From most watched movies and TV shows to the most read books, the list gives a comprehensive guide to what was big in 2008.
Included in the list is the most played PC games of 2008. Based on in-depth market research, Nielsen claim to have calculated which PC games were played the most, as well as the amount of weekly hours spent by the average user on each game.
And the results are:
1. World of Warcraft – AU 0.723 % – 671 minutes per week
2. Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare – AU 0.163% – 403 minutes per week
3. Halo: Combat Evolved – AU 0.092% – 295 minutes per week
4. The Sims – AU 0.09% – 213 minutes per week
5. The Sims 2 – AU 0.086% – 291 minutes per week
6. Runescape – AU 0.084% – 451 minutes per week
7. Diablo II – AU 0.065% – 313 minutes per week
8. Team Fortress 2 – AU 0.063% – 371 minutes per week
9. Counter- Strike – AU 0.062% – 282 minutes per week
10. Counter-Strike: Source – AU 0.061% – 426 minutes per week
AU (Average User) is the percentage of PC gamers playing a specific title in an average minute.
No surprise that World of Warcraft was the most played PC game of 2008, with over 11million copies sold worldwide, the game often referred to as “Warcrack”, as a result of its addictive nature, sucked over eleven hours a week from its average subscriber in 2008.
Call of Duty 4’s strong online following makes it the second most played PC game of 2008, while Halo: Combat Evolved was one of the year’s top sellers. The Sims franchise hangs in with its mass appeal and Diablo II sees a revival amidst the announcement for Diablo III.
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