NewsWar Everywhere in March’s 20 Best-Selling Retail PC Games

Posted 04/17/09 at 02:55:48 AM by Nathan Grayson

Nine of last month’s 20 best-selling PC games’ titles contain the word “war” in some way or another, including colonial chart-topper Empire: Total War. Special honors go to Warhammer 40k: Dawn of War II for having “war” in its title twice. Videogames encouraging violence? No way.
 
Here’s the entire, blood-soaked chart for your viewing pleasure:

1. Empire: Total War / Creative Assembly / $48
2. World Of Warcraft: Wrath of the Lich King / Blizzard / $38
3. The Sims 2 Double Deluxe / EA Maxis / $19
4. Warhammer 40K: Dawn of War II / Relic / $48
5. World Of Warcraft Battle Chest / Blizzard / $38
6. World Of Warcraft / Blizzard / $20
7. The Sims 2 Apartment Life Exp. Pack / EA Maxis / $19
8. Spore / EA Maxis / $49
9. World Of Warcraft: Burning Crusade Expansion Pack / Blizzard / $29
10. Mystery Case Files: Return to Ravenhearst / Big Fish Games / $20
11. Command & Conquer: Red Alert 3 / EA LA / $28
12. StarCraft Battle Chest / Blizzard / $20
13. Fallout 3 / Bethesda / $49
14. Civilization IV / Firaxis / $21 (Average)
15. Empire: Total War - Special Forces Edition / Creative Assembly / $70
16. The Sims 2 Pets Exp. Pack / EA Maxis / $19
17. Warhammer Online: Age Of Reckoning / EA Mythic / $29
18. The Sims 2 University Exp. Pack / EA Maxis / $19
19. Call Of Duty: World At War / Treyarch / $50
20. Diablo Battle Chest / Blizzard / $36

With the way mainstream headlines have been going lately, we can’t imagine that “Country X Delcares War on Country Y, Videogames to Blame” is far off.
 
So, what’d you buy last month?

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