{"id":49693,"date":"2013-01-23T15:02:34","date_gmt":"2013-01-23T13:02:34","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/?p=49693"},"modified":"2013-01-23T16:59:16","modified_gmt":"2013-01-23T14:59:16","slug":"top-xbox-live-games-and-top-games-for-windows-live","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/business\/49693-top-xbox-live-games-and-top-games-for-windows-live","title":{"rendered":"Top Xbox LIVE games and top Games for Windows LIVE"},"content":{"rendered":"

Venerable Xbox LIVE community manager Major Nelson (aka Larry Hyrb) has posted up a list of the top Xbox LIVE games played in 2012, as measured by their unique users and full versions purchased between 1 January and 31 December 2012.<\/p>\n

The Major also posted a list of the top played games on Xbox LIVE’s sister service, Games for Windows LIVE.<\/p>\n

These lists are based on global average unique users per day connected to Xbox Live or in the case of Arcade and Indie Games, full versions purchased during 2012.<\/p>\n

Xbox 360 Top LIVE Titles (based on average UU\u2019s per day)<\/h3>\n
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  1. Call of Duty: Black Ops II<\/li>\n
  2. Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3<\/li>\n
  3. Halo 4<\/li>\n
  4. Minecraft: Xbox 360 Edition<\/li>\n
  5. Call of Duty: Black Ops<\/li>\n
  6. FIFA Soccer 13<\/li>\n
  7. FIFA Soccer 12<\/li>\n
  8. Battlefield 3<\/li>\n
  9. Halo: Reach<\/li>\n
  10. Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2<\/li>\n
  11. Borderlands 2<\/li>\n
  12. Assassin\u2019s Creed III<\/li>\n
  13. Skyrim<\/li>\n
  14. Madden NFL 13<\/li>\n
  15. Gears of War 3<\/li>\n
  16. NBA 2K13<\/li>\n
  17. NBA 2K12<\/li>\n
  18. Far Cry 3<\/li>\n
  19. Grand Theft Auto IV<\/li>\n
  20. Forza Motorsport 4<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

    Top Arcade Titles (Full Versions purchased)<\/h3>\n
      \n
    1. Minecraft: Xbox 360 Edition<\/li>\n
    2. Trials Evolution<\/li>\n
    3. The Walking Dead<\/li>\n
    4. Pinball FX2<\/li>\n
    5. Counter-Strike: Global Offensive<\/li>\n
    6. Castle Crashers<\/li>\n
    7. Gotham City Impostors<\/li>\n
    8. I Am Alive<\/li>\n
    9. Fruit Ninja Kinect<\/li>\n
    10. Tony Hawk\u2019s Pro Skater HD<\/li>\n
    11. Trials HD<\/li>\n
    12. Magic 2013<\/li>\n
    13. Fez<\/li>\n
    14. Dungeon Defenders<\/li>\n
    15. Alan Wake\u2019s American Nightmare<\/li>\n
    16. Peggle<\/li>\n
    17. The Simpsons Arcade Game<\/li>\n
    18. REAL STEEL<\/li>\n
    19. Toy Soldiers: Cold War<\/li>\n
    20. Full House Poker<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

      The above list is based on full versions purchased.<\/p>\n

      Top Indie Games (Full Versions purchased)<\/h3>\n
        \n
      1. CastleMiner Z<\/li>\n
      2. CastleMiner<\/li>\n
      3. Total Miner: Forge<\/li>\n
      4. Avatar Deathmatch<\/li>\n
      5. FortressCraft Chapter 1<\/li>\n
      6. Murder Miners<\/li>\n
      7. The Impossible Game<\/li>\n
      8. Avatar Laser Wars 2<\/li>\n
      9. The $1 Zombie Game<\/li>\n
      10. Avatar Paintball<\/li>\n
      11. Avatar Legends<\/li>\n
      12. Fortress Wars<\/li>\n
      13. Miner Of Duty<\/li>\n
      14. Miner4Ever<\/li>\n
      15. Avatar Laser Wars<\/li>\n
      16. End Of Days: Infected vs Mercs<\/li>\n
      17. Toy Stunt Bike 2<\/li>\n
      18. Flight Adventure 2<\/li>\n
      19. Don\u2019t Die Dateless, Dummy!<\/li>\n
      20. Block World<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

        The above list is based on full versions purchased.<\/p>\n

        Games for Windows Top LIVE Titles (based on average UU\u2019s per day)<\/h3>\n
          \n
        1. GTA IV<\/li>\n
        2. Dark Souls Prepare to Die Edition<\/li>\n
        3. Age of Empires Online<\/li>\n
        4. Batman Arkham City<\/li>\n
        5. Super Street Fighter IV Arcade Edition<\/li>\n
        6. Microsoft Flight<\/li>\n
        7. DiRT 3<\/li>\n
        8. F1 2011<\/li>\n
        9. Resident Evil 5<\/li>\n
        10. Fallout 3<\/li>\n
        11. Batman: Arkham Asylum<\/li>\n
        12. Fable III<\/li>\n
        13. Bioshock 2<\/li>\n
        14. Gotham City Impostors<\/li>\n
        15. Colin McRae : Dirt 2<\/li>\n
        16. Bulletstorm<\/li>\n
        17. Street Fighter X Tekken<\/li>\n
        18. Resident Evil Raccoon City<\/li>\n
        19. F1 2010<\/li>\n
        20. Street Fighter IV<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

          Which of the games on the lists have you been playing? Let us know in the comments below and on the MyGaming forum.<\/p>\n

          Source: Major Nelson<\/a><\/h5>\n

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