"Gears of War" has fans rushing to XBL

By: Karl Schneider
Date: Thursday, December 07, 2006

An independent research group cites the hit Xbox 360 game Gears of War as the cause of a recent surge in XBox Live use.

Since the games release, XBL use is up by 80% and XBL Gold subscriptions, which are required for online play, have risen by over 50%.  Gears of War was released in mid-November and has already sold more than 1 million copies. 

"The effect Gears of War and other games are having on networks indicates to service providers that online gaming is not just a craze," said Sandvine CEO Dave Caputo.

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