Stay tuned at the IBTimes for a full review and coverage of the game's launch party. The statistic meant that Battlefield 3 had beaten the cumulative opening week sales of all 17 of its predecessors.Ĭall of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 is set for release 8 November, 2011.
Just a week after its release, EA confirmed Battlefield 3 had broken its previous week one sales records, shifting over five million copies. The number suggested by Pachter would mean that the new Call of Duty would outsell it's EA-fathered competitor, Battlefield 3, which itself broke numerous sales records upon release earlier in 2011. Black Ops broke numerous sales records, generating $650 million (£406 million) in its first five days, a $100 million (£62 million) rise from its predecessor, Modern Warfare 2 which took in $550 million (£343 million).Īs well as the impressive claims regarding Modern Warfare 3's sales revenue, Pachter went on to estimate the game's Cally of Duty Elite premium service would net as many as four million paid subscribers by the end of 2011. If proven right, then Modern Warfare 3's sales would be incredibly impressive. NEW YORK Activision Blizzard said Monday that Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 has crossed the 1 billion mark in sales after 16 days, eclipsing a record set in 2009 by the film release Avatar. The impressive statistic was prophesied by Wedbush Morgan's Michael Pachter, who went on to suggest the new game would sell 10 per cent more than its predecessor, Call of Duty: Black Ops. MWF3 is an example of an improved, yet unique game.
The first DLC for Modern Warfare 3 will be made available on January 24 Activisionīefore Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 has even hit UK shores, analysts have already suggested it will beat its chief competitor, Battlefield 3, for the title of world's most popular military-shooter.ĭespite not yet being released - unless you live in certain parts of America - analysts have already issued reports suggesting Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 sales will hit $1.1 billion just six weeks after launch. Modern Warfare 3 includes a new two-player co-op option, upgradable weapons, new gameplay modes, and an engrossing storyline for the single-player campaign that follows where Call of Duty Modern Warfare 2 left off.
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