US PC Game charts: October 8-14

By Tor Thorsen, GameSpot
Posted Oct 24, 2006 5:05 pm PT

World of Warcraft wins again as Dark Crusade and Desperate Housewives debut strong.

When Buena Vista Games announced that it was releasing a PC game based on Desperate Housewives, the title instantly became the subject of widespread derision. However, according to the latest list of top-selling PC games, the publisher may be having the last laugh. According to industry research firm The NPD Group, Desperate Housewives was the sixth most popular PC game in the US during the week of October 8-14, besting both Lego Star Wars II: The Original Trilogy (seventh) and Age of Empires III (ninth).

Desperate Housewives wasn't the only new game on the chart. The top debut of the week was the Dark Crusade expansion pack for Warhammer 40,000: Dawn of War. The M-rated add-on, which will apparently be the first of several expansions for the THQ game, debuted in second place, just behind perennial favorite World of Warcraft. Once again, Blizzard Entertainment's massively multiplayer online role-playing game was the top title in the land, its sales still robust despite being nearly two years on the market.

WOW wasn't the only returnee in the PC top 10 during the week. The Sims 2: Glamour Life Stuff expansion pack landed in third, ahead of Company of Heroes (fourth) and the original Sims 2 (fifth). Thanks to a reduced average retail price of $15, Quake 4 reentered the chart in 10th place, below newcomer Reel Deal Slots Mystic Forest (eighth).

Falling out of the chart this week were Caesar IV, SimCity 4: Deluxe Edition, Guild Wars Factions, Cars: Radiator Springs Adventure, and Warcraft III: Battlechest.

Chart us_pc_sales for date 2006-10-24 16:53:36

World of Warcraft

Publisher: Blizzard Entertainment	Developer: Blizzard Entertainment
Platform: PC	Category: Massively Multiplayer
Release Date: Nov 23, 2004

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2	Warhammer 40,000: Dawn of War - Dark Crusade Publisher: THQ \| Platform: PC \| Category: Real-Time Strategy	release: Oct 9, 2006
3	The Sims 2: Glamour Life Stuff Publisher: EA Games \| Platform: PC \| Category: Virtual Life Games	release: Aug 28, 2006
4	Company of Heroes Publisher: THQ \| Platform: PC \| Category: Real-Time Strategy	release: Sep 13, 2006
5	The Sims 2 Publisher: EA Games \| Platform: PC \| Category: Virtual Life Games	release: Sep 14, 2004
6	Desperate Housewives: The Game Publisher: Buena Vista Games \| Platform: PC \| Category: Virtual Life Games	release: Oct 6, 2006
7	Lego Star Wars II: The Original Trilogy Publisher: LucasArts \| Platform: PC \| Category: Action Adventure	release: Sep 12, 2006
8	Reel Deal Slots: Mystic Forest Publisher: Phantom EFX, Inc. \| Platform: PC \| Category: Parlor Games	release: Aug 30, 2006
9	Age of Empires III Publisher: Microsoft Game Studios \| Platform: PC \| Category: Real-Time Strategy	release: Oct 18, 2005
10	Quake 4 Publisher: Activision \| Platform: PC \| Category: First-Person Shooters	release: Oct 11, 2005

Rankings based on units sold, according to NPD figures from October 8-14, 2006

40 Comments

Lonelynight
Posted Feb 16, 2007 6:46 am PT

Warhammer 40k Dawn of War - Dark Crusade rocks
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_Sam_
Posted Nov 1, 2006 6:04 pm PT

I like most of those games a lot
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Matteo_bergh
Posted Oct 30, 2006 8:00 am PT

why are quake 4 not on higher rank?
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dr_taffin
Posted Oct 27, 2006 10:46 pm PT

Honestly, I'd rather see Desperate Housewives atop this list than WOW for the millionth week in a row.
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Shuzen
Posted Oct 26, 2006 11:06 am PT

sim sims all the way ^__^
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Lyten
Posted Oct 25, 2006 6:04 pm PT

TintedChimes wrote
hurry up and come out with CC3, supreme commander, crysis, and well..that's all I can think of because this is a sad bunch of games oh and come out with STARCRAFT 2! Reply: Warhammer 40k, company of heroes, age of empire 3, and quake 4 isn't a bad list. I bet you haven't even played the full games of these. Personally i think half of the list is more than exceptional
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dlebovic
Posted Oct 25, 2006 1:03 pm PT

No EAW or SW Galaxies?
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Berem
Posted Oct 25, 2006 11:23 am PT

No Battlefield 2142 ?!?!
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chrisdojo
Posted Oct 25, 2006 10:08 am PT

wonder if the 60 day game cards are included in WoW game sales.....
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TintedChimes
Posted Oct 25, 2006 9:48 am PT

hurry up and come out with CC3, supreme commander, crysis, and well..that's all I can think of because this is a sad bunch of games oh and come out with STARCRAFT 2!
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Talgrath
Posted Oct 25, 2006 9:17 am PT

Would've thought that Dark Crusade would've picked up the #1 slot, it was sold out all over town except at Best Buy (who had just gotten a new shipment in).
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Chubbums
Posted Oct 25, 2006 9:04 am PT

LOL! Yeah mhder, next thing you know games will have a date printed on them with the words "best played by" above them.

