ELSPA ( the Entertainment and Leisure Software Publishers Association) have announced the list of computer games that are competing for the number one spot in retail sales this Christmas. According to some bookmaker reports, Call of Duty: World at War is the favourite, with odds of 1/3 for the top spot this festive season.
The candidates this year include games for all age groups, with a mixture of old favourites and innovative new titles. Both more casual, accessible games, and some long awaited hardcore titles, have made the list.
In previous years, the number one spot has been hotly contested, and in the past few years there have been cases where an underdog has took the top spot, and others where the favourite has triumphed.
Michael Rawlinson, Managing Director, ELSPA, said : “Christmas 2008 will be yet another great year for video games and we are all dying to know which of the amazing front runners this Christmas will make it to No1. We are currently experiencing a boom time for inventiveness and creativity within the industry and the variety of games for different age groups, families and hardcore gamers is vast. There are more and more games hitting the top spots in the charts that are family orientated, proving once again that the most popular games are often the games families can play together.
There are, as always, a remarkable array of competitors for the number one slot and it is impossible to tell if the favourite will make it or be pipped to the post.”
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