This list of the top 10 most played games in 2008 includes a healthy mix of the new and the old. The Nielsen Company set out to see just what gamers were playing in the year just passed.

• 1. World Of Warcraft – 671 (avg minutes played / week)
• 2. Call Of Duty 4: Modern Warfare – 403
• 3. Halo: Combat Evolved – 295
• 4. The Sims – 213
• 5. The Sims 2 – 291
• 6. RuneScape – 451
• 7. Diablo II – 313
• 8. Team Fortress 2 – 371
• 9. Counter-Strike – 282
• 10. Counter-Strike: Source – 426

It’s fantastic to see two different Counter-Strike titles still holding strong.