
18. Sherlock Holmes – A Game of Shadows, Warner Home Video ––– 816,126
19. + (Ed Sheeran), Warner Music ––– 811,038
20. Now That’s What I Call Music 81 (Various Artists), EMI Music/Universal Music ––– 756,035
21. Halo 4, Microsoft ––– 753,489
22. Born To Die (Lana del Rey), Universal Music ––– 743,210
23. Brave, Walt Disney Studios ––– 743,021
24. Bridesmaids, Universal Pictures ––– 710,185
25. Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy, Elevation Sales ––– 707,875
26. Johnny English Reborn, Universal Pictures –––– 694,651
27. Mrs Brown’s Boys – Series Two, Universal Pictures –––– 670,956
28. The Amazing Spider-Man, Sony Pictures –––– 656,620
29. The Woman In Black, Momentum Pictures –––– 654,589
30. Take Me Home One Direction, Sony Music ––– 643,433
31. Right Place Right Time, Olly Murs ––– Sony Music 597,370
32. The Adventures of TinTin – The Secrets Of, Paramount –––– 597,282
33. Babel Mumford & Sons, Universal Music –––– 592,173
34. Mrs Brown’s Live Tour – Good Mourning, Universal Pictures ––– 585,925
35. Michael McIntyre Showtime, Universal Pictures –––– 579,011
36. Hitman Absolution, Square Enix –––– 571,248
37. Just Dance 4, Ubisoft –––– 562,453
38. Despicable Me, Universal Pictures –––– 549,111
39. Mission Impossible – Ghost Protocol, Paramount –––– 545,502
40. Far Cry 3, Ubisoft -––– 540,237
The next entry in the Giana Sisters series will be coming to the Wii U eshop. According to the game’s official Facebook page, Giana Sisters: Twisted Dreams is planned for the console.
A message on the page reads:
“Wii U is also planned, one step at a time!”
Twisted Dreams originally launched on the PC last year. Xbox Live Arcade and PlayStation Network versions are also in the pipeline.
Care for access to the soundtracks behind Shin’en’s “Nano” games? Then you may wish to hand over a few bucks for what the studio is calling “Nano Assault Collection”.
For just $1, you’ll receive the Nano Assault EX and Nano Assault Neo soundtracks. For $5, Shin’en will also provide the Nanostray HD Sessions. And for $10, you’ll obtain all of the aforementioned soundtracks plus Nanostray and Nanostray 2 original soundtracks. Fans can plop down as much as $50 to support Shin’en, though doing so isn’t necessary.
You can find more information here.
Square Enix has trademarked “President’s Day”… whatever that is. The company picked up the name in Europe.
We probably won’t be getting an immediate answer as to what the trademark is about, but Siliconera speculates that it could be the subtitle of a Eidos project. A partial name for a new Legacy of Kain, maybe.
