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Call of Duty: Black Ops 2 and FIFA 13 Top The UK Sales Chart For 2012

Activision's Call of Duty: Black Ops II was the biggest selling game of 2012 in the UK.

According to a report from MCVUK, the latest GfK Chart-Track reveals that the military shooter topped Electronic Arts' FIFA 13 as the top selling game of the year in the UK.

Call of Duty: Black Ops II was developed by Treyarch and was released for PlayStation 3, Xbox 360, and Microsoft Windows and on Nov. 30, 2012 in Europe.

Ubisoft's Assassin's Creed III and Microsoft's Halo 4 took the third and fourth spots on the list with Hitman: Absolution rounding out the top five games of the year.

According to MCVUK, all five of the best selling games were released in the last two months of the year, meaning that the games tallied their impressive numbers in a short time period.

Other notable titles in the top 20 include Far Cry 3 at the seven spot, Borderlands 2 at 10, Mass Effect 3 at 11 and Sleeping Dogs at 20.

The biggest surprise is FIFA 2012, which made it all the way to number 8 on the list ahead of many blockbuster titles. FIFA Street also made the list at number 14.

Here are the top 20 selling games of 2012 in the UK:

1. Call of Duty: Black Ops II - Activision

2. FIFA 13 - Electronic Arts

3. Assassin's Creed III - Ubisoft

4. Halo 4 - Microsoft

5. Hitman Absolution - Square Enix

6. Just Dance 4 - Ubisoft

7. Far Cry 3 - Ubisoft

8. FIFA 12 - Electronic Arts

9. The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim - Bethesda

10. Borderlands 2 - 2K Games

11. Mass Effect 3 - Electronic Arts

12. LEGO Batman 2: DC Super Heroes - Warner Bros

13. Need for Speed: Most Wanted - Electronic Arts

14. FIFA Street - Electronic Arts

15. Mario & Sonic: London 2012 Olympic Games

16. Skylanders Giants - Activision

17. Battlefield 3 - Electronic Arts

18. Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 - Activision

19. Max Payne 3 - Rockstar

20. Sleeping Dogs - Square Enix

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