While Xbox frontman Larry ‘Major Nelson’ Hryb is usually the source for all things related to online activity on Xbox LIVE, and regularly provides lists of the most played games on the service worldwide, Xbox 360 South Africa has recently posted a very interesting list giving us a similar glimpse into the most popular games currently being played on Xbox LIVE, but instead of being a global list, this one is specific to the South Africa.

Not surprisingly, the South Africa Xbox LIVE service sees Call of Duty: Black Ops top the activity ranking – the same result worldwide for the past week.

Where the lists differ, however, is at the second most popular game on the service, with Halo: Reach taking No. 2 as opposed to Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 on the global listing.

Interestingly, the South African and global Xbox LIVE activity rankings are quite similar, save for minor position differences and a few newer games that aren’t accounted for:

Xbox 360 South Africa: Top 10 Most Active Games on LIVE this week Week:

• 1.) Call of Duty: Black Ops
• 2.) Halo: Reach
• 3.) FIFA 11
• 4.) Modern Warfare 2
• 5.) Fable III
• 6.) Kinect Adventures
• 7.) Assassin’s Creed: Brotherhood
• 8.) Fallout: New Vegas
• 9.) Battlefield: Bad Company 2
• 10.) Need for Speed: Hot Pursuit

You can compare this to the global ranking for the week of November 8th over here.

Source: Xbox 360 South Africa on Facebook