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by Alice O'Connor, Nov 12, 2009 5:05am PSTCall of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 publisher Activision has declared this week's release of Infinity Ward's shooter "the biggest launch in history across all forms of entertainment."
Approximately 4.7 million copies of Modern Warfare 2 were bought within the first 24 hours of sale in North America and the United Kingdom alone according to internal estimates, which Activision works out as $310 million of sell-through sales.
Modern Warfare 2 was released for PC, Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3 on Tuesday, with many stores opening at midnight for the occasion including 10,000 in the USA.
So great was the launch, Infinity's Ward Robert Bowling explained, that Sony's PlayStation Network was "overwhelmed" by the glut of players on PlayStation 3 and many were left unable to play online--an issue which should now be rectified.
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One minute your are ripping the industry for making shit games, the next you are bitching about EA and layoffs saying mismanagement and then we a huge worldwide hit comes along you find another bitch to bitch about.
I think the dawn has risen and in the light of the new day you will slowly see that the world has move on and are playing a great game and enjoying every minute of it.
Just stop bitching and give some praise for their success. Success is helpful in our industry at the moment and will encourage new IP to be made, sequals to be done and also people to be kept employed.
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