Call of Duty 4 topples Halo 3 on Xbox Live

MCV Staff 22nd January 2008 Business News

The ever-popular Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare has knocked Bungie’s Halo 3 off the top spot in the Xbox Live most played table for the week ending January 21st, according to information posted on Major Nelson’s

Microsoft blog

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The stats track the number of unique users logged in to Microsoft’s Xbox Live service that are playing any particular title.

Halo 3 has to put up with second spot, ahead of another Activision title, Guitar Hero III, in third spot. Gears of War occupies fourth whilst the currently US-only Rock Band claims fifth position.

In the Xbox Live Arcade listings, Metal Slug 3 emerges top, followed by the recently released Boogie Bunnies and hardcore 2D shooter Omega Five. Uno and TMNT 1989 Arcade remain popular claiming fifth and seventh respectively.

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