Real-time game show 1 vs. 100, Live's answer to Deal Or No Deal, The Weakest Link, et al, has been downloaded over 3 million times, reveal.

This epic figure was reached during the show's 13 week 'pilot' run, with simultaneous connections peaking at 114,000 in North America and 81,000 in the UK.

More generally, Microsoft tell us that of games over the are up a whopping 200 percent thanks to the success of their Summer of Arcade promotion.

Big games like Trials HD and Shadow Complex have also broken new ground in sales terms, leaving Microsoft feeling pretty smug about their online success thus far. Thanks Eurogamer.

By Luke Guttridge