To those who like lists and/or charts, then be prepared for the latest release of Chart Track UK's Top 40 software sales. The one that rose above the sales competition was Polyphony Digital's Gran Turismo 5 Prologue. Find out what games made in the list by heading over to the full article.

And as the 2008 Olympics draws near, it's hype seems to grow more influential. While Beijing has been transformed to house an Olympic city - making the latter a city within a city - Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Games makes serious headway into the casual gaming market. Or maybe it's just in the UK, where SEGA's joint Olympics game with Nintendo holds top spot for another week running.

Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Games (Wii, DS) has reclaimed the top slot in the Chart Track top 40 entertainment software list. Devil May Cry 4 (PlayStation 3, Xbox 360, PC) has slipped down to second place while Turok (Xbox 360, PlayStation 3) is still at number three. Want to see the full charts? Scoot on over to the  full article.

Drivers, start your engines! It sure looks like there's a new top-notcher on the UK's gaming preference, and it doesn't have anything to do with soccer balls, plumber long jumps or WWII reincarnates. Burnout Paradise from publisher Electronic Arts left the competition in a flurry of dust and burning rubber, and even set EA at a tie for the most games on the top ten with Nintendo. More at the full story.

 Chart Track UK has released the numbers for video game sales in the UK as of December 22. Activision and Infinity Ward's Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare (PS3,  Xbox 360, PC) took top honors, leading all the other games in sales.

Want to find out what people have been buying in the UK the week before Christmas? Head on over to the full article for the entire list of games.

 

It's been a month since we've kept track of the hottest selling games in the UK, but we guess later is better than never. The latest numbers rolled off from Chart Track's UK list for the week ending August 25, and Take-Two Interactive's BioShock claims the throne from top-notcher Transformers: The Game from Activision.

With Activision's multi-platformer sitting on number two, Nintendo's Dr. Kawashima's Brain Training stays firmly at the third spot. Another Brain Training title, More Brain Training From Dr. Kawashima, tails closely at third, swapping places with Wii Play which now sits at fourth.

Pokemon Diamond drops two places to sixth, pushing Electronic Arts' Harry Potter & The Order of the Phoenix to the number seven spot. Ubisoft's Surf's Up, Microsoft's Blue Dragon, and Ubisoft's Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon: Warfighter 2 closes the lower three of the top ten, from eighth place onwards in that order. In quick summary, that would be:

• BioShock (Take-Two Interactive)
• Transformers: The Game (Activision)
• Dr. Kawashima's Brain Training (Nintendo)
• More Brain Training From Dr. Kawashima (Nintendo)
• Wii Play (Nintendo)
• Pokemon Diamond (Nintendo)
• Harry Potter & The Order of the Phoenix (Electronic Arts)
• Surf's Up (Ubisoft)
• Blue Dragon (Microsoft)
• Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon: Warfighter 2 (Ubisoft)

 

And how goes the gamers from the UK for the week past July 17? Chart Track's been busy as a bee, and it appears all you Harry Potter fans were, too. Harry Potter & The Order of the Phoenix (PC, PlayStation 3, Xbox 360, Wii, PSP, DS, mobiles) from Electronic Arts is still "leviosa-ing" at the top of the charts with Activision's Transformers: The Game rolling out at second.

And those who haven't got their minds locked on either movie-based games are still bench-pressing those neurons with More Brain Training from Dr. Kawashima from Nintendo, with fellow Nintendo brain-twister Big Brain Academy: Wii Degree close in tow. Fifth spot is Wii Play's playground, with the Nintendo title still frolicking in the top ten, Wiimote in hand. Activision's Shrek The Third lumbers over to number six, while Take-Two's The Darkness lurks on number seven.

Nintendo's Dr. Kawashima's Brain Training brainstorms to eight spot, while simmering in at number nine is 505 Games' Cooking Mama. And re-entering the charts is Electronic Arts' Tiger Woods PGA Tour 07 with a straight cut into the all-platforms' upper ten, giving the golfing title a shot for the birdie.

1. Harry Potter & The Order of the Phoenix (Electronic Arts)
2. Transformers: The Game (Activision)
3. More Brain Training from Dr. Kawashima (Nintendo)
4. Big Brain Academy: Wii Degree (Nintendo)
5. Wii Play (Nintendo)
6. Shrek The Third (Activision)
7. The Darkness (Take-Two Interactive)
8. Dr. Kawashima's Brain Training (Nintendo)
9. Cooking Mama (505 Games)
10. Tiger Woods PGA Tour 07 (Electronic Arts)

 

Looking back to Chart Track's statistics for the first week of July, Electronic Arts' Harry Potter & The Order of the Phoenix (Xbox 360, PlayStation 3, PSP, DS, Wii, PC, mobile) stays on top of the all-platforms charts for the second week in a row, while UK gamers flex their nerve cells with Nintendo's More Brain Training from Dr. Kawashima which sticks to a solid second.

Activision's Shrek The Third still keeps to the third spot the week ending July 7, though Take-Two's The Darkness dips two spaces to fourth. Keeping close to another fellow horror game, Capcom's Resident Evil 4 haunts at fifth place, while happily tailing behind with a Wiimote is Wii Play from Nintendo - still strong in the charts after re-entering the top ten.

Ubisoft's Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six: Vegas still relies on lucky number seven to stay up the charts, with Microsoft's Forza Motorsport 2 slowly revving down from sixth to eighth. Disney's Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End slips to ninth place from eighth (giving new meaning to nine pieces of eight, we reckon), while Dr. Kawashima's Brain Training from Nintendo re-enters the charts and continues to twist noggins at closing number 10.

1. Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix: (Electronic Arts)
2. More Brain Training From Dr. Kawashima (Nintendo)
3. Shrek the Third (Activision)
4. The Darkness (Starbeeze)
5. Resident Evil 4 (Capcom)
6. Wii Play (Nintendo)
7. Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six: Vegas (Ubisoft Montreal)
8. Forza Motorsport 2 (Microsoft)
9. Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End (Eurocom Entertainment)
10. Dr Kawashima's Brain Training (Nintendo)

Italy's Gamestore Magazine has announced annual winners for the Italian Games Awards and it dished out laurels to all the areas of gaming be it in terms of products, communication and accessories. Here are the big winners for this year.

MARKETING AND COMMUNICATION:

1) Best Trade AD Campaign
Electronic Arts - Fifa 07 Evolution
2) Best Print AD Consumer Campaign
Nintendo - Dr. Kawashima's Brain Training
3) Best TV Spot
Microsoft - Gears of War
4) Best Radio Spot
Electronic Arts - The Sims 2 Pets
5) Best Online Campaign
Vivendi - World of Warcraft
6) Best Packaging
DDE - Guild Wars Nightfall Collector’s Edition
7) Best POS Material
Vivendi - World of Warcraft
8) Best Budget Line
Activision - Best Of Activision
9) Best Launch Event
Scei - PS3 Dome
10) Best Co-Marketing Activity
Konami / Halifax - PES 6 with Gazzetta dello Sport
11) Best Charity Iniative - Ex Aequo:
Nintendo - Nintendo for Abio
Halifax with Bible and AMREF

The winners were selected by consumers and industry insiders according to the organizers. QJ congratulates all the winners and we're hoping to see even greater stuff next year!

You can check the whole roster behind the Full Article link below.