GRID 2 Races to First Place in the UK, Fuse Fizzles at 37th

Despite selling 29% less than the original GRID, GRID 2 managed to capture a first place finish over in the UK. Unfortunately for EA and Insomniac Games, their new title, Fuse, debuted on the charts at 37th, behind games like Army of Two: The Devil’s Cartel, which didn’t even place in the top 40 last week. Diggs Nightcrawler, which came out on the 31st like GRID, did not make it into the top 40.

Here’s the top 40 selling games in the UK for the week ending June 1st, 2013:

1. GRID 2
2. FIFA 13
3. Dead Island: Riptide
4. Far Cry 3
5. Resident Evil: Revelations
6. Assassin’s Creed III
7. Metro: Last Light
8. Donkey Kong Country Returns
9. LEGO Batman 2: DC Super Heroes
10. Tomb Raider
11. BioShock Infinite
12. Luigi’s Mansion 2
13. Need for Speed: Most Wanted
14. Crysis 3
15. LEGO City Undercover: The Chase Begins
16. Skylanders Giants
17. LEGO Lord of the Rings
18. Injustice: Gods Among Us
19. Grand Theft Auto IV
20. Skyrim
21. Call of Duty: Black Ops 2
22. God of War: Ascension
23. The Walking Dead
24. Grand Theft Auto: Episodes From Liberty City
25. Fast & Furious: Showdown
26. Halo 4
27. Pokemon Mystery Dungeon: Gates to Infinity
28. Dead Space 3
29. Red Dead Redemption GOTY
30. The Sims 3
31. Football Manager 2013
32. Army of Two: The Devil’s Cartel
33. Tiger Woods PGA Tour 14
34. Sonic & All-Stars Racing Transformed
35. Just Dance 4
36. Defiance
37. Fuse
38. Fire Emblem: Awakening
39. Hitman Absolution
40. Battlefield 3

Are you in mourning over Fuse’s low placing? Let us know in the comments below.

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