| Rank | Prev Week | Game | Score | Hours Played | +/- % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | World of Warcraft | 35.7 | 22,442 | -5.2 |
| 2 | 2 | Guild Wars 2 | 18.4 | 11,590 | -13.1 |
| 3 | 4 | Tera | 10.3 | 6,460 | +0.4 |
| 4 | 3 | Star Wars: The Old Republic | 10.2 | 6,436 | -7.3 |
| 5 | 5 | Aion | 5.2 | 3,274 | -11.5 |
| 6 | 6 | Eve Online | 5.1 | 3,196 | +4.1 |
| 7 | 7 | Lord of the Rings Online | 3.2 | 2,036 | -3.7 |
| 8 | 9 | Planetside 2 | 2.8 | 1,755 | -14.3 |
| 9 | 8 | The War Z | 2.7 | 1,721 | -17.8 |
| 10 | 10 | Metin 2 | 2.5 | 1,546 | -16.6 |
| 11 | 11 | APB: Reloaded | 1.9 | 1,194 | -16.5 |
| 12 | 12 | Star Trek Online | 1.9 | 1,171 | -3.3 |
Total Digital Dozen Hours: 62,821
The Xfire community once again saw its interest in playing MMORPGs dwindle, with the number of hours spent playing the 12 most popular games declining by 7.5%. Ten of the twelve games saw a drop in playtime, led in percentage terms by The War Z (-17.8%), Metin 2 (-16.6%) and APB: Reloaded (-16.5%). The two games that saw an increase in playtime were Eve Online (+4.1%) and Tera (+0.4%).
Change is Bad? I didn't like the changes to the Xfire site 3 weeks ago and I possibly was not alone. Over the past 3 weeks the number of hours played has declined 12%.
Four of a Kind: For the first time in the history of the Digital Dozen four games, World of Warcraft, Guild Wars 2, Tera and Star Wars: The Old Republic, have double-digit scores. Does this represent weakness in the perennial heavyweight WoW or are we seeing new games launched over the past 15 months making their mark on the genre?
