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2 THE MOST PLAYED GAMES OF 2011 Welcome to Raptr s first annual Most Played Games Awards, the only awards based on what games people are actually playing. This Raptr Report provides gameplay details on the most played new releases of 2011 based on Raptr s 10+ million users and wraps it up in an awards-style report. We ll select winners from key genres based on a combination of data points* that we believe best capture how gamers are investing their time: Total Playtime (Opening Month) Average Playtime Per Person (Opening Week) Average Session Length (Opening Month) *For more details on how we calculate winners and collect data, see our methodology slide. 2

3 Most Played of 2011: THE AWARDS Shooter RPG (Role-Playing Game) Open-World Sports Social New IP Overall Winner Most Successful Paid-to-F2P (Free-to-Play) 3

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5 Hours Hours Hours MOST PLAYED SHOOTER OF 2011 Call of Duty continues to dominated the playtime charts, year in and year out. The average Modern Warfare 3 player clocked in hours in the opening week, 15% more than Battlefield 3, and 21% more than Gears of War 3, both of which were strong contenders. Modern Warfare 3 also earned 2x more playtime than Battlefield 3 in its first month. Gears of War 3 did come out on top when it came to average session length. Gears gamers were playing 2.32 hours on average per session. Total Playtime Top Shooters of 2011 by Playtime Behavior Avg Playtime Per Person Avg Session Length

6 WINNER MODERN WARFARE 3 Fun fact: Modern Warfare 3 players are more interested in shooting each other than saving the world. Less than 50% of players have completed the campaign. 6

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8 Hours Hours Hours MOST PLAYED RPG OF 2011 This was a good year for RPG fans. Unsurprisingly, Bethesda s The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim dominated the space with 6x more total playtime than the closest competitor and 2x all the others combined. After Skyrim s release, players completely immersed themselves into the world of Tamriel by playing 23 hours during the opening week. When it came to average session length, both Dragon Age 2 and Two Worlds 2 were able to demonstrate that they offered up compelling gameplay, as they only trailed Skyrim by 6 minutes on average. Total Playtime Top RPGs of 2011 by Playtime Behavior Avg Playtime Per Person Avg Session Length 8

9 WINNER SKYRIM Fun fact: An average Skyrim player logged 85 hours before unlocking the Reader achievement (read 50 skill books). 9

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11 Hours Hours Hours MOST PLAYED OPEN-WORLD GAME OF 2011 The open-world category saw the toughest battle in Batman: Arkham City won playtime share by a 13% margin, Dead Island received the most playtime per person at hours, while Saints Row: The Third earned the longest session length per gamer with 2.77 hours. Based on our methodology in determining one clear winner, Batman: Arkham City edges out to win in this category. Top Open-World Games of 2011 by Playtime Behavior Total Playtime Avg Playtime Per Person Avg Session Length

12 WINNER BATMAN: ARKHAM CITY Fun fact: Apparently Batman doesn t care about saving hostages -- less than 1% of players rescued all hostages from The Riddler. 12

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14 Hours Hours Hours MOST PLAYED SPORTS GAME OF 2011 Despite Madden s popularity in America, FIFA generated the most impressive numbers overall and won total playtime with 2x that of its closest competitor. Hockey fans, however, proved their dedication by helping NHL 12 win the playtimeper-person category with hours played. The playtime patterns end up being very similar for most of the games, with average session length hovering at 2 hours and average playtime per person at hours. Top Sport Games of 2011 by Playtime Behavior Total Playtime 15 Avg Playtime Per Person 2.5 Avg Session Length

15 WINNER FIFA 12 Fun fact: On average, FIFA 12 fans played more in the opening month than Modern Warfare 3 fans did in its opening month! (37 vs. 31 hours) 15

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17 Hours Hours Hours MOST PLAYED SOCIAL GAME OF 2011 Despite Zynga s dominance in social gaming, EA s The Sims Social came out of nowhere to win the whole category. The average Sims Social player logged 1.37 hours in the first week, 16% more than the top two performing Zynga games released in Overall in the first month, The Sims Social accumulated 5x more playtime than Mafia Wars 2, 18% more than CastleVille, and 33% more than Empires and Allies proving Zynga is not untouchable. Top Social Games of 2011 by Playtime Behavior Total Playtime Avg Playtime Per Person Avg Session Length 17

