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Minecraft, Trials, Walking Dead help Double XBLA's Annual Revenues

Minecraft, Trials, Walking Dead can double XBLA's annual revenue

Budget game service sets record year.

Matt Maguire

Matt was an editor in the past at Gameplanet.

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Microsoft's Xbox Live Arcade market revenues doubled to more than US$290 million (AU$278 million) in 2012, according to analysts Forecasting & Analyzing Digital Entertainment (FADE).

FADE's numbers show Minecraft as the best game, which in 2012 sold less than five million on its way to a staggering US$97.4 million (AU$93.4 million) in revenue.

However, even without the Mojang popularity, it would have been a record year for the service.

Trials Evolution secured second place with just over a million units, which brought around US$14.3 million (AU$13.7 million).

The Walking Dead came in third position, with an estimated 2.6 Million units sold for US$10.3M (AU$9.9M) in revenue.

FADE's Estimated Top Ten XBLA titles in 2012, Ordered By Gross Revenues (all in US Dollars):

1. Minecraft (4J Studios), - 4,997,000 Units/$97,388,000 2. Trials Evolution (RedLynx LTD) - 1,002,000 units/ $14,298,000 The Walking Dead (TellTale Games) 2,615,000 Units/$10,277,000 4. Counterstrike - Go (Valve), 273,000 Units / 3,973,000 5. Castle Crashers (The Behemoth) - 252,000 Units / $3,778,000 6. Gotham City Impostors, Monolith Productions 258,000 / 3,698,000 7. I Am Alive (Ubisoft) 245,000 Units, $3,609,000 8. Tony Hawk's PS HD (Robomodo) - 226,000 Units / $3,261,000 9. Info Alan Wake's American Nightmare (Remedy Entertainment) 206,000 Units/$2,903,000 10. Trials HD (RedLynx, LTD) - 203,000 / $2,799,000

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