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Activision Rakes In $310 Million In 24 Hours With Modern Warfare 2

Activision Rakes In $310 Million In 24 Hours With Modern Warfare 2

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Call of Duty : Modern Warfare 2 has managed to shatter yet another record by becoming the biggest launch in history across all forms of entertainment with an estimated sales of $310 million in the first 24 hours in UK and USA alone. Around 1.2 million copies of the game were sold in the United Kingdom with around three times that amount purchased across the pond according to Activision's own figures. MW2 managed to outweigh the previous box office champion, the Dark...



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