Halo 3 is top Live game of 2009

Microsoft has named its most played and downloaded Live titles of 2009, with Halo 3 coming out as the most popular Live game of the year.

Following behind Halo 3 in a chart determined by unique user connectivity, were three Activision titles, Call of Duty 4, Modern Warfare 2 and Call of Duty: World At War. Gears of War 2 came in at number five, and Grand Theft Auto IV and Left 4 Dead were at numbers six and seven respectively.

The most purchased Arcade and Indie titles for the year were also revealed, with Battlefield 1943 topping the former.

That was followed by Castle Crashers, Trials HD and the Hasbro Family Game Night titles.

The most popular Indie game proved to be Jamezila developed shooter I MAED A GAM3 W1TH ZOMBIES!!!1, followed by Avatar Drop, RC-AirSim, Headshot and Miner Dig Deep.

These are the full top tens, as reported on the Major Nelson blog.

Xbox 360 top live titles

01 Halo 3
02 Call of Duty 4
03 Modern Warfare 2
04 Call of Duty: World at War
05 Gears of War 2
06 GTA IV
07 Left 4 Dead
08 Halo 3: ODST
09 Fable II: Episode 1
10 Biohazard 5 - Resident Evil 5
Top Arcade titles

01 Battlefield 1943
02 Castle Crashers
03 Trials HD
04 Hasbro Family Game Night
05 Shadow Complex
06 Marvel vs Capcom 2
07 Magic: The Gathering
08 UNO
09 Worms
10 Peggle
Top Indie games

01 I MAED A GAM3 W1TH ZOMB1ES!!!1
02 Avatar Drop
03 RC-AirSim
04 Headshot
05 Miner Dig Deep
06 Rumble Massage
07 Who Did I Date Last Night
08 Kodu Game Lab
09 Avatar Golf
10 Aquarium HD

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