FADE a Research & Analysis company has just release Steam’s profit for 2010, according to their report the digital distribution giant has made $970 million USD in 2010. The top selling game on steam was Call of Duty Black Ops, racking up just almost $100 million dollars, second place was Modern Warfare 2, followed by Left 4 Dead 2.
Activision was the number one publisher this year, racking up a good $153 million USD for the entire year. Valve one of the bigger supporters for Steam found itself in 3rd place for 2010. For those of you who are in fear of digital distribution taking over the industry this may be a dark sign for you. While I believe that we are still ways to go before everything is digital, Steam has proven that it is viable business. Continue reading to see the top 10 sellers on Steam in 2010.
Source: Fade
1. Call of Duty: Black Ops (Activision) – $98.2 Million USD
2. Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 (Activision) – $39.4 Million USD
3. Left 4 Dead 2 (Valve) – $36.0 Million USD
4. Battlefield: Bad Company 2 (Electronic Arts) – $25.4 Million USD
5. Sid Meier’s Civilization V (2K Games) – $21.9 Million USD
6. Portal (Valve) – $20.0 Million USD
7. Fallout: New Vegas (Bethesda Softworks) – $17.0 Million USD
8. Metro 2033 (THQ) – $13.4 Million USD
9. Mafia II (2K Games) – $11.9 Million USD
10. Warhammer 40,000: Dawn of War II: Chaos Rising (THQ) – $10.8 Million USD
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