No prizes for guessing this weeks Number 1. Selling almost 100,000 units in the UK within just two days, Gears Of War has stormed the charts and made it’s debut at the coveted position, the first time an original IP has beat-off all the sequels and updates for quite some time, although, admittedly, hardly stealthily. Gears Of War is not only the fastest selling Xbox360 title ever, but also the third fastest selling UK game of the year after British favourites FIFA 07 and Pro Evolution Soccer 6, the fastest selling original IP on a Microsoft console and second fastest selling Xbox game ever, after the insanely popular Halo 2. If you have an Xbox360 and don’t have this game, expect repercussions on XboxLIVE!.

Despite Microsoft’s best efforts, naturally the Top 20 wouldn’t be a Top 20 without another nineteen titles. Holding steady at Number 2 is the boy racer favourite, Need For Speed: Carbon followed by another fan favourite WWE SmackDown! Vs. Raw 2007 at three. Retaking the advantage and overtaking its bitter rival, FIFA 07 rises one place to four while Pro Evolution Soccer 6 falls two to six. Sandwiched between the two is the sure fire hit The Sims 2: Pets, this week ascending one place to five. Everybody’s favourite gritty World War II series continues it’s domination of the genre as Call Of Duty 3 remains a Top 10 hit, falling four to a respectable seven. Still proving its worth as a quality film licence, LEGO Star Wars II: The Original Trilogy refuses to budge from eight. Climbing a massive twenty-eight places, Bratz: Forever Diamondz ranks in at nine, likely due to its NintendoDS release and proving once-and-for-all the consoles huge appeal to the young female market. The Grand Theft Auto series isn’t going anywhere yet, this week rounding out the Top 10 with Grand Theft Auto: Vice City Stories and almost single-handedly keeping the PSP afloat.

The teens herald a Christmas resurgence for the NintendoDS, with iconic exclusives Pokemon Mystery Dungeon: Blue Rescue Team, Dr. Kawashima’s Brain Training: How Old Is Your Brain?, Nintendogs: Dalmatian & Friends and NEW Super Mario Bros. all on the rise this week. The lone new release comes in the form of Tony Hawk’s Project 8.