wraggster
November 12th, 2012, 22:21
Bookies Paddy Power and Ladbrokes have revealed their odds for this year's contenders for the UK Christmas No.1 chart spot.
<figure style="margin: 0px 0px 20px 20px; padding: 0px; border: 0px currentColor; width: 300px; color: rgb(68, 68, 68); text-transform: none; line-height: 21px; text-indent: 0px; letter-spacing: normal; clear: both; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: inherit; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; word-spacing: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; float: right; display: block; white-space: normal; position: relative; orphans: 2; widows: 2; font-size-adjust: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px;" class="article-image article-image-alt article-image-300">http://cdn.medialib.computerandvideogames.com/screens/screenshot_288313_thumb_wide300.jpg (http://www.computerandvideogames.com/viewer.php?mode=article&id=288313)</figure>Both firms told MCV (http://www.mcvuk.com/news/read/call-of-duty-is-bookies-favourite-for-christmas-no-1/0106136) they make Call of Duty: Black Ops 2 (http://www.computerandvideogames.com/345902/features/call-of-duty-black-ops-2-weve-seen-it-zombies-multiplayer-giant-mechs/) the favourite, ahead of FIFA 13 (http://www.computerandvideogames.com/playstation-vita/sports/12910/fifa-13/)and the likes of New Super Mario Bros U,Medal of Honor: Warfighter (http://www.computerandvideogames.com/playstation-3/fps/12617/medal-of-honor-warfighter/), Assassin's Creed 3 (http://www.computerandvideogames.com/playstation-3/action/12872/assassins-creed-3/) and Halo 4 (http://www.computerandvideogames.com/338369/previews/halo-4-first-look-at-343s-dramatically-different-halo/).Alex Donohue of Ladbrokes said: "It would be one of the upsets of the year if Black Ops didn't land the top spot this Christmas."
The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim (http://www.computerandvideogames.com/xbox-360/rpg/11917/elder-scrolls-v-skyrim/) claimed the Christmas No.1 spot (http://www.computerandvideogames.com/330115/uk-chart-skyrim-takes-christmas-no1-spot/?site=uk) last year, marking the first time in eight years the Xmas top spot didn't go to an EA or Activision game.
Paddy Power odds:
1/20 - Call Of Duty: Black Ops II
8/1 - FIFA 13
20/1 - Medal of Honour: Warfighter
28/1 - Borderlands 2
33/1 - World Of Warcraft: Mists Of Pandaria
33/1 - Assassin's Creed III
33/1 - New Super Mario Bros. U
Ladbrokes odds:
1/8 - Call of Duty: Black Ops II
12/1 - New Super Mario Bros U
14/1 - Halo 4
16/1 - Assasin Creed III
16/1 - FIFA 13
25/1 - LEGO Lord of the Rings
25/1 - Hitman Absolution
33/1 - Medal of Honor: Warfighter
33/1 - WWE '13
50/1 - Just Dance 4
50/1 - Football Manager 2013
50/1 - Need for Speed Most Wanted
66/1 - Far Cry 3
100/1 - Madden NFL 13
100/1 - Forza Horizon
100/1 - Diablo 3
100/1 - Resident Evil 6
100/1 - Dishonored
http://www.computerandvideogames.com/377982/bookies-tip-black-ops-2-for-christmas-no1/
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The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim (http://www.computerandvideogames.com/xbox-360/rpg/11917/elder-scrolls-v-skyrim/) claimed the Christmas No.1 spot (http://www.computerandvideogames.com/330115/uk-chart-skyrim-takes-christmas-no1-spot/?site=uk) last year, marking the first time in eight years the Xmas top spot didn't go to an EA or Activision game.
Paddy Power odds:
1/20 - Call Of Duty: Black Ops II
8/1 - FIFA 13
20/1 - Medal of Honour: Warfighter
28/1 - Borderlands 2
33/1 - World Of Warcraft: Mists Of Pandaria
33/1 - Assassin's Creed III
33/1 - New Super Mario Bros. U
Ladbrokes odds:
1/8 - Call of Duty: Black Ops II
12/1 - New Super Mario Bros U
14/1 - Halo 4
16/1 - Assasin Creed III
16/1 - FIFA 13
25/1 - LEGO Lord of the Rings
25/1 - Hitman Absolution
33/1 - Medal of Honor: Warfighter
33/1 - WWE '13
50/1 - Just Dance 4
50/1 - Football Manager 2013
50/1 - Need for Speed Most Wanted
66/1 - Far Cry 3
100/1 - Madden NFL 13
100/1 - Forza Horizon
100/1 - Diablo 3
100/1 - Resident Evil 6
100/1 - Dishonored
http://www.computerandvideogames.com/377982/bookies-tip-black-ops-2-for-christmas-no1/