Black Ops 2 Records Fourth Biggest U.K. Launch of All Time

By Matthew Bennett, Associate Editor
Posted on November 19, 2012 AT 02:33am

Call of Duty: Black Ops 2 has managed to record the fourth biggest U.K. launch of all time to debut at the number one spot in the all formats chart narrowly losing out to its predecessors.

The game is the biggest U.K. launch of 2012 and was only beaten to the best of all time by 2011′s Modern Warfare 3, 2010′s Call of Duty: Black Ops, and 2009′s Modern Warfare 2. The Xbox 360 version of Black Ops 2 accounted for 60 percent of sales, the PlayStation 3 version for 38 percent, and the PC picked up the rest.

Halo 4 was pushed down to the number two slot in the charts closely followed by FIFA 13 and Assassin’s Creed III. You can check out the full chart below:

GfK/Chart-Track Top 10 (week ended November 17):

Call of Duty: Black Ops 2 (Activision)
Halo 4 (Microsoft)
FIFA 13 (EA)
Assassin’s Creed 3 (Ubisoft)
Skylanders Giants (Activision)
Need for Speed: Most Wanted (EA)
Just Dance 4 (Ubisoft)
Borderlands 2 (Take-Two)
The Sims 3: Seasons (EA)
Football manager 2013 (Sega)

Are you surprised that it didn’t record the best launch of all time? Let us know in the comments below.

Matthew Bennett has only been covering the gaming world for a short while, but he’s eager to make his mark. An ability to go many hours without sleep and a quick wit make him ideal for his role as associate editor at EGMNOW.com. He often thinks back to the days when the very idea of this career seemed like nothing but an impossible dream. Follow him on Twitter @mattyjb89. Meet the rest of the crew.

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