PES beats Forza to UK number one

Konami's Pro Evolution Soccer 2010 has beat Microsoft's Forza Motorsport 3 to the top of the all formats charts in the UK.

The PlayStation 3 accounted for 66 per cent of sales, with the Xbox 360 taking 32 per cent and the PC 2 per cent of Konami's football title. First week sales for PES were 39 per cent below the debut of the 2009 game.

With Forza at number two, EA's FIFA 10 drops to three, and THQ's latest WWE Smackdown Vs RAW 2010 enters at five. Sony's Uncharted 2: Among Thieves falls to number six with sales down 53 per cent.

Take-Two's new Gearbox title Borderlands enters the charts at number seven while Sony's EyePet misses out on the top ten, entering the charts at 18.

The GfK Chart-Track top ten follows:

01 Pro Evolution Soccer 2010
02 Forza Motorsport 3
03 FIFA 10
04 Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Games
05 WWE Smackdown Vs RAW 2010
06 Uncharted 2: Among Thieves
07 Borderlands
08 Wii Sports Resort
09 Need for Speed Shift
10 Operation Flashpoint: Dragon Rising

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