As if earning $800 million wasn’t enough, Activision has announced today that Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 sales has now crossed over the $1 billion mark in just 10 days, which makes this the fastest selling Call of Duty title of all-time!
In the press release, Activision notes that the previous record holder for sales was Black Ops 2, which took 15 days to hit the $1 billion mark back in 2012. In addition to the sales figures, the publisher also announced that there have been over 200 million hours played since the game launched as well.
More details per the press release:
- Modern Warfare II is the highest grossing entertainment opening of 2022.
- Modern Warfare II is the #1 top selling opening in franchise history topping $800 million in sell-through following its first three days of release.
- On November 16, the run continues with the release of Call of Duty: Warzone TM 2.0.
Here’s what Bobby Kotick, Activision CEO, had to say about the amazing sales figures:
“Our developers, along with our entire Activision Blizzard team, are the backbone of our unwavering commitment to serve our hundreds of millions of players around the world. I am so proud of the extraordinary efforts from our Call of Duty teams and the records they have achieved with Modern Warfare II. Connecting the world through joy, fun and the thrill of competition is the key to our success. Modern Warfare II has provided this to millions of players faster and with greater satisfaction than ever before,” said Bobby Kotick, CEO, Activision Blizzard.
Go read our review of the campaign of Modern Warfare 2 right here to see what we make of it.
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