PH TOP SPOT: Call of Duty has beaten GTA 5 and FIFA 17 to the top of the charts Call of Duty reigns as Christmas king after topping the festive sales chart.The hit shooter series" latest effort, Infinite Warfare, claimed the NBA Live Coins no.1 spot in the official games charts this week.It held off stiff competition from football title FIFA 17 but "comfortably" retained its position at the top of the UK Top 40 for a second week running, according to GfK Chart-Track.

 

It"s the seventh Call of Duty title to FIFA Ultimate Team Coins hold this position over Christmas.The futuristic shooter hasn"t sold as well as past efforts overall but still manage to jump 48% week-on-week to be crowned Christmas king. Call of Duty Infinite Warfare Multiplayer Screenshots Take a look at the brand new images taken from Call of Duty Infinite Warfare"s new Multiplayer mode. 1 / 5

 

Katherine Byrne, of retail industry website MCV, said: "By comparison, sales for FIFA 17 rose by just 5% week-on-week."Pre-Christmas sales saw a number of games return to the top ten this week, with Watch Dogs 2 climbing two places to No.4 after a 73% rise in sales week-on-week."Grand Theft Auto V also shot back into the charts this week, rising to No.5 up from No.11 after an increase of 85% week-on-week."

 

Dishonored 2 blinked back into the Mmogo top ten as well, sneaking up to No.8 after last week"s place at No.17. Sales were up 69% week-on-week."The biggest surprise in Christmas sales week was a boom in copies of gangster game Mafia 3. It saw a 130% sales rise week-on-week to take it to the No.10 spot after last week"s position at No.26.Call of Duty: Infinite Warfare Legacy Edition (PS4)