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Many U.S. videogame renters clearly remained focused on football ...

Many U.S. videogame renters clearly remained focused on football the week of Aug. 23 as Rentrak’s top 10 videogame rental chart again featured 3 pigskin titles in the top 5. Rentrak said its preliminary Home Video Essentials data showed…

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the PS2 version of Electronic Arts’ Madden NFL 2005 was the top-renting title for the 2nd straight week, earning $529,457. Activision’s PS2 version of Spider-Man 2 held tight to the 2nd spot with $378,027 in earnings, while the Xbox version of Madden moved one step up to #3 ($254,558), switching places with the PS2 version of Atari’s DRIV3R ($237,836). EA’s NCAA Football 2005 for the PS2 stayed at #5 ($205,885), while RockStar Games’ Red Dead Revolver for the PS2 remained #6 ($192,113, for a 16-week total of $4.1 million). Rounding out the top 10 were the Xbox version of Spider-Man 2 ($152,258), UbiSoft’s Tom Clancy’s Rainbow Six 3-Black Arrow for the PS2 ($145,243), EA’s PS2 version of Need for Speed: Underground ($121,679 in its 40th week) and the Xbox version of DRIV3R ($107,116).