GTA manages to hold its place ‘comfortably’, according to Chart Track, ahead of FIFA 15, which climbs up to second. It edges out Call of Duty: Advanced Warfare, which finds itself dropping down to third place. Far Cry 4 keeps itself in fourth.
The Xbox Edition of Minecraft jumps three places to fifth, with its PlayStation counterpart holding firm in seventh.
Two Ubisoft titles find themselves either side of Minecraft: PlayStation Edition, with The Crew slipping down a place to sixth, whilst Assassin’s Creed: Unity falls two places into eighth.
Destiny keeps itself in ninth, with the Top 10 rounded off this week by LEGO Batman 3: Beyond Gotham, which returns to 10th place after jumping three places.
In a week with no new releases, elsewhere in the charts sees Disney Infinity return to the Top 40 in 33rd, with retailer promotions helping to propel its’ sales by 250%.
The UK All Formats Chart Top 10 (Week ending 17th January 2015) is as follows:
1. (-) Grand Theft Auto V
2. (3) FIFA 15
3. (2) Call of Duty: Advanced Warfare
4. (-) Far Cry 4
5. (8) Minecraft: Xbox Edition
6. (5) The Crew
7. (-) Minecraft: PlayStation Edition
8. (6) Assassin’s Creed: Unity
9. (-) Destiny
10. (13) LEGO Batman 3: Beyond Gotham
You can view the full Top 40 here.
Next week is another one with new releases being quite scarce, with only Disney tie-in Big Hero 6 on DS and 3DS out, which may be able to make its way into the Top 40.