Live top ten: GOW is #1 yet again

by Richard Mitchell { Dec 4th 2006 at 3:30PM }

Just two weeks ago, we found out that Gears of War had accomplished the impossible by knocking Halo 2 off of the number one Live spot. That lead held for a second week, and now it has solidified itself into the top spot yet again, three weeks running. Rounding out the rest of the top ten is an interesting mix. Call of Duty 3 rests comfortably at number two, Small Arms is in third (very impressive for an arcade title), while Rainbow Six Vegas -- a game teeming with online features -- lands all the way down at number seven. Curiously, there are three demos in the top ten, and if the Lost Planet demo is any indication of its future popularity -- it's in fourth place -- Capcom looks to have a hit on its hands. Meanwhile, the rest of the list is filled in with staples Madden (#6), Call of Duty 2 (#9), and Oblivion (#10).

Xbox 360 Titles for the week of 11/27:
1 Gears of War
2 Call Of Duty 3
3 Small Arms
4 LOST PLANET OnlineDemo
5 SUPERMAN DEMO
6 Madden NFL 07
7 Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six Vegas
8 Rainbow Six Vegas Multi Player Demo
9 Call of Duty 2
10 Oblivion

So, are you rocking any of these games, or are you one of the guys still playing Counter-Strike on the original Xbox?

[Thanks, un1qu3 n3wy0rk]

Tags: live activity, live top 10, live top ten, LiveActivity, LiveTop10, LiveTopTen, topten

Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)

NorCal05 @ Dec 4th 2006 4:00PM

you guys really need to start paying un1qu3 n3wy0rk

Parvin @ Dec 4th 2006 4:00PM

I guess when a game pwns its not a huge surprise.

Tobias @ Dec 4th 2006 4:30PM

Seeing as how Counter Strike continues to stay in the Xbox top 10 list week after week, that should let MS know that Counter Strike Source is a must for the Xbox 360.

Give us Source, please... Pretty please?

Dirk Dorkelson @ Dec 4th 2006 4:55PM

Because Microsoft never releases actual numbers for these, Xbox 360 Fanboy should try to rig the results one week. Get everyone who reads the site to log on and play a semi-obscure game over the course of a week to see if you can get it into the top 10. You'd probably have to do a $5 arcade game, so that people who didn't have it but wanted to play could get it for cheap. It might be kind of funny to see Hardwood Hearts or Time Pilot suddenly show up in the top 10.

Highpower @ Dec 5th 2006 1:05PM

Wait Oblivion?! How is that even possible?
For the new add-on maybe? But thats just people to go and download it, not to play.

Am I missing something here?

Raskawa @ Dec 4th 2006 5:03PM

If you like Counterstrike and have not tried GoW, buy it and try it..

I have played CS since it was in beta (PC) way back in the day.. and then played CS-Source. I really thought as far as quick pick me up shooters it was the best.

I have never been a fan of shooters on console - the controller is way too slow and inaccurate compared to mouse look and the graphics / gameplay were always less than PC..

I have now changed my tune - Gears of War is incredible and as addictive / fun as Counter-Strike.. even crazier.. about 90% of the people I play with are cool / not obnoxious (which is good for online console gamers). It is a great game - with incredible graphics, great teamwork, and really fun general gameplay.