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Here’s your list of top Live title for the week of March 30.

You just can’t keep a popular shooter down it seems. The last two iterations for the Call of Duty franchise are here to stay – at least until the next one comes out.

Xbox 360 Top Live Titles

1. Call of Duty: WaW
2. Halo 3
3. Call of Duty 4
4. Gears of War 2
5. RESIDENT EVIL 5
6. GTA IV
7. FIFA 09
8. Left 4 Dead
9. Halo Wars
10. Fallout 3

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Activision says that Modern Warfare 2 will not only surpass the success of the original, but will become the “biggest selling video game of all time”.

“Each year the Call of Duty franchise goes from strength-to-strength,” brand manager Simon Wells told MCV.

“We want to propel this year’s title to be the biggest selling video game of all time. That may raise some eyebrows, but step back and look at the franchise’s trajectory through preceding launches, and this objective starts to look viable.”

The sequel’s out in November and will be supported by an intense ad campaign.

“We firmly believe we have the potential to be the No.1 entertainment property of the year,” Wells continued.

“The reality for a franchise as large as Call of Duty is that we are competing directly with entertainment propositions outside of the video game space.

“Plans are being developed to deliver one of the most engaging campaigns of the year.”

Infinity Ward’s Rob Bowling revealed during his acceptance speech at the BAFTAs last Tuesday night that Call of Duty 4 has raked-in 15 million unique online players since launch.

The split is heavily skewed towards Live.

“I’m delighted that we just reached 11 million unique players on Xbox Live and we’ve got over 4 million on PSN,” Bowling said.

Xbox Live has 17 million users overall, according to Microsoft, meaning that two-thirds of users have played the game.

Just to compare, World of Warcraft has 11 million active players worldwide.

No numbers were given for PC users.

Infinity Ward’s Rob Bowling’s confirmed that Call of Duty 4′s to get another double XP weekend, starting February 27.

The PR chief also said the Variety Map Pack is to be reduced 50 percent from February 24.

There’s more on Bowling’s blog.

Infinity Ward comms boss Rob “Super Douche” Bowling has told the Xbox.com forum that there’s going to be no more content for Call of Duty 4.

Why? Rather obviously, it’s because everyone’s hard at work on the next game.

“Every level designer/texture artist/environmental artist/etc. working on a new map for a previous game is one less working on a map for a future game,” he said.

Activision’s already confirmed Infinity Ward will release another Call of Duty next year.

Thanks Destructoid, via GTR, via The Gamer Limit.

UK retailer GAME’s released a list of the top 100 games of all time, as voted for by its customers. Call of Duty 4 takes the lead. Top 10 below, and the full list through the link.

• Call of Duty 4 (Multiformat)
• Zelda Ocarina of Time (N64)
• Final Fantasy VII (PSone)
• Grand Theft Auto IV (Multiformat)
• Super Mario 64 (N64)
• 007 Goldeneye (N64)
• Halo 3 (Xbox 360)
• Metal Gear Solid (PSone)
• Half Life 2 (Multiformat)
• Gears of War (Multiformat)

Infinity Ward’s put out the Variety Map Pack for the PC version of Call of Duty 4 as part of a patch that takes the game to 1.6.

As previously reported, the maps are free to PC gamers. Lucky them.

Get the download here.

News.com‘s reporting that Call of Duty 4 has passed the 10 million unit mark.

Apparently the site was given the figure by Infinity Ward studio head Vince Zampella.

This makes the shooter one of only ten games to hit the sales milestone since 2000. Drive yourself mad trying to work out what the other nine are.

Infinity Ward comms guy Robert Bowling has confirmed that the Call of Duty 4 Variety Map Pack will release for PC on June 5.

PC gamers are getting the content free thanks to NVIDIA sponsorship, a nice bonus: the PS3 version cost $9.99. We can’t remember what was charged for the 360 version, as our brains are leaky.

The pack includes the new Broadcast, Chinatown, Killhouse, and Creek maps.

Infinity Ward’s Rob Bowling has announced that CoD4 has now sold more than 9 million units globally. The news comes from last night’s NPD data, apparently. We really should play this at some point.

Activision’s announced that the Call of Duty 4 Variety Map Pack has been downloaded from Live more than 1 million times since it launched nine days ago, a new record.

