Sure, EA's Battlefield 3 may not have sold as insanely crazy as Modern Warfare 3, but it is certainly selling well enough to make headlines.

Today EA revealed that the game has sold 8 Million copies, which means 8 Million people actually bought the game, while a total of 12 Million copies were shipped to retailers.

Those are some impressive numbers, we don't have any detail on how many copies were sold on the different platforms. Battlefield 3 had sold 5 Million copies in its first week on sale, which makes this another 3 Million as of November.


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Black Friday and Cyber Monday are so yesterday!

Amazon has kicked off its '19 Days of Deals' yesterday and we are now on day 2 of the promotion. The online retailer will offer video game deals every day for 19 days, leading up to Christmas.

Today's deals are various Action Games like the excellent Dead Island and Deus Ex for 30 bucks, LA Noire for 20 Dollars, Duke Nukem Forever and BioShock 2 for 10.

Check out the full list here.

Eutechnyx, the creators of NASCAR The Game 2011, are bringing a new game to market this December, this time we will be invited to race digitally on the PlayStation Network.

The latest racer from Eutechnyx is called Absolute Supercars and will cost $9.99 when it releases in December this year.

Absolute Supercars is a pretty neat package for the small price of 10 bucks as it includes over 40 different cars ranging from the Ferrari FXX to the McLaren F1. The game is set to sport around 20 tracks, ranging from real circuits like Silverstone and Nürburgring to custome tracks made for the game.

If you like to go for a casual experience, there are Arcade controls but enthusiasts will be able to chose the Sim mode. Expect 16 player online racing, customization and whether options as well.

When a big gaming company like Gearbox Software asks for your help, it should be an honor to jump in - especially when they want you to be in their new game, Borderlands 2.

Gearbox has opened a casting call for a 'live action' look alike of Lilith. If you are chosen to be hired, you will not only appear in the game, but also be potentially hired for trade shows and promotional events.

Find all the details here.

Microsoft's Xbox 360 and Kinect have shattered company sales records during Black Friday week. Today Microsoft revealed that it has sold 960,000 Xbox 360 consoles out of which 800,000 were sold in 24 hours.

The xbox 360 Kinect sensor also sold an amazing 750,000 units that week, this number includes standalone and bundles units.

Have you purchased one of the Xbox bundles last week?

We knew the previously revealed list of Xbox LIVE services would kick off sooner rather than later. The first TV streaming service for the Xbox 360 Dashboard will be Verizon FiOS.

26 channels will be available if you meet a few criteria, well, they are rather massively prohibiting criteria. In order to get those 26 channels on your Xbox 360 Dash, which will be Kinect enabled, you will need to subscribe to Xbox LIVE Gold, FiOS TV and Internet.

The concept is great and we are excited about the possibilities it brings but having to pay an additional 100 Dollars or so per month seems just too high of a wall to climb - unless you are a pre-existing customer of course.

New customers will be able to take advantage of a promotion which will include an 89 Dollar Triple Play (For the first two years), Xbox LIVE Gold and a copy of HALO Combat Evolved Anniversary. This deal will last until January 21st.


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So you play Call of Duty and you'd like to become better, well then Call of Duty ELITE might be the choice for you. Today Activision released a new trailer for the Premium service.

Check out the "Play Better Together" trailer below and get your game right.

In a world where 'bro-shooters' like Modern Warfare or Gears of War head up the charts and mind share of millions of gamers, it will be nice to have a more serious take on the genre when 2K Games' Spec Ops: Line releases later next year.

This will be the only time the word 'nice' will be associated with 'The Line'.

The Line will take players through a dark journey around main protagonist Captain Walker who heads into a destroyed Dubai to find a group of military members.

He will not believe his eyes when he and his team arrive and discover the conditions of this formerly glitz and glamour filled city. Dubai has been destroyed by catastrophic sandstorms and disaster which leaves the population in shambles.

Captain Walker will have to make choices that deal with life or death moralities and pure horror, 2K has released a first trailer to showcase the mood and backdrop of the destroyed, formerly oil-rich city.

Prepare.


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Serious Sam 3: BFE is out now, we are currently reviewing it and will share the awesomeness in due time, but for now we will share the epic trailer that is "Fork Parker".

Everyone is getting in on the Cyber Mondey madness, Black Friday is already distant past. Today GameStop has revealed their Cyber Monday deals which include the epic Uncharted 2 GOTY Edition for 15 sweet bucks.

