'The Sims 3' claims PC top spot

The Sims 3 has ousted long-standing number one Football Manager 2009 at the top of the PC chart.

Last week's top three titles all fall one place, resulting in Football Manager taking second, Empire: Total War dropping to third, and Wrath Of The Lich King settling for fourth.

Lower down in the top 10 sees Dawn Of War II suffer the biggest drop, falling five places to ninth, above a tenacious Sims 2: Double Deluxe, which plunges to eighth.

The Top 10 in full:

1. (-) The Sims 3 (Electronic Arts)
2. (1) Football Manager 2009 (SEGA)
3. (2) Empire: Total War (Sega)
4. (3) World Of Warcraft: Wrath Of The Lich King (Activision Blizzard)
5. (6) Call Of Duty 4: Modern Warfare (Activision Blizzard)
6. (8) Fallout 3 (Bethesda Softworks)
7. (7) World Of Warcraft: Battlechest (Activision Blizzard)
8. (5) The Sims 2: Double Deluxe (Electronic Arts)
9. (4) Warhammer 40,000: Dawn Of War II (THQ)
10. (9) Command And Conquer: Red Alert 3 (Electronic Arts)

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