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Video Games

Top PC Game Titles
September 2009
RankGame TitlePublisherShareAverage Minutes Played Per WeekTMP%
1World of WarcraftBlizzard Entertainment10.53059839.231
2Dark Messiah of Might & MagicUbisoft0.79410417.040
3Warcraft III: Reign of ChaosBlizzard Entertainment2.3713394.460
4Sims 3, TheElectronic Arts Inc.3.7212514.154
5Second LifeLinden Lab1.3065443.707
6Half-Life 2Vivendi Games1.9393723.619
7BookwormPopCap Games2.3581331.423
8Virtual FamiliesLast Day of Work1.2921971.419
9Build-a-Lot 4: Power SourceHipSoft LLC1.3352551.360
10Lord of the Rings Online: Shadows of Angmar, TheTurbine1.1522701.311
Source: Nielsen Games - GamePlay Metrics™. Share is the percentage of the gaming audience measured that played the title. Overall TMP% represents the percent of total minutes played from the Top 100 non-casual/pre-installed PC games measured.

Top Line Console Usage
September 2009
RankConsoleUsage Minutes %
1Xbox 36023.9
2PlayStation 220.0
3Wii15.7
4PlayStation 311.5
5Xbox6.4
6GameCube2.2
7Other20.3
Source: Nielsen Games - GamePlay Metrics™. Usage Minutes % is the percent of all measured console minutes. ’Other’ consists of any other console systems found in the home.

Top 10 Games To Buy Next
Week ending October 31, 2009
RankLast WeekTitle
11Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2
22Madden NFL 10
312Halo 3: ODST
426Tekken 6
516Dragon Age: Origins
67Assassin’s Creed 2
711FIFA Soccer 10
84Left 4 Dead 2
93The Beatles: Rock Band
1025Borderlands
Source: Nielsen Video Game Tracking asks the following question every week among gamers: “Which video game are you most looking forward to buying next?”