Top Xbox Live games of 2012 revealed

Microsoft has released charts for the top Xbox Live games of 2012.

Originally published by Larry ‘Major Nelson’ Hryb, director of programming for Xbox Live, the lists are based on average unique users per day connected to the online gaming service or full versions purchased between January 1 and December 31.

Unsurprisingly, Call of Duty games dominate the list of most played Xbox Live games, taking four of the top ten places, including Black Ops 2 at No.1 and Modern Warfare 3 at No.2. Two Halo games, two FIFA titles, Minecraft: Xbox 360 Edition and Battlefield 3 also charted.

Minecraft was also the most purchased Arcade game, coming in ahead of Trials Evolution, The Walking Dead, Pinball FX2 and Counter-Strike: Global Offensive.

The top-selling Indie game was CastleMiner Z, while the most played Games for Windows Live title was Grand Theft Auto 4. Check out the full chart rundowns below:

2. Call of Duty: Black Ops II
3. Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3
4. Halo 4
5. Minecraft: Xbox 360 Edition
6. Call of Duty: Black Ops
7. FIFA Soccer 13
8. FIFA Soccer 12
9. Minecraft: Xbox 360 Edition
10. Halo: Reach
11. Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2
12. Borderlands 2
13. Assassin’s Creed III
14. Skyrim
15. Madden NFL 13
16. Gears of War 3
17. NBA 2K13
18. NBA 2K12
19. Far Cry 3
20. Grand Theft Auto IV
21. Forza Motorsport 4

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

1. CastleMiner Z
2. CastleMiner
3. Total Miner: Forge
4. Avatar Deathmatch
5. FortressCraft Chapter 1
6. Murder Miners
7. The Impossible Game
8. Avatar Laser Wars 2
9. The $1 Zombie Game
10. Avatar Paintball
11. Avatar Legends
12. Fortress Wars
13. Miner Of Duty
14. Miner4Ever
15. Avatar Laser Wars
16. End Of Days: Infected vs Mercs
17. Toy Stunt Bike 2
18. Flight Adventure 2
19. Don’t Die Dateless, Dummy!
20. Block World

1. GTA IV
2. Dark Souls Prepare to Die Edition
3. Age of Empires Online
4. Batman Arkham City
5. Super Street Fighter IV Arcade Edition
6. Microsoft Flight
7. DiRT 3
8. F1 2011
9. Resident Evil 5
10. Fallout 3
11. Batman: Arkham Asylum
12. Fable III
13. Bioshock 2
14. Gotham City Impostors
15. Colin McRae : Dirt 2
16. Bulletstorm
17. Street Fighter X Tekken
18. Resident Evil Raccoon City
19. F1 2010
20. Street Fighter IV