User blog:Smuff/Call of Duty dominates XBL charts

According to gamer blog Major Nelson, the three latest Call of Duty releases dominated the Xbox Live charts between January 1st, 2011 and December 31st, 2011, with Black Ops, Modern Warfare 3 and Modern Warfare 2 in 1st, 2nd and 3rd respectively.


 * Most played games* of 2011 on Xbox Live
 * 1) Call of Duty: Black Ops
 * 2) Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3
 * 3) Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2
 * 4) Halo: Reach
 * 5) Battlefield 3
 * 6) The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim
 * 7) Gears of War 3
 * 8) FIFA 12
 * 9) FIFA Soccer 11
 * 10) Madden NFL 12
 * 11) GTA IV
 * 12) NBA 2K11
 * 13) Battlefield: Bad Co. 2 
 * 14) Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare
 * 15) Battlefield 3 (Open beta)
 * 16) Halo 3
 * 17) Gears of War 2
 * 18) Forza Motorsport 4
 * 19) Red Dead Redemption
 * 20) Call of Duty: World at War
 * *Number of unique users throughout the year, doesn't include figures for PS3 or PC.

Modern Warfare and World at War also still get some love from the community, with Modern Warfare finishing 14th, while World at War rounds off the list at 20th.