Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 put up some killer numbers when it went on sale Tuesday: Activision announced earlier today that it sold 4.7 million copies in North America and the U.K., which translated into a cool $310 million at the cash registers. In the videogame world, these are historic numbers -- Grand Theft Auto IV was the previous one-day sales record holder with 3.6 million sold in May 2008. But as far as Cod: MW2 being the Biggest Entertainment Event in History, let’s not get too crazy here. Yes, $310 million is a lot more than the $67 million (throw in another few million dollars for the U.
- 11/12/2009
- by Gary Eng Walk
- EW.com - PopWatch
Metal Gear Solid 4: Guns Of The Patriots has retained the number one position in the PS3 chart. Grand Theft Auto IV held on to second spot while Codemasters' Race Driver: Grid moved up a place into third. The week's only new top ten release, tennis game Top Spin 3, entered the chart at number five. The top ten in full: 1. (1) Metal Gear Solid 4: Guns Of The Patriots (Konami)
2. (2) Grand Theft Auto IV (Take Two)
3. (4) Race Driver: Grid (Codemasters)
4. (more)...
2. (2) Grand Theft Auto IV (Take Two)
3. (4) Race Driver: Grid (Codemasters)
4. (more)...
- 6/24/2008
- by By Simon Reynolds
- Digital Spy
Rockstar's epic Grand Theft Auto IV has seen its five-week reign at the top come to an end after LucasArts' acclaimed Lego Indiana Jones: The Original Adventures became the new number one in the latest all-formats games chart. The multi-format adventure game outsold Rockstar's controversial title by almost three copies to one during the past week after GTA IV saw its sales fall by some 44%. The Wii version of LucasArts' Indiana Jones game proved the most successful, enjoying 27% of all sales, followed by Xbox 360 (22%), PS2 (20%), PS3 (17%), DS (13%) and PC (2%). The game also marks the first time that LucasArts has held the UK top spot since the 2006 release of Lego Star Wars II: The Original Trilogy. Elsewhere, Codemasters' Race Driver: Grid slipped one place to become this week's (more)...
- 6/10/2008
- by By David Gibbon
- Digital Spy
'Grand Theft Auto IV' breaks U.K. record
LONDON -- Grand Theft Auto IV, the gangster-themed computer game that earned both critical acclaim and strong criticism, broke first day sales records in Britain, according to an industry body's initial estimates on Thursday.
The Entertainment Retailers Association, which represents 5,000 stores selling games, music and films, said the game -- published by Take-Two Interactive Software Inc -- sold about 609,000 copies on Tuesday.
That beats the previous record held by an earlier title in the same series, Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas, which sold 501,000 copies on Oct. 29, 2004.
"The past 24 hours have been like it's Christmas all over again for our members," ERA director Kim Bayley said in a statement. "GTA IV is a phenomenon".
The game centers on an Eastern European immigrant who deals drugs, shoots police and beats up prostitutes after falling in with a crime syndicate.
Its release was one of the most hotly anticipated in the gaming world in years. Fans queued outside shops around the world to be the among the first to get a copy.
The Entertainment Retailers Association, which represents 5,000 stores selling games, music and films, said the game -- published by Take-Two Interactive Software Inc -- sold about 609,000 copies on Tuesday.
That beats the previous record held by an earlier title in the same series, Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas, which sold 501,000 copies on Oct. 29, 2004.
"The past 24 hours have been like it's Christmas all over again for our members," ERA director Kim Bayley said in a statement. "GTA IV is a phenomenon".
The game centers on an Eastern European immigrant who deals drugs, shoots police and beats up prostitutes after falling in with a crime syndicate.
Its release was one of the most hotly anticipated in the gaming world in years. Fans queued outside shops around the world to be the among the first to get a copy.
- 5/1/2008
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
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