Once again, Major Nelson has posted the Top Games on Xbox Live stats for the week of 2/4 and as I called it last week (post), Call of Duty 4 is managing to stay at #1 as the most played game on Xbox Live thanks to everyone’s continued support!

We won’t let you guys down in terms of returning the support either as we have already shipped the Xbox 360 feature patch off to certification with a few new features I talked about yesterday (New Quick Mute Option), as well as some increased spawn locations on maps, and general connectivity improvements that I forgot to mention last post. As well as are still working hard on the new DLC maps. I can’t let out details on them just yet, but I can say that I may just have a new favorite map (sorry Crash) within this batch of new maps.

I can tell you that I’ll be heading up to GDC (Game Developers Conference) next week (Tuesday - Friday) attending the 1up Awards and hanging out with some of my friends in the gaming press, so I wouldn’t be surprised if DLC was the subject of the trip. As the maps are already a lot of fun and look amazing, so I’m anxious to finally start talking about them.

Other than that, once I get back from GDC in San Francisco next week, it’ll almost be time for SXSW where I’ll be talking about Pro Gaming and Pro Gamers, which is lines up nicely with the recent MLG announcement.

That’s it for news, for a rant about Team Killing in Hardcore, keep reading.

Alright, whats the deal guys!?

What’s with this Team Killing phenomenon in Hardcore mode? I’ve noticed an increase in a new Hardcore tactic where players will team kill their own team mate in last stand, to prevent the other team from getting the kill. Douchebag move? Or Valid tactic?

I haven’t yet decided. Although it’s frustrating as hell to get your kill taken away, but is it something that should be prevented or more severely punished? What’s your thoughts?

We had this discussion about a week back, whether we should take some action to prevent or discourage this tactic, and we decided against it but I thought it’d be good to get the community feedback on it as I’m currently on the fence on this one. Do you think players should be punished for team killing their team mates in last stand, to prevent the other team from getting the kill?

I mean, we already tack on a spawn delay, and instant death for team killing, is that enough?

Feel free to leave your feedback on the subject in the comments as well as feedback on Team Killing in Hardcore in general. Is there more that needs to be done?