March UK PC Charts; SimCity, BioShock Infinite, The Sims 3: University Life, StarCraft II: Heart Of The Swarm, Tomb Raider

Ukie and Ipsos MedicaCT have released the first official UK PC Chart that features both boxed/retail and digital sales of PC Games. this may not cover every digital retailer, but this is the most comprehensive PC chart. they have released a combined chart, individual charts for boxed and digital and they have also released DLC charts. these charts are for the month of March.

PC boxed & digital game sales combined (Units)

Rank	Title	Company
1	SimCity	Electronic Arts
2	Bioshock Infinite	2K Games
3	The Sims 3: University Life	Electronic Arts
4	Starcraft II: Heart of the Swarm	Activision Blizzard
5	Tomb Raider	Square-Enix
6	Football Manager 2013	Sega
7	Battlefield 3	Electronic Arts
8	The Sims 3	Electronic Arts
9	Just Cause 2	Square-Enix
10	Far Cry 3	Ubisoft

March 2013		PC digital game sales (Units)
Rank	Title		Company
1	Bioshock Infinite		2K Games
2	SimCity		Electronic Arts
3	Tomb Raider		Square-Enix
4	Battlefield 3		Electronic Arts
5	The Sims 3: University Life		Electronic Arts
6	Just Cause 2		Square-Enix
7	Hitman Absolution		Square-Enix
8	Far Cry 3		Ubisoft
9	Football Manager 2013		Sega
10	Trials Evolution Gold		Ubisoft

March 2013

PC boxed sales (Units)

Rank	Title	Company
1	SimCity	Electronic Arts
2	Starcraft II: Heart of the Swarm	Activision Blizzard
3	The Sims 3: University Life	Electronic Arts
4	Tomb Raider	Square Enix
5	Football Manager 2013	Sega
6	The Sims 3	Electronic Arts
7	Bioshock Infinite	Take 2
8	The Sims 3: Seasons	Electronic Arts
9	Guild Wars 2	NCSOFT Europe
10	Crysis 3	Electronic Arts

March 2013

PC digital full game sales (revenue)

Rank	Title	Company
1	SimCity	Electronic Arts
2	Bioshock Infinite	2K Games
3	Tomb Raider	Square-Enix
4	Battlefield 3	Electronic Arts
5	Football Manager 2013	Sega
6	Far Cry 3	Ubisoft
7	Crysis 3	Electronic Arts
8	Tomb Raider Survival Edition	Square-Enix
9	Assassin's Creed 3	Ubisoft
10	Guild Wars 2	NCSOFT Europe

March 2013		PC digital expansion game sales (revenue)
Rank	Title		Company
1	The Sims 3: University Life		Electronic Arts
2	The Sims 3: Seasons		Electronic Arts
3	Anno 2070 - Deep Ocean		Ubisoft
4	The Sims 3: Ambitions		Electronic Arts
5	The Sims 3: 70's, 80s & 90s Stuff		Electronic Arts
6	The Sims 3: Generations		Electronic Arts
7	The Sims 3: World Adventures		Electronic Arts
8	Anno 2070 DLC Complete Pack		Ubisoft
9	Sleeping Dogs - DLC Collection		Square-Enix
10	Total War: Shogun 2 - Rise of the Samurai Campaign		Sega

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The UK Government Announce PEGI Will Become The Sole Age Rating System For Vide Games From 30th July

The UK Government have announced that from 30th July, PEGI will be used as the sole age rating system for video games. currently there are two age rating systems for video games, BBFC and PEGI. this means that from 30th July, it will be illegal to sell a video game with a PEGI rating of 12, 16 or 18 to someone younger than the rating.

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UK Digital January PC Game Charts; Star Wars The Old Republic, From Dust, Bastion, Battlefield 3

UKIE and GfK Chart Track have unveiled the first UK chart for PC Downloads. this digital download chart is currently in Beta and is the top 20 for the month of January. this chart is based on sales data from 10 companies, estimated to be around 40% of the overall digital PC market.

1. Star Wars: The Old Republic
2. From Dust
3. Bastion
4. Battlefield 3
5. Batman: Arkham City
6. Deus Ex: Human Revolution
7. Anno 2070
8. Assassin's Creed 2 (Collectors Edition)
9. Assassin's Creed Revelations
10. Hitman Collection
11. Anno 2070 (Collectors Edition)
12. Assassin's Creed
13. The Sims 3
14. F.E.A.R.3
15. R.U.S.E
16. Dark Messiah Of Might And Magic
17. Hitman: Blood Money
18. Heroes Of Might And Magic 6
19. Batman: Arkham Asylum
20. Lego Harry Potter: Years 5-7

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