Major Nelson released some Xbox Live stats the other day.
No surprise that FPS kings like Teh Haloez, Gearz, and CODs topped the list, but Guitar Hero III was a lot higher than I expected. What I found most interesting was how high some demos were on the list, while the actual retail game was lower (BF: Bad Company), or didn’t even make the cut (Too Human).
1 Halo 3
2 Call of Duty 4
3 GTA IV
4 Gears of War 2
5 Gears of War
6 CoD: World at War
7 Guitar Hero III
8 Battlefield: Bad Company Demo
9 Star Wars: The Force Unleashed Demo
10 Rock Band
11 Fable II
12 Mirror’s Edge Demo
13 Madden NFL 09
14 BF: Bad Company
15 Rainbow Six Vegas 2
16 UNO
17 Castle Crashers
18 COD: World at War Multiplayer Beta
19 Forza Motorsport 2
20 Too Human – Demo
What was your most-played online game of 2008? I would have to say that Left 4 Dead, COD4, and Rock Band 2 were my top plays.
Mine was definitely COD4 first, then Bad Company second, but I think this may be the first year in the last few when offline gaming hours outnumbered online gaming hours.
It was Burnout Paradise then Bad Company for me.
I actually really liked the multiplayer for Bad Company – you get a hell of a lot of mileage out of the “Gold Rush” mode. That reminds me, I stopped playing that game around 200 points shy of ranking up to level 25. I might have to fire it up again sometime just to do that, and also net me cheevo points!
Probably Halo 3. I really want to see it drop from the number one slot… too popular. :P
Team Fortress 2, FTW! LoLOLoLOLoLOLOLOLOLOLolololll1l1ol1oo1lololo1l1olo11o1111111111111111111111111111111111111
Definately Rock Band 2 and this you know! Hell it will probably be the most played of 2009 for me also!
I definitely played offline more than online this year, especially considering our 2007 Halo 3 marathons.
TF2 deserved to be on that goddamn list.