UK Games Chart: Mortal Kombat X Holds Off GTA 5

Publisher Warner Bros has claimed a third consecutive week at number one in the UK all format chart with its popular fighting title Mortal Kombat X.

Sales of NetherRealm's latest MK title actually had fallen by 32 percent week-on-week, but still managed to hold off Grand Theft Auto V, which held second spot after an 11 percent climb in sales.

If Mortal Kombat X remains in the same position next Monday, it will match Battlefield: Hardline's record of four weeks at the top of the UK charts in 2015.

A lack of new game releases has meant the top ten looks noticeably familiar, with flagship series dominated the list. Despite this, overall entertainment software sales climbed during the bank holiday climbed 6 percent software.

The full top ten follows:

1. Mortal Kombat X
2. Grand Theft Auto V
3. Battlefield Hardline
4. FIFA 15
5. Minecraft PlayStation Edition
6. Dying Light
7. Minecraft Xbox Edition
8. Call of Duty: Advanced Warfare
9. Halo: The Master Chief Collection
10. WWE 2K15