The game was originally bought in from subLOGIC, rumour has it because Bill Gates was a huge simulator fan and wanted one of his own, but the game attracted a small but devoted following. It was to that latter group that the game increasingly addressed, adding more and fans were willing to pay silly money for the ultimate rig. Microsoft’s flight simulator arm is one of its longest running software franchises, and the first version was released in 1982 – years before Windows saw the light of day. By its tenth iteration with Flight Simulator X in 2006, the game was using simulations of 24,000 airports, with 24 planes to choose from on the high-end version. Companies like Just Flight grew up to provide add-ons to the game, including a memorable Space Shuttle sim, and virtual airlines sprung up in the community.

De rest van de toplijst, vanaf plek 4, bestaat respectievelijk uit Halo: Reach, Battlefield 3, The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim, Gears of War 3, FIFA 12, FIFA 11, Madden NFL 12, Grand Theft Auto IV, NBA 2K11, Battlefield: Bad Company 2, Call of Duty 4,... Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare en Call of Duty: World at War staan ook in de top 20. Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2, dat in 2009 uitkwam, sluit de top drie af. Op de eerste plaats staat Call of Duty: Black Ops uit 2010, gevolgd door het in november 2011 gelanceerde Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3.