Warcraft III rides wave of sales

The best-selling PC games have maintained their lock on this week's NPD top 10 list. There are no new names on the chart this week, only a few place changes. Warcraft III: Reign of Chaos dominated the chart for the fourth straight week. Lower retail prices helped a few games move up the charts. The average selling price for The Sims dropped to $34 from $41, which gave it a boost to the number two spot, passing The Sims: Vacation. Backyard Baseball 2003 also moved up one place to pass Medal of Honor: Allied Assault. The big mover on the chart this week was another of the perennially successful Sims expansions, The Sims: Livin' Large, which jumped from 10th place to seventh place.

Best-selling PC games for the week of July 21-27, 2002:

Rank / Title / Publisher / Average Price
1 / Warcraft III: Reign of Chaos / Vivendi Universal / $58
2 / The Sims / Electronic Arts / $34
3 / The Sims: Vacation / Electronic Arts / $29
4 / Neverwinter Nights / Infogrames / $51
5 / Backyard Baseball 2003 / Infogrames / $18
6 / Medal of Honor: Allied Assault / Electronic Arts / $45
7 / The Sims: Livin' Large / Electronic Arts / $24
8 / Grand Theft Auto III / Rockstar / $48
9 / Zoo Tycoon / Microsoft / $27
10 / The Sims: Hot Date / Electronic Arts / $30

The lists above rank games according to retail sales. To see a list of games ranked according to GameSpot review score, visit our 6013054Top Games page .