After riding high last week on both Steam and Direct2Drives charts, Aion has been dethroned by Left 4 Dead 2 Pre-Orders and Risen. Last weeks number two contender, Fallen Earth has also fallen off the Steam chart, but is holding off the onslaught of $5 deals for Direct2Drive 5 year anniversary, and even moving up a spot to claim the #2 position on Direct2Drive's chart.

(9/27/09 to 10/3/09)

Steam Top Ten 

1. Left 4 Dead 2 (pre-order)
2. Left 4 Dead
3. Aion Collector's Edition
4. Risen
5. Aion Standard Edition
6. Batman: Arkham Asylum
7. Counter-Strike: Source 
8. Borderlands (pre-order)
9. Resident Evil 5
10. F.E.A.R.2: Project Origin 

Direct2Drive 

1. Risen
2. Fallen Earth
3. Aion
4. Mount and Blade (D2D Turns 5)
5. Aion Collector's Edition
6. World of Goo (D2D Turns 5)
7. Champions Online
8. BioShock (D2D Turns 5)
9. Defense Grid: The Awakening (D2D Turns 5)
10. Civilization 4 (D2D Turns 5)

Aion stole the number 1 & 2 spots for digital download sales on Steam and Direct2Drive last week. The Collector's Edition took the top honors, while the regular edition took 2nd.

Fallen Earth, an apocalyptic MMORPG which was released at the same time as Aion, took third. Batman: Arkham Asylum stole the 4th position on Steam, but Neverwinter Nights 2 (part of their $5 deals) took it on Direct2Drive's top 10.

Steam Top Ten

1. Aion Collector's Edition
2. Aion
3. Fallen Earth
4. Batman: Arkham Asylum
5. F.E.A.R. 2: Project Origin
6. Left 4 Dead
7. Resident Evil 5
8. Counter-Strike
9. Star Wars Jedi Knight Collection
10. Red Faction: Guerrilla

Direct2Drive Top Ten

1. Aion Collector's Edition
2. Aion
3. Fallen Earth
4. Neverwinter Nights 2
5. Assassin's Creed Director's Cut
6. Titan Quest Bundle
7. Neverwinter Nights 2: Storm of Zehir
8. Champions Online
9. BioShock
10. Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic