Dead Space 2 Rises; Black Ops Fades Away

The UK chart this week is quite interesting compared to previous weeks. Before, a newly released title would dethrone Call of Duty: Black Ops and then everything would return back to normal with Activision’s shooter regaining the top spot. This week, however, Dead Space 2 claims the top spot, preventing Black Ops from overtaking the lead for consecutive weeks.

Despite a new release pushing Black Ops back, it should be pointed out that LittleBigPlanet 2 continued to outsell it as well as Media Molecule’s Play. Create. Share., title found itself in the number two spot. Most surprisingly, Black Ops has dropped to #5 behind Assassin’s Creed: Brotherhood and FIFA ’11.

Check out the full Top 10 below.

1. Dead Space 2 (Visceral Games, EA)
2. LittleBigPlanet 2 (Media Molecule, Sony Computer Entertainment)
3. FIFA 11 (EA Canada, EA Sports)
4. Assassin’s Creed: Brotherhood (Ubisoft Montreal, Ubisoft)
5. Call of Duty: Black Ops (Treyarch, Activision Blizzard)
6. Just Dance 2 (Ubisoft, Ubisoft)
7. Need for Speed: Hot Pursuit (Criterion Games, EA)
8. Wii Fit Plus (Nintendo, Nintendo)
9. Art Academy (Nintendo, Nintendo)
10. Just Dance (Ubisoft, Ubisoft)