Xbox Live Top 10: Stickin' with the Chief

by David Hinkle { Jul 14th 2009 at 12:45PM }

It's time we checked in with the most popular games on Xbox Live from last week. Major Nelson's figures confirm our suspicions: Halo 3 once again dominated the competition, marking the third week in a row Master Chief's extra-terrestrial murder sim has been in the top spot. In tow were the usual suspects, including Call of Duty: World at War and Gears of War 2.

On the XBLA side, DICE's Battlefield 1943 emerged victorious, as many, many men and women enlisted in the new Arcade title, waging war across the islands of the Pacific. It would seem that despite major hiccups in its release, gamers just put their heads down and pushed through. We totally get it. The frustration of playing the game's menu-based QTE (see: trying to get into a match) is nothing compared to the sheer ecstasy of flying a plane into someone.

Tags: battlefield-1943, halo-3, xbla, xbox-live-top-ten

Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)

Heimbachae @ Jul 14th 2009 12:52PM

where's the cod4 love?

yolarrydabomb @ Jul 14th 2009 1:52PM

I still playing it. on pc tho with 360 controller.

maybe they should release some map packs.

Walkboss @ Jul 14th 2009 2:17PM

Nelson's site has it listed after W@W, so I'm not sure why it was omitted for GoW2..

Sean @ Jul 14th 2009 2:21PM

It's #3 on the list. People are showing it pleny of love. Here is the full list in order.

1 Halo 3
2 Call of Duty: WaW
3 Call of Duty 4
4 Gears of War 2
5 Battlefield 1943
6 GTA IV
7 FIFA 09
8 Left 4 Dead
9 UFC 2009 Undisputed
10 Fallout 3

TheAngryGamer @ Jul 14th 2009 1:00PM

Every week I am more and more heartbroken that people aren't giving Red Faction a chance. There is no better multiplayer game so far this year.

yolarrydabomb @ Jul 14th 2009 1:53PM

I wont pick it up until a price drop. 60 dollars too much for me.

Sean @ Jul 14th 2009 2:16PM

I agree... very fun MP game. I am looking forward to their first update though. It does having some annoying issues.

Zombie @ Jul 14th 2009 4:03PM

I always feel the same way about Ghostbusters. Such a fun multyplayer that no one plays.

the happy gamer @ Jul 14th 2009 1:32PM

Long Live the Chief!!

remember ppl play halo 3 for the customs games more than matchmaking.

Dragod @ Jul 14th 2009 1:29PM

Well, it was pretty much a given that Halo 3 would win this week. Tuesday was Bungie day, 7/7. People wanted Recon, so they logged on to get in to the Bungie vs. World playlist.

There were 185,000 players in that one playlist at its peak, in addition to relatively normal amounts of players in the other playlists... Halo 3 normally has 100,000-110,000 online at any one time.

Rhamsey @ Jul 14th 2009 2:24PM

yeah, ever since W@W came out dividing the cod group, halo 3 has almost always been at the top, so its not just bungie day.

also, i wonder what place halo 3 will get once odst comes out.

Dragod @ Jul 14th 2009 2:29PM

I'd say that it depends upon how the 2nd multiplayer disc registers... If it registers as Halo 3, and not Halo 3 ODST, it probably won't change much. There will probably be a lot of people playing Fire Fight... It's like Horde, and people sure do love Horde...

maveric101 @ Jul 14th 2009 7:32PM

yeah halo 3 is always near the top, but Bungie Day definitely ensured it would be first. i definitly put in a few hours myself (too bad the chance of any one person running into Bunie was less than half a percent, and that's if they played all 24 hours).

and yes, Horde is awesome. though the impression i get is that Firefight won't be as drawn out as Gears' Horde. it takes over two hours to play through all fifty levels in horde.