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11 Nov 2010 11:20

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Culture: First-day sales: Latest “Call of Duty” game brings home record bacon

  • $360
    million
    the amount “Call of Duty: Black Ops” made in the U.S. and UK in its first day on store shelves; that’s a record for ANY entertainment platform
  • $310
    million
    the amount last year’s “Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2” made in its first day; that’s a big jump for the Activision seriesĀ source

28 Nov 2009 08:25

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Tech: “Call of Duty” series a $3 billion cash cow for Activision

  • 55
    million
    copies of the six games in the series have sold since the series launched in 2003
  • $550 million amount of money the latest, “Modern Warfare 2,” made in its first five days source