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wraggster
December 17th, 2011, 03:05
Google has released its annual Zeitgeist 2011 report, revealing the most searched for terms of the year across a range of categories.
Last year's best-selling game in the US (http://www.computerandvideogames.com/325516/cod-black-ops-dominates-us-with-15-million-sales/), Black Ops was also the most searched for gaming term, ahead of Call of Duty. Modern Warfare 3, the eighth most popular global topic on Facebook in 2011 (http://www.computerandvideogames.com/328748/modern-warfare-3-is-facebooks-8th-biggest-topic-in-2011/), didn't make the top ten.
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Black Ops
Call of Duty
Halo Reach
Super Mario
Mortal Kombat
Skyrim
Battlefield 3
Dragon Age 2
Diablo 3
Mass Effect 3


http://www.computerandvideogames.com/329973/black-ops-call-of-duty-lead-google-gaming-searches-in-2011/