Halo 3 is top Live game of 2009
MS names most popular Live, Arcade and Indie titles of the year
Microsoft has named its most played and downloaded Live titles of 2009, with Halo 3 coming out as the most popular Live game of the year.
Following behind Halo 3 in a chart determined by unique user connectivity, were three Activision titles, Call of Duty 4, Modern Warfare 2 and Call of Duty: World At War. Gears of War 2 came in at number five, and Grand Theft Auto IV and Left 4 Dead were at numbers six and seven respectively.
The most purchased Arcade and Indie titles for the year were also revealed, with Battlefield 1943 topping the former.
That was followed by Castle Crashers, Trials HD and the Hasbro Family Game Night titles.
The most popular Indie game proved to be Jamezila developed shooter I MAED A GAM3 W1TH ZOMBIES!!!1, followed by Avatar Drop, RC-AirSim, Headshot and Miner Dig Deep.
These are the full top tens, as reported on the Major Nelson blog.
Xbox 360 top live titles
- 01 Halo 3
- 02 Call of Duty 4
- 03 Modern Warfare 2
- 04 Call of Duty: World at War
- 05 Gears of War 2
- 06 GTA IV
- 07 Left 4 Dead
- 08 Halo 3: ODST
- 09 Fable II: Episode 1
- 10 Biohazard 5 - Resident Evil 5
Top Arcade titles
- 01 Battlefield 1943
- 02 Castle Crashers
- 03 Trials HD
- 04 Hasbro Family Game Night
- 05 Shadow Complex
- 06 Marvel vs Capcom 2
- 07 Magic: The Gathering
- 08 UNO
- 09 Worms
- 10 Peggle
Top Indie games
- 01 I MAED A GAM3 W1TH ZOMB1ES!!!1
- 02 Avatar Drop
- 03 RC-AirSim
- 04 Headshot
- 05 Miner Dig Deep
- 06 Rumble Massage
- 07 Who Did I Date Last Night
- 08 Kodu Game Lab
- 09 Avatar Golf
- 10 Aquarium HD