18 WINNER THE SIMS SOCIAL Fun fact: FarmVille and Empires & Allies playtime dropped by 25% when The Sims Social launched! For more interesting facts, check out our Raptr Report: The Sims Social. 18

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20 Hours Hours Hours MOST PLAYED NEW IP OF 2011 While 2011 proved that gamers flock towards sequels, there were notable new IPs. L.A. Noire captured the most playtime from gamers willing to try something new: The game earned over 2.5x more total playtime than its closest competitor and the most playtime per person with hours. Surprisingly, Catherine came out on top of the longest-session-length category with 2.41 hours -- fans couldn t put this quirky Atlus game down. Total Playtime Top New IPs of 2011 by Playtime Behavior Avg Playtime Per Person Avg Session Length 20

21 WINNER L.A. NOIRE Fun fact: Hats are important when investigating crime scenes. 65% of players completed a fight without losing their hat. 21

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23 Hours Hours Hours MOST PLAYED GAME OF 2011 The most important award featured an intense battle between the best shooter of the year and the best RPG of the year. Modern Warfare 3 racked up the most total playtime for all games -- even beating Skyrim by a 9% margin. However, when it came down to which game individual gamers invested the most amount of their time playing, Skyrim won hands down. The average Skyrim player clocked 2.92 hours in one sitting the highest one month average in Raptr history. Top Played Games of 2011 by Playtime Behavior Total Playtime Avg Playtime Per Person Avg Session Length 23

24 WINNER SKYRIM Fun fact: Skyrim players are lone wolves. Less than 20% of players have gotten married in-game. 24

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26 Avg Playtime Per Day MOST SUCCESSFUL PAID-TO-F2P GAME OF 2011 Average Playtime Per Day 1 Month Before and After Going F2P Most pay-to-play games experience explosive growth after making the switch to free-to-play. This year, the biggest was DC Universe Online with a 1000% increase* in user base, which translated to a 2500% increase in playtime per day. Before these games went F2P, Champions Online had the most average playtime per day; 9% more than DC Universe Online. All Points Bulletin and Champions Online saw impressive playtime numbers after going F2P, with a 470% and 500% increase respectively. Before F2P After F2P *Source: Sony November Press Release 26

27 WINNER DC UNIVERSE ONLINE Fun fact: The game that most DC Universe Online players have in common: Team Fortress 2. 27

28 RAPTR METHODOLOGY This report is based on data collected from Raptr s service, available at Raptr is the leading social network for gamers and currently automatically tracks gameplay activity for over 10 million users across console and PC. Raptr uses a proprietary formula to determine the winners of the most played games released in This formula is based on several key statistics, including total hours played in the first month, average session length in the first month, and average playtime per person in the first week. To create equal footing for comparison, all games are compared based on the same time frames after release. Based on our historical trends, firstmonth playtime data is a strong indicator of a game s long-term playtime trends. Due to data capturing restrictions on the Wii and PS3, we did not include games limited to these platforms as part of our report. 28

29 ABOUT RAPTR Raptr is the award-winning service that provides gamers a way to track their gameplay activity on console and PC. Over 10 million gamers use Raptr as a central location to connect with both friends and the games they play. Raptr was founded in 2007 by Xfire co-founder and world champion gamer Dennis Thresh Fong, and is made up of both experienced entrepreneurs and talented developers (ex-google, Yahoo, ebay, etc.). The company has raised over $27 million in venture capital funding from Accel Partners (the same original investors in Facebook), DAG Ventures, and Tenaya Capital. Today, Raptr has expanded to include a host of features that cater to gamers: Automatic gameplay and achievements tracker on PC, Xbox 360, and PS3 Personalized news feed Community-curated content Recommendations engine to help gamers discover new games Centralized buddy list and friend tracker In-game chat and web browsing for PC games iphone app with friend tracking and messaging For business inquiries, please contact us at Raptr-Reports@Raptr.com. 29