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UK Top 40: Gears 3 reigns supreme

F1 2011 second, Supremacy MMA taps out.

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Xbox 360 exclusive Gears of War 3 has surged to the top of the UK charts. It's the biggest launch of the year so far.

Codemasters racer F1 2011 placed in second, with last week's number one Dead Island in third.

Supremacy MMA, last week's other retail launch, failed to make the top 40.

Gears 3 sold more copies this week than the previous launch weeks of Gears 1 and Gears 2 combined. It's the seventh best launch week for an Xbox 360 title and the 12th largest individual format launch ever.

Elsewhere in the top 10, Deus Ex: Human Revolution holds firm at five, just pipped by evergreen Zumba Fitness encamped in fourth. Driver: San Francisco is sixth.

Recent releases Space Marine and Resistance 3 fill seventh and eighth, while Lego Pirates and Rugby World Cup are ninth and tenth.

The full chart lies below.

Eurogamer plays Gears of War 3.
This Week Last Week Title Platform(s)
1 New entry Gears of War 3 Xbox 360
2 New entry F1 2011 PC, PS3, Xbox 360
3 1 Dead Island PC, PS3, Xbox 360
4 6 Zumba Fitness: Join the Party Wii, PS3, Xbox 360
5 5 Deus Ex: Human Revolution PC, PS3, Xbox 360
6 4 Driver: San Francisco PC, PS3, Xbox 360
7 2 Warhammer 40K: Space Marine PC, PS3, Xbox 360
8 3 Resistance 3 PS3
9 7 Lego Pirates of the Caribbean 3DS, DS, PC, PS3, Wii, Xbox 360
10 8 Rugby World Cup 2011 PS3, Xbox 360
11 16 Call of Duty: Black Ops DS, PC, PS3, Wii, Xbox 360
12 22 Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood PC, PS3, Xbox 360
13 10 Cars 2 DS, PC, PS3, Wii, Xbox 360
14 15 The Sims 3 DS, PC, PS3, Xbox 360
15 11 Red Faction: Armageddon PC, PS3, Xbox 360
16 20 Just Dance 2 Wii
17 9 Lego Harry Potter: Years 1-4 DS, PC, PS3, PSP, Wii, Xbox 360
18 38 Michael Jackson: The Experience DS, PS3, PSP, Wii, Xbox 360
19 33 L.A. Noire PS3, Xbox 360
20 17 Gran Turismo 5 PS3
21 19 FIFA 11 DS, PC, PS2, PS3, PSP, Wii, Xbox 360
22 12 Wii Sports Resort Wii
23 23 Lego Star Wars III: The Clone Wars 3DS, DS, PC, PS3, PSP, Wii, Xbox 360
24 25 Battlefield: Bad Company 2 PC, PS3, Xbox 360
25 18 Rise of Nightmares Xbox 360
26 21 Duke Nukem Forever PC, PS3, Xbox 360
27 32 Madden NFL 12 PS3, Xbox 360
28 29 Mario Kart Wii Wii
29 24 Red Dead Redemption PS3, Xbox 360
30 26 Homefront PC, PS3, Xbox 360
31 29 Sniper: Ghost Warrior PC, PS3, Xbox 360
32 30 GTA: Episodes from Liberty City PS3, Xbox 360
33 36 Skate 3 PS3, Xbox 360
34 34 Tiger Woods PGA Tour 12: The Masters PS3, Wii, Xbox 360
35 13 Star Fox 64 3D 3DS
36 31 DiRT 3 PC, PS3, Xbox 360
37 14 EA Sports Active 2 PS3, Wii, Xbox 360
38 35 God of War Collection Volume 2 PS3
39 Re-entry Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 PC, PS3, Xbox 360
40 28 Wii Fit Plus Wii

UKIE Games Charts compiled by GfK Chart-Track.

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