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

Marketplace Roundup

Game Trailers & Videos: Shadow Complex Launch Trailer (FREE), Hasbro Family Game Night Producer Walkthrough (FREE), Army of Two “A Day In The Office” Trailer (FREE), Mini Ninjas Gameplay – Suzume (FREE), Mini Ninjas Suzume Character Vignette (FREE), Mini Ninjas Gameplay – Futo (FREE)

Arcade Games: Shadow Complex

Game Demos: Mini Ninjas Demo (FREE) (GOLD Exclusive), Lost Planet 2 CO-OP Demo (FREE) (GOLD Exclusive)

Game Add-ons: Madballs Babo: Invasion Obsidian Magmor (FREE), Rock Band “I Predict a Riot” by Kaiser Chiefs Track, Rock Band “Inside Out” by Eve 6 Track, Rock Band “I’m Shipping Up To Boston” by Dropkick Murphys Track, Rock Band “There’s No Other Way” by Blur Track, Rock Band “No Rain” by Blind Melon Track, Rock Band “Lonely As You” by Foo Fighters Track, Rock Band “I’ll Stick Around” by Foo Fighters Track, Rock Band “All My Life” by Foo Fighters Track, Rock Band Foo Fighters Track Pack 2

Themes & Gamer Pictures: Major League Gaming MLG Personalities Picture Pack

- jinx

Marketplace Roundup

Game Trailers & Videos: Mass Effect 2 E3 Sizzle Trailer

Game Add-ons: IL-2: Birds of Prey P-47D & Ta 152 H-1 plane pack, Rock Band “Piece of My Heart” by Janis Joplin track, Rock Band “White Rabbit” by Jefferson Airplane track, Rock Band “Chest Fever (Live)” by The Band track, Rock Band “Magic Bus (Live at Leeds)” by The Who track, Rock Band “Re-Hash” by The Gorillaz track, Rock Band “Feel Good Inc” by The Gorillaz track, Rock Band “Clint Eastwood” by The Gorillaz track, Rock Band The Gorillaz track pack,

Themes & Gamer Pictures: IL-2 Plane Basic Theme, IL-2 Sky Battle Basic Theme, IL-2 Picture Pack 1, IL-2 Picture Pack 2, IL-2 Picture Pack 3

- jinx

Top Played Retail Games

Here’s a rundown of your top played retail games on Xbox LIVE in the last week! This list isn’t specifically for multi-player or single-player. It’s based solely on the unique users who played the title while connect 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. Forza Motorsport 2

Welcome to the top 10, Forza! Are you here because people are preparing for Forza 3? It’s not far off, after all.

GLOBAL 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. FIFA 09
8. Left 4 Dead
9. UFC 2009 Undisputed
10. Rock Band 2

- 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

Marketplace Roundup

Arcade Games: Splosion Man

Game Add-ons: Rock Band “Sex on Fire” by Kings of Leon, Rock Band “Molly Chambers” by Kings of Leon, Rock Band “Crawl” by Kings of Leon, Rock Band Kings of Leon track pack, Rock Band “Time Bomb” by Rancid, Rock Band “Ruby Soho” by Rancid, Rock Band “Last One to Die” by Rancid, Rock Band Rancid track pack, Rock Band “Savior” by Rise Against, Rock Band “Re-education (Through Labor)” by Rise Against, Rock Band “Prayer of the Refugee” by Rise Against, Rock Band Rise Against track pack, Rock Band “Sweetness and Light” by Lush

Themes and Gamer Pictures: GI Joe – Theme (FREE)

Independent Videos: GI Joe – Video 1 (HD) (FREE), GI Joe – Video 2 (HD) (FREE), GI Joe – Video 3 (HD) (FREE), GI Joe – Video 4 (HD) (FREE)

I feel compelled to point out that, in addition to being free, the GI Joe theme and videos are all exclusive to Australia. Incidentally, why not enter the giveaway to win tickets to see the movie, plus a custom GI Joe Xbox 360?

- 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

Marketplace Roundup, Weekend Ed.

Game Trailers & Videos: LEGO Rock Band Announcement Trailer

Game Add-Ons: Lips “Just So You Know” by Jesse McCartney, Lips “Hey Mama” by The Black Eyed Peas, Lips “Can I Get Get Get” by Junior Senior, Tales of Vesperia Recipe Set: TP Recovery, Tales of Vesperia Synthesis Kit: Lv. 2, Tales of Vesperia 300,000 Gald (2), Tales of Vesperia Lv. UP + 10 (2), Tales of Vesperia Lv. UP + 5 (3), Tales of Vesperia Lv. UP + 5 (4),

Lips add-on is fitting, with the Black Eyed Peas coming to tour in Australia, hey?

- jinx

Top 10 Retail Games

Here are the top 10 retail games for the last week! As per usual, this is not multiplayer or singleplayer exclusive. It’s determined by the number of people playing the game in any mode while connected to Xbox LIVE.

ANZ Top 10 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. Fallout 3
8. FIFA 09
9. Halo Wars
10. [Prototype]

GLOBAL Top 10 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. Left 4 Dead
8. UFC 2009 Undisputed
9. Fallout 3
10. Rock Band 2

A couple differences, but no major ones we haven’t seen before. We rate [PROTOTYPE] and Halo Wars (yay!) more than the global favourites Left 4 Dead and UFC 2009 Undisputed. Guitar Hero vs Rock Band is also a regular character here but as some have pointed out, it’s moot since Rock Band 2 isn’t released here. I’m curious. What difference makes Rock Band 2 so different from Rock Band 1? I know the DLC works the same on both so it seemed like a non-issue to me, but seems to matter a lot to many of you.

- jinx