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2009 was no doubt a great year for playing games online, and Xbox Live pulled in some great numbers. Here are the most played games for Xbox 360 and Xbox Live Arcade:






1 Halo 3
2 Call of Duty 4
3 Modern Warfare 2
4 Call of Duty: WaW
5 Gears of War 2
6 GTA IV
7 Left 4 Dead
8 Halo 3: ODST
9 FABLE II Episode 1 (of 5)
10 バイオハザード５」デモ (BioHazard 5 - Resident Evil 5)











11 Halo Wars - Demo
12 RESIDENT EVIL 5
13 Fallout 3
14 UFC 2009 Undisputed Demo
15 Left 4 Dead 2 - Demo
16 Gears of War
17 1 vs 100
18 Guitar Hero World Tour
19 Guitar Hero III
20 FIFA 09













1 Battlefield 1943
2 Castle Crashers
3 Trials HD
4 Hasbro Family Game Night
5 Shadow Complex
6 Marvel vs. Capcom 2
7 Magic: The Gathering
8 UNO
9 Worms
10 Peggle












11 Worms 2: Armageddon
12 Turtles in Time Re-Shelled
13 'Splosion Man
14 A Kingdom for Keflings
15 3 on 3 NHL Arcade
16 The Secret of Monkey Island: Special Edition
17 Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles 1989 Classic Arcade
18 Marble Blast Ultra
19 Ultimate Mortal Kombat 3
20 Super Street Fighter II Turbo HD Remix













Source- Major Nelson's Blog

This Week Modern Warfare 2 keeps its spot despite many new glitches being discovered by players. The multiplayer keeps me coming back to it, so I hope these soon. Gears of War 2 pops back on the list at number 10, while single player experience Assassin's Creed II stays on the list which an a great feat for a non mulitplayer game. On the arcade list, Trials HD remains the most purchased game, and Call of Duty Classic trails behind it at number 1. How will the list change next week? Come back and find out!


Xbox 360 Top LIVE Titles (based on UU’s)

1 Modern Warfare 2
2 Halo 3
3 Call of Duty: WaW
4 Call of Duty 4
5 Left 4 Dead 2
6 FIFA 10
7 Assassin's Creed II
8 GTA IV
9 Madden NFL 10
10 Gears of War 2










Top Arcade Titles
1 Trials HD
2 Call of Duty Classic
3 Madden NFL Arcade
4 Castle Crashers
5 Magic: The Gathering
6 Sonic The Hedgehog 2
7 A Kingdom for Keflings
8 Hasbro Family Game Night
9 Shadow Complex
10 Battlefield 1943










Source- Major Nelson

Xbox 360 Top LIVE Titles

1 Modern Warfare 2
2 Halo 3
3 Call of Duty 4
4 Call of Duty: WaW
5 Assassin's Creed II
6 Left 4 Dead 2
7 1 vs 100
8 GTA IV
9 Madden NFL 10
10 FIFA 10








For the second week in a row, Modern Warfare 2 remains the number one game, but Halo 3 is right behind at number 2. Left 4 Dead 2 and Assassin's Creed II make their debut and take 5th and 6th place respectfully. One the arcade side of things, Madden Arcade is Number one and the recently half off Peggle trails behind it number 2. Overall a great week for games and new releases to play. How will the list change next week? Come back and find out!


Top Arcade Titles

1 Madden NFL Arcade
2 Peggle
3 Trials HD
4 Diner Dash
5 Castle Crashers
6 Magic: The Gathering
7 Hasbro Family Game Night
8 Gyromancer
9 UNO
10 SOUTH PARK LET'S GO TOWER DEFENSE PLAY!









Source- Major Nelson's Blog

Xbox 360 Top LIVE Titles
1 Modern Warfare 2
2 Call of Duty 4
3 Halo 3
4 Call of Duty: WaW
5 Left 4 Dead 2 – Demo
6 GTA IV
7 Gears of War 2
8 FIFA 10
9 Halo 3: ODST
10 Madden NFL 10










Another Week, Another top 10 list! Say Hello to the New King of Xbox Live: Modern Warfare 2!! In second place is COD4 and another impressive feat for a demo this week as Left 4 Dead 2 demo is number 5 on the list. Trials HD also enjoys another week as king of XBLA. Can Modern Warfare 2 keeps it spot next week? Come back and find out!


