Xbox Live's Fate in '08

The Top 20 games on Xbox Live for 2008 are in from Microsoft, providing further evidence (just in case any was needed) that Halo rules Xbox. The top entry on the list shows that Xbox 360 owners were still spending their time glued to a controller in front of Halo 3.

Other unsurprising entrants in the list include CoD4, GTA IV and Gears 2.

Also provided was a list of the most bought titles on the Xbox Live Marketplace, with Castle Crashers, Geometry Wars: Retro Evolved and Braid topping the list.

Just in case you care, Microsoft also provided the top 20 original Xbox titles on Live. All three lists are provided in full below.


Xbox 360 Top Live Titles (based on unique users)

1 . Halo 3
2 . Call of Duty 4
3 . GTA IV
4 . Gears of War 2
5 . Gears of War
6 . CoD: World at War
7 . Guitar Hero III
8 . Battlefield: Bad Company Demo
9 . Star Wars: The Force Unleashed Demo
10 . Rock Band
11 . Fable II
12 . Mirror's Edge Demo
13 . Madden NFL 09
14 . BF: Bad Company
15 . Rainbow Six Vegas 2
16 . UNO
17 . Castle Crashers
18 . COD: World at War Multiplayer Beta
19 . Forza Motorsport 2
20 . Too Human - Demo


Top Arcade Titles (Full Versions purchased)

1 . Castle Crashers
2 . Geometry Wars: Retro Evolved 2
3 . Braid
4 . A Kingdom for Keflings
5 . UNO
6 . Super Street Fighter II Turbo HD Remix
7 . Fable II Pub Games
8 . Duke Nukem 3D
9 . Bionic Commando: Rearmed
10 . Worms
11 . SOULCALIBUR
12 . Portal: Still Alive
13 . DOOM
14 . 1942: Joint Strike
15 . Bomberman Live
16 . MEGA MAN 9
17 . N+
18 . Wolf of the Battlefield: Commando 3
19 . Marble Blast Ultra
20 . Ultimate Mortal Kombat 3


Original Xbox Top Live Titles (based on unique users)

1 . Halo 2
2 . Fable
3 . Star Wars: Battlfrnt 2
4 . Counter-Strike
5 . Fable: Lost Chapters
6 . Doom 3
7 . Conker: Live Reloaded
8 . Splinter Cell Chaos
9 . SW: KOTOR
10 . SW: Republic Commando
11 . Star Wars: Battlefront
12 . Burnout 3
13 . Guilty Gear XX #Reload
14 . Gauntlet Seven Sorrows
15 . Call of Duty 3
16 . Ninja Gaiden Black
17 . Crimson Skies
18 . MechAssault 2
19 . Call of Duty 2
20 . Rainbow Six 3

^{Source: Major Nelson}