Every week, the Edge Games Index, produced in association with Brandwatch, rates games according to the volume of positive and negative buzz they're inspiring on the web.

Each chart allows you to rank the list by the overall quantity of buzz about each title, by the quantity of positive or negative buzz, and by the percentage of positive or negative buzz. To explain the numbers you’ll see on the charts, the number alongside the volume of responses represents the absolute number of mentions the game in question has had, while the ‘last week’ column represents a game’s position in relation to the others on the chart seven days ago.

The data is compiled by brand intelligence specialist Brandwatch. To find out how its system works, see our explanation.

UK Chart January 25



The good news this week for Assassin’s Creed 2: that competing action games Bayonetta and Darksiders have not only lost their lead over it, but disappeared from the buzz chart entirely. The bad news: that Modern Warfare 2 doesn’t seem to care, commanding almost three times the interest.

Dashing back into the upper echelons is Mario Kart Wii, its presence proving that marketing can get you anywhere, even if that is second place in terms of negative buzz, with 12 per cent. Elsewhere in a chart rich with Wii exclusives, New Super Mario Bros and Wii Fit Plus are tied in almost every respect, their totals of 1341 and 1221 comprising roughly 50 per cent positive buzz.

Following strong words from EA Montreal today regarding the quality of its titles, Army Of Two: The 40^th Day boasts the greatest proportion of positive buzz, at 58 per cent, while FIFA 10 shares its 54 per cent with the equally reliable Modern Warfare 2. 

If it weren’t for Wii Sports Resort still keeping most of its followers at least apathetic, Army Of Two would also enjoy the least negative buzz. UK chart-topper Just Dance, meanwhile, has attracted the most heat once again, topping the hall of shame with 18 per cent.

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