With the anticipated release date of Grand Theft Auto IV pushed back until spring 2008, Rockstar Games' competitors stand to gain this holiday season.

According to data released today by IGN GamerMetrics, two other multiplatform games in particular could capture gamers' interest - and dollars - instead.

For both the PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360, Activision's squad-based shooter Call of Duty 4: Modern Combat topped the list of games that will benefit most from GTA IV's delay. The GamerMetrics numbers, based on data culled from gamers who expressed interest in buying GTA IV in the last 30 days, show a 91 percent overlap in interest between COD4 and GTA IV on the Xbox 360 and a 71 percent overlap between the titles among PS3 gamers.

Below are GamerMetrics' lists of the top 10 games scheduled for release on PS3 and Xbox 360 this year that could benefit from GTA IV's delay:

 

Xbox 360

1. Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare (91% overlap)

2. Assassin's Creed (77%)

3. Mass Effect (50%)

4. Rock Band (49%)

5. Halo 3 (43%)

6. Army of Two (34%)

7. Guitar Hero III: Legends of Rock (34%)

8. Burnout Paradise (33%)

9. Half-Life 2: The Orange Box (30%)

10. Mercenaries 2: World in Flames (27%)

PlayStation 3

1. Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare (71% overlap)

2. Assassin's Creed (62%)

3. Heavenly Sword (59%)

4. Uncharted: Drake's Fortune (57%)

5. Haze (52%)

6. Lair (51%)

7. Ratchet & Clank: Tools of Destruction (41%)

8. Unreal Tournament 3 (35%)

9. Army of Two (30%)

10. Folklore (30%)