Top Purchased Game Add-ons

1. Borderlands – Zombie Island
2. Dragon Age: Origins – Warden’s Keep
3. Fable 2 – See the Future
4. DJ Hero – David Guetta Mix Pack 01
5. Grand Theft Auto IV – The Ballad of Gay Tony
6. Call of Duty: World at War – Map Pack 3
7. Peggle – Peggle Nights
8. Halo 3 – Mythic Map Pack
9. Lips – Poker Face
10. Gears of War 2 – Flashback Multiplayer Map Pack

- jinx

Top Purchased PDLC

Game add-ons, or PDLC as we hardcore folks usually call it, are fun. They keep games from getting old. And you like to purchase them, according to my spreadsheets. And here are the ones you liked to buy most this week.

1. Peggle – Peggle Nights
2. Borderlands – Zombie Island
3. Dragon Age: Origins – Warden’s Keep
4. Grand Theft Auto IV – The Ballad of Gay Tony
5. The Beatles: Rock Band – Sgt Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band
6. Halo 3 – Mythic Map Pack
7. Fable 2 – See the Future
8. Call of Duty: World at War – Map Pack 2
9. Halo 3 – Legendary Map Pack
10. Lips – Walk Like an Egyptian

Note: these are only the purchased game add-ons and this list doesn’t include the bazillions of free add-ons.

- jinx

Top Retail Games

I know I’ve missed doing this last week. Sorry about that! Worth it though. I got to play ODST, Forza 3, Lips #1 Hits, Guitar Hero 5, DJ Hero… yeah, it was worth it. But now I”m back, so let’s see what we’ve got.

ANZ Top Played Retail Games

1. Halo 3
2. Call of Duty: World at War
3. Call of Duty 4
4. Gears of War 2
5. Grand Theft Auto IV
6. FIFA 09
7. Guitar Hero World Tour
8. Fallout 3
9. Halo Wars
10. Fable 2

GLOBAL Top Played Retail Games

1. Call of Duty: World at War
2. Halo 3
3. Call of Duty 4
4. Gears of War 2
5. Madden NFL 10
6. Grand Theft Auto 4
7. FIFA 09
8. Batman Arkham Asylum
9. Left 4 Dead
10. Fallout 3

No real surprise that Madden is bigger overseas. Anyone here really follow NFL? I’m hearing good things about Batman: Arkham Asylum. Who’s planning on picking it up when it comes out later this week?

- jinx

Top Retail Games

Bit late in the week for this, so I’ll just get right into it, shall I? As per usual, this list doesn’t distinguish between single- and multi-player sessions. It is determined by the unique users who play the title while connected to Xbox LIVE.

ANZ Top Played Retail Games

1. Halo 3
2. Call of Duty: World at War
3. Call of Duty 4
4. Gears of War 2
5. Grand Theft Auto IV
6. Fallout 3
7. Guitar Hero World Tour
8. FIFA 09
9. Halo Wars
10. Fable II

GLOBAL Top Played Retail Games

1. Call of Duty: World at War
2. Halo 3
3. Call of Duty 4
4. Gears of War 2
5. Grand Theft Auto IV
6. Madden NFL 10
7. FIFA 09
8. Left 4 Dead
9. Fallout 3
10. Rock Band 2

Look at World at War overtaking Halo 3 this week! I guess folks are liking the new maps!

- jinx

Top Played Retail Games

Who’s had a busy week gaming? Judging by the numbers I have, a lot of you have been gaming hard! Here is the list of the top 10 retail games played by users connected to Xbox LIVE.

ANZ Top Played Retail Games

1. Halo 3
2. Call of  Duty 4
3. Call of Duty: World at War
4. Gears of War 2
5. Grand Theft Auto IV
6. Guitar Hero World Tour
7. FIFA 09
8. Fallout 3
9. Halo Wars
10. Fable 2

GLOBAL Top Played Retail Games

1. Halo 3
2. Call of Duty 4
3. Call of Duty: World at War
4. Gears of War 2
5. Grand Theft Auto IV
6. FIFA 09
7. Left 4 Dead
8. Fallout 3
9. UFC 2009 Undisputed
10. Rock Band 2

Anything new on that list? …Nope! We win! Who’s been playing the top games?

- jinx

Top Retail Games

Since I’ll be sipping wine in the Hunter Valley the last half of this week instead of dutifully combing through reports (it’s tough, I know, but someone has to do it) I’m moving the top 10 up this week. Retail today, Arcade tomorrow.

And with that, let’s look at the top 10 retail games played by gamers connected to Xbox LIVE in the last week. Note that, as usual, this isn’t the amount of time played, but the number of unique users who played the title.

ANZ Top Played Retail Games

1. Halo 3
2. Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare
3. Call of Duty: World at War
4. Gears of War 2
5. Grand Theft Auto IV
6. Guitar Hero World Tour
7. FIFA 09
8. Fallout 3
9. Halo Wars
10. Fable 2

And Fable 2 continues its stint in the top 10, which is just as great as last week, and also just as puzzling. I still have no idea where all you Fable junkies are coming from. I’m glad I’m not alone in my Fable <3.

GLOBAL Top Played Retail Games

1. Halo 3
2. Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare
3. Call of Duty: World at War
4. Gears of War 2
5. Grand Theft Auto IV
6. FIFA 09
7. Left 4 Dead
8. UFC 2009 Undisputed
9. Rock Band 2
10. Guitar Hero World Tour

Look at that! Guitar Hero pops up on the global top 10. Looks like it’s creeping up there on Rock Band! Other than that, no real surprises. At least, nothing we haven’t seen before. It makes me feel so jaded.

- jinx

Top Retail Games

It’s that time of the week again… time for us to take a look at what you played last week and raise an eyebrow whenever something weird pops up. As per usual, these are the games played by the most unique users connected to Xbox LIVE in the past week. This doesn’t distinguish between playing single-player and multi-player.

ANZ Top Played Retail Games

1. Halo 3
2. Call of Duty 4
3. Call of Duty: World at War
4. Gears of War 2
5. Grand Theft Auto IV
6. Guitar Hero World Tour
7. FIFA 09
8. Fallout 3
9. Halo Wars
10. Fable 2

As thrilled as I am to see fellow Fable fans invading the top 10… what happened this week that I’m not aware of to propel it past [PROTOTYPE]? Did I miss something?

GLOBAL Top Played Retail Games

1. Halo 3
2. Call of Duty 4
3. Call of Duty: World at War
4. Gears of War 2
5. Grand Theft Auto IV
6. FIFA 09
7. Left 4 Dead
8. UFC 2009 Undisputed
9. Fallout 3
10. Rock Band 2

Left 4 Dead and UFC 2009 are becoming a pretty common difference between the regions, and as others have said the Rock Band/Guitar Hero comparison doesn’t really count. Still though… someone clue me in on the Fable 2 thing. Are we having a party?

- jinx