Top Arcade Titles
1 Trials HD
2 Castle Crashers
3 SOUTH PARK LET'S GO TOWER DEFENSE PLAY!
4 Magic: The Gathering
5 Battlefield 1943
6 Hasbro Family Game Night **
7 Zombie Apocalypse
8 UNO
9 Splosion Man
10 Marvel vs. Capcom 2











Source- Major Nelson's Blog

Xbox 360 Top LIVE Titles
1- Halo 3
2- Call of Duty 4
3- Call of Duty: WaW
4- GTA IV
5- Halo 3: ODST
6- Gears of War 2
7- FIFA 10
8- Borderlands
9- Madden NFL 10
10- Forza Motorsport 3









This week not too much as changed for the top 10. GTA IV moves up the list a bit, and Forza 3 comes in at number 10. While Modern Warfare 2 comes out next week, we won't be able to see how it does until the week after since the top 10 is usually released on Tuesday. I expect it will do great though! On the arcade side of things, Trials HD keeps it spot and the Fable 2 pub games makes the list thanks to it bing apart of the deal of the week. How will the list change next week? Come back and find out!


Top Arcade Titles
1- Trials HD
2- SOUTH PARK LET'S GO TOWER DEFENSE PLAY!
3- Zombie Apocalypse
4- Battlefield 1943
5- Tower Bloxx Deluxe
6- Castle Crashers
7- Magic: The Gathering
8- Fable II Pub Games
9- Panzer General Allied Assault
10- Shadow Complex







Source- Major Nelson's Blog

Xbox 360 Top LIVE Titles
1- Halo 3
2- Call of Duty 4
3- Call of Duty: WaW
4- Halo 3: ODST
5- Gears of War 2
6- FIFA 10
7- Madden NFL 10
8- GTA IV
9- Borderlands
10- Left 4 Dead











Another week, another top 10 thanks to Major Nelson! This week show that not too much has changed for the top Xbox 360 games, but it's nice to see Borderlands on the list! I just beat the game at level 35, and have two achievements left to get, so look out for a review on that this week.

Also I'm wondering how GTA IV will be next week since the Ballad of Gay Tony comes out Thursday. Will Episodes from Liberty City make the list as well? I'm wondering about that too since it may be called GTA IV when you play it, but not totally sure. Trials HD is once again the most purchased XBLA game, and reminds me that I need to get back into the game, but only to remind myslef that it is starting to get pretty freakin hard! How will the list change next week? Comeback and find out!





Top Arcade Titles
1- Trials HD
2- SOUTH PARK LET'S GO TOWER DEFENSE PLAY!
3- Tower Bloxx Deluxe
4- Zombie Apocalypse
5- Panzer General Allied Assault
6- Battlefield 1943
7- Hasbro Family Game Night
8- Magic: The Gathering
9- Castle Crashers
10- Shadow Complex





Source- Major Nelson's Blog

Xbox 360 Top LIVE Titles

1 Halo 3
2 Call of Duty 4
3 Call of Duty: WaW
4 Halo 3: ODST
5 Gears of War 2
6 Madden NFL 10
7 GTA IV
8 FIFA 10
9 Left 4 Dead
10 SOUTH PARK LET'S GO TOWER DEFENSE PLAY!










Not too much has changed since last week. Halo 3 is still on top, while Hasbro Family Game Night becomes the most purchased arcade game thanks to the price cuts on a few of the games included. Remember it's free to download the Hasbro Launcher, although you are just paying for each separate game included. With the recent release of Borderlands, and the upcoming Modern Warfare 2, I'm sure the list change a little bit.

How Will The list change Next Week? Come back and find out!







