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GAMESPOT PRESENTS: THE GAMESPOT TRAX 2009 E3 BUZZ LIST

The Publishers and the Games That Generated the Most Interest at E3 2009

 

Prototype, Metal Gear Solid Rising, and Final Fantasy XIV Top Three Games on the Buzz List

 

SAN FRANCISCO, June 9 - GameSpot (https://owa.cnet.com/exchweb/bin/redir.asp?URL=http://www.gamespot.com), the most-visited gaming Web site in the world, today unveiled the GameSpot Trax 2009 E3 Buzz List: The top games and publishers based upon hard measures of consumer interest and desire for video games.  The GameSpot Trax 2009 E3 Buzz List represents the 8.7 million unique users who visited GameSpot during the E3 events of Monday, June 1 through Thursday, June 4 2009. 

 

"Throughout its existence, GameSpot Trax has been the gauge of consumer marketing intelligence surrounding video games, especially during the E3 timeframe," said Simon Whitcombe, Vice President of Games Group, GameSpot. "We feel that this year's results have been fueled by the resurgence in popularity in E3 and provide a complete view of our communities' gaming interests."

 

The GameSpot Trax 2009 E3 Buzz List was developed by using the following rules:

 

  • Buzz is calculated by using a weighted sum of five measures (users, page views, keyword searches, video streams and total new users tracking) obtained via GameSpot Trax over the four days of E3 (6/1/09 - 6/4/09) and the day after E3 (6/5/09).
  • All games scheduled to release between June 7, 2009 and December 31, 2010 were taken into consideration.
  • The Top 10 Publishers was calculated by comparing the sum total of all buzz for all games released in the 19 month window by publisher.
  • The Top 10 Biggest Gainers was calculated by comparing buzz in the month of May 2009 with Buzz during the four days of E3 and the day after E3.
  • The Top 10 New Arrivals was calculated by identifying the games revealed during E3 with the most buzz. 

  

            Enclosed is the GameSpot Trax 2009 E3 Buzz List, broken into four major categories (Top 30 Games, Top Publishers, Top 10 Biggest Gainers, and Top 10 New Arrivals):

 

Top 30 Games:

  1. Prototype (Activision)
  2. Metal Gear Solid Rising (Konami)
  3. Final Fantasy XIV (Square Enix)
  4. Kingdom Hearts 358/2 Day (Square Enix)
  5. Left 4 Dead 2 (Valve Corporation)
  6. Assassin's Creed 2 (Ubisoft)
  7. Golden Sun DS (Nintendo)
  8. Final Fantasy XIII (Square Enix)
  9. Metroid: Other M (Nintendo)
  10. Modern Warfare 2 (Activision)
  11. Super Mario Galaxy 2 (Nintendo)
  12. New Super Mario Bros. (Nintendo)
  13. Mass Effect 2 (EA)
  14. Star Wars: The Old Republic (LucasArts)
  15. Uncharted 2: Among Thieves (SCEA)
  16. Dissidia: Final Fantasy (Square Enix)
  17. Dante's Inferno (EA)
  18. Tom Clancy's Splinter Cell Conviction (Ubisoft)
  19. MGS: Peace Walker (Konami)
  20. Halo Reach (Microsoft Game Studios)
  21. Batman: Arkham Asylum (Eidos)
  22. Halo 3: ODST (Microsoft Game Studios)
  23. Overlord II (Codemasters)
  24. Castlevania: Lords of Shadow (Konami)
  25. Last Guardian (SCEA)
  26. Brutal Legend (EA)
  27. God of War III (SCEA)
  28. Alan Wake (Microsoft Game Studios)
  29. Monster Hunter Freedom U (Capcom)
  30. Fight Night Round 4 (EA Sports)

 

Top 10 Publishers:

  1. Electronic Arts
  2. Activision Blizzard
  3. Nintendo
  4. Square Enix
  5. Konami
  6. SCEA
  7. Ubisoft
  8. Microsoft
  9. Capcom
  10. Sega 

 

Top 10 Biggest Gainers

  1. James Cameron's Avatar: The Game (Ubisoft)
  2. Dante's Inferno (EA)
  3. Homefront (THQ)
  4. Warriors: Legends of Troy (KOEI)
  5. APB (EA)
  6. Painkiller: Resurrection (JoWood Productions)
  7. Gunstar Heroes (Sega)
  8. 4x4 Hummer (1C)
  9. Trash Panic (SCEA)
  10. NBA 2K10 (2K Sports)

 

Top 10 New Arrivals

  1. Metal Gear Solid Rising (Konami)
  2. Final Fantasy XIV (Square Enix)
  3. Left 4 Dead 2 (Valve Corporation)
  4. Golden Sun DS (Nintendo)
  5. Metroid: Other M (Nintendo)
  6. Super Mario Galaxy 2 (Nintendo)
  7. New Super Mario Bros. (Nintendo)
  8. MGS: Peace Walker (Konami)
  9. Halo Reach (Microsoft Game Studios)
  10. Castlevania: Lords of Shadow (Konami)

 

            For the actual data points used in the buzz calculations, visit https://owa.cnet.com/exchweb/bin/redir.asp?URL=http://trax.gamespot.com, or for more information about GameSpot Trax email trax@gamespot.com.

 

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