wraggster
January 7th, 2012, 22:31
More people logged on to Xbox Live to play Call of Duty: Black Ops during 2011 than any other game, Microsoft has revealed.Call of Duty took the top three spots, with Modern Warfare 3 coming in second and Modern Warfare 2 in third.Halo Reach followed in fourth, with Battlefield 3 in fifth.12 out of the top 20 games were not released in 2011. The oldest title on the chart was Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare, which was first released back in November 2007.Here's the full chart as seen on Major Nelson's blog (http://majornelson.com/2012/01/06/top-games-of-2011), based on global unique users:
Call of Duty: Black Ops
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3
Modern Warfare 2
Halo: Reach
Battlefield 3
Skyrim
Gears of War 3
FIFA 12
FIFA Soccer 11
Madden NFL 12
GTA IV
NBA 2K11
Battlefield: Bad Company 2
Call of Duty 4
Battlefield 3 Beta
Halo 3
Gears of War 2
Forza Motorsport 4
Red Dead Redemption
Call of Duty: World at War
Nelson also listed the Xbox Live Arcade sales chart, which saw Pinball FX2 come out on top, followed by Full House Poker and chart perennial Castle Crashers. 2011 critical darlingsFrom Dust (http://www.eurogamer.net/articles/2011-12-28-games-of-2011-from-dust-article) and Bastion (http://www.eurogamer.net/articles/2011-12-27-games-of-2011-bastion-article) finished in fifth and 13th respectively.Here's the complete top 20, based on full versions purchased:
Pinball FX2
Full House Poker
Castle Crashers
Fruit Ninja Kinect
From Dust
Trials HD
Magic: The Gathering - Duels of the Planeswalkers 2012
Dead Rising 2: Case West
Torchlight
Toy Soldiers: Cold War
Plants vs. Zombies
Portal: Still Alive
Bastion
Limbo
Game Room
Dead Rising 2: Case Zero
Peggle
Dungeons & Dragons Daggerdale
Battlefield 1943
Beyond Good & Evil HD
And for all those keeping score, here are the top selling Xbox Live Indie Games of 2011 too:
FortressCraft Chapter 1
Total Miner: Forge
The Impossible Game
Avatar Paintball
Toy Stunt Bike
CastleMiner Z
I MAED A GAM3 W1TH Z0MB1ES!!!1
Avatar Legends
CastleMiner
Miner Dig Deep
Avatar Laser Wars
Bird Assassin
Voice Changer 360
Nuclear Wasteland
Avatar Karting
Zombie Estate
Avatar Drop
Baby Maker Extreme 2
College Lacrosse 2011
The $1 Zombie Game
http://www.eurogamer.net/articles/2012-01-06-most-played-xbox-360-games-of-2011-revealed
Call of Duty: Black Ops
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3
Modern Warfare 2
Halo: Reach
Battlefield 3
Skyrim
Gears of War 3
FIFA 12
FIFA Soccer 11
Madden NFL 12
GTA IV
NBA 2K11
Battlefield: Bad Company 2
Call of Duty 4
Battlefield 3 Beta
Halo 3
Gears of War 2
Forza Motorsport 4
Red Dead Redemption
Call of Duty: World at War
Nelson also listed the Xbox Live Arcade sales chart, which saw Pinball FX2 come out on top, followed by Full House Poker and chart perennial Castle Crashers. 2011 critical darlingsFrom Dust (http://www.eurogamer.net/articles/2011-12-28-games-of-2011-from-dust-article) and Bastion (http://www.eurogamer.net/articles/2011-12-27-games-of-2011-bastion-article) finished in fifth and 13th respectively.Here's the complete top 20, based on full versions purchased:
Pinball FX2
Full House Poker
Castle Crashers
Fruit Ninja Kinect
From Dust
Trials HD
Magic: The Gathering - Duels of the Planeswalkers 2012
Dead Rising 2: Case West
Torchlight
Toy Soldiers: Cold War
Plants vs. Zombies
Portal: Still Alive
Bastion
Limbo
Game Room
Dead Rising 2: Case Zero
Peggle
Dungeons & Dragons Daggerdale
Battlefield 1943
Beyond Good & Evil HD
And for all those keeping score, here are the top selling Xbox Live Indie Games of 2011 too:
FortressCraft Chapter 1
Total Miner: Forge
The Impossible Game
Avatar Paintball
Toy Stunt Bike
CastleMiner Z
I MAED A GAM3 W1TH Z0MB1ES!!!1
Avatar Legends
CastleMiner
Miner Dig Deep
Avatar Laser Wars
Bird Assassin
Voice Changer 360
Nuclear Wasteland
Avatar Karting
Zombie Estate
Avatar Drop
Baby Maker Extreme 2
College Lacrosse 2011
The $1 Zombie Game
http://www.eurogamer.net/articles/2012-01-06-most-played-xbox-360-games-of-2011-revealed