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The PS2 version of Madden NFL 06 from Electronic Arts (EA) was ag...

The PS2 version of Madden NFL 06 from Electronic Arts (EA) was again the top-rented videogame in the U.S., according to Rentrak’s preliminary data for the week ended Sept. 18. Rentrak said the SKU earned an additional $330,000 in…

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its 6th week, for a total of $2.07 million in rentals. The Xbox version was #2 again, earning an additional $190,000 for $1.30 million to date. EA’s NCAA Football 06 for PS2 was again #3, in its 10th week, earning $180,000 ($2.17 million to date). The only new SKUs in the top 10 were EA’s Burnout Revenge for PS2 at #6 ($140,000) and Xbox at #10 ($120,000). EA had one other title in the top 10: NASCAR 06: Total Team Control for PS2 at #9, down 4 in its 3rd week ($120,000 in the week, $320,000 to date). The only other publisher with more than one SKU in the top 10 was Ubisoft, with 2: The Xbox and PS2 versions of Tom Clancy’s Rainbow Six: Lockdown at #4 ($140,000 in the week, $240,000 to date) and #8 ($120,000 in the week, $170,000 to date), up 7 and 29, respectively, in the title’s 2nd week. Rounding out the top 10 were PS2 SKUs The Incredible Hulk: Ultimate Destruction at #6 again in its 4th week ($140,000 and $520,000 to date) and Take-Two Interactive’s Midnight Club 3: Dub Edition at #7, down 3 in its 23rd week ($130,000 and $6.63 million).