By Binu Paul email: b.paul@mobilenapps.com | Jan 23, 2013 08:43 AM EST
Not so surprisingly, Call of Duty once again dominated the charts in the Xbox LIVE standings for 2012. While 'Call of Duty: Black Ops II' was ranked the most played Xbox 360 game for 2012, its predecessor, "Modern Warfare 3," came second in the list.
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In an analysis of 'Top Xbox games of 2012' Microsoft spokesman Larry "Major Nelson" Hryb listed the 2012's top 20 games of the following categories: Live, Arcade, Indie and Games for Windows Live. The analysis is based on the average unique users per day connected to Xbox Live or full versions purchased between Jan. 1, 2012 and Dec. 31, 2012.
'Halo 4' came third in the list of the overall Xbox Live activity charts for last year followed by Minecraft: Xbox 360 Edition fourth and Call of Duty: Black Ops fifth. FIFA 13 and FIFA 12 were ranked at number six and seven respectively in the list of most played games.
The Xbox Live Arcade chart was based on full game purchases, and not on active users, which in turn makes it into a list of best-selling XBLA games. 'Minecraft: Xbox 360 Edition' naturally topped the list of the top Arcade titles while 'Trials Evolution' and 'The Walking Dead' came second and third in the list.
There are the full rankings for the top games of 2012 below:
Xbox 360 Top LIVE Titles
Call of Duty: Black Ops II
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3
Halo 4
Minecraft: Xbox 360 Edition
Call of Duty: Black Ops
FIFA Soccer 13
FIFA Soccer 12
Battlefield 3
Halo: Reach
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2
Borderlands 2
Assassin's Creed III
Skyrim
Madden NFL 13
Gears of War 3
NBA 2K13
NBA 2K12
Far Cry 3
Grand Theft Auto IV
Forza Motorsport 4
Top Arcade Titles (Full Versions purchased)
Minecraft: Xbox 360 Edition
Trials Evolution
The Walking Dead
Pinball FX2
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive
Castle Crashers
Gotham City Impostors
I Am Alive
Fruit Ninja Kinect
Tony Hawk's Pro Skater HD
Trials HD
Magic 2013
Fez
Dungeon Defenders
Alan Wake's American Nightmare
Peggle
The Simpsons Arcade Game
REAL STEEL
Toy Soldiers: Cold War
Full House Poker
Top Indie Games (Full Versions purchased)
CastleMiner Z
CastleMiner
Total Miner: Forge
Avatar Deathmatch
FortressCraft Chapter 1
Murder Miners
The Impossible Game
Avatar Laser Wars 2
The $1 Zombie Game
Avatar Paintball
Avatar Legends
Fortress Wars
Miner Of Duty
Miner4Ever
Avatar Laser Wars
End Of Days: Infected vs Mercs
Toy Stunt Bike 2
Flight Adventure 2
Don't Die Dateless, Dummy!
Block World
Games for Windows Top LIVE Titles (based on average UU's per day)
GTA IV
Dark Souls Prepare to Die Edition
Age of Empires Online
Batman Arkham City
Super Street Fighter IV Arcade Edition
Microsoft Flight
DiRT 3
F1 2011
Resident Evil 5
Fallout 3
Batman: Arkham Asylum
Fable III
Bioshock 2
Gotham City Impostors
Colin McRae : Dirt 2
Bulletstorm
Street Fighter X Tekken
Resident Evil Raccoon City
F1 2010
Street Fighter IV
Source: Major Nelson
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