The 100 best-selling UK games of 2012

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New IP takes a back seat as familiar faces dominate the annual chart

Games industry trade body UK Interactive Entertainment and retail monitor GfK Chart-Track have released a list of the UK's 100 best-selling packaged games of 2012.

Topping the chart, which was published on MCV, are Call of Duty: Black Ops 2 and FIFA 13, the only two games to sell over one million physical copies in the UK last year, compared to five in 2011 (The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim, Zumba Fitness, FIFA 12, Modern Warfare 3 and Battlefield 3).

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Top 100 games of 2012

  1. CALL OF DUTY: BLACK OPS II - Activision Blizzard
  2. FIFA 13 - Electronic Arts
  3. ASSASSIN'S CREED III - Ubisoft
  4. HALO 4 - Microsoft
  5. HITMAN ABSOLUTION - Square Enix
  6. JUST DANCE 4 - Ubisoft
  7. FAR CRY 3 - Ubisoft
  8. FIFA 12 - Electronic Arts
  9. THE ELDER SCROLLS V: SKYRIM - Bethesda Softworks
  10. BORDERLANDS 2 - 2K Games
  11. MASS EFFECT 3 - Electronic Arts
  12. LEGO BATMAN 2: DC SUPER HEROES - Warner
  13. NEED FOR SPEED MOST WANTED - Electronic Arts
  14. FIFA STREET - Electronic Arts
  15. MARIO & SONIC LONDON 2012 OLYMPIC GAMES - Sega
  16. SKYLANDERS GIANTS - Activision Blizzard
  17. BATTLEFIELD 3 - Electronic Arts
  18. CALL OF DUTY: MODERN WARFARE 3 - Activision Blizzard
  19. MAX PAYNE 3 - Rockstar
  20. SLEEPING DOGS - Square Enix
  21. RESIDENT EVIL 6 - Capcom
  22. LONDON 2012: THE OFFICIAL VIDEO GAME - Sega
  23. TOM CLANCY'S GHOST RECON: FUTURE SOLDIER - Ubisoft
  24. DISHONORED - Bethesda Softworks
  25. WWE '13 - THQ
  26. LEGO THE LORD OF THE RINGS - Warner
  27. FORZA MOTORSPORT 4 - Microsoft
  28. NEW SUPER MARIO BROS 2 - Nintendo
  29. MEDAL OF HONOR: WARFIGHTER - Electronic Arts
  30. ASSASSIN'S CREED: REVELATIONS - Ubisoft
  31. JUST DANCE 3 - Ubisoft
  32. MARIO KART 7 - Nintendo
  33. F1 2012 - Codemasters
  34. BATMAN: ARKHAM CITY - Warner Bros
  35. FOOTBALL MANAGER 2013 - Sega
  36. SUPER MARIO 3D LAND - Nintendo
  37. FORZA HORIZON - Microsoft
  38. SAINTS ROW: THE THIRD - THQ
  39. SKYLANDERS: SPYRO'S ADVENTURE - Activision Blizzard
  40. LEGO HARRY POTTER: YEARS 5-7 - Warner
  41. SNIPER ELITE V2 - 505 Games
  42. SONIC GENERATIONS - Sega
  43. RAYMAN ORIGINS - Ubisoft
  44. FINAL FANTASY XIII-2 - Square Enix
  45. DEAD ISLAND GOTY EDITION - Koch Media
  46. ZUMBA FITNESS - 505 Games
  47. THE AMAZING SPIDER-MAN - Activision Blizzard
  48. MOSHI MONSTERS: MOSHLINGS THEME PARK - Mind Candy
  49. LEGO PIRATES OF THE CARIBBEAN - Disney Interactive
  50. SSX - Electronic Arts
  51. KINECT STAR WARS - Microsoft
  52. TIGER WOODS PGA TOUR 13 - Electronic Arts
  53. MOSHI MONSTERS: MOSHLING ZOO - Mind Candy
  54. THE SIMS 3 - Electronic Arts
  55. ZUMBA FITNESS 2 - 505 Games
  56. CALL OF DUTY: BLACK OPS - Activision Blizzard
  57. NEED FOR SPEED: THE RUN - Electronic Arts
  58. PROTOTYPE 2 - Activision Blizzard
  59. DIABLO III - Activision Blizzard
  60. MARIO KART WII Nintendo
  61. RAGE - Bethesda Softworks
  62. UFC UNDISPUTED 3 - THQ
  63. WWE '12 - THQ
  64. CARS 2 - Disney Interactive
  65. METAL GEAR SOLID HD COLLECTION - Konami
  66. PRO EVOLUTION SOCCER 2013 - Konami
  67. SKATE 3 - Electronic Arts
  68. GRAND THEFT AUTO EPISODES - LIBERTY CITY - Take-Two
  69. FOOTBALL MANAGER 2012 - Sega
  70. UNCHARTED 3: DRAKE'S DECEPTION - Sony
  71. POKEMON BLACK VERSION 2 - Nintendo
  72. DARKSIDERS II - THQ
  73. LEGO HARRY POTTER: YEARS 1-4 - Warner Bros
  74. MARIO PARTY 9 - Nintendo
  75. KINECT SPORTS - Microsoft
  76. F1 2011 - Codemasters
  77. KINGDOMS OF AMALUR: RECKONING - Electronic Arts
  78. GRAN TURISMO 5 - Sony
  79. SONIC & ALL STARS RACING TRANSFORMED - Sega
  80. UDRAW STUDIO: INSTANT ARTIST - THQ
  81. GRAND THEFT AUTO IV - Rockstar
  82. PROFESSOR LAYTON AND THE MIRACLE MASK - Nintendo
  83. ANGRY BIRDS TRILOGY - Activision Blizzard
  84. KINECT DISNEYLAND ADVENTURES - Microsoft
  85. LEGO BATMAN: THE VIDEOGAME - Warner Bros
  86. LEGO STAR WARS III: CLONE WARS - Lucasarts
  87. POKEMON WHITE VERSION 2 - Nintendo
  88. TOY STORY 3 - Disney Interactive
  89. GUILD WARS 2 - NCSoft
  90. THE SIMS 3: PETS - Electronic Arts
  91. UNCHARTED: GOLDEN ABYSS - Sony Computer Ent
  92. DOOM 3: BFG EDITION - Bethesda Softworks
  93. ROCKSMITH - Ubisoft
  94. RESIDENT EVIL: OPERATION RACCOON CITY - Capcom
  95. WII FIT PLUS - Nintendo
  96. BOOK OF SPELLS - Sony
  97. DANCE CENTRAL 2 - Microsoft
  98. DIRT SHOWDOWN - Codemasters
  99. 007 LEGENDS - Activision Blizzard
  100. HALO: COMBAT EVOLVED ANNIVERSARY - Microsoft


Last week, North American sales monitor NPD revealed the ten best-selling retail games of 2012, with Black Ops 2 once again emerging on top.

2013 looks set to be a particularly interesting year for games; there are plenty of high-profile releases due in the next few months, then there’s the expected launch of next-gen consoles, and hopefully an exciting Wii U holiday lineup in which Nintendo brings out its big-hitters. Check out our list of the 100 most anticipated games of 2013.