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Deus Ex tops digital sales for Amazon in 2011

Mon 16 Jan 2012 8:36am GMT / 3:36am EST / 12:36am PST
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Five EA titles in retailer's top ten sellers

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Online retailer Amazon has revealed its top video game sellers for 2011, with Square Enix' Deus Ex: Human Revolution the most downloaded game of the year.

Five titles in the digital charts were all published by Electronic Arts - Battlefield 3, The Sims 3, Battlefield Bad Company 2, Crysis 2 and Dragon Age 2.

Activision's Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 was the biggest seller in the physical channel and came in at number eight in the digital top ten, according to the list published by Joystiq.

The top ten best selling games on Amazon in 2011 follow:

Digital

  • 01. Deus Ex: Human Revolution
  • 02. Battlefield 3
  • 03. The Sims 3
  • 04. Battlefield Bad Company 2
  • 05. Sid Meir's Civilization V
  • 06. Dead Island
  • 07. Total War: Shogun 2
  • 08. Call of Duty Modern Warfare 3
  • 09. Crysis 2
  • 10. Dragon Age 2

Physical

  • 01. Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3
  • 02. Just Dance 3
  • 03. Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim
  • 04. Battlefield 3
  • 05. Batman: Arkham City
  • 06. Madden NFL 12
  • 07. Portal 2
  • 08. Just Dance 2
  • 09. Gears of War 3
  • 10. FIFA Soccer 12

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