Halo 4 tops XBLA activity charts, universe safe from apocalypse

This week, the universe failed to split in two allowing the ingress of the All Devourer, whose eternal hunger swallows and extinguishes the stars one by one until all life, warmth and energy is merely a flicker of memory in the annals of the multiverse. This was the only event that might have prevented Halo 4 topping the Xbox Live activity charts during its launch week.

Predictably, Master Chief's credibly plentiful fans flocked to Halo 4's multiplayer, beating out such rivals as Modern Warfare 3, Minecraft and FIFA 13. Well see how it goes next week when Call of Duty: Black Ops 2 is a contender, though.

On the XBLA charts, The Walking Dead held onto second spot but was unable to topple the mighty Minecraft.

See both full charts below; visit Major Nelson's blog for the Indie and Games for Windows Live charts.

Xbox Live activity for the week of November 5
1. Halo 4
2. Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3
3. Minecraft: Xbox 360 Edition
4. Call of Duty: Black Ops
5. EA Sports FIFA Soccer 13
6. Assassin’s Creed III
7. Modern Warfare 2
8. Halo: Reach
9. Battlefield 3
10. NBA 2K13
11. Borderlands 2
12. Madden NFL 13
13. Skyrim
14. GTA IV
15. Gears of War 3
16. FIFA 12
17. Happy Wars
18. Forza Horizon
19. Halo 3
20. Forza Motorsport 4

Top Arcade titles (full versions purchased)
1. Minecraft: Xbox 360 Edition
2. The Walking Dead
3. GUARDIAN HEROES
4. Trials Evolution
5. Pinball FX2
6. Joy Ride Turbo
7. Sega Vintage Collection: ToeJam & Earl
8. Sonic Adventure 2
9. Trials HD
10. Castle Crashers
11. Counter-Strike: GO
12. Fruit Ninja Kinect
13. Magic 2013
14. Pool Nation
15. Shoot Many Robots
16. All Zombies Must Die!
17. Peggle
18. Worms Revolution
19. Family Game Night