When looking at the bi-weekly Xbox LIVE Activity charts from your friend and mine, Major Nelson, it’s important to keep in mind that these lists represent the most popular games played while connected to Xbox LIVE, and not necessarily played over Xbox LIVE, like a multiplayer game.
So with this information it shouldn’t be a surprise to find The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim appearing at number three in the list of most popular Xbox LIVE games this past week, behind Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 and Black Ops, and ahead of FIFA 12 and Battlefield 3.
Or maybe it should surprise you.
The weekly lists of top-selling Xbox LIVE Arcade and Xbox LIVE Indie games also lie in wait below, while a compilation of the most popular Games For Windows LIVE games is also included in the mix.
(Note: These full global lists of most played Xbox Live games, top-selling XBLA and Xbox Indie Games and most played Games For Windows LIVE are all based on unique users and full versions purchased.)
Xbox 360 Top LIVE Titles
- Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3
- Call of Duty: Black Ops
- Skyrim
- FIFA 12
- Battlefield 3
- Halo: Reach
- Gears of War 3
- Modern Warfare 2
- Madden NFL 12
- NBA 2K12
- GTA IV
- Saints Row: The Third
- Forza Motorsport 3
- NHL12
- Assassin’s Creed Revelations
- Halo 3
- Batman: Arkham City
- Call of Duty 4
- Red Dead Redemption
- NBA 2K11
Top Arcade Titles
- Dungeon Defenders
- Fruit Ninja Kinect
- NFL Blitz
- Pinball FX2
- DOOM
- Castle Crashers
- Trials HD
- AMY
- Peggle
- NBA JAM: On Fire Edition
- REAL STEEL
- Orcs Must Die!
- Full House Poker
- Magic: The Gathering — Duels of the Planeswalkers 2012
- Haunt
- Sonic CD
- UNO
- A Kingdom for Keflings
- Toy Soldiers: Cold War
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Top Indie Games
- CastleMiner Z
- Total Miner: Forge
- CastleMiner
- FortressCraft Chapter 1
- Avatar Paintball
- The Impossible Game
- The $1 Zombie Game
- Avatar Legends
- Don’t Die Dateless, Dummy!
- Lootfest: Live Design
- FLIRT
- I MAED A GAM3 W1TH Z0MB1ES!!!1
- Avatar Laser Wars
- Toy Stunt Bike
- Techno Kitten Adventure!
- Firing Range
- DLC Quest
- Perfect Shooting Training Camp
- Trailer Park King Episode 2
- Avatar Rumble
Games for Windows Top LIVE Titles
- GTA IV
- Batman Arkham City
- Age of Empires Online
- Super Street Fighter IV Arcade Edition
- DiRT 3
- F1 2011
- Resident Evil 5
- Fallout 3
- Fable III
- Batman: Arkham Asylum
- Bioshock 2
- Bulletstorm
- Colin McRae : Dirt 2
- Street Fighter IV
- F1 2010
- Section 8: Prejudice
- Virtua Tennis 4
- Red Faction Guerrilla
- Operation Flashpoint Red River
- Dead Rising 2
Source: Major Nelson’s Blog
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Comments:
I want Kinetic and Fruit Ninja that game is freaking addicitive, #BF3 Friday P33PS!!!!! dont for get to bring your tags.
Smuroh, you need to come over and jam some Fruit Ninja on the Kinect. Lets see who gets the biggest score.... but can't wait for this evenings BF3 FRIDAY....I'm even wearing my BF3 shirt....If I had a BF3 cap I would have worn that too.
DOOM is a Must get for everyone...I played it lastnite and I have to say....its awesome.....