Top Arcade Titles

1 Hasbro Family Game Night
2 SOUTH PARK LET'S GO TOWER DEFENSE PLAY!
3 Trials HD
4 Zombie Apocalypse
5 Battlefield 1943
6 Castle Crashers
7 Shadow Complex
8 Magic: The Gathering
9 Marvel vs. Capcom 2
10 Axel & Pixel











Source-Major Nelson

Halo 3 proves that is not going anywhere on the list as it is once again Number 1. ODST falls to 4th place and South Park Makes the top Xbox 360 list as well as being the most purchased Live Arcade game. How will the list change next week? Come back and find out!


Xbox 360 Top LIVE Titles

1 Halo 3
2 Call of Duty 4
3 Call of Duty: WaW
4 Halo 3: ODST
5 Gears of War 2
6 Madden NFL 10
7 FIFA 10
8 GTA IV
9 SOUTH PARK LET'S GO TOWER DEFENSE PLAY!
10 Left 4 Dead




Top Arcade Titles
1 SOUTH PARK LET'S GO TOWER DEFENSE PLAY!
2 Zombie Apocalypse
3 Trials HD
4 Battlefield 1943
5 Shadow Complex
6 Castle Crashers
7 BUST-A-MOVE Live!
8 Defense Grid: The Awakening
9 Marvel vs. Capcom 2
10 Magic: The Gathering



Source-Major Nelson's Blog

Xbox 360 Top LIVE Titles
1- Halo 3
2- Halo 3: ODST
3- Call of Duty 4
4- Call of Duty: WaW
5- Gears of War 2
6- Forza 3 Demo
7- Madden NFL 10
8- GTA IV
9- FIFA Soccer 10 Demo
10-FIFA 09

Halo 3 is still king, although I wonder if it is the Halo 3 multiplayer Disc since it reads as Halo 3 when you play it. Halo 3: ODST takes a respectful #2 spot while the Forza 3 demo makes it on the list at number 6. Pretty impressive for a demo. Zombies still have a place in the home of Xbox live players as Zombie Apocalypse takes the number one spot this week. I hope to have a review for the game soon. How will the list change next week? Come back and find out!























Top Arcade Titles
1- Zombie Apocalypse
2- Pinball FX
3- Trials HD
4- Shadow Complex
5- Battlefield 1943
6- The Warriors: Street Brawl
7- NBA 2K10 Draft Combine
8- Castle Crashers
9- BUBBLE BOBBLE Neo!
10-Marvel vs. Capcom 2



Source-Major Nelson's Blog

Xbox 360 Top LIVE Titles

1- Halo 3
2- Call of Duty: WaW
3- Call of Duty 4
4- Gears of War 2
5- Madden NFL 10
6- GTA IV
7- FIFA Soccer 10 Demo
8- FIFA 09
9- Left 4 Dead
10- Batman: Arkham Asylum

Halo is back on top once again and so is Trials HD for Xbox Live arcade. The arcade games had a slight shift, while the retail 360 games barely moved. Batman holds on with the number 10 spot staying on the list again this week. Will ODST be number 1 next week? Come back and find out!






















Top Arcade Titles

1- Trials HD
2- Shadow Complex
3- Battlefield 1943
4- BUBBLE BOBBLE Neo!
5- Castle Crashers
6- Command & Conquer Red Alert 3 Commander's Challenge
7- Sonic & Knuckles
8- Defense Grid: The Awakening
9- Marvel vs. Capcom 2
10- Turtles in Time Re-Shelled




Source-Major Nelson's Blog

Xbox 360 Top 10

1 Halo 3
2 Call of Duty: WaW
3 Call of Duty 4
4 Gears of War 2
5 Madden NFL 10
6 GTA IV
7 FIFA 09
8 FIFA Soccer 10 Demo
9 Batman: Arkham Asylum
10 Left 4 Dead

Halo 3 is once again King of the Games, but how will long will it last since ODST will been out soon? Can The Chief Stop the Rookie? We shall have to see! Batman stays on the list again this week and Fifa gets two spots with the 2009 version of the game at #8 and The Demo for the 2010 is at #8. How will the list change next week? Come back and find out!

























