Diablo II: Lord of Destruction rolls on

For the fourth time in a row, Blizzard's role-playing game expansion Diablo II: Lord of Destruction won the top spot in NPD Intelect's weekly list of best-selling PC games. Microsoft's Flight Simulator 2000 rocketed from eighth place last week up to second place this week, fueled by a significant price cut. Electronic Arts' virtual life game The Sims slipped from second to third, followed by its latest expansion pack, The Sims: House Party, in fourth place. Blizzard's role-playing game Diablo II came in at number five, boosted by the recent release of the Lord of Destruction expansion pack.

Another notable entry on the list this week is Microsoft's MechCommander 2, which debuted at number eight in its first days of release. The list below ranks games according to retail sales. To see a list of games ranked according to GameSpot review score, visit our 6013054Top Games page .

Top-selling games for the week of July 15-21, 2001:

Rank / Title / Publisher / Average price
1 / Diablo II: Lord of Destruction / Vivendi Universal / $35
2 / Flight Simulator 2000 / Microsoft / $26
3 / The Sims / Electronic Arts / $40
4 / The Sims: House Party / Electronic Arts / $29
5 / Diablo II / Vivendi Universal / $38
6 / RollerCoaster Tycoon / Infogrames / $25
7 / The Sims: Livin' Large / Electronic Arts / $29
8 / MechCommander 2 / Microsoft / $47
9 / Age of Empires II: Age of Kings / Microsoft / $44
10 / Tribes 2 / Vivendi Universal / $23