From its release in 2004, Halo 2 reigned supreme as the top multiplayer game on the Xbox Live service even after the Xbox 360 came out. With no AAA launch titles, the old game ruled the roost until Gears of War was released, which was in turn superseded by Halo 3 late last year.

Halo 3's time in the sun seems destined to be a bit shorter. Faced with stiffer competition than its predecessor, Halo 3 last week was bumped out of the top spot by Infinity Ward's shooter Call of "it's not set in World War Two" Duty 4.

Is this a permanent thing? Will CoD4 stay on top now until a new game bumps it off? Or is this just a wrinkle in XBL players preference? It seems odd that people could tire of Halo 3 so quickly, especially given that there's already been one DLC package out with another coming soon.