UK Charts: The Last of Us claims first for third week running

The Last of Us has held its position at top of the UK charts for a third-week since launch. Naughty Dog’s post-apocalyptic romp has been selling well after receiving glowing praise from the gaming press.

The game, which recently had a working sex-line number patched out, is riding high in the face of Minecraft Xbox 360’s retail release and the immensely popular Animal Crossing: New Leaf. New entry Deadpool debuted at sixth.

Here’s this week’s chart in full:

1. The Last Of Us – Sony Computer Ent.
2. Minecraft: Xbox 360 Editio – Microsoft
3. Animal Crossing: New Leaf – Nintendo
4. Fifa 13 – Electronic Arts
5. The Sims 3: Island Paradise – Electronic Arts
6. Deadpool – Activision Blizzard
7. Tomb Raider – Square Enix Europe
8. Call Of Duty: Black Ops Ii – Activision Blizzard
9. Assassin’s Creed Iii – Ubisoft
10. Company Of Heroes 2 – Sega
11. Injustice: Gods Among Us – Warner Bros. Interactive
12. Far Cry 3 – Ubisoft
13. Lego Batman 2: Dc Super Heroes – Warner Bros. Interactive
14. Need For Speed Most Wanted – Electronic Arts
15. Luigi’s Mansion 2 – Nintendo
16. The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim – Legendary – Bethesda Softworks
17. Grid 2 – Codemasters
18. Dead Island: Riptide – Koch Media
19. Aliens: Colonial Marines – Sega
20. Grand Theft Auto I – Take 2
21. Max Payne 3 – Take 2
22. God Of War: Ascension – Sony Computer Ent.
23. Battlefield 3 – Electronic Arts
24. Lego The Lord Of The Rings – Warner Bros. Interactive
25. Bioshock Infinite – Take 2
26. Metro Last Light – Koch Media
27. Grand Theft Auto Episodes – Liberty City – Take 2
28. Donkey Kong Country Returns – Nintendo
29. Red Dead Redemption: Goty – Take 2
30. Skylanders Giants – Activision Blizzard
31. Lego City Undercover: The Chase Begins – Nintendo
32. The Walking Dead – Telltale Games
33. Crysis 3 – Electronic Arts
34. Hitman Absolution – Square Enix Europe
35. Football Manager 2013 – Sega
36. Rugby Challenge 2: Lions Tour Edition – Alternative
37. Motogp 13 – Pqube
38. Borderlands 2 – Take 2
39. Tiger Woods Pga Tour 14 – Electronic Arts
40. Sonic & All Stars Racing Transformed – Sega