Overwatch’s ascent to the top of last week’s charts was a bit of a surprise, albeit a welcome one, and Blizzard’s first person hero shooter has managed to stick it out in first place for a second week, no doubt boosted by the free weekend that the game has just had.
Behind it, several recent games have been jostling for position. F1 2016 passed two games at once to move up to 2nd, while Deus Ex: Mankind Divided dropped back to third. Last week’s third place game, World of Warcraft: Legion, has simply plummeted all the way down to 38th.
| LW | TW | Title | Publisher |
| 1 | 1 | OVERWATCH | BLIZZARD |
| 4 | 2 | F1 2016 | CODEMASTERS |
| 2 | 3 | DEUS EX: MANKIND DIVIDED | SQUARE ENIX |
| 8 | 4 | LEGO STAR WARS: THE FORCE AWAKENS | WARNER BROS. INTERACTIVE |
| 6 | 5 | GRAND THEFT AUTO V | ROCKSTAR |
| 9 | 6 | ROCKET LEAGUE | 505 GAMES |
| 5 | 7 | UNCHARTED 4: A THIEF’S END | SONY COMPUTER ENT. |
| 7 | 8 | NO MAN’S SKY | SONY COMPUTER ENT. |
| 14 | 9 | DOOM | BETHESDA SOFTWORKS |
| 13 | 10 | CALL OF DUTY: BLACK OPS III | ACTIVISION |
| 12 | 11 | FIFA 16 | EA SPORTS |
| 15 | 12 | MINECRAFT: XBOX EDITION | MICROSOFT |
| 10 | 13 | MADDEN NFL 17 | EA SPORTS |
| 17 | 14 | THE WITCHER III: WILD HUNT GOTY EDITION | BANDAI NAMCO ENTERTAINMENT |
| 23 | 15 | STAR WARS BATTLEFRONT | EA GAMES |
| 19 | 16 | LEGO MARVEL AVENGERS | WARNER BROS. INTERACTIVE |
| 16 | 17 | A.O.T. WINGS OF FREEDOM | KOEI |
| 24 | 18 | FALLOUT 4 | BETHESDA SOFTWORKS |
| 19 | HOMEFRONT: THE REVOLUTION | DEEP SILVER | |
| 37 | 20 | MINECRAFT: STORY MODE | TELLTALE GAMES |
Source: GfK, via UKIE
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Homefront and Lego Jurassic Park are a tenner in Sainsburys, so expect to see those climbing higher next week.