Black Ops II, Minecraft top Xbox Live 2012 activity
Latest Call of Duty most-played title on Xbox Live during past year; Minecraft top-selling XBLA game for the year.
Microsoft has announced the top Xbox Live games of 2012, revealing Call of Duty: Black Ops II to be the most-played game through the service during the past year. Black Ops II was also the best-selling game in the United States during 2012. It has generated over $1 billion in revenue.
Rounding out the top five Xbox 360 titles, based on number of unique users per day, were Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3, Halo 4, Minecraft: Xbox 360 Edition, and the original Call of Duty: Black Ops. The chart was dominated by shooters, sports, and driving games, which made up 75 percent of all top games for 2012.
The top Xbox Live Arcade game for 2012, based on full versions purchased, was Minecraft: Xbox 360 Edition. Microsoft did not share specific sales data for the game, though developer Mojang announced this month that it sold just over 5 million units during the year.
The top five best-selling XBLA games for 2012 were Minecraft: Xbox 360 Edition, followed by Trials Evolution, The Walking Dead, Pinball FX2, and Counter-Strike: Global Offensive.
Full lists of top Xbox 360 and XBLA games for 2012 are below.
Top Xbox 360 games for 2012 (based on unique users per day)
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 XBLA games for 2012 (based on 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
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Related Game
Call of Duty: Black Ops II
- Publisher(s): Activision
- Developer(s): Treyarch
- Genre: Action
- Release:
- PEGI: 18+







