As per the Research & Analysis division of analyst firm Forecasting and Analyzing Digital Entertainment (FADE), Valve's estimated revenues from Steam in the year 2010 were around $970 million, with December capping off the year with an estimated $213 million USD. Valve took a back seat during the year, as it was the 3rd largest publisher on Steam, bringing in an estimated $80 million USD in revenues, mostly from its 2009 release 'Left 4 Dead 2'. However, Valve sold the most titles of all publishers, as Valve published 7 of the top 10 titles when ordered for units sold.
Top Selling Titles, by Estimated Gross Revenues in 2010
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
