Usual Suspects Dominate XBL Activity Charts

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Lee Bradley

The Xbox Live activity charts for the week of August 27th have been announced, reaffirming the big names’ dominance in the top spots, and confirming the startling performance of Minecraft: Xbox 360 Edition.

It used to be that the Live activity charts were occupied by boxed, disc-based titles, but even weeks after release, Minecraft is second only to the behemoth that is Modern Warfare 3. In fact the Call of Duty series litters the top twenty, will entries at number one, three and seven. Love ‘em or loathe them, there’s no doubting their popularity.

Elsewhere, Counter-Strike: GO and Rock Band Blitz sit comfortably under Minecraft in the XBLA charts, while the affectionate XBLIG clone CastleMiner Z sits atop the Indie Game table.

Full charts below, courtesy of Major Nelson.

Xbox 360 Top LIVE Titles (based on UU’s)

Top Arcade Titles (Full Versions purchased)

The above list is based on full versions purchased.

Top Indie Games (Full Versions purchased)

The above list is based on full versions purchased.

Games for Windows Top LIVE Titles (based on UU’s)

These lists are based on global unique users connected to Xbox Live or in the case of Arcade and Indie Games, full versions purchased during the week.

Some content (and therefore the links) may not be available in all Xbox LIVE regions.

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  • Thought there was a game based on the Usual Suspects when I read the description... Awesome film.
  • Great to see Castle Crashers sitting up there still.
  • Wtf? / That's not my gamercard! What's up with that? I've got the correct one on the home page, and under settings, but KillerBEA107 is not my gamertag.
  • woop halo 3 and reach pew pewin the top half the board :D
  • glad to see dark souls rocking the top of the windows chart. i have it on ps3 and cant wait for the dlc next mo nth :). no doubt in 2 month there will be 3 code in the top 4 lol
  • Jesus, mw3 first and black ops 3rd ...cod dominating there !
  • @7. Very odd. On the iPhone it's coming up as KillerBEA107 ( no clue who that is ), but on my iPad it's displaying the correct one, UberPirateNinja. I've got my correct gamertag displaying in the top right on both devices, but this random one showing up on the phone browser, but only for the news feed, it's showing the correct one in the forum postings for me. Dafuq?
  • @8 - I've seen that tag before! He is a user on this site haha, weird XD OT - Nice to see Dark Souls: Prepare to Die edition standing strong up there. Can't wait for the DLC to release on the 360!
  • @2 I allowed myself a little grin when I saw that - great game.
  • I'm enjoying Counterstike: GO and MW3's Chaos Mode, so I'll be set until Dishonored :')
  • @10 clever ;) hence why it says "forum post count" under our names lol
  • Halo reach infront of BF3? That should say alot seeing as Reach mp wise is the worst halo to date. Nice to see Dungeon Defenders still being purchased, best xbla title ever.
  • Ham City Impostors is a sequel to Bacon Village Reality TV.
  • Nice to see Dark Souls at the top of GFWL :D
  • Where is Darksiders? :((
  • @17 Overrated game imo
  • @16 yes Dark Souls should dominated the GFWL but really the other games don't stand a chance in that category. I personally know 2 ps3 users that got the prepare to die pc edition because they couldn't wait for the dlc to come out for consoles
  • As much as I love / hate the CoD series, I don't think it'l have a legitimate competitor any time soon for that #1 spot. As much promotion Halo 4 has had, I don't think it'l top charts for a lengthy amount of time such as CoD.
  • Mw3 can have number one. But itll only have it for this week end next week and next weekend. Come the 18th 1st is gunna be boarder lands. And the reason darksiders isnt up there is cause once u beat it the replay effect isnt there im on my second time through and its takin longer the 1st time
  • #21, if Borderlands 2 tops MW3 I'll eat my hat, and yours.
  • I'm surprised to see RDR on there. Not a bad thing by any means though.
  • @21 You're dreaming. You know what is going to top CoD? New CoD
  • Minecraft dominating the XBLA again. A truly awesome game. Its certainly my most played game over the last 3 months and I can see why its so high up. Not a CoD fan, but not surprised its dominating the retail side of the charts.
  • Just kuz COD is number 1 doesnt mean its any bit good
  • Gta beating Gears 3 . Gta still holds a big grip on xbox live it would seem.
  • No one plays Max Payne 3 anymore :(
  • Odd that it doesn't quite match up with what is on X-Box America.com, except for MW3 of course. And I agree with some of the others surprise that Darksiders II hasn't made it on the list.
  • Please publish REAL gaming news, not this crap.
  • Thought walking dead may have been higher as its awesome
  • @28 Yea man I just bought Max Payne 3 on a labor day sale. Loving the campaign but not that many people online.
  • Great to see RB Blitz doing well! ^_^
  • @1 Lol at no one else understanding what you and I thought. Misleading post.
  • there will be a new number 1 come november 6th ..
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