Call of Duty: Black Ops 2 was the most popular game on Xbox LIVE in 2012

Call of Duty: Black Ops 2 was the most popular game on Xbox LIVE in 2012
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Activision’s Call of Duty: Black Ops 2 was the most popular game on Xbox LIVE during 2012 based on the average number of unique users per day.

1. Call of Duty: Black Ops II

2. Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3

3. Halo 4

4. Minecraft: Xbox 360 Edition

5. Call of Duty: Black Ops

6. FIFA Soccer 13

7. FIFA Soccer 12

8. Battlefield 3

9. Halo: Reach

10. Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2

11. Borderlands 2

12. Assassin’s Creed III

13. Skyrim

14. Madden NFL 13

15. Gears of War 3

16. NBA 2K13

17. NBA 2K12

18. Far Cry 3

19. Grand Theft Auto IV

20. Forza Motorsport 4

The Xbox LIVE Arcade chart was dominated by Minecraft, which isn’t surprising given we know it sold over five million copies. Trials Evolution comes in second, and The Walking Dead takes third.

1. Minecraft: Xbox 360 Edition

2. Trials Evolution

3. The Walking Dead

4. Pinball FX2

5. Counter-Strike: Global Offensive

6. Castle Crashers

7. Gotham City Impostors

8. I Am Alive

9. Fruit Ninja Kinect

10. Tony Hawk’s Pro Skater HD

11. Trials HD

12. Magic 2013

13. Fez

14. Dungeon Defenders

15. Alan Wake’s American Nightmare

16. Peggle

17. The Simpsons Arcade Game

18. REAL STEEL

19. Toy Soldiers: Cold War

20. Full House Poker

The best-selling Indie Game of 2012 was CastleMiner Z, followed by CastleMiner, Total Minder: Forge, Avatar Deathmatch and FortressCraft Chapter 1.

Source: Major Nelson