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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Technology
Greg Howson

Christmas No 1

While the new Band Aid single looks set to top the music charts this Christmas, the games Number One looks far less of a foregone conclusion. Current blockbusters like GTA:San Andreas and Halo 2 may have seen their sales slow down by Christmas. Last year Need for Speed was the surprising winner, but what about this year? The bookies put Call of Duty: Finest Hour and GoldenEye: Rogue Agent as joint favourites at 4-1. What do you think? Read on for the full list...

This year's hopefuls, compiled by Ladbrokes and trade association ELSPA contain, among others, the following titles:

4/1 (joint favourite) - Call of Duty: Finest Hour

4/1 (joint favourite) - GoldenEye: Rogue Agent

7/1 - GTA: San Andreas

7/1 - Need For Speed: Underground 2

8/1 - Halo 2

10/1 - FIFA 2005

10/1 - Burnout 3: Takedown

10/1 - The Getaway: Black Monday

12/1 - Tony Hawk: Underground 2

16/1 - Half Life 2

20/1 - Pro Evolution Soccer 4

20/1 - WWE: Smackdown vs Raw

25/1 - SingStar: Party

25/1 - Prince of Persia: The Warrior Within

33/1 - Star Wars: Battlefront

33/1 - Lord of the Rings: The Third Age

33/1 - The Urbz

33/1 - Mortal Kombat: Deception

33/1 - Fight Club

50/1 - Miami Vice

50/1 - Football Manager 2005

50/1 - Lemony Snicket's A Series of Unfortunate Events

50/1 - Ratchet and Clank 3

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