Top Arcade Titles
1 Trials HD
2 Puzzle Quest: Challenge of the Warlords
3 Defense Grid: The Awakening
4 Shadow Complex
5 Sonic & Knuckles
6 Battlefield 1943
7 Castle Crashers
8 NBA 2K10 Draft Combine
9 Marvel vs. Capcom 2
10 Turtles in Time Re-Shelled












Source-Major Nelson's Blog

LIVE Activity for week of Aug. 31st


Xbox 360 Top LIVE Titles (based on UU’s)

1 Call of Duty: WaW
2 Halo 3
3 Call of Duty 4
4 Gears of War 2
5 Madden NFL 10
6 GTA IV
7 Batman: Arkham Asylum
8 FIFA 09
9 Left 4 Dead
10 Trials HD

Call of Duty World at War keeps it's lead once again and Batman moves up on the list. Left 4 Dead makes a return and Trials HD is now the only arcade title on the most played list, as well as being the most purchased Xbox Live Arcade game. How will the list change next week? Comeback and find out!



























Top Arcade Titles

1 Trials HD
2 Shadow Complex
3 Defense Grid: The Awakening
4 Battlefield 1943
5 NBA 2K10 Draft Combine
6 Castle Crashers
7 Marvel vs. Capcom 2
8 Turtles in Time Re-Shelled
9 Splosion Man
10 Hasbro Family Game Night











Source Major Nelson

Xbox 360 Top LIVE Titles
1 Call of Duty: WaW
2 Halo 3
3 Call of Duty 4
4 Gears of War 2
5 Madden NFL 10
6 GTA IV
7 FIFA 09
8 WET Demo
9 DiRT 2 Demo
10 Batman: Arkham Asylum

This week's top 10 includes a few new additions to the Xbox top 10. Call of Duty WaW stays in first place once again, and the awesome Batman game arrives only at number 10, but for a single player only game, that's pretty impressive. The WET and DiRT 2 demo are also on the list week and once again Shadow Complex was the number one purchased game again this week. Not too surprising since over 200,000 players purchased the game. How will the list change next? Come back and find out!



























Top Arcade Titles

1 Shadow Complex
2 Trials HD
3 NBA 2K10 Draft Combine
4 Battlefield 1943
5 Castle Crashers
6 Marvel vs. Capcom 2
7 Turtles in Time Re-Shelled
8 Splosion Man
9 Worms 2: Armageddon
10 Magic: The Gathering - Duels of the Planeswalkers





















Source-Major Nelson's Blog

Xbox 360 Top LIVE Titles

1 Call of Duty: WaW
2 Halo 3
3 Call of Duty 4
4 Gears of War 2
5 GTA IV
6 1 vs 100
7 FIFA 09
8 Trials HD
9 Battlefield 1943
10 Madden NFL 10

The World War 2 game that could! World At War is once again number one on the top Xbox 360 games played. Also amazing is that Trials HD is the number one arcade game purchased and number eight most played game online. How will the list change next week? Come back and find out!























Top Arcade Titles

1 Trials HD
2 Turtles in Time Re-Shelled
3 Battlefield 1943
4 Marvel vs. Capcom 2
5 Splosion Man
6 Castle Crashers
7 UNO
8 Worms 2: Armageddon
9 Magic: The Gathering - Duels of the Planeswalkers
10 The Secret of Monkey Island: Special Edition






















Source (Major Nelson's Blog)

Xbox 360 Top LIVE Titles
1 Halo 3
2 Call of Duty: WaW
3 Call of Duty 4
4 Gears of War 2
5 GTA IV
6 Battlefield 1943
7 FIFA 09
8 1 vs 100
9 Marvel vs. Capcom 2
10 Fallout 3

A little of the same from last week, Halo 3 is still number, but Fallout 3 jumps back on the list which may have been due to some alien invaders. TMNT Re-shelled was the top arcade game bought, and I can't for next week to finally play Shadow Complex. I wonder if that will be number 1 next week.






















