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Modern Warfare 3 Earns $775 Million in Five Days |
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We knew that Modern Warfare was big. Activision confirmed last week that the Call of Duty franchise has now made more money than Star Wars or Lord of the Rings (box office, anyway), and the first-day totals for MW3 were nothing but staggering. And the game just keeps on going.
In a press release issued by Activision early this morning, the company confirmed that the game has made a ridiculous $775 million since launching on November 8th. MW3 is simply rocketing into the stratosphere.
The game absolutely demolished the week one record for 2010’s Black Ops, which still amassed an impressive $550 million. Call of Duty is enormous, taking up the number one (MW3), number two (Black Ops), and number four (MW2) slots on the Xbox Live play charts (Battlefield 3 is number three).
The game set two new records on Xbox Live, in fact:
• 7 million hours of playtime logged by players over the weekend.
• 2.2 unique accounts logged in to play
• 3.3 players on at the same time
Congratulations to Activision on their success. I’m a Battlefield guy, but when you make a game people love there’s nothing more to do than say “Nice work” and move along.
Do you think the Call of Duty franchise can maintain this breakneck pace into next year’s release?
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