Well, we certainly didn't see this coming. Gears of War 2 is finally on store shelves, and who do we see at the top of the Xbox Live play time pile? Master Chief. No, seriously! Halo 3 took the top of a list rounded out by Gears 2, Call of Duty: World at War, CoD 4 and GTA IV.
So, we honestly don't have an answer for you on this one, we can't imagine why. We're also flummoxed as to why Left 4 Dead is so darn low. Anyone for some late Tuesday hypothesizing?
Reader Comments (125)
Posted: Dec 2nd 2008 8:10PM TheDarkWayne said
I bought it! I bought it! Shower me with love and affection!
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Posted: Dec 2nd 2008 8:28PM MowDownJoe said
If you love Valve so much, Chris, you'll buy the PC version in addition to the 360 version. Seriously, everyone in the Joystiq Steam group has seen that you've been inactive for 100 days or so!
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Posted: Dec 2nd 2008 9:17PM wellsley said
Due to being a college student, I'm going to try to get my parents to get it for a Christmas present this year. Yay.
It's more than a glorified mod, good grief, and from what I've seen it's not shallow. I mean, for that matter, Portal was just a glorified mod.
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It's more than a glorified mod, good grief, and from what I've seen it's not shallow. I mean, for that matter, Portal was just a glorified mod.
Posted: Dec 2nd 2008 9:49PM Special Agent Steve said
I bought it... for PC. I really like it, and if you have a bunch of crazy, drunken friends to play with, it becomes an instant classic.
Quote from in game:
"Is that a witch?"
"Nah, don't worry about it"
"OK" *throws molotov*
'AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA'
Player 2 is dead. :(
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Quote from in game:
"Is that a witch?"
"Nah, don't worry about it"
"OK" *throws molotov*
'AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA'
Player 2 is dead. :(
Posted: Dec 2nd 2008 9:52PM chrisgrant said
MowDownJoe: Alas, my MacBook Pro isn't much for gaming anymore – hence why I stick to the console games. If only Valve would make a Mac version ... and then release every Valve game for Macs ... so me and 30 other people could buy them. Yeah, not happening, huh?
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Posted: Dec 2nd 2008 10:18PM (Unverified) said
7 of the 12 people who are online in the Joystiq group are playing Left 4 Dead
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Posted: Dec 2nd 2008 10:47PM leemahi said
you guys dont know why its on the top spot???? its because between cod4, waw, L4D and many others diluted all the games and halo3 gamers will always be out there. halo players are always halo players. i delete those people who only play halo. fuck those guys.
8 year olds kicking my ass and shit...
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8 year olds kicking my ass and shit...
Posted: Dec 3rd 2008 12:10AM einhanderkiller said
Posted: Dec 3rd 2008 1:10AM IannCannon said
Just got Left4Dead. add meeeee
gamertag: ianncannon
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gamertag: ianncannon
Posted: Dec 3rd 2008 9:36AM Bearxor said
I'm with otimus. I'm not paying $60 for what is essentially a multi-player only game. It's a shame because it sounds cool and all, but I've been pressured by friends to buy games before for multii-player and we always play for like two weeks before moving on to something else. It's just not even worth renting in my opinion. Most of my friends have already stopped playing.
A $40 price tag would have had me seriously considering it.
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A $40 price tag would have had me seriously considering it.
Posted: Dec 3rd 2008 11:55AM (Unverified) said
Just thought I'd point out that yes Portal is, essentially, a glorified mod. There's no doubt it's an absolutely amazing game, but it also retailed for $20.
I think at $35-40 L4D would have been perfect. I'll definitely pick it up once they drop the price.
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I think at $35-40 L4D would have been perfect. I'll definitely pick it up once they drop the price.
Posted: Dec 2nd 2008 8:05PM Triblade101 said
Not really...just in a different timezone...I guess?
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Posted: Dec 2nd 2008 9:52PM 343 Guilty Fart said
Heh, East Coast people with their 'townships', not good enough for a real town, are ya?
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Posted: Dec 2nd 2008 8:03PM (Unverified) said
I'm thinking the legendary expansion price cut maybe?
