Super discounts led to a shake up across many PC game charts come Monday, November 26, though Black Ops II remained top of the pile on Steam and a Far Cry 3 frenzy began in earnest over on GameStop's Impulse service.

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Gushing reviews for Far Cry 3 indicate that the game is as good as its predecessors; as good, if not better, than fellow action-shooter games released over the course of the year.

Seasonal sales present us with a glimpse of PC gaming's recent triumphs.

Borderlands 2, XCOM, Max Payne 3 and Skyrim return to the upper echelons of Steam's best sellers list; Skyrim and Dishonored make room for themselves on Impulse; Spec Ops: The Line and Civilization V on Gamersgate; a crop of smaller but no less admirable indie titles populate the GOG chart thanks to its 5 for $10 promo.

Steam* (steampowered.com)
1. Call of Duty: Black Ops II (=)
2. Borderlands 2 (+7)
3. XCOM: Enemy Unknown (+3)
4. Max Payne 3 (re-entry)
5. The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim (re-entry)
*Steam chart based on revenue, not units.

GameStop Impulse US (impulsedriven.com)
1. Far Cry 3 Deluxe Edition (new)
2. Call of Duty: Black Ops II (-1)
3. The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim (re-entry)
4. Dishonored (re-entry)
5. Call of Duty: Black Ops II Season Pass (new)

GamersGate (gamersgate.com)
1. Dishonored (re-entry)
2. Civilization V: Gods & Kings expansion (re-entry)
3. Spec Ops: The Line (re-entry)
4. Max Payne 3 (re-entry)
5. XCOM: Enemy Unknown (re-entry)

Green Man Gaming (greenmangaming.com)
1. Galaxy on Fire 2 (new)
2. The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim (re-entry)
3. XCOM: Enemy Unknown (re-entry)
4. Hitman: Absolution - Pro Edition (-3)
5. Doom 3 BFG Edition (re-entry)

GOG (gog.com)
1. To The Moon (new)
2. Resonance (new)
3. Unmechanical (new)
4. Botanicula (new)
5. Gemini Rue (re-entry)

Desura's Most Popular (desura.com)
1. Stay Dead (new)
2. Amnesia: The Dark Descent (-1)
3. Mount & Blade: Warband (-1)
4. Bloody Trapland (+4)
5. Paranormal (-2)