The Sims dethroned
After weeks of maintaining the number one position, The Sims is knocked down the charts.
The Sims was knocked out of the top position this past week by the latest iteration of the long-running Half-Life series, Half-Life: Blue Shift. But The Sims and its expansions didn't go far, as they all secured the second, third, and fourth slots. Also coming as a surprise, the Starcraft Battlechest has stormed onto the top ten, taking the fifth position. Diablo II is also seeing a slight resurgence, moving up a few slots thanks to the release of the Lord of Destruction expansion.
The lists below rank games according to the number of units sold. To see a list of games ranked according to GameSpot review score, visit our
Top-selling PC games for the week of June 17-23 2001
Rank / Title / Publisher / Average price
1 / Half-Life: Blue Shift / Sierra / $24
2 / The Sims / Electronic Arts / $40
3 / The Sims: House Party / Electronic Arts / $29
4 / The Sims: Livin' Large / Electronic Arts / $29
5 / Starcraft-Battlechest / Vivendi Universal Publishing/ $16
6 / Emperor: Battle for Dune / Electronic Arts/ $47
7 / RollerCoaster Tycoon / Infogrames / $27
8 / Diablo II / Vivendi Universal / $39
9 / Myst III: Exile / Ubi Soft / $38
10 / Black & White / Electronic Arts / $42
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