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It seems that Hollywood aren’t the only ones who are blaming poor numbers on Halo 3, as Xfire are doing the same. Xfire believes that a 2% decrease in online play time in October compared to last year may be the fault of Halo 3. While 2% might not seem like a lot, given the increase of over 15% in the two traditionally slow months before, it becomes significant.

Things have picked up for November which is so far displaying a 10% increase. This is being largely attributed to Call of Duty 4. For those interested you can see the figures after the jump.

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Last months data from Xfire has revealed a drop of 18% in hours played for World of Warcraft. The drop is not just exclusive to WoW, as many of the top ten MMOs have experienced a similar drop. Second and third spots occupied by Guild Wars and Silkroad Online dropped 13% and 27% respectively. One explanation for the drop is the end of summer holidays in the US, causing many students back to their studies - Halo 3 is also likely to be a contributing factor.

Top FPSs have also taken a hit, with Call of Duty 2 Multiplayer and Counter-Strike Source losing 12% and 18% of their audiences respectively.

via GamesIndustry.biz