Arcanum debuts at number four

Sierra's latest role-playing game, Arcanum: Of Steamworks and Magick Obscura, debuted at fourth place in NPD Intelect's latest list of best-selling games. The game is set in an industrial revolution-era fantasy world where magic and technology clash, and it lets players assume the role of a wide variety of characters.

Blizzard's role-playing game expansion Diablo II: Lord of Destruction continued its sales streak, taking the top spot for the sixth time in seven weeks, followed by Electronic Arts' popular virtual-life game, The Sims, in second place. Microsoft's latest civilian flight sim, Flight Simulator 2000, took third place, while EA's Madden NFL 2002 joined the list at number five.

The list below ranks game according to retail sales. To see a list of game ranked according to GameSpot review score, visit our Top Games page.

Best-selling games for the week of August 19-25, 2001:

Rank / Title / Publisher / Average price
1 / Diablo II: Lord of Destruction / Vivendi Universal / $31
2 / The Sims / Electronic Arts / $42
3 / Flight Simulator 2000 / Microsoft / $28
4 / Arcanum / Vivendi Universal / $49
5 / Madden NFL 2002 / Electronic Arts / $37
6 / The Sims: House Party / Electronic Arts / $29
7 / Max Payne / GodGames / $49
8 / Diablo II / Vivendi Universal / $40
9 / The Sims: Livin' Large / Electronic Arts / $29
10 / RollerCoaster Tycoon / Infogrames / $28