Call of Duty racks up $3 bn in sales

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A video game..it can bring in more revenue than a huge high tech
plant producing LCD TV, Computers, Mobile fones and what not.
And done with no pollution and energy consumption to speak of.
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Los Angeles, Nov 28 (DPA)

Video game franchise Call of Duty has racked up over $3 billion in global sales thanks to the record-breaking release of its latest installment Modern Warfare 2, publisher Activision Blizzard said Friday.

The company said that over 55 million copies of Call of Duty have been sold since the launch of the franchise in 2003.

The hottest sales came this month when the release of Modern Warfare 2 stoked $550 million in sales in its first five days on the market, selling almost 5 million copies in the UK and US alone in what the company said was the highest-grossing entertainment

launch in history.

“Call Of Duty has become one of the greatest entertainment franchises of all time,” said Bobby Kotick, CEO of Activision Blizzard, Inc. “If you consider the number of hours our audiences are engaged in playing Call of Duty games, it is likely to be one of the most viewed of all entertainment experiences in modern history.”
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[TeeKee]

A video game..it can bring in more revenue than a huge high tech
plant producing LCD TV, Computers, Mobile fones and what not.
And done with no pollution and energy consumption to speak of.

no pollution? the young minds are poisoned with hatred and killing....and have become slaves of SATAN...

that's the worst pollution you can have..

 

[GoFlyKiteNow]

no pollution? the young minds are poisoned with hatred and killing....and have become slaves of SATAN...

that's the worst pollution you can have..

REALLY.??
Then they just have to watch some online porno, sexualy explicit blogs
by young Asian value women and wade thru chat rooms that spring up all over the net and view share porno on Mobile fones.

That will make the pollution of their minds complete and wholesome.

 

[god_zeus]

A video game..it can bring in more revenue than a huge high tech
plant producing LCD TV, Computers, Mobile fones and what not.
And done with no pollution and energy consumption to speak of.
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Los Angeles, Nov 28 (DPA)

Video game franchise Call of Duty has racked up over $3 billion in global sales thanks to the record-breaking release of its latest installment Modern Warfare 2, publisher Activision Blizzard said Friday.

The company said that over 55 million copies of Call of Duty have been sold since the launch of the franchise in 2003.

The hottest sales came this month when the release of Modern Warfare 2 stoked $550 million in sales in its first five days on the market, selling almost 5 million copies in the UK and US alone in what the company said was the highest-grossing entertainment

launch in history.

“Call Of Duty has become one of the greatest entertainment franchises of all time,” said Bobby Kotick, CEO of Activision Blizzard, Inc. “If you consider the number of hours our audiences are engaged in playing Call of Duty games, it is likely to be one of the most viewed of all entertainment experiences in modern history.”
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do u know where to get the sales figures for far cry 2 and fallout 3?

I have played call of duty 1 and find it not so nice as compared to far cry 2
call of duty 2 feels like u are really fighting in a war war 2

 

[god_zeus]

no pollution? the young minds are poisoned with hatred and killing....and have become slaves of SATAN...

that's the worst pollution you can have..

for children may not be good

but it is the only way to 'feel ' it is like to fight a world war 2

the games are very well design
I played brother in arms-earn in blood
the game designer said that they have to find a real war veteran
who actually fought in the war to help design the game
and the result was really good
the 'feel' of the game was really like world war 2
it seems that if you are a normal soldier in ww2,
the gun u are using is not automatic (there was no ak47 in those days)
each time u shoot a bullet, u have to reload
sometime u shoot a bullet and missed, and no time to reload , a german soldier rushed at u and kill you...game over

 

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Fallout 3 named Ultimate Game Of The Year

London, November 02 (ANI): Fallout 3 has been voted as the best game of the year at top gaming awards ‘Golden Joysticks’.

Action game series ‘Call of Duty’ bagged three awards including multiplayer game of the year and Nintendo game of the year for World At War, while Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 was given ‘one to watch’ award.

Also, musical game ‘Guitar Hero: World Tour’ was recognized for best soundtrack of the year.

The results were based on the voting done by U.K gamers.

However only games released between May 2008 and May 2009 were listed for the awards.
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“The games industry remains innovative and vibrant despite economic pressures,” the BBC News quoted organizer of the awards Emma Parkinson as saying.

She added: “Many of the winners at the Golden Joystick’s demonstrate that UK talent remains crucial to the success of this industry across the globe and must be nurtured at all cost.”

Golden Joysticks is named in the Guinness Record Books as the World’s Most Popular Video Game Awards and is already in its 27th year. (ANI)

 

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”Call of Duty 4” lords over 2008 Golden Joystick awards
November 1st, 2008 - 6:33 pm ICT by ANI

London, Nov 1 (ANI): First person shooter video game ”Call of Duty 4” was the main highlight at the 2008 Golden Joystick awards, where it scooped ”Ultimate Game of the Year”, ”Online Game of the Year”, and ”PC Game of the Year” awards.

Infinity Ward developed the game, and David Tyler from Activision, which published it, has said that its success is a reflection of the professionalism of the game’’s developers.

The awards, now in their twenty-sixth year, are given in 16 categories, and are voted for by UK gamers.
Other winners included Guitar Hero III: Legends of Rock, Grand Theft Auto IV, and Super Smash Bros.

The two most prestigious British awards a video game can win are either a Bafta Video Game Award, or a Golden Joystick.
“We”re really honoured to receive this award. We”d like to thank everyone involved, especially the development team, Infinity Ward,” the BBC quoted David Tyler, marketing director at Activision, as saying.
“The Golden Joysticks” importance has grown year on year and it has helped raise the profile of the games industry as a whole,” he added.
Guitar Hero III: Legends of Rock picked up The Sun’’s ”Family Game of the Year” award, while Nintendo’’s Legend of Zelda: Phantom Hourglass bagged Handheld Game of the Year award.

Emerging new talent was also rewarded. Developer Tobias Rowe won the Mobile Game Pitch for his game Finders Keepers, while the new Grandmaster Flash Award - given for the best new web-based flash game - went to Darius Bagdziunas for his Stickman Madness game.
The games, which received the awards, were:

Guitar Hero III: Legends of Rock.
Grand Theft Auto IV.
Super Smash Bros.
Legend of Zelda: Phantom Hourglass
Finders Keepers.
Stickman Madness.