You know what we want for Christmas? A more interesting Xbox Live Activity top ten to write about. Just as it did the week of Nov. 9, the Call of Duty franchise has held up three of the top five slots this week, with Halo 3 in second place and Grand Theft Auto IV taking the spot formerly held by the Left 4 Dead 2 demo.
As hard as we might wish for a shakeup in the new year, we're not sure what title's going to be the one to do it. Surely we won't see four CoD games in the top five in 2010. Surely.
Reader Comments (12)
Posted: Dec 23rd 2009 3:03PM SisypheanLife said
Holy crap. Why are that many people still playing Halo?
Posted: Dec 23rd 2009 3:15PM (Unverified) said
Xbox live was pretty much created on Halo 2. Also the rabid fanboys, casual players, etc... Halo: Reach will probably be number one next year... until MW3 comes out.
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Posted: Dec 23rd 2009 3:19PM (Unverified) said
Because it's a reliable, fun, quality online experience?
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Posted: Dec 23rd 2009 4:06PM Cheesus Crust said
I would play it, if it didn't take 2 full clips to kill someone. And don't give me that bs armor excuse
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Posted: Dec 24th 2009 1:58PM (Unverified) said
I played the shit out of the bag of win that was MW2, but then I went back to Halo 3. I'm just not a huge fan of running around until you have an encounter that lasts all of 3 seconds.
The shields in Halo lead to a lot more variety in encounters. For many people like myself, more variety equates to a better experience. And that's not even considering the mind-blowing number of unique maps and gametypes that Halo 3 multiplayer has to offer.
I play all the big FPS games that come out, but I always gravitate back to Halo for that simple reason: variety.
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The shields in Halo lead to a lot more variety in encounters. For many people like myself, more variety equates to a better experience. And that's not even considering the mind-blowing number of unique maps and gametypes that Halo 3 multiplayer has to offer.
I play all the big FPS games that come out, but I always gravitate back to Halo for that simple reason: variety.
Posted: Dec 23rd 2009 4:23PM halojames said
wow halo 3 and l4d2 the only games i play on this list lol
Posted: Dec 23rd 2009 9:14PM usualyksint said
i'm surprised gears 2 is still in the top 10, also I bet cod 4 will be boosted after christmas for all the unfortunate kids with well intended but misinformed parents.
"I SAID MODERN WARFARE 2!"
"I SAID MODERN WARFARE 2!"
Posted: Dec 24th 2009 11:37AM (Unverified) said
"I said Modern Warfare 2"- snot nose kid
"oooo....I thought u meant Modern Warfare too"- mom dukes
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"oooo....I thought u meant Modern Warfare too"- mom dukes
Posted: Dec 24th 2009 8:45PM (Unverified) said
Just like those kids who asked for Halo 3 and received Halo 2 instead. That is why that game is still some-what popular on live.
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