Thu, Oct 20, 2011 | 11:38 BST

Chart-Track: The Old Republic disqualified from Christmas number one

Chart-Track chief Dorian Bloch has said the release of Star Wars: The Old Republic before Christmas Eve weekend has disqualified it from being in the running for this year’s Christmas number one.

The Christmas charts will be decided, Bloch told MCV, on the week ending December 17, not the week ending Christmas Eve.

“Normally we always say the last chart published before Christmas is the Christmas chart,” he said. “We will stick with week 50, ending on December 17. One issue with not going for week 51 is getting all the data from retail, which will be up to and including December 24.”

The BioWare MMO launches worldwide on December 20 for PC.

The current favorite for the number one at the time is Modern Warfare 3 with odds of 1/12, according to Paddy Power and MCV. Behind it is FIFA 12 at 9/1, Assassin’s Creed: Brotherhood at 20/1 and Gears of War 3 at 25/1. By the by, Battlefield 3′s at 40/1.

6 comments

AHA-Lambda
20/10/11, 11:40 am

“Final Fantasy Versus XIII – 40/1″

XDLMFAO!!

Patrick Garratt
20/10/11, 11:42 am

*slams down a tenner*

Talkar
20/10/11, 11:52 am

Shouldn’t it be AC Revelations since that is getting released in December?

Thegaiden
20/10/11, 4:29 pm

Yeah I’m pretty sure AC:”Brotherhood” is not going to get xmas number 1, I’ll bet all my money on that I’m so sure . AC:Revelations on the other hand might get it, if it wasn’t for the generic shooter in that list…