Battlefield Hardline has secured a third week at the top spot of the UK Video Games Charts, despite sales falling by 40 per cent week-on-week.

Sales of GTA 5, meanwhile, were up 35 per cent – enough to see the game climb two positions to No.2. Bloodborne falls one place to No.3 after suffering a 55 per cent drop-off.

FIFA 15 continues to perform well as it climbs back up the charts to No.4, with Far Cry 4 also moving up three places to No.5.

Last week’s biggest new release Dark Souls 2: Scholar of the First Sin debuts at No.8, although New 3DS exclusive Xenoblade Chronicles 3D lands way down the charts at No.27. The Sims 4 expansion pack Get Back To Work debuts at No.18, although a significant amount of sales are likely to be digital and therefore not accounted for in today’s charts.

Source: UKIE Games Charts, compiled by GfK Chart-Track, (All Prices) Week 14, 2015

  1. BATTLEFIELD HARDLINE

  2. GRAND THEFT AUTO V

  3. BLOODBORNE

  4. FIFA 15

  5. FAR CRY 4

  6. CALL OF DUTY: ADVANCED WARFARE

  7. BORDERLANDS: THE HANDSOME COLLECTION

  8. DARK SOULS 2: SCHOLAR OF THE FIRST SIN

  9. DYING LIGHT

  10. DESTINY

  11. MINECRAFT: XBOX EDITION

  12. HALO: THE MASTER CHIEF COLLECTION

  13. FORZA HORIZON 2

  14. MINECRAFT: PLAYSTATION EDITION

  15. WWE 2K15

  16. EVOLVE

  17. DISNEY INFINITY 2.0

  18. THE SIMS 4: GET TO WORK

  19. THE ORDER: 1886

  20. POKEMON WHITE VERSION 2

It’s a quiet week for games so, unless particularly good deals start to emerge, expect next week’s charts to remain similar to the above.