I went on the F.E.A.R. article and posted "Have fun with a year old PC game. I'll be playing the expansion." and it got so many people riled up which was my intention. But if a person can't play a game at the time it's released what's so wrong about them playing later down the road. I played and beat the original Silent Hill this summer, that game was released about 7 years ago.
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piecake
Posted Oct 25, 2006 8:22 am PT

WoW wow ! lol!
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mhder
Posted Oct 25, 2006 8:13 am PT

evolutionex
What is wrong with people, Quake4 and WoW? they might as well buy Pong and Wolf3D before they sell out! --- It is new people buying these games you know. I haven't had a chance to play those games and I might pick it up by christmas. If you've never played it, is it wrong to buy it now? Does everything have to be bought on the day of the release? But then again, with all the whiners I see about game delays and release dates on these forums, it almost seems we're dealing with perishables and not video games.
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yaser_n63
Posted Oct 25, 2006 8:03 am PT

i loved this game
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TMGiovanella
Posted Oct 25, 2006 7:48 am PT

Desperate Housewives the game lol. This is a clear sign that PC gaming has gone away. All the good PC games go to consoles anyway.
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timts
Posted Oct 25, 2006 7:48 am PT

wow cut the price in half, no wonder it's No1 again
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cjcr_alexandru
Posted Oct 25, 2006 6:36 am PT

WoW #1... Nothing new. But Desperate Housewives... I don't know. It's not my kind of game. And only 2 Sims 2 games... finally.
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nick1500
Posted Oct 25, 2006 4:59 am PT

nuthin to say but why desperate housewives. Off all the things in the world desperate housewives. I am going to go kill myself.
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evolutionex
Posted Oct 25, 2006 4:05 am PT

What is wrong with people, Quake4 and WoW? they might as well buy Pong and Wolf3D before they sell out!
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blacktorn
Posted Oct 25, 2006 3:44 am PT

WoW at No.1 again...what a surprize.Hasn't everyone already bought the game,where do these sales keep coming from!?!
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the_real_VIP
Posted Oct 25, 2006 2:55 am PT

For anyone who doesn't know, the midterm period just passed. All those midterm University exams drove me crazy.
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metdevthegamer
Posted Oct 24, 2006 11:42 pm PT

Must've been a slow week.
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SpearX
Posted Oct 24, 2006 11:00 pm PT

what a surprise... WoW in #1.... **yawn**
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faizali86
Posted Oct 24, 2006 10:24 pm PT

wow i thought americans had better taste than brits*cars: the game*
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saris340
Posted Oct 24, 2006 10:02 pm PT

what a dismal lot of games
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benboz
Posted Oct 24, 2006 9:53 pm PT

Desperate Housewives sounds crap to me. Like who would make a game like that? Gees, there is some weirdos in the gaming industry.
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radiocreed
Posted Oct 24, 2006 9:42 pm PT

Desperate Housewives, THE GAME? What the hell is wrong with people.
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chinesehaohot
Posted Oct 24, 2006 9:01 pm PT

Desperate houseswives.....?!!!! OMG
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anime-2k3
Posted Oct 24, 2006 8:19 pm PT

Go WoW
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bigmit37
Posted Oct 24, 2006 8:15 pm PT

Reel deal slots??? And quake 4???

It must have been a bad week for PC sales.
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Edward1211
Posted Oct 24, 2006 7:09 pm PT

Quake 4?? wtf
WoW for life!
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Coelah
Posted Oct 24, 2006 7:02 pm PT

Quake 4? How did that get on there?
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blackthegame
Posted Oct 24, 2006 6:54 pm PT

i thougt warhammer 40000 was going to be first.
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byge
Posted Oct 24, 2006 6:09 pm PT

What kind of idiot would buy desperate housewives lol. Oh wait maybe its all those women who bought the sims.
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Kayrod29
Posted Oct 24, 2006 5:55 pm PT

Company of Heroes rules!
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TryMe01
Posted Oct 24, 2006 5:37 pm PT

Desperate Housewives: The Game

i hope there are side missions to this, lol
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the_real_VIP
Posted Oct 24, 2006 5:28 pm PT

Desperate Housewives: The Game... the hell your gonna do except one thing with Eva Longoria's character?
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Chubbums
Posted Oct 24, 2006 5:26 pm PT

Stupid show = Stupid game
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Charlie2688
Posted Oct 24, 2006 5:16 pm PT

I think I am about to puke....

hold on Quake 4? YAY!
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