Chart Track has just revealed that Grand Theft Auto 4  (Xbox 360, PlayStation 3) is still holding strong at the top of the list of the software sales list. However, the second and third place slots on the list have been taken over by two newcomers. To find out more, head on over to the full article.

The Chart Track UK sales have been released with Grand Theft Auto 4 (Xbox 360, PlayStation 3) claiming the top spot on the list. In case you want to check out the rest of the list, head on over to the full article by clicking on the "read more" link below.

To those who like lists and/or charts, then be prepared for the latest release of Chart Track UK's Top 40 software sales. The one that rose above the sales competition was Polyphony Digital's Gran Turismo 5 Prologue. Find out what games made in the list by heading over to the full article.

Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Games (Wii, DS) has reclaimed the top slot in the Chart Track top 40 entertainment software list. Devil May Cry 4 (PlayStation 3, Xbox 360, PC) has slipped down to second place while Turok (Xbox 360, PlayStation 3) is still at number three. Want to see the full charts? Scoot on over to the  full article.

 Chart Track UK has released the numbers for video game sales in the UK as of December 22. Activision and Infinity Ward's Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare (PS3,  Xbox 360, PC) took top honors, leading all the other games in sales.

Want to find out what people have been buying in the UK the week before Christmas? Head on over to the full article for the entire list of games.

 

And how goes the gamers from the UK for the week past July 17? Chart Track's been busy as a bee, and it appears all you Harry Potter fans were, too. Harry Potter & The Order of the Phoenix (PC, PlayStation 3, Xbox 360, Wii, PSP, DS, mobiles) from Electronic Arts is still "leviosa-ing" at the top of the charts with Activision's Transformers: The Game rolling out at second.

And those who haven't got their minds locked on either movie-based games are still bench-pressing those neurons with More Brain Training from Dr. Kawashima from Nintendo, with fellow Nintendo brain-twister Big Brain Academy: Wii Degree close in tow. Fifth spot is Wii Play's playground, with the Nintendo title still frolicking in the top ten, Wiimote in hand. Activision's Shrek The Third lumbers over to number six, while Take-Two's The Darkness lurks on number seven.

Nintendo's Dr. Kawashima's Brain Training brainstorms to eight spot, while simmering in at number nine is 505 Games' Cooking Mama. And re-entering the charts is Electronic Arts' Tiger Woods PGA Tour 07 with a straight cut into the all-platforms' upper ten, giving the golfing title a shot for the birdie.

1. Harry Potter & The Order of the Phoenix (Electronic Arts)
2. Transformers: The Game (Activision)
3. More Brain Training from Dr. Kawashima (Nintendo)
4. Big Brain Academy: Wii Degree (Nintendo)
5. Wii Play (Nintendo)
6. Shrek The Third (Activision)
7. The Darkness (Take-Two Interactive)
8. Dr. Kawashima's Brain Training (Nintendo)
9. Cooking Mama (505 Games)
10. Tiger Woods PGA Tour 07 (Electronic Arts)

 

Looking back to Chart Track's statistics for the first week of July, Electronic Arts' Harry Potter & The Order of the Phoenix (Xbox 360, PlayStation 3, PSP, DS, Wii, PC, mobile) stays on top of the all-platforms charts for the second week in a row, while UK gamers flex their nerve cells with Nintendo's More Brain Training from Dr. Kawashima which sticks to a solid second.

Activision's Shrek The Third still keeps to the third spot the week ending July 7, though Take-Two's The Darkness dips two spaces to fourth. Keeping close to another fellow horror game, Capcom's Resident Evil 4 haunts at fifth place, while happily tailing behind with a Wiimote is Wii Play from Nintendo - still strong in the charts after re-entering the top ten.

Ubisoft's Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six: Vegas still relies on lucky number seven to stay up the charts, with Microsoft's Forza Motorsport 2 slowly revving down from sixth to eighth. Disney's Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End slips to ninth place from eighth (giving new meaning to nine pieces of eight, we reckon), while Dr. Kawashima's Brain Training from Nintendo re-enters the charts and continues to twist noggins at closing number 10.

1. Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix: (Electronic Arts)
2. More Brain Training From Dr. Kawashima (Nintendo)
3. Shrek the Third (Activision)
4. The Darkness (Starbeeze)
5. Resident Evil 4 (Capcom)
6. Wii Play (Nintendo)
7. Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six: Vegas (Ubisoft Montreal)
8. Forza Motorsport 2 (Microsoft)
9. Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End (Eurocom Entertainment)
10. Dr Kawashima's Brain Training (Nintendo)

Italy's Gamestore Magazine has announced annual winners for the Italian Games Awards and it dished out laurels to all the areas of gaming be it in terms of products, communication and accessories. Here are the big winners for this year.

MARKETING AND COMMUNICATION:

1) Best Trade AD Campaign
Electronic Arts - Fifa 07 Evolution
2) Best Print AD Consumer Campaign
Nintendo - Dr. Kawashima's Brain Training
3) Best TV Spot
Microsoft - Gears of War
4) Best Radio Spot
Electronic Arts - The Sims 2 Pets
5) Best Online Campaign
Vivendi - World of Warcraft
6) Best Packaging
DDE - Guild Wars Nightfall Collector’s Edition
7) Best POS Material
Vivendi - World of Warcraft
8) Best Budget Line
Activision - Best Of Activision
9) Best Launch Event
Scei - PS3 Dome
10) Best Co-Marketing Activity
Konami / Halifax - PES 6 with Gazzetta dello Sport
11) Best Charity Iniative - Ex Aequo:
Nintendo - Nintendo for Abio
Halifax with Bible and AMREF

The winners were selected by consumers and industry insiders according to the organizers. QJ congratulates all the winners and we're hoping to see even greater stuff next year!

You can check the whole roster behind the Full Article link below.

The PSP game Mind Quiz has already been released in various parts of the globe. If you haven't heard of the game, think of Brain Age and you'll know what this is all about. Well, the game, which is known in Japan as Brain Trainer, is part of the long list of Sega games and was actually designed by Dr. Kawashima himself.

So why are we talking about a game that has been released for a few months now? Well, in case you haven't bought a copy of it or if you're considering buying the game, this might tickle your fancy. AZ92 over at the PlayStation forums is hosting a few flash demos of the game, formatted for the PSP.

Interested, click on our read link below to go straight to AZ92's post.

With all the health-related trends lately, from diets to quick weight loss exercise programs, it sure is nice to know that the brain is not being left out.And it is being explored in more creative ways. Mind Quiz, the hit brain training game in Europe from Ubisoft and Sega, is making its way to the PSP. Already making waves in Japan, the PSP version will be available in stores come November.

Mind Quiz for the PSP will test calculation, reflex, judgment and memory. All these are actually qualified to exercise the brain with scientific experiments. It will also include the fast-rising Brain Age with its checking mode. This allows the player to evaluate their brain age by solving questions once a day. To evaluate strength, you can choose the school setting for you to enjoy elements such as online gameplay and mock exams. Also included is a challenge mode, as well as a healing gallery. You begin the game training with school teachers, getting to try various unique brain training programs and difficulty settings as you advance in level.

Mind Quiz is the European version of the Japanese blockbuster series Brain Trainer, and is deemed to be the best in the series yet. It is designed to help train and stimulate the brain and is supervised by Dr. Kawashima, the Japanese authority on Functional Brain Imaging.