Other deals include 3DS bundles with a 20 Dollar gift card and discounted PS3 Dual Shock controllers for 35 bucks.

Check back at GameStop for the deals starting tomorrow morning.

If you thought that Black Friday sales were good this year then you may want to fasten your seat belt. Today Amazon revealed a teaser for their Cyber Monday sale which will start this Sunday.

The online retailer will have the much sought after Xbox 360 S 250 GB Holiday Bundle available for 200 bucks as well as other cool gadgets. And the ear rings you will get your wife or girlfriend for neglecting her all weekend, while you were Black Friday shopping and gaming, along with small breaks for food and sleep.

Check out the entire teaser list here.

Amazon has become the most notorious video game retailer with the gaming crowd over the past few years. This year Amazon is matching almost all brick and mortar store offers, including our Top 10 Deals!

The deals range from $139 4GB Xbox 360 consoles, $28 Batman Arkham City, $35 Assassin's Creed Revelations, and more!

Check out all the deals here, courtesy of cheapassgamer.

Major Nelson beware of the PlayStation Blogcast!

Today many PlayStation fans out-cried with joy, as the PS Blog dropped the first episode of the PS Blogcast. The team of the blogcast is made up of Sid Shuman PlayStation - Sr. Social Media Specialist, Jeff Rubenstein - PlayStation Sr. Social Media Manager, Rey Gutierrez – PlayStation Sr. Social Media Specialist and Nick Suttner - PlayStation Product Evaluator and formerly of Rebel FM fame.

The podcast can be found here for download. Have a go and give the guys some feedback!

If you guys havent't given the excellent Ace Combat Assault Horizon a try yet, you should. And when you have it in your possession, you should also grab some DLC.

On November 29th, the game will receive some more cool plains for download. The content will include the F-15S/MT D and the Tornado GR.4, two new aircraft that can be used only on free missions and online.

Both planes will cost 480 MSP or $5.99. There are also new skins available for download. Get new visual appearance for the A-10A Thunderbolt II and the F-117A Nighthawk, both will be 320 MSP or $3.99.

This time of year is absolutely amazing for gamers who dig on on game sales. Check out our Black Friday deals here. Today Valve chimed in with their annual 'Autumn Sale'.

Those who have seen the Steam seals before, particularly on Black Friday weekend, know that Valve provides some amazingly low prices for top level games.

Today Valve kicks it off with games like Portal 2 ($10.19), Call of Duty Black Ops ($29.99), Duke Nukem Forever ($6.79), Renegade Ops ($7.49), and more.

Check back everyday to cash in on these deals, especially if you have wanted to try some of the year's biggest hitters.

Thanks Valve!

In our continued series leading up to Black Friday deals, we bring you two more highlights on Amazon's lead up to the shopping day of the month!

Today Amazon is offering two terrific opportunities to get into the family fun with Kinect. The excellent Sesame Street: Once Upon a Monster and Kinect Wipeout in the Zone are both on sale for $24.99 - that's 50 percent off folks!

Happy shopping.

Evolution Studios, the creators of the PS3 exclusive series MotorStorm, are ready to branch out. Today Sony announced on the PlayStation Blog that Evolution is working on a new game called MotorStorm RC.

Now you may say, why would I want to play that? I can tell you why, because MotorStorm lends itself perfectly to miniaturized off road racing ala IronMan Offroad Racing which we all fondly remember, unless you are a baby and Halo was your first game, EVAR!

Anyway, MotorStorm RC will be a crossplatform title that can be played on the PS3 and the PlayStation Vita as a PSN Downloadable game. The game will feature 16 unique tracks in 4 locations and sport 4 player split/screen on PS3.

Expect MotorStorm RC to be available on or sometime after the Vita launch.

Are you on the fence about id Software's excellent post apocalyptic shooter RAGE? First of all that means our review may not have been enough for you, read it here, and also - grab the demo on Xbox LIVE to make up your mind.

It seems to have become the new standard in the video game world, PC releases always lage behind their console counter parts but at least in the case of Batman: Arkham City the wait is over.

The game's PC version as well as the Robin DLC are now available. The add on pack is available on Xbox LIVE, PSN and all supported digital platforms for 560 MSP or 6.99 Dollars.

I almost feel like, we don't have to say too much more than this: Serious Sam 3: BFE is out today and, in many ways, will out-Duke-Nukem, Duke Nukem.

Final judgement will come with our review but for now...

