There's no need to pinch yourself (we already did), you are not dreaming and this is no joke. Halo 3 has, for the first time since its launch, been dethroned from its communist rule over the most played Xbox Live games. Dethroned by another FPS that goes by the name of Call of Duty 4. Gasp!Major Nelson's weekly list of the most played games on Xbox Live shows that last week, CoD4 took the number one spot away from Halo 3, kicking Master Chief down to the number two slot. Though, Halo 3's older brother Halo 2 still reigns supreme on the original Xbox list if that's any consolation for the Halo camp. And before hell breaks loose in the comments, know that we have faith in both the Halo 3 and CoD4 communities to act civil, respectful and understanding of each other's feelings. We know your fanboy unity will protect you from the temptations of flaming. Ah, who are we kidding? Let the flame wars begin!
[Thanks, to everyone who sent this in]
Reader Comments (Page 1 of 5)
1-22-2008 @ 12:22PM
Diamondxp said...
WOW!!! I am in shock !
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1-22-2008 @ 1:04PM
Platinum_Skeet said...
If GTAIV has online MP Halo 3 and COD4 will be eclipsed.
If it doesn't well Rainbow6 Vegas 2 will easily take it over. It has everything COD4 has to offer and is WAY more realistic...
1-22-2008 @ 1:36PM
Simon said...
@Platinum_Skeet: Realism doesn't nesecarily equal fun. Although I did love R6V online, it was great, I expect the sequel to be just as good.
Call of Duty 4 has a great 'feel' to things, I just love it. Halo 3 was my first time getting to grips with the series, and I found online to be a massive learning curve. On top of that, I just didn't find it a whole lot fun at all.
1-22-2008 @ 2:41PM
Cal said...
As much as Rainbow Six: Vegas 2 will be better, it won't be as mainstream as CoD4 or Haloverated, but one thing's for sure, I'm getting it =)
1-22-2008 @ 12:24PM
kostaki said...
I am not surprised...i am a halo fan but COD4 is a much better game with alot more to offer...sorry halo maybe next time
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1-22-2008 @ 12:25PM
Bravo6 said...
Same here!
1-22-2008 @ 1:43PM
InTheCatBoxAgain said...
Me too, I'd much rather play a game of CoD4 over Halo3.
Both great games, but I find CoD4 more appealing.
1-22-2008 @ 2:29PM
Raheem said...
Uh... next time?
1-22-2008 @ 12:26PM
Big Filth said...
haha. sweet!
let the crying begin.
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1-22-2008 @ 12:28PM
OBM said...
My predictions were right then, and well overdue also. CoD4 is WAY better then Halo 3, in almost every way, I'm glad it's at the top. Dustin will agree I'm sure :-P
Let the fanboy crying begin w00t w00t!
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1-22-2008 @ 12:28PM
mark.j.smith said...
Folks are shocked? Wow. I am not at all. What Halo was and what it is...hasn't evolved. For me, CoD4 is a much more intense MP experience.
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1-22-2008 @ 1:55PM
Anticrawl said...
COD4 is more intense, I'll give you that. But honestly it is getting stale just like Halo 3. Perhaps not as quickly, since I lost interest in Halo 3 within the first week or two but it does get old. Only real reason I log onto COD4 still is because I have lots of friends who still like to play it, but it isn't a game I could spend a full day playing like say Shadowrun. I'm a social gamer though, I can still find fun in a game going stale like COD4 as long as I have friends to enjoy the soft stale crunch of the COD4 potato chip I'll keep playing it.
1-22-2008 @ 12:29PM
xenocidic said...
haha, pwned!
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1-22-2008 @ 12:31PM
ronaldmonster said...
COD 4 reinvents the first person shooter and the C.O.D franchise as we know it.
Only thing Halo 3 did great was finish the story, didn't change a god damn thing about the gameplay, and let it's Multiplayer go to complete crap with all those damn bugs.
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1-22-2008 @ 1:26PM
JakubK666 said...
No...it doesn't. All it has is great graphics, intense single player and one-cool-yet-useless feature which is Wall Shooting.I'm not saying it's a bad game as it probably is the best SP fps out there, but don't dare saying that it reinvented the fps genre.
Remeber; three last games that actually revolutionized the FPS genre instead of just claiming to do so are Goldeneye,Halo and Half-Life. Every other fps copies them and unfortunately I'm right :( Think about it...
PS: We'll see how many people will still play CoD4 when new MP games show up (Vegas 2?). Fanboys are a rather disloyal bunch, yet I'm certain that out of two; Halo 3 will still be played four years later,as it happened to Halo 2.
PS2: PC versions of TF2 and UT3 owns them both :)
1-23-2008 @ 11:14AM
stealth said...
Battlefield: Bad Company will reinvent the FPS as we know it.
1-22-2008 @ 12:32PM
Timmy said...
C'mon Dustin. You can admit that you're a Halo fanboy! CoD4 is a great game! You should play it sometime.
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1-22-2008 @ 12:33PM
Soul said...
I honestly don't think this is a surprise esp. if you play COD4. Every day you see the stats of how many people are on growing.
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1-22-2008 @ 12:34PM
Larry *not allowed to say cheevo* said...
Oh Jesus... here we go! Well it was only a matter of time in the life cycles of games. They will eventually be eclipsed by the next thing. Enjoy it while you can, because I'm sure something else will come along and surpass this game.
That being said, I did play COD almost every day last week. Just wish I could link you guys to some awesome screenshots, video clips, and stats... Oh, that's right, not included.
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1-22-2008 @ 12:41PM
erivera3 said...
Trudat Larry, Halo 3 is a much more "complete" game by far. Cod4 is a fun little romp, but doesn't have nearly as much customization and online support as Halo 3 does. Halo 3 is already getting a second map pack pretty soon, we have yet to hear of ANY map packs for COD4.