Here are the top 20 best selling PC games in September, according to data provided by NPD:
1. Spore – EA Maxis
2. Warhammer Online: Age of Reckoning – EA Mythic
3. The Sims 2 Apartment Life Expansion Pack – EA Maxis
4. Warhammer Online: Age of Reckoning Collector’s Edition – EA
5. Spore Galactic Edition – EA Maxis
6. World Of Warcraft: Battle Chest – Blizzard
7. Crysis Warhead – Crytek (Publisher: EA)
8. The Sims 2 Double Deluxe – EA Maxis
9. World Of Warcraft – Blizzard
10. Spore Creature Creator – EA Maxis
11. World Of Warcraft: Burning Crusade – Blizzard
12. Civilization IV: Colonization – Firaxis
13. Warcraft III Battle Chest – Blizzard
14. Civilization IV – Firaxis
15. The Sims 2 IKEA Home Stuff Expansion – EA Maxis
16. Diablo Battle Chest – Blizzard
17. StarCraft Battle Chest – Blizzard
18. Hot Wheels: Beat That – Activision
19. Crysis – Crytek (Publisher: EA)
20. S.T.A.L.K.E.R.: Clear Sky – GSC Game World
So, with two exceptions – Civilization and STALKER – September was clearly dominated by EA and Activision Blizzard. Are smaller publishers still alive?