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CHARTS: COD Black Ops 6 pre-orders take No.2 on Steam

CHARTS: COD Black Ops 6 pre-orders take No.2 on Steam

Pre-orders for the upcoming Call of Duty: Black Ops 6 were the second highest grossing game on Steam last week. 

The latest entry in the shooter franchise rose up six places week-on-week on the back of a beta rolling out on August 30th. Black Ops 6 is set to launch on October 25th. 

Black Myth: Wukong was once again the biggest seller on Steam for the second week since its release, while Counter-Strike 2 dropped one place to third week-on-week. 

Pre-orders for the Warhammer 40,000: Space Marine 2 rose up three positions to fourth ahead of its September 9th launch, charting ahead of battle royale hit PUBG: Battlegrounds and Steam Deck in fifth and seventh respectively – both titles fell two spots. 

Risk of Rain 2 returned to the Top Ten in sixth thanks to the new Seekers of the Storm expansion. Hogwarts Legacy, meanwhile, returned to the Top 100 on the back of a 70 per cent price cut on Steam. 

Rounding off the Top Ten is new mech title Gundam Breaker 4 which launched on August 28th. 

Here is the Steam Top Ten for the week ending September 3rd: 

1. Black Myth: Wukong, Game Science 
2. Call of Duty Black Ops 6, Activision (P) 
3. Counter-Strike 2, Valve
4. Warhammer 40,000: Space Marine 2, Saber Interactive (P)
5. PUBG: Battlegrounds, Krafton,
6. Risk of Rain 2, Gearbox 
7. Steam Deck, Valve
8. Risk of Rain: Seekers of the Storm, Gearbox 
9. Hogwarts Legacy, Warner Bros
10. Gundam Breaker 4, Bandai Namco 


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