Halo 3, Battlefield 1943 tops on Xbox Live

Halo 3, Battlefield 1943, Halo 2 and RC-AirSim were the top games on Xbox Live according to the LIVE Activity report from Major Nelson for the week of July 20, 2009. Halo 3, Call of Duty 4 and Call of Duty: world at War continued to take the top three spots for games played online, followed by Gears of War 2 and (my current favorite) Battlefield 1943.

Battlefield 1943 was also the top Xbox Live Arcade game for the week, beating out the physics based Splosion Man, The Secret of Monkey Island: Special Edition, Castle Crashers (which just won’t go away), and Worms 2: Armageddon.

Sane sh*t, different day for Xbox Originals: Halo 2 was at the top of the heap, followed by Star Wars: Battlefront 2, Counter-Strike, Fable and Splinter Cell Chaos.

Finally, RC-AirSim made its way back to the top of the Community Games list, beating out Fireworks HD, myFishtank, Kodu Game Lab and Gamerbots:Third-Robot Shooting. The complete list can be found after the break:

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iMEvil for iPhone released

If you’re looking for something a little odd for your iPhone or iPod Touch, then you may be interested in checking out TechPad Productions’ iMEvil application. iMEvil is a soundboard application featuring the professional voice talent of David Sobolov that features 32 creepy utterances that you can use to scare your friends or just creep yourself out.

While the app may not be a game it is game related: Sobolov’s voice acting work has been featured in over 40 games including Halo Wars, Call of Duty 1 and 4, Red Alert 3, Transformers, Unreal Tournament 3, Chronicles of Riddick, Everquest II, Prototype, and upcoming games Brutal Legend, Dragon Age, Aion and Diablo III.

For more information, be sure to check out imevil.techpadproductions.com.

Prototype, COD4 available via Impulse

Stardock has brought the freshly released Activision game, Prototype, along with the slightly aged Call of Duty 4 to its Impulse digital distribution platform today. Prototype, the brand-new third person open-world, action game can be purchased for $49.99, while Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare is available today for $39.99.

Prototype lets gamers take on the role of a being that is the ultimate shape-shifting weapon. You are the prototype: Alex Mercer – a genetically mutated man without memory, armed with amazing shape-shifting abilities, hunting your way to discover what created you and determined to make those responsible pay. As Alex, gamers tear through a densely populated contemporary New York City with amazing agility, consuming anybody that gets in their way, assuming their physical identity, memories and abilities. Call of Duty 4 is an award winning modern day shooter from Infinity Ward that really needs no introduction.

The Rundown: Jan. 9, 2009

Afro Samurai development is done, Hudson has a new line-up of mobile games, a game character gets his own Facebook page, fighting in COD4 can help the National Guard, Atlus wants to give you a beat down, Crayon Physics Deluxe gets a demo, Rock Band gets some new tracks. All this and more in the latest edition of The Rundown.

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Xbox Live 2008 Data Puts Halo 3 on Top

Microsoft’s Major Nelson released Xbox Live statistics for 2008, revealing that Halo 3 and Call of Duty 4 were the most played games online, and that Castle Crashers was the top seller on Xbox Live Marketplace. In the top five, Gears of War 2 and GTA IV were the only games published in 2008 that made the list. Full lists after the jump.

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Call of Duty 4 Variety Map Pack Price Cut

Those of you that have not purchased the Call of Duty 4 Variety Map Pack, a multiplayer map pack for Infinity Ward’s popular modern-day shooter, we have some good news: you can get it for half the price and in time to play it all weekend long. The map pack will be available for 400 MS Points for a limited time. After Sunday September 14th at 11:59p PT it goes back to its full price of 800 MS Points. Get it while it’s hot, folks and save some virtual currency.

Source: Major Nelson

Shipping August 25 - 31

The next seven days look to be good times for gamers everywhere - beginning with Tiger Woods 09 and Disgaea 3 and ending with Mercenaries 2. Others highlights in the next seven days include Call of Duty 4 GOTY Edition for PC, Vampire Rain: Altered Species, Mario Super Sluggers and N+. More after the jump:

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