Top Games - Week of July 19th

Here are the top ten games played in the archive last week:

1. Fifa Soccer 10
2. Super Smash Bros. Brawl
3. Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 (Xbox 360)
4. (tie) FIFA 2010 World Cup South Africa
4. (tie) God of War 3
4. (tie) Halo 3: ODST
4. (tie) Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess
8. (tie) Batman Arkham Asylum
8. (tie) Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time
8. (tie) Super Mario Galaxy 2

Top Games - Week of July 12th

Here are the top ten games played in the archive last week:

1. Fifa Soccer 10
2. FIFA 2010 World Cup South Africa
3. (tie) Luigi's Mansion
3. (tie) Shin Megumi Tensei: Persona 4
3. (tie) Super Smash Bros. Brawl
3. (tie) Super Smash Bros. Melee
7. (tie) Bioshock
7. (tie) Borderlands
7. (tie) Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2
7. (tie) Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time

Top Games - Week of July 5th

Here are the top ten games played in the archive last week:

1. Fifa Soccer 10
2. Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2
3. FIFA 2010 World Cup South Africa
4. (tie) Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time
4. (tie) NCAA Football 10 (PS3)
4. (tie) Pikmin
4. (tie) Shin Megumi Tensei: Persona 4
4. (tie) Super Mario Galaxy 2
9. (tie) Call of Duty World at War
9. (tie) Left 4 Dead 2

Sports Games & Physical Activity

A study involving the connection between physical activity and sports-related video games has been completed by the International Sports Marketing department at the Ecole Superieure des Sciences Economiques et Commerciales, who came to the conclusion that there is a correlation between the level of physical activity and sports games due to the fact that sports games tend to inspire people under the age of 21 to pursue the same sports in real life.

One thing I do know from watching people in the archive is that sports games do tend to inspire a heightened level of physical activity as players cheer on their team, pump their fists in the air, yell at the screen, and blame the game controls when things don't go the way they wanted it to. But they don't mention that in the study.

More information at Serious Games Source.

Top Games - Week of June 28th

Here are the top ten games played in the archive last week:

1. UFC Undisputed 2010
2. (tie) FIFA 2010 World Cup South Africa
2. (tie) Super Smash Bros. Melee
4. (tie) Battle Stations: Pacific
4. (tie) Shin Megumi Tensei: Persona 4
4. (tie) Naruto: Ultimate Ninja Storm
4. (tie) Halo 3: ODST
8. (tie) Mario Kart 64
8. (tie) Shadows of the Empire
8. (tie) Crysis