3rd place XBL debut for Battlefield

Microsoft's blog-man Major Nelson has posted up the Xbox Live Activity for the week of October 24th, and despite only releasing in the tail end of that period, Battlefield 3 has punched into the top three, only being beaten out by Black Ops and Modern Warfare 2.

While it may be a given that Battlefield 3 will shunt up to top spot once this week's ratings are totalled, the real test will come in the weeks to come: not only to see Modern Warfare 3's effect on EA's title, but also its effect on its predecessors. Black Ops and Modern Warfare have dominated the top ten since release - will a new COD consolidate all the franchise players?

On the Xbox Live Arcade front Dungeon Defenders is clocking in at the top spot, but its great to see Daytona USA - Sega's resurrection of the classic arcade racer, pulling in enough play to secure second.

Top retail titles

1.Call of Duty: Black Ops
2.Modern Warfare 2
3.Battlefield 3
4.Gears of War 3
5.FIFA 12
6.Halo: Reach
7.Batman: Arkham City
8.Madden NFL 12
9.Forza Motorsport 4
10. GTA IV

Top Arcade titles

1.Dungeon Defenders
2.DAYTONA USA
3.Pinball FX2
4.REAL STEEL
5.DEAD RISING 2: CASE WEST
6.DEAD RISING 2: CASE ZERO
7.Zombie Apocalypse: Never Die Alone
8.Bejeweled 3
9.NBA JAM: On Fire Edition
10.Fruit Ninja Kinect