From the Vault — originally published November 19, 2008. Some links, videos or prices may be out of date.
Contrary to certain predictions made on our last podcast (not by yours truly), Call of Duty: World At War did NOT nominate Xbox live. Gears of War is the clear winner when it comes to unique users and Xbox Live activity for the week of November 10th. Gears of War 2 kicked ass and smashed competition. Lets see how long it rides the number 1 spot. Here are the numbers according to Xbox Live’s Major Nelson:
Xbox 360 Top Live Titles:
1 Gears of War 2
2 Call of Duty 4
3 Halo 3
4 CoD: World at War
5 Left 4 Dead Demo
6 Fable II
7 GTA IV
8 Fallout 3
9 Madden NFL 09
10 Gears of War
Top Arcade Titles (Full Versions purchased)
1 Worms
2 Portal: Still Alive
3 Castle Crashers
4 Vigilante 8: Arcade
5 Ultimate Mortal Kombat 3
6 UNO®
7 Are You Smarter Than a 5th Grader
8 Duke Nukem 3D
9 Pinball FX
10 Marble Blast Ultra
The above arcade list is based on full versions purchased.
Original Xbox Top Live Titles (based on UU’s)
1 Halo 2
2 Star Wars: Battlfrnt 2
3 Fable
4 Counter-Strike
5 Call of Duty 3
6 Battlefield 2: MC
7 Call of Duty 2
8 Street Fighter Anniv.
9 Rainbow Six 3
10 Splinter Cell Chaos
