The figures are in, and 2005 was indeed yet another growth year for the UK games market with all format sales topping 1.35 billion pounds, that's a lot of zero's and also a 0.7% growth from 2004's sales. Of course, this is another record year.

Roger Bennett, director general of ELSPA, said: "We are now starting to see a trend in the market where software sales continue to rise even during the cycle before the introduction of exciting new technologies, with software publishers fully exploiting the tried and tested current hardware platforms. It is a testament to the strategic marketing initiatives of the entire industry that, despite being a transition year between current and next-generation hardware, our industry has still continued to gain momentum."

Just for interest's sake, here's the top ten sellers, all of which will have made quite a bit of money no doubt.

1 FIFA 06
2 Pro Evolution Soccer 5
3 Need for Speed: Most Wanted
4 Gran Turismo 4
5 Star Wars EP III: Revenge of the Sith
6 FIFA Street
7 Star Wars: Battlefront II
8 Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas
9 King Kong: Official Game of the Movie
10 The Sims 2