Grab a nice beverage and click play on the game's launch trailer.

Call of Duty is big on numbers.

The Call of Duty franchise sells big and has a big player base, now they also have a big additional income stream via Call of Duty ELITE Premium Memberships.

Today Activision revealed that within the first 6 days, the service received 1 Million subscription sign-ups. That numbers is huge and compares to what Hulu, Netflix and Xbox LIVE did in about a year.

4 Million gamers have registered overall, 80,000 clans have been created and 100,000 user generated videos have been uploaded.

Big numbers.

Spec Ops The Line is the gritty and dark military shooter that was sort of delayed and overhauled by 2K last year as it wasn't up to snuff. Today we found out the new release window, Spring 2012, and also received a first 'new' trailer.

Have a go below.

BIG NEWS Xboxers, if you were not lucky enough to get into the recent Xbox 360 dashboard beta, you won't have to gaze at the Youtube videos of other people playing with it anymore. The great MajorNelson has revealed that the latest enhancement on the Xbox 360 will release to all on December 6th.

The new dashboard comes with many new features that I think everyone will love. First is an all new visual layout that resembles the Metro UI found on Windows phones and the upcoming Windows 8.

Second; Microsoft is bringing a Bing like search to the dashboard that will make it way easier for you to find what you are looking for on the Xbox Marketplace.

The Dashboard update will also sport newly added 'beacons' which allow players to tell others what and if they want to play a game, this should avoid annoying invites when playing Alan Wake for instance.

And finally for now, Microsoft is bringing a big white fluffy cloud to the Xbox that will store your Xbox LIVE profile and game saves. Making it easier for you to load your account up at friends houses.

We have to still wait for the inclusion of the TV and movie applications until further notice though.

Yup, it's a slow news day folks since most of the big games have already released this year and the VGAs aren't until next month.

What better way to get your excitement levels up than posting another pre-Black Friday deal. Today we bring you a deal on an Xbox Kinect Sensor bundle.

The package deal comes with a Kinect Sensor - DUH - as well as Kinect Adventures, the excellent 'The Gunstringer' and an awesome downloadable game called 'Fruit Ninja Kinect'.

The whole shebang will cost you a sweet 124.99 over at Amazon.

Max Payne is back in a big way.

Rockstar is bringing back 'gun-slinging-slowmo-Max' early next year in the form of Max Payne 3. The game has already gotten its first official trailer and now we are treated to a Special Edition which will retail for $99.99 in North America.

This Special Edition is actually limited and according to a press release by Take Two, only available between now and January 15th, 2012.

Check out the contents below:

A copy of Max Payne 3;

10” tall Collectible Max Payne Statue created in a collaboration between TriForce and Rockstar Games;

Series of game-inspired Original Still Life Art Prints that depict some of Max Payne’s inner demons and vices;

Copper and brass-plated iron, bullet-shaped Bullet Keychain featuring a screw-off back;

Classic Multiplayer Character Pack of eight playable multiplayer characters for Max Payne 3 Multiplayer, including fan favorites from the original Max Payne and Max Payne 2 like Max Payne from Max Payne 2, Mona Sax and Vladimir Lem;

Disorderly Conduct Multiplayer Weapons Pack for Max Payne 3 Multiplayer that includes the Hammerhead Auto Shotgun, G9 Grenade Launcher and Molotov cocktail;

Max Payne 3 Official Soundtrack featuring the game’s instrumental score.

We also have the official box art for you below.

When Xbox Kinect came onto the playing field last year, there was really only one reason to buy the hardware, and that was a copy of Harmonix’ Dance Central. Even a year after the game has released, its serious competitors are few and far between. The one game to rival Dance Central’s #1 status in the Kinect based lineup is its own successor – Dance Central 2.

Anyone who picked up Dance Central last year knows that the game displays not only excellent technical standards in reading player movements and providing directions, but also possesses an extremely danceable track list. In typical Harmonix fashion, as in Rock Band before, Dance Central 2 lets players import the entire library of its predecessor for a 5 Dollar fee, not a bad deal considering how many great songs were originally included. The track list for Dance Central 2 is equally impressive; there is a plethora of artists and variety to choose from, we can enkoy old school jams like Hot Stuff by Donna Summer or The Humpty Dance from Digital Underground as well as new dance club hits like Sexy Chick by David Guetta and Akon or Bulletproof by La Roux.

