Just like we said in the last activity period, there aren't many surprises on the most played Xbox Live games list, with the top 9 remaining the exact same week-to-week. On the XBLA side of things, both Hydrophobia and Alan Wake's American Nightmare managed to finish in the top 5 thanks to a recent sale, with newcomer Special Forces: Team X debuting at #12.

Here's the full rankings:

Most Played Games on Xbox Live, Based off of Unique Users:

1. Call of Duty: Black Ops II
2. Minecraft: Xbox 360 Edition
3. FIFA 13
4. Halo 4
5. Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3
6. NBA 2K13
7. Call of Duty: Black Ops
8. Skyrim
9. Battlefield 3
10. Grand Theft Auto IV
11. Madden NFL 13
12. Modern Warfare 2
13. Gears of War 3
14. Borderlands 2
15. NHL 13
16. Assassin’s Creed III
17. Far Cry 3
18. Halo: Reach
19. Dead Space 3
20. Forza Motorsport 4

Most Purchased Xbox Live Arcade Games

1. Minecraft: Xbox 360 Edition
2. The Walking Dead
3. Trials Evolution
4. Hydrophobia
5. Alan Wake’s American Nightmare
6. Castle Crashers
7. The Cave
8. Trials HD
9. Pinball FX2
10. Earthworm Jim HD
11. Dragon’s Lair
12. Special Forces: Team X
13. Sonic Adventure 2
14. Orcs Must Die!
15. Fruit Ninja Kinect 
16. Peggle
17. NBA JAM: On Fire Edition
18. Magic 2013
19. Worms 2: Armageddon
20. Skulls of the Shogun