Most played Xbox 360, Xbox & XBLA games of 2008 @ Gaming Target

Written by John Scalzo on January 05, 2009

News: You'll never guess which game came in first.

Microsoft has revealed the most played Xbox 360 and original Xbox games of 2008 and the top titles are a tad... unsurprising. The lists were compiled based on which games were played by the highest number of unique users (Gamertags) during the year:

Most Played Xbox 360 Titles
1. Halo 3
2. Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare
3. Grand Theft Auto IV
4. Gears of War 2
5. Gears of War
6. Call of Duty: World at War
7. Guitar Hero III: Legends of Rock
8. Battlefield: Bad Company (Demo Version)
9. Star Wars: The Force Unleashed (Demo Version)
10. Rock Band
11. Fable II
12. Mirror's Edge (Demo Version)
13. Madden NFL 09
14. Battlefield: Bad Company
15. Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six Vegas 2
16. Uno
17. Castle Crashers
18. Call of Duty: World at War (Multiplayer Beta)
19. Forza Motorsport 2
20. Too Human (Demo Version)

Most Played Original Xbox Titles
1. Halo 2
2. Fable
3. Star Wars: Battlefront II
4. Counter-Strike
5. Fable: The Lost Chapters
6. Doom 3
7. Conker: Live & Reloaded
8. Tom Clancy's Splinter Cell: Chaos Theory
9. Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic
10. Star Wars: Republic Commando
11. Star Wars: Battlefront
12. Burnout 3: Takedown
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: Big Red One
20. Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six 3

Microsoft also revealed the bestselling Xbox Live Arcade titles for the year:

Bestselling Xbox Live Arcade Titles
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. Soul Calibur
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