Dance Central 2 finally adds the highly anticipated 2 player mode in its arsenal, making the multiplayer experience in your living room even more meaningful. There are many subtle additions to DC2 like Kinect voice commands which allow players to queue up songs verbally, and the introduction of dance crews via the crew challenge story mode. Dance Central 2 also allows you to build custom playlists and improved the ‘Break It Down’ mode, helping players even more when trying to learn specific sections of songs.

Everything that worked well in the original Dance Central has been carried over successfully and still remains fun and quality. Dance Central 2 builds on its predecessor’s strong base and manages to add meaningful features and modes to make this game worth the purchase as opposed to buying DLC tracks. Harmonix is without a doubt one of the pioneers for Kinect software and produced another excellent experience. While it is hard to write a whole lot about a dancing game, since it lacks any kind of deep story line or ‘weapons unlocks’ ala Call of Duty, it is easy to say that Dance Central 2 is nailing the genre better than anyone else. For those of you that didn't like the 'Freestyle' sections as much, they have become optional as well.

The way the game provides directions using a rolling wheel of flash cards and a stylish digital avatar make it impossible not to ‘get it’. Dance Central 2 offers the most intuitive dancing and interactive Kinect experience to date, which can now be shared with a friend in local multiplayer. Getting ‘flawless’ remarks when nailing a difficult routine is as fun and rewarding as ever, constantly letting players know when they are doing well and when they may need to move the arm out just a little bit further.

When it comes to dancing and Kinect games, no one comes really that close to Harmonix’ games, at least up until now. Dance Central 2 is still a really fun, entertaining experience and has added enough to its feature set to not overstay its welcome. The game is a showcase piece of software for Xbox Kinect, that makes looking completely silly in front of friends and family awesome, rather than embarrassing. If you are picking up a Kinect for Christmas this year, or are looking for another game to get, make sure you put Dance Central 2 in your shopping cart.

Score: 9 / 10

Dance Central 2 was developed by Harmonix and published by Microsoft for Xbox 360 on October 25th. A retail copy was provided to us by Harmonix for reviewing purposes.

Black Friday is upon us, one week from now we will be standing in line, battling hordes of rabid consumers and clicking away wildly online to snatch up those sweet, sweet video game deals.

Of course we are the same as most gamers out there and will be taking advantage of the cheap video game deals next week. Check out our Top 10 deals we are looking to get in on the day after Turkey Fest!

#1 Xbox 360 S 250GB Holiday Bundle $199.99 (includes Halo Reach, Fable III, 3 months of Xbox LIVE Gold) - Best Buy

#2 PS3 160GB Holiday Bundle $199.97 (includes Ratchet & Clank All 4 One, LittleBigPlanet 2 SE and 30 days of PS+) - Walmart

#3 Blue Wii $99.96 - Walmart

#4 Flame Red 3DS $179.99 (includes Super Mario 3D Land) - Best Buy

#5 Assassin's Creed Revelations (PS3 / Xbox 360) $34.99 - Best Buy

#6 Uncharted 3 (PS3) $29.99 - Best Buy

#7 Battlefield 3 (PS3 / Xbox 360) - $28 - Walmart

#8 Gears of War 3 (Xbox 360) $28.00 - Walmart

#9 Batman: Arkham City (PS3 / Xbox 360) $28.00 - Walmart

#10 Xbox 360 Kinect Sensor (includes Kinect Adventures, Gunstringer, Fruit Ninja, and Wipeout 2) $99.99 - Target

Welcome to New York Zero - Welcome to Prototype 2.

14 months after the events of Prototype which left the glorious city of New York in shambles we return to what is now referred to as New York Zero when Prototype 2 picks up the pieces.

Today we have a new trailer for you which has Radical's team explain what we will be going through as Sgt. James Heller, when the game hits stores April 24th, 2012.

I fondly remember my first few hours of playing the original Assassin’s Creed when it stepped on the scene in 2007. The original and highly enjoyable open world adventure game, which had some repetition issues in its first installment, has grown into one of the most enjoyable series to date. After players experienced Altair’s journey, we stepped into Ezio’s shoes who has been the main protagonist in Assassin’s Creed 2 as well as Brotherhood. Both games have sent the franchise to the top of the genre’s charts, which is now set to conclude Ezio’s journey with Assassin’s Creed Revelations.

