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The PS2 version of Black from Electronic Arts (EA) became the #1 ...

The PS2 version of Black from Electronic Arts (EA) became the #1 videogame in the U.S. during its first week available, according to Rentrak’s preliminary Home Video Essentials data for the week ended March 5. The Xbox version was…

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#2. EA dominated the top, with 5 additional SKUs: Fight Night Round 3 for PS2 at #3 (down 2 in its 2nd week), Need for Speed Most Wanted for PS2 at #4 (down 2 in its 16th week), the Xbox version of Fight Night at #5 (down 2), the Xbox 360 version of Fight Night at #8 (down one) and the Xbox version of Need at #9 (down 3). The only other publishers with games in the top 10 were Eidos, LucasArts Entertainment and THQ with the PS2 games 25 To Life at #6 (down one in its 7th week), Star Wars Battlefront II at #7 (down 3 in its 18th week) and WWE Smackdown! Vs. Raw 2006 at #10 (down one in its 16th week), respectively.