{"id":38539,"date":"2012-05-27T09:00:59","date_gmt":"2012-05-27T07:00:59","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/?p=38539"},"modified":"2012-05-28T11:43:36","modified_gmt":"2012-05-28T09:43:36","slug":"minecraft-bumps-black-ops-down-xbox-live-most-played-list","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/business\/38539-minecraft-bumps-black-ops-down-xbox-live-most-played-list","title":{"rendered":"Minecraft bumps Black Ops down Xbox Live most played list"},"content":{"rendered":"

Minecraft\u2019s phenomenal global popularity has made the smooth transition into Xbox<\/a> popularity, beating out Call of Duty Black Ops for the number 2 spot on Xbox Live\u2019s<\/a> most played list this week; the list\u2019s top two slots are usually static with Modern Warfare 3 and Black Ops as regular fixtures. Modern Warfare 3 may still be king, but this week finds Black Ops sulking in third place.<\/p>\n

This isn\u2019t a total shock considering Minecraft\u2019s Xbox edition broke all kinds of Xbox LIVE Arcade digital sales records with over a million copies sold in the first week.<\/p>\n

Check out the full list:<\/p>\n

1) Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3<\/p>\n

2) Minecraft: Xbox 360 Edition<\/p>\n

3) Call of Duty: Black Ops<\/p>\n

4)FIFA 12<\/p>\n

5) Battlefield 3<\/p>\n

6) Halo: Reach<\/p>\n

7) Modern Warfare 2<\/p>\n

8 ) NBA 2K12<\/p>\n

9) Skyrim<\/p>\n

10) Gears of War 3<\/p>\n

11) GTA IV<\/p>\n

12) Forza Motorsport 4<\/p>\n

13) Max Payne 3<\/p>\n

14) Trials Evolution<\/p>\n

15) Mass Effect 3<\/p>\n

16) NHL12<\/p>\n

17) Madden NFL 12<\/p>\n

18) Halo 3<\/p>\n

19) Red Dead Redemption<\/p>\n

20) Saints Row: The Third<\/p>\n

Source: CVG<\/a><\/h5>\n

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