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Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag

Assassin's Creed IV edges past Battlefield 4

Charts: Black Flag debuts in first, DICE's shooter makes second, FM14 and WWE 2K14 both hit the top ten.

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Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag went straight to number one in this week's chart, pipping the other recently released big hitter - EA's Battlefield 4 - to the post. ACIV had the benefit of a couple of extra days on store shelves, which undoubtedly helped their cause. A couple of extra days can make all the difference.

While the latest Assassin's game managed to finish on top, it hasn't sold as well as previous iterations. Perhaps overall figures will be comparable when the game launches on next-gen consoles (and PC and Wii U) later in the month. The same should also be said for Battlefield 4, which wasn't able to sell as many units as its predecessor, with gamers undoubtedly keeping one eye on the next-gen consoles coming later this month.

Chart stalwarts FIFA 14 and Grand Theft Auto V both held onto top five places, while last week's best selling game, Batman: Arkham Origins, dropped down to fifth after a 56 per cent dip in sales.

Sega's Football Manager 2014 launched on PC and Mac this week, and sold enough at retail to debut in sixth (year on year sales were down 6 per cent, but it's important to remember that digital sales are not taken into consideration in this chart - a factor that probably impacts Battlefield 4's numbers too). 2K's first outing with the WWE license, WWE 2K14, landed in seventh.

Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag

Here's the GfK Chart-Track top twenty:
1. Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag | Ubisoft
2. Battlefield 4 | EA
3. FIFA 14 | EA
4. Grand Theft Auto V | Rockstar
5. Batman: Arkham Origins | Warner
6. Football Manager 2014 | Sega
7. WWE 2K14 | 2K Sports
8. Minecraft: Xbox 360 Edition | Microsoft
9. Skylanders Swap Force | Activision
10. Pokemon Y | Nintendo
11. Pokemon X | Nintendo
12. Just Dance 2014 | Ubisoft
13. Disney Infinity | Disney
14. Lego Batman 2: DC Super Heroes | Warner
15. F1 2013 | Codemasters
16. Lego Lord of the Rings | Warner
17. Tomb Raider | Square Enix
18. Splinter Cell: Blacklist | Ubisoft
19. Saints Row IV | Deep Silver
20. Moshi Monsters: Katsuma Unleashed | Mind Candy

Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag

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