Codemasters' racing simulator F1 2010 has knocked Halo: Reach into second spot in the UK charts, selling more last week than both Bungie's Xbox 360 exclusive and Capcom's latest, Dead Rising 2, combined.

Halo: Reach saw an 80 per cent drop in sales last week, indicating a rush of sales to gamers who saw it as a day-one purchase. 2K's Civilization V joined Dead Rising 2 and F1 2010 as the third new entry in the top four, jumping straight in at four as one of two PC-only releases in the chart.

Last week's number two game, Sony's Move-enabled Sports Champions, dropped down to fifth, with Guitar Hero: Warriors of Rock debuting at sixth.

Square-Enix's Final Fantasy XIV takes tenth spot in the chart, despite only having been released as a PC special edition last week, with the regular PC edition coming this week. The PS3 version of the MMO is due in March, 2011.

This Week Last Week Title
1 New Entry F1 2010
2 1 Halo: Reach
3 New Entry Dead Rising 2
4 New Entry Civilization V
5 2 Sports Champions
6 New Entry Guitar Hero: Warriors of Rock
7 5 Prince of Persia: The Forgotten Sands
8 3 Mafia II
9 4 Toy Story 3
10 New Entry Final Fantasy XIV
11 8 Just Dance
12 9 Tiger Woods PGA Tour 11
13 10 Red Dead Redemption
14 12 Super Mario Galaxy 2
15 7 kane & Lynch 2: Dog Days
16 16 Mass Effect 2
17 21 Need For Speed: Shift
18 14 New Super Mario Bros.
19 18 Wii Sports Resort
20 15 LEGO Harry Potter: Years 1-4

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