'Spore' knocks 'Sims' off PC top spot

Electronic Arts

Spore has knocked fellow EA Games title The Sims 2: Apartment Life from the top spot in the PC charts.

The evolution epic is joined in the chart by another new entry, Deep Silver’s apocalyptic shooter S.T.A.L.K.E.R. Clear Sky, which comes in at number three.

However, Mercenaries 2: World In Flames fails to replicate its strong performance on the PS3 and Xbox 360 charts by debuting at number eight.

The top ten in full:

1. (-) Spore (EA Games)
2. (1) The Sims 2: Apartment Life (EA Games)
3. (-) S.T.A.L.K.E.R. Clear Sky (Deep Silver)
4. (2) The Sims 2: Double Deluxe (EA Games)
5. (7) Call of Duty: Modern Warfare (Activision)
6. (4) World of Warcraft: Battle Chest (Blizzard)
7. (3) The Sims 2: Freetime (EA Games)
8. (-) Mercenaries 2: World in Flames (EA Games)
9. (5) Sins of a Solar Empire (Kalypso Media)
10. (8) Command & Conquer 3: Tiberium Wars (EA Games)

Leisure software charts compiled by Chart Track, (C)2008 ELSPA Ltd