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Activision sells 5 million 'Call of Duty' map packs during second quarter (alone)

Between the months of April and June of this year, Activision sold 5 million map packs for its first-person shooter franchise Call of Duty, the publisher revealed.

The details were part of a presentation tied to their second quarter earnings announcement on Thursday.

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DA_SHREDDER5023d ago

Now if we can get these 5 million retards to buy actual good games, the gaming industry would be in alot better shape.

Hades13375023d ago

Mate the industry would be nowhere near as healthy without franchises like Call of Duty to drive it. It has become a cornerstone franchise.

crematory5023d ago

but if people having fun for $15 let it be,i will say it again people play video games for fun factor ,even if the game is broken like mw2

mobijoker5023d ago

For those kiddies,we are not getting new IPs.We are just getting sequels and sequels.IMO 5 should be the max number the game can get sequelled.Then we could get some majestic unique games from the leading publishers like Activision and Square Enix.

ultramoot5023d ago

I guess that's 5 million people who've never been to N4G.

crematory5023d ago

"According to Activision, sales of the Modern Warfare 2 packs alone would rank them as a top-five retail game through the first half of 2010"

THIS IS CRAZY

Claudinho695023d ago

times the ps3 #s by atleast 3 for the shares

TooTall195023d ago

Curse you Activision and your excellent marketing skills!

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Judge Delays Ruling on FTC's Attempt to Exclude Evidence in Microsoft's Favor in Activision Case

The legal battle for the acquisition of Activision Blizzard continues, with Microsoft countering one of the FTC's latest moves and the Judge delaying a relevant ruling.

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thesoftware73080d ago

Look, to be honest the FTC should just stop.

MS has A/B and nothing has really changed yet...if you are worried about 5-10 years from now...just drop it cause the future is unpredictable.

Take this week's news, that 4 Xbox exclusive are going Multiplatform.

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FTC and "Gamers' Lawsuit" Lawyers Denounce Microsoft's Layoffs in Activision Blizzard Legal Battle

The FTC and the lawyers behind the "Gamers' lawsuit" against Microsoft over the acquisition of Activision Blizzard are denouncing the recent layoffs within the respective legal battles.

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Abriael90d ago

It's like watching a bad legal drama.

XiNatsuDragnel90d ago

Best part there's no dramazation lol

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Microsoft Allowed to Probe Sony and Ubisoft in Legal Battle Against FTC, but Regulator Fires Back

The legal battle between Microsoft and the FTC over the Activision Blizzard acquisition continues. The house of Xbox just scored a major point but the FTC is firing back.

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XiNatsuDragnel91d ago

Yeah man I think Microsoft here getting to probe is kinda wrong unless you only have accessed to necessary information not complete access imo.

Abriael91d ago

Obviously they aren't giving them the password to Sony's computers and telling them "help yourself."

Eonjay90d ago

"Microsoft allowed to probe Sony and Ubisoft"

Sounds hot...

ApocalypseShadow91d ago (Edited 91d ago )

Maybe Microsoft should also talk and get help from their "congressional influencers" at The Capital. They had plenty to say on the matter before the acquisition. They are mighty quiet after the purchase went through. Almost as if they had a stake in the matter.

Abriael91d ago

Could you perhaps explain how this is related? I'm honestly curious since you seem to bring it up rather often.

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S2Killinit90d ago

He is pointing out how corrupt MS is, and how money talks. I think.

KwietStorm_BLM90d ago

I would say read between the lines but it's pretty damn clear as it is.

Bathyj91d ago

You should be careful upsetting Sony too much Microsoft.
You might need them to sell your subpar games soon.

TornRaptor91d ago

The games will become the best things ever all of a sudden.

Bathyj91d ago

Yeah I really doubt that.
I'm struggling to think of one I really cared about missing.

Hofstaderman91d ago

Bwhahahaha. Ain't that the truth.

Mr_cheese90d ago

The only exclusive im personally interested in from Microsoft is Elderscrolls and that's not even got s release date.

Everything else is genuinely of none interest.

OtterX91d ago

Microsoft never waits for the probing to be consensual.

derek91d ago

This isn't a major victory. They're essentially being allowed to call witnesses in regards to agreements they reached with Sony and Ubisoft which was initially blocked because Microsoft didn't make the request through the proper channels. This case is dead, there is no way the ftc will be allowed to unwind this acquisition.

Sephiroushin91d ago

they probably know case is death but want some proof to sue them for a few millions regarding other stuff, the ftc loves to sue everyone, be sure that as soon as all this end they will just go sue MS and end in a settlement.

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