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Major Nelson Reveals Top Xbox Live Games of 2010
Microsoft's blogger in residence Major Nelson has revealed some interesting statistics on the most popular Xbox Live games of 2010, including the most played, best-selling XBLA titles, and best-selling Indie titles. What's the most played game? We'll give you a hint: it rhymes with "Mall of Pootie: Wack Plops."
Xbox 360 Top Live Titles of 2010 (based on unique users during first week of launch)
1 Call of Duty: Black Ops
2 Halo: Reach
3 Red Dead Redemption
4 Fable III
5 Battlefield: Bad Company 2
6 Medal of Honor
7 Mass Effect 2
8 FIFA Soccer 11
9 Fallout: New Vegas
10 BioShock 2
11 Madden NFL 11
12 Splinter Cell Conviction
13 Assassin's Creed Brotherhood
14 Dead Rising 2
15 Kinect Adventures
16 NBA 2K11
17 Crackdown 2
18 Aliens vs Predator
19 Mafia II
20 Army of Two: The 40th Day
Top Arcade Titles of 2010 (based on full versions purchased during first week of launch)
1 Dead Rising 2: Case Zero
2 Limbo
3 Perfect Dark
4 Toy Soldiers
5 Monday Night Combat
6 Deadliest Warrior
7 Dead Rising 2: Case West
8 X-Men Arcade
9 Castlevania Harmony of Despair
10 Plants vs Zombies
11 Scott Pilgrim
12 Sonic 4 Episode 1
13 Lara Croft and the Guardian of Light
14 Blacklight: Tango Down
15 Hydro Thunder Hurricane
16 RISK Factions
17 Super Meat Boy
18 World of Keflings
Top Indie Games of 2010 (Based on full versions purchased during the first week of release)
1 Baby Maker Extreme
2 Avatar Showdown
3 Avatar Paintball
4 Avatar Ninja!
5 Avatar Racedrome
6 Try Not To Fart
7 Nuclear Wasteland
8 Avatar Onslaught
9 Yet Another Zombie Defense
10 Zombie Estate
11 Breath of Death VII
12 MILITARY SNIPER-SIM 3.18
13 Get Rich or Die Gaming
14 Avatar Bumper Cars
15 Avatar Meet Up Live!
16 GET TO THA CHOPPA!!1
17 Shoot 1UP
18 Toy Stunt Bike
19 The Impossible Game
20 So Many Girls So Little Time
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