COD4 dev becomes most popular gamertag

by Ross Miller { Sep 11th 2007 at 3:55AM }

Move over Major Nelson, thy reign has come to an end. According to Xbox.com, the most popular gamertag honor has been transferred to fourzerotwo, a lowly developer working on a little-known-game entitled Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare.

How did this underdog best the Voice of Microsoft's console? We expect a full-on popularity assault by The Major (real name Larry Hyrb). This fight isn't over, you can bet your gamerscore on it.

Tags: callofduty, cod4, fourzerotwo, gamertag, infinityward, majornelson, modernwarfare, xbl, xboxlive

Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)

Dan @ Sep 11th 2007 12:56PM

Can we really 'better' our gamerscore on it? Or could you just not find your dictionary/web browser?

frrs @ Sep 11th 2007 1:05PM

It's probably from everyone trying to message him for a beta key.

WiNG @ Sep 11th 2007 1:42PM

I don't have an xbox, could someone tell me what this post means? Thanks!!! (no im not trolling I really just wanna know)

doomcloud @ Sep 11th 2007 2:03PM

it doesnt mean anything, i feel dumber from reading it

jerkob @ Sep 11th 2007 3:07PM

Perhaps I'm dumb, too, but what does most popular mean in this context? He gets the most messages? The most friend requests? It can't be the most friends because that's capped at 100. So what is this based on?

Bill @ Sep 11th 2007 3:15PM

I know I sent 402 a message, thanking him for being honest about the big CoD4 beta token fiasco, and helping everyone that signed up get a token. I also don't bother with Major Nelson's fanboy spewage anymore.

Angelo @ Sep 11th 2007 3:59PM

I'd assume this happened when he told his gamertag to the world in Larry Hyrb's podcast.

Tim Marman @ Sep 15th 2007 12:37PM

Not to nitpick, but fourzerotwo is not a "lowly developer". I can't find his official title right now, but he's something like community evangelist, etc.