Bethesda's massive open-world RPG Skyrim has jumped four places in the UK software chart to first place for the first time since release, thanks largely to an average discount of £13 at retail.

Sales of the game were up 145 per cent since last week.

Previous leader Modern Warfare 3, on top of the chart since its release five weeks ago, slipped down to second with a seven per cent drop in sales with Just Dance 3 jumping by 47 per cent to take third.

Elsewhere, Christmas discounting also paid off for Uncharted 3, returning to the top ten after a three week absence to come in ninth after heavy promotion.

Last Week This Week Title
5 1 Skyrim
1 2 Modern Warfare 3
4 3 Just Dance 3
2 4 FIFA 12
3 5 Assassin's Creed: Revelations
9 6 Battlefield 3
7 7 Professor Layton and the Spectre's Call
6 8 Saints Row: The Third
16 9 Uncharted 3
8 10 Mario Kart 7
11 11 Mario and Sonic at the 2012 Olympic Games
10 12 Super Mario 3D Land
12 13 Need For Speed: The Run
18 14 Forza Motorsport 4
15 15 Batman: Arkham City
19 16 LEGO Harry Potter Years 5-7
20 17 Zumba Fitness
17 18 Skylanders: Spyro's Adventure
Re-Entry 19 Michael Jackson: The Experience
New Entry 20 ABBA: You Can Dance

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