THE NO.1 publisher in the Steam charts this week is the retailer's owner, VALVE. The award-winning Portal 2was a special weekend promotion (its price was reduced by 66 per cent), which has propelled it to No.1.
A special bundle that features both the first and second Portalgames has climbed to sixth position.
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OMGPOP and ZYNGA’s Draw Somethingcontinues to lose steam, slipping further down the iOS charts (on page 42) – although the game remains the top App on Android.
In terms of free applications, the Logos Quiz Gamefrom ATICOD sees a third week at the top of the iPad and iPhone charts, while word- of-mouth has helped propel the addictive DEFIANT DEVELOPMENT’s Ski Safari to No.1 in the paid-for iPad charts.
On console, the XBLA Arcade Next promotion came to an end last week with the highly anticipated release of Minecraft Xbox 360 Edition. The MOJANG and 4J-developed building game sold one million units in just five days of going on sale, with the game's creator Marcus Persson declaring the game profitable within an hour. It has now beaten Trials Evolutionas the fastest selling Xbox Live Arcade game in history.
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The title is keeping players engaged, too. Total online hours topped 5.2m within a week, with 3m multiplayer sessions. All four Arcade Next are still in the Top Ten this week, with Trials Evolutionat No.3, Fable Heroes at No.5 and BloodForgeat No.9.
Meanwhile, Microsoft has released the latest Xbox Live Indie sales data, with DIGITALDNA GAMES dominating the charts with its Castleminerseries.
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Price really is a driving factor amongst the Steam community. The first person puzzler – which is now over a year old – even managed to beat the latest content pack from Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3. The DLC from ACTIVISION is new this week and debuts in second place.