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Seen@E3: Infinity Ward accepts Call of Duty 4 Guinness record

by Christopher Grant on Jun 4th 2009 2:29AM

Activision's booth yesterday played host to more than just sweaty gamers and DJ Hero videos: Call of Duty 4-developer Infinity Ward was rewarded with a Guinness World Record for "the most popular online console game" citing the fact that it's been played "been played by over 13 million gamers on Xbox Live since its launch in November 2007." So, you mean to tell us that CoD4 took that honor without even including the PlayStation Network community? Dayum! Pic of that certificate after the break. Congrats, IW!

"The most popular online console game is Call of Duty 4 (Activision, 2007), which has been played by over 13 million gamers on Xbox Live since its launch in November 2007." – Guinness World Records LTD

Tags: Activision, Call-of-Duty-4, e3-2009, Guinness, infinity-ward

Reader Comments (31)

Damn! That's pretty much half the 360 userbase! But, will Infinity Ward pull the plug on COD4 online when Modern Warfare 2 comes out?

Of course.

nah. they've pretty much already stopped updating it and left it to fend for itself.

FO SHIZZLE MY NIZZLE

errr halo 3 anyone?

Halo 3 is very close. I think it has 10 million sold copies, where as COD 4 has sold ~7.5 million (http://www.vgchartz.com/games/game.php?id=7316) on the 360, and Halo 3 has sold ~10 million (http://www.vgchartz.com/games/game.php?id=6964). So, either a lot of gamers rented or shared COD 4, or I don't know what's going on. I thought that Halo had a larger online base.

Doesn't matter how much it sold, just how many logged in online at one point in time. Rentals/Used Games/Borrowed-from-a-friend probably accounts for a large majority of that.

^ Well Halo 3 has been topping CoD4 online activity for quite some time now. CoD4 surpassed it only a few times according to Major Nelson.

I know the record is not accounting for it, but there is also tons of PS3 and PC copies out there.

i felt that... if there is any time where those words are appropriate, it is now.

Opportunities.

http://www.gamersdailynews.com/story-9708-Bungie-Releases-Stats-on-Halo-3.html

"Close to 15 million people have played Halo 3" (as of 3 months ago).

Does not compute?

Guiness employees are on their way now to destroy any records stating the facts you just cited, when you wake up in the morning it will be like no one at all ever played Halo 3.

That just says it's been played by 15million people, not played on Xbox Live like this article.

@B

"According to the data we receive from Xbox LIVE:

* Close to 15 million people have played Halo 3, Launch-to-Date."

But that's how Bungie would get their stats no?

Yes, it is.

I remember finding the Guiness Records book fascinating as a kid.

Then I grew up. What a farce the whole thing is!

How is this posible when Halo 3 had sold more copies than COD4 and is usually at the top of the LIVE Activity charts for Xbox 360 Live Titles? I think COD4 is a great game and their certificate is commendable for its milestone, but somewhere someone is not crunching numbers correctly, or that someone doesn't care.

Halo 3 might have sold more, doesn't mean people played it!

Damn! I'm the only idiot who hasn't got this game. I've been meaning to get it for a while now, but the expensive price point, at the time, was a deterrent.

I also got given COD 5 as a pressie instead of COD 4, so that played a role in me not going for COD 4 as well. Anyway, I really should pick it up, seeing as it's now more than half the price it was selling for originally.

Infinity Ward really deserves this recognition!!

Cod5 as a present? Must've sucked.. quit flossing with Treyarch's shit rope and start thinking about acquiring the most played xbox live game!

Yeah, it sucked big time, alright... I was so disappointed, but didn't want to disappoint friends.

See, they figured that 5 was newer and therefore better than 4, so they opted for the newer version, thinking I'd want the latest release.

I'll take your advice though, and pick it up sometime this week when I get the chance. Hoorah to late night shopping, hey? :D

@ Rop Make sure you gran the GOTY edition if you are wanting to play online. It includes a token for the map pack they released.

Oh yeah, didn't think of that, thanks, Hazy Cloud! Appreciated, mate!

PSN isn't an online community, silly

haha my thoughts exactly

Well deserved.

That is all.

COD4 >>>>>>>>>>> Halo 3

to the girl on the far left of the photo....

call me old fashioned but you may want to save the texting until after the photo op is done.

And what about the millions on PC? That's gotta be more than the PS3. Hell, people still play CoD1 and United Offensive!

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