Payday 2 steals topspot in UK charts

Minecraft has finally been blocked off from the top of the UK multi-format sales charts, and has been replaced by Payday 2.

Overkill and 505 Games' FPS heist-em up went straight to first place in its debut week, proving the decision to bring the series to retail a good one (Payday: The Heist was a download-only title when it was released in 2011).

There's not a lot of interesting movement further down the chart. A resurgent Call of Duty: Black Ops 2 made it up to third after a 60% increase in sales, and The Smurfs 2 dropped a few places, but for the most part the line-up remains similar to how it looked this time last week.

1. Payday 2 | 505 Games
2. Minecraft: Xbox 360 Edition | Microsoft
3. Call of Duty: Black Ops 2 | Activision
4. FIFA 13 | EA
5. Animal Crossing: New Leaf | Nintendo
6. The Last of Us | Sony
7. The Smurfs 2 | Ubisoft
8. Lego Batman 2: DC Super Heroes | Warner Bros.
9. Tomb Raider | Square Enix
10. Grand Theft Auto IV | Take 2
11. Assassin's Creed III | Ubisoft
12. The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim - Legendary Edition | Bethesda
13. Need for Speed: Most Wanted | EA
14. Lego Lord of the Rings | Warner Bros.
15. Far Cry 3 | Ubisoft
16. Max Payne 3 | Take 2
17. Grand Theft Auto Episodes - Liberty City | Take 2
18. Battlefield 3 | EA
19. Bioshock Infinite | Take 2
20. Red Dead Redemption GOTY | Take 2