Right off the bat I have to say that the title may be a bit misleading as Revelations does more to fill in Altair’s backstory than progress the Assassin’s Creed storyline. While this may be a bit of a gripe I have with Revelations, I can also say that it is an absolutely fantastic game that deserves to be on Christmas wish lists this winter. The final events of Brotherhood have sent Desmond’s fate into a tailspin who is now stuck on Animus Island where he is greeted by Subject, 16 who gives some background as to what is happening. There are several Desmond challenges in the form of unique first person puzzles to be completed on the island, they are completely optional but provide some history to Desmond’s life which we haven’t heard much about previously, as well as some downtime when needed.



When not spending time with Subject 16 on Animus Island, players will live again through the eyes of Ezio who travels to Constantinople to retrieve five keys to open Altair’s library before the Templars do. Getting the five keys will help Ezio and Desmond bring some sort of closure to their respective stories. There are also playable sections of Altair’s memories which are actually lived through by Ezio who is based on Desmond’s DNA sequences but this ‘twice removed’ mechanic doesn’t result in a ‘kick’ at the end. Altair’s sections are very linear and relatively short but they do add some additional plot points, flavor, and variety to Revelations.

Ubisoft has probably made one of the best games of last year with Assassin’s Creed Brotherhood which made it hard to top, especially with a short turnaround time of one year before Revelations. Once Ezio arrives in Constantinople, a single city this time around, he sets out to find the five keys needed to open the library. Along the way he meets fellow assassins, Templars, some bad guys, and of course a love interest, it wouldn’t be Ezio without the romance. Even though Ezio has become an old, grizzled man who shows the signs of decade long battles with the Templar order, he still possess the skills required to complete any objective – this means to kill mostly.



All the awesome and fun elements that worked so incredibly well in Brotherhood are back this year and exciting as ever, with the exception of horses which have been removed. Ezio will once again build his Assassin’s Guild, take over Templar Dens, buy shops around the city complete faction missions and sent his assassin’s on tours across the globe. The other new feature in Revelations besides Desmond’s first person puzzles is the introduction of tower defense. Yes, I thought it was a bit odd myself to stumble upon this ‘mini game’ within an Assassin’s Creed title. Each time when Ezio’s ‘Templar Awareness’ level aka wanted level, gets too high, the Templars will try and take over any captured Assassin’s Den. Dens can be acquired by seeking out the location, kill the Templar captain and sync the tower. Once the Templars attack you will need to head to the Assassin’s Den and initiate a wave based tower defense game. While I thought this was an interesting idea, I don’t think it will return in the next installment as it just feels a little bit clunky; however I was able to master the mode and got some level of enjoyment out of it.

The real fun in an Assassin’s Creed game lies in the actual gameplay which is set in an incredibly detailed and beautiful world. Constantinople is an incredible backdrop for Ezio’s latest adventure. The city is amazingly detailed and feels very lively and natural. This may be the best an Assassin’s Creed game has ever looked or sounded. The combat system is very much like Brotherhood’s, which is a good thing. Taking on a dozen of city guards is as fun as ever. Ezio’s skills allow players to defeat foes with such precision that it almost seems like an art form, combined with visceral speed and slow-mo cams to drive home the final kill on a sequence. The combat is addicting and also introduced two new major elements – bomb crafting and the hook blade.



It was hard to believe that Revelations’ core gameplay could be improved but Ubisoft did just that by increasing the variety and options this year. The hook blade, which also allows Ezio to traverse along the new zip-lines found across the cities’ rooftops, makes for some epic fighting combos that had me cringe a few times. The hook blade can be used for climbing as well as making that long jump which used to have us bomb to the ground. Speaking of explosives, Revelations has introduced bomb crafting. Ezio has now gained the ability to build a variety of bombs from materials found across the city. These bombs have saved me several times from an overwhelming number of guards. Using explosives like the cherry or poison bomb as well as the tripwire bomb can become essential in Revelations as new enemies are found in Constantinople which are not one hit kills and require some careful strategy. There will be dozens of possible combinations to make any bomb for any scenario.

A surprisingly well received mode in last year’s Brotherhood was the multiplayer which is back again for Revelations. While Ubisoft has kept the core gameplay intact, they have added more maps and playable characters this time around. In addition to the broader variety, there are also subtle changes which made the multiplayer even more enjoyable like the simplified radar and a new way to defend against an attacker – this had previously felt to be the weakest point of the mode.