In the same period, Xbox Live members played more than 30 million COD4 sessions and shot though more than 32 million hours of gameplay.

“Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare delivers one of the best online multiplayer experiences ever,” said Activision brand boss Will Kassoy. “We are excited to be able to expand that experience and deliver to fans a new variety of locations and environments which have all of the intensity they have come to expect with Call of Duty.”

And Vegas 2 has bumped Guitar Hero III down a peg. Shooting’s better than guitars, so that’s fine with us. Stats for week ending April 7.

1. Call of Duty 4
2. Halo 3
3. Tom Clancy’s Rainbow Six® Vegas 2
4. Guitar Hero III
5. Gears of War
6. Rock Band
7. Ikaruga
8. FIFA 08
9. Forza Motorsport 2
10. Army of Two

If you’re as bored as we are, you’ll probably be thankful of the fact that Call of Duty 4′s Variety Map Pack will appear on Live at 2.30pm. The DLC adds the Chinatown, Creek, Killhouse and Broadcast that have been shown off amply in recent weeks. Have fun.

According to this, Infinity Ward reckons that 1.3 million people play Call of Duty 4 on Live every day.

“That’s just 360,” said producer Mark Rubin. :There’s even more on the other platforms [PS3 and PC], but we just don’t have the same numbering system. Overall, even without the other consoles, we are beating the competition. PS3 numbers are monstrously huge. No other game has come close, either online current, or total unique users in a day.”

Rubin said the level of play had been hitting figures at this level “”consistently for the past two-to-three months, Monday through Sunday. It’s crazy.”

CoD4 was confirmed as the biggest selling game of 2007 in January.

A new video has been released showing one of the upcoming Call of Duty 4 Variety Pack multiplayer maps.

Infinity Wards’ Rob Bowling said the DLC had been sent to MS for approval last week, meaning we’re looking at a potential release of April 3 or 4. A PS3 version announce is forthcoming.

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By Mike Bowden

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According to Infinity Ward’s Rob Bowling, “The new Variety Map Pack for Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare, which is scheduled to be released on Xbox Live in the first week of April (3rd or 4th), was sent off to certification at Microsoft today.”

The PS3 version of the content will appear roughly three weeks later.

The news, however, isn’t so good if you’re a PC gamer: “Right now plans for the PC version are unannounced but we are working to bring PC users the same content in the future, however logistics are being worked out on how to make that happen.”

According to this, Activision is going to re-release Call of Duty 4 as a Game of the Year edition on 360 next month. It’ll be sold in a new box and include the upcoming Variety Pack DLC. No word on price yet, and almost certainly not worth it if you already own the game.

The UK all-formats for the week ending February 23. Here’s last week’s, if you fancy comparing the two.

1. Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Games
2. Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare
3. Dr. Kawashima’s Brain Training
4. Devil May Cry 4
5. Wii Play
6. Game Party
7. Turok
8. FIFA 08
9. Unreal Tournament III
10. The Simpsons Game

Call of Duty 4 was the best selling PC game in America in December, pipping World of Warcraft to the top spot. Just goes to show that some things in life really are more important than l33t hardcore Tauren. Here’s the top 20, courtesy of FiringSquad.

1. Call Of Duty 4: Modern Warfare – Activision
2. World Of Warcraft – Blizzard
3. The Sims 2 Bon Voyage – Electronic Arts
4. World Of Warcraft: Battle Chest – Blizzard
5. World Of Warcraft: Burning Crusade – Blizzard
6. The Sims 2 Teen Style Stuff – Electronic Arts
7. Crysis – Crytek/EA
8. Half Life 2: Episode 2 The Orange Box – Valve/EA
9. The Sims 2 Deluxe – Electronic Arts
10. The Sims 2 Seasons – Electronic Arts
11. Sim City 5: Societies – Electronic Arts
12. 15000 Games – Viva Media
13. The Sim City 4 Deluxe – Electronic Arts
14. Nancy Drew: Legend Of The Crystal Skull – Her Interactive
15. Unreal Tournament 3 – Epic/Midway
16. Age Of Empires III: Asian Dynasties – Microsoft
17. The Sims 2 Pets – Electronic Arts
18. Diner Dash – PlayFirst
19. The Sims 2 H&M Fashion Stuff – Electronic Arts
20. Age Of Empires III – Microsoft