Top Xbox Live game launches of 2010
It's a curious way to organize data, but Microsoft's Major Nelson has posted the top Arcade and Indie games of 2010, based on "full versions purchased" during a game's first seven days of activity.
Topping the Arcade list is Dead Rising 2: Case Zero, which definitely owns its place as Capcom's "most dynamic sales weapon" ever. Capcom's other Dead Rising 2 standalone tie-in, Case West, also did some faaaaa-ntastic numbers, taking the seventh spot. Limbo, which was one of our top games of 2010, took the second spot, while the Perfect Dark refresh can be spied in third. Super Meat Boy, prime at five on our best of 2010, hunkered down on this list at spot 17.
In the Indie section, Baby Maker Extreme popped up in first place, followed by several games that have "Avatar" in the title. A game called Try Not To Fart also made it into the list. Check out the top 20 Arcade and Indie titles after the break.
Top Arcade Titles of 2010 (Based on full versions purchased during first week of release)
Dead Rising 2: Case Zero
LIMBO
Perfect Dark
Toy Soldiers
Monday Night Combat
Deadliest Warrior
Dead Rising 2: Case West
X-Men Arcade
Castlevania Harmony of Despair
Plants vs Zombies
Scott Pilgrim
Sonic 4 Episode 1
Lara Croft and the Guardian of Light
Blacklight: Tango Down
Hydro Thunder Hurricane
RISK Factions
Super Meat Boy
World of Keflings
Top Indie Games of 2010 (Based on full versions purchased during first week of release)
Baby Maker Extreme
Avatar Showdown
Avatar Paintball
Avatar Ninja!
Avatar Racedrome
Try Not To Fart
Nuclear Wasteland
Avatar Onslaught
Yet Another Zombie Defense
Zombie Estate
Breath of Death VII
MILITARY SNIPER-SIM 3.18
Get Rich or Die Gaming
Avatar Bumper Cars
Avatar Meet Up Live!
GET TO THA CHOPPA!!1
Shoot 1UP
Toy Stunt Bike
The Impossible Game
So Many Girls So Little Time