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Posted: Dec 2nd 2008 9:53PM 343 Guilty Fart said
I'm a huge Halo fan, but I'll confess that I think Saky is right.
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Posted: Dec 3rd 2008 8:37AM Luppers said
Cal has got it...
I'm playing both, Gears 2 and W@W, and enjoying both... but all my close former CoD4 brothers are split. The Gears Multiplayer is just too out right favortistic towards host, and W@W doesn't have the same edge and appeal that CoD4 had for a lot of CoD4 players.
I also had a few conversations where people were gonna buy the cheapened Halo3 maps and start playing it again for the fresh achievements. Guess we will see.
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I'm playing both, Gears 2 and W@W, and enjoying both... but all my close former CoD4 brothers are split. The Gears Multiplayer is just too out right favortistic towards host, and W@W doesn't have the same edge and appeal that CoD4 had for a lot of CoD4 players.
I also had a few conversations where people were gonna buy the cheapened Halo3 maps and start playing it again for the fresh achievements. Guess we will see.
Posted: Dec 3rd 2008 9:14AM sand0789 said
I picked up Gears 2 and loved the first. I haven't been able to play online yet because it is broken. Haven't tried in two weeks but now I'm just so disappointed in it that maybe I'll wait until after Fallout 3 is done, which will be a while.
I couldn't even play co-op with anybody. Also Left 4 Dead really seems like a budget title to me. It is pretty fun, but definately feels like a glorified mod imo. At least it works though.
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I couldn't even play co-op with anybody. Also Left 4 Dead really seems like a budget title to me. It is pretty fun, but definately feels like a glorified mod imo. At least it works though.
Posted: Dec 3rd 2008 12:36PM FredMC said
Gears 2 matchmaking STILL sucks even after the update. Wait a minute to find players...wait 5 minutes to find another team...oh the rest of your team dropped due to the wait....find more players....get a match that takes 5 minutes after a 15 minute wait.
FAIL
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FAIL
Posted: Dec 2nd 2008 8:12PM (Unverified) said
My hypothesis? Not enough annoying and racist tweens own L4D because they're too busy swearing in Halo 3.
I'm more interested in Steam's numbers than this.
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I'm more interested in Steam's numbers than this.
Posted: Dec 2nd 2008 8:13PM Zoot Suit Jedi Grammar Hammer En said
Divide and conquer. The fools who are still playing H3 are dedicated to it. There are just too many other options right now for the rest of the world.
Good lord, Halo 3 is trash.
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Good lord, Halo 3 is trash.
Posted: Dec 2nd 2008 8:17PM TheDarkWayne said
you better jump to lightspeed cause there's a whole fleet of downvotes approaching in attack formation
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Posted: Dec 2nd 2008 8:22PM (Unverified) said
Not from me at least. I'd give you unlimited up-votes for that. I don't even like Left 4 Dead either, but I'd much rather see people playing that over the abomination that is halo 3.
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Posted: Dec 2nd 2008 8:15PM (Unverified) said
Maybe a bunch of people bought it on Black Friday? That and the reduced map pack thing.
Okay, mainly the map pack thing.
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Okay, mainly the map pack thing.
Posted: Dec 2nd 2008 8:15PM TheDarkWayne said
that is odd, I havent even played Halo 3 online since that update came out. I didnt like the playlist changes or the stat stuff, and worst of all it seemed like they really cranked up the auto aim
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Posted: Dec 2nd 2008 8:16PM Leon Trotsky TDA said
The reason for Halo 3 being on top:
As Gears 2 came out, it stole players from many of the other top games, decreasing the population of all, and increasing the population for Gears. However, the population increase for Gears 2 wasn't quite enough.
Basically, Gears of War 2 took out Halo 3's competition then committed suicide, lol.
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As Gears 2 came out, it stole players from many of the other top games, decreasing the population of all, and increasing the population for Gears. However, the population increase for Gears 2 wasn't quite enough.
Basically, Gears of War 2 took out Halo 3's competition then committed suicide, lol.
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