EA crowned number one publisher for UK in 2012

Electronic Arts recorded the highest amount of physical games sales for the UK in 2012.

The number one spot can be attributed to the ever-popular football title FIFA 13, which managed to shift 2million copies two weeks faster than FIFA 12.

Blockbuster games such as Mass Effect 3 and Need for Speed: Most Wanted also did well, while Battlefield 3 continued to sell throughout the year.

Second place was claimed by Activision, mainly for Call of Duty: Black Ops 2 and Skylanders.

Ubisoft finished in third after a very successful year, which saw Assassin's Creed 3, Far Cry 3 and Just Dance 4 all doing well.

The rankings were based on data from GfK Chart-Track.

1. EA
2. Activision
3. Ubisoft
4. Nintendo
5. Microsoft
6. Sega
7. Warner Bros
8. Take-Two
9. THQ
10. Square Enix