Weekly PC Sales: Empire Reclaimed

Creative Assembly's Empire: Total War gained ground on the sales list in an otherwise slow week for the PC retail sector.

The strategy title, bolstered by several recent patches, managed a third place finish, while list stalwarts World of Warcraft, Left 4 Dead, Spore and Fallout hung on for largely typical placement.

On the Direct2Drive side, the outlet's 75% off sale for Mount & Blade kept that game at the top, while Sacred 2, Battlestations: Pacific and the new Civilization IV: The Complete Edition rounded out the leading titles.

NPD's Top Ten (5/10 - 5/16)

1. World Of Warcraft: Wrath of the Lich King / Blizzard / $39

2. The Sims 2 Double Deluxe / EA Maxis / $20

3. Empire: Total War / Creative Assembly / $33

4. World Of Warcraft Battle Chest / Blizzard / $35

5. Left 4 Dead / Valve / $29

6. Spore / EA Maxis / $40

7. World Of Warcraft / Blizzard / $20

8. Fallout Trilogy (Fallout, Fallout 2, Fallout Tactics) / Interplay / $20

9. Fallout 3 / Bethesda / $42

10. The Sims 2 Apartment Life Exp. Pack / EA Maxis / $20

Direct2Drive's Top Ten (5/10 - 5/16)

1. Mount & Blade / TaleWorlds

2. Sacred 2: Fallen Angel / cdv Software Entertainment USA

3. Battlestations: Pacific - Eidos Interactive

4. Civilization IV: The Complete Edition / Firaxis Games

5. Civilization IV / Firaxis Games

6. The Sims 2 Double Deluxe - Electronic Arts

7. Mass Effect / BioWare

8. Neverwinter Nights 2: Mysteries of Westgate / Ossian Studios

9. Fallout 3 / Bethesda

10. Elven Legacy / Paradox Interactive