You just cant keep a good muscle-bound, armor-clad, vulgarity-spewing, chainsaw-wielding soldier of the future down. After months of laying low in the wake of major Xbox Live releases like Halo 3, Call of Duty 4 and Rainbow Six Vegas, Gears of War has chainsawed its way through the competition and back into the top five most-played Xbox Live titles.
The title’s re-emergence no doubt has something to do with the building hype for Gears of War 2, which was announced back at GDC with a stylish trailer and is now set to be unveiled to the world in a few short weeks. The size and force of the fanbase’s reaction to the news certainly bodes well for Epic, its proof positive that there is a sizable contingent of gamers that are definitely excited for the game and, more importantly, that are willing to put Halo 3 or Call of Duty 4 aside to play Epic’s brand of visceral, third-person action. Hell, if the mere thought of a new Gears of War is powerful enough to entice that many gamers to pick up a two year old game, imagine what the reaction to the real deal will be this November.
As for that top spot we eluded to earlier, its probably no surprise to anyone that Call of Duty 4 retained the title this week, having just made history with the fastest-selling DLC package in the history of Xbox Live. Halo 3, to its credit, refuses to die and is still nipping at the heels of Infinity Ward’s best.
In other news, the Sun rose this morning, water is wet and often blue, and Halo 2 is still the most played Xbox game.
Xbox 360 Top Live Titles
- Call of Duty 4
- Halo 3
- Gears of War
- Tom Clancy’s Rainbow Six Vegas 2
- Guitar Hero III
- Rock Band
- FIFA 08
- Forza Motorsport 2
- NBA 2K8
- Oblivion
Top Arcade Titles (Full Versions)
- Ikaruga
- Battlezone
- Brain Challenge
- Rocky and Bullwinkle
- DOOM
- UNO
- N+
- Worms
- Bomberman LIVE
- Sonic The Hedgehog 2
Original Xbox Top Live Titles
- Halo 2
- Star Wars: Battlefront 2
- Battlefield 2: MC
- Counter-Strike
- Call of Duty 3
- Fable
- Street Fighter Anniversary
- Madden NFL 08
- Rainbow Six 3
- Ghost Recon 2