Top Arcade Titles

1 Turtles in Time Re-Shelled
2 Marvel vs. Capcom 2
3 Battlefield 1943
4 Splosion Man
5 Castle Crashers
6 Worms 2: Armageddon
7 Magic: The Gathering - Duels of the Planeswalkers
8 The Secret of Monkey Island: Special Edition
9 R-Type Dimensions
10 UNO



Source (Major Nelson)

Xbox 360

1 Halo 3
2 Call of Duty 4
3 Call of Duty: WaW
4 Gears of War 2
5 GTA IV
6 Battlefield 1943
7 Marvel vs. Capcom 2
8 1 vs 100
9 FIFA 09
10 Left 4 Dead

The list for Xbox 360 moved around a bit this week, with 1 vs 100 in 8th place, and Marvel vs. Capcom 2 joining the list. Now there are two Xbox Live Arcade games on the list which is very impressive to say the least. Halo 3 is still number 1, and I wonder if Halo ODST will take it over since Halo 3 multiplayer is included with it. How will the list change next week? Come back and find out!














































Top Arcade Titles

1 Marvel vs. Capcom 2
2 Battlefield 1943
3 Splosion Man
4 Castle Crashers
5 The Secret of Monkey Island™: Special Edition
6 Worms 2: Armageddon
7 Magic: The Gathering - Duels of the Planeswalkers
8 UNO
9 Teeage Mutant Ninja Turtles 1989 Classic Arcade
10 Hasbro Family Game Night

Source-Major Nelson's Blog

Xbox 360 Top Live Titles

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

Once again Halo 3 takes the top spot, followed by the usual World at War and Modern Warfare. Rock Band 2 returns to the list and despite being single player only, Fallout 3 stays on the top 10 for another week. How will the list change next week? Come back and find out.



















Top Arcade Titles

1 Worms 2: Armageddon
2 Magic: The Gathering - Duels of the Planeswalkers
3 THE KING OF FIGHTERS'98 ULTIMATE MATCH
4 Castle Crashers
5 UNO
6 Hasbro Family Game Night**
7 Worms
8 Sonic The Hedgehog 3
9 GAROU -MARK OF THE WOLVES-
10 Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles 1989 Classic Arcade



Source-http://majornelson.com/Default.aspx

Xbox 360 Top Live Titles

1 Call of Duty: WaW
2 Halo 3
3 Call of Duty 4
4 Gears of War 2
5 GTA IV
6 FIFA 09
7 UFC 2009 Undisputed
8 Left 4 Dead
9 [PROTOTYPE]
10 Rock Band 2

World At War takes the top spot once again with the help of Map Pack 2. New Releases Prototype and UFC get higher on the list. Everything else seems to look the same for now. How will the list change next week? Come back and find out!

















Top Arcade Titles

1 Magic: The Gathering - Duels of the Planeswalkers
2 Castle Crashers
3 Sonic The Hedgehog 3
4 Worms
5 Sam & Max Save the World
6 UNO
7 CellFactor: Psychokinetic Wars
8 Peggle
9 Hasbro Family Game Night**
10 Rocket Riot



Source-http://majornelson.com/default.aspx

Xbox 360 Top Live Titles

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

I sound like a broken record, but here it is: Halo 3 is once again number 1! Ok, Ok. Congrats to Bungie for making a game that lasts online now about 2 years after it's release. Fable II pops back on the list, underneath the Post-Apocalyptic Fallout 3. The Rest of the games seemed to have kept their spots as well. How will the list change next week? Come back and find out!





Source-[Major Nelson]- http://majornelson.com/archive/2009/05/19/live-activity-for-week-of-may-11th.aspx










Top Arcade Titles (Full Versions purchased)

1 Brain Challenge
2 Castle Crashers
3 Star Trek: D•A•C
4 Hasbro Family Game Night [Various Games]
5 Peggle
6 Worms
7 Space Invaders Extreme
8 UNO
9 Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles 1989 Classic Arcade
10 ARKANOID Live!