Assassin’s Creed Revelations is an absolutely beautiful, fun and rewarding experience. Even though it could be argued that Revelations is more of an upgraded version of Brotherhood, it is very hard not to love and recommend this game. Ubisoft has nailed the combat yet again and made valuable additions to it and also told a more comprehendible story, which doesn’t quite ‘reveal’ as much as I thought but still carries the player through the game with enough plot points to be engaging. The newly added tower defense sections will be polarizing but don’t break the game as they are completely optional. Assassin’s Creed Revelations may not have brought us any breakthrough moments as Brotherhood did but the formula still works amazingly well. The multiplayer mode has also been upgraded and should be able to bring players back many times over. Revelations is certainly a game that should be on everyone’s radar this fall, sharpen your blades.

Score: 9 / 10

Assassin's Creed Revelations was developed and published by Ubisoft for Xbox 360 and PS3 on November 15th. A retail copy of the PS3 version was provided to us by Ubisoft for reviewing purposes.

Well, if it wasn't Hideo Kojima who is ready to stir the pot about Metal Gear Solid. According to Official PlayStation Magazine UK, Kojima is bringing us Metal Gear Solid 5.

The magazine's website revealed a cover story for issue #65 where Kojima will talk about Metal Gear Solid 5 and Project Ogre. The issue is supposed to hit stands on November 29th but we expect some news online before that.


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Hey guys, today we present to you Sam. Serious Sam. Yes, I am talking about Serious Sam 3: BFE and I have another tidbit for you, it is a Serious Sam game, which means old school PC fun with lots of blood and gore.

Without further ado, here is the Serious Sam 3: BFE Blood and Gore Trailer.

It seems like a tradition these days, EA Sports games like Madden, NFL and FIFA are being used to predict winners of big real world games and this year is no different.

Today EA Sports revealed that they are predicting the LA Galaxy to take the MSL Cup with a 3-1 victory over the Houston Dynamo this Sunday.

It gets even more specific. Here are the statistics EA provided.

Galaxy led 2-0 on goals by David Beckham (7th minute) and Robbie Keane (62nd minute), and then survived a frantic comeback by Houston after Geoff Cameron narrowed the score to 2-1 in the 73rd minute. Landon Donovan clinched the victory—and the third MLS Cup for the Galaxy—with a goal in 86th minute.

Make sure to tune in on Sunday, November 20th at ESPN.

MechWarrior is coming back in 2012 as an MMO based game which we can't wait to play. Until then we have to make due with details like, the fact that is is build on the awesome CryENGINE 3 which powered Crysis 2.

Piranha Games licensed the engine from Crytek, the German based developer of the Crysis series. Look out for more coverage as it comes in for this 'premium free-to-play MMO'.

Rockstar is a company that likes to make good games, we know that, and they also make awesome video series based on their upcoming games which we have seen with Red Dead Redemption and LA Noire.

The first video features Design and Technology. Enjoy.

Remember Spec Ops: The Line? It was the gritty third person shooter that takes place in the middle east, more specifically in Dubai, starring main protagonist Captain Walker, which we haven't heard anything about in months.

Today 2K has come out of the woodwork with a surprise announcement, we will actually hear about the game next week. 2K noted that a new trailer will be available on their YouTube channel as well as additional info on the games direction.

You can also head back hear where we will post the trailer when it goes live.

Today Activision announces yet another milestone in Call of Duty history, as Modern Warfare 3 has become the largest 5 day Entertainment launch in history by selling 775,000,000.00 Dollars worth of Modern Warfare 3 to consumers. Yes, those are sell through numbers folks.

The game shatters last year's record holder, Call of Duty Black OPS, which made 650 Million in 5 days as well as Modern Warfare 2, that game grossed 550 Million is sales.

Activision Blizzard's CEO Robert Kotick stated, "Life-to-date retail sales for the Call of Duty franchise have exceeded $6 billion worldwide, which makes Call of Duty one of the most valuable entertainment properties in the world".

It is an unbelievable feat and we are wondering when Call of Duty will finally peak. Below are some Xbox LIVE stats which are also very impressive.

According to Microsoft:

More than 7.0 million multiplayer hours were logged playing Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 by the end of launch day, November 8, a 19% increase over last year's 5.9 million multiplayer hours logged playing Call of Duty: Black Ops last year's launch day.

More than 3.3 million unique gamers played Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 in one day on November 8 up from 2.6 million unique gamers for Call of Duty: Black Ops.

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 set a new record for concurrent players on Xbox LIVE with 3.3 million simultaneous users on November 8.