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The Call Of Duty franchise has surpassed 55 million unit sales since debuting in 2003, generating over $3 billion at retail.

Shanghai-based MMO operator and developer The9 Limited says year-over-year revenues for its third quarter fell by 94 percent after the company's local license agreement with Activision Blizzard for World of Warcraft expired, taken over by rival publisher NetEase.

You may have heard that Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 sold nearly 5 million copies in North America and Britain on its first day of release last weeka 'that's $310 million in sales, what publisher Activision calls "the biggest launch in history across all forms of entertainment." Nevertheless, the game's more noteworthy achievement is an artistic ...

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Modern Warfare 2 is being hailed as one of the most successful entertainment launches in history and the numbers that are rolling in definitely back that claim up.

What follows is a small statement but it comes from a major publisher and clearly indicates the thinking behind the very, very short single-player in Modern Warfare 2 . It also indicates that this may not be a one-off. "With multi-player we deliver hundreds or thousands of hours of gameplay for about the same price as taking a family to the ...

Sales of Modern Warfare 2 have generated $550 million worldwide in just five days, shattering theatrical box office and game sales records, according to estimates from publisher Activision.

You-Be-The-Terrorist Videogame Sales Reach $600 Million In 5 Days In one week, Activision and Infinity Ward's Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 has raked in more cash than any form of entertainment for sale.

The same day Activision released Infinity Ward's Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 , CEO Bobby Kotick celebrated the game's record launch performance by exercising stock options that netted him more than $20 million.

Submitted by Chris Leyton on November 13 2009 - 10:27 US publisher seems certain to introduce additional online monetization options to Call of Duty... Activision today provided further suggestions that it will be bringing an MMO strategy to the Call of Duty franchise, following previous hints that such a strategy is on the cards.

Activision Took In $310 Million In 24 Hours With Call Of Duty Nick Saint Nov. 12, 2009, 8:35 AM 478 Activision expects to report selling 4.7 million copies of Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 in its first 24 hours on the U.S. and U.K. markets, MarketWatch reports .

Activision Blizzard boss Bobby Kotick has made a mint from the success of Modern Warfare 2 - and not just because every person in the world has bought a copy.

Listed in: MMORPG , Games for Windows Tags: Blizzard , Activision , New York , PAX , Activision Blizzard O 2 Although Blizzard has always been one to decline from giving out any release projections unless they're damn sure they'll meet it, StarCraft II 's 2010 launch seems to be firmly set in stone.

Nov. 10 -- Robert Kotick, chief executive officer of Activision Blizzard Inc., talks with Bloomberg's Deirdre Bolton and Michele Steele about its "Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2" video game, which was released today.

First-day sales of Activision Blizzard Inc.'s "Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2" broke records, raking in an estimated $310 million in North America and the United Kingdom alone.

Activision Blizzard is, according to The Washington Post , "donating $1 million on Tuesday to set up a foundation to help veterans find employment..." Activision Blizzard chief executive Bobby Kotick commented, "How do you expect people to actually join the military if when they leave the military they can't integrate back into the free market ...

Nov. 10 - Call of Duty Modern Warfare 2 could be the biggest entertainment success of the holiday season.

Filed under: Earnings reports , Electronic Arts , Activision Inc , Technology , Nintendo While the big news today may be the release of Activision Blizzard's new Call of Duty title, there's other stuff going on in the world of video games for investors to ponder.