Modern Warfare 2 breaks bank OMFG

Activision's has officially detailed the first day Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 sales in North America and the UK, in which it says was the biggest entertainment launch in history and I repeat "In fucking history".

In its first 24 hours Modern Warfare 2 racked up $310 million in sales in the two regions, says Activision.

That's 4.7 million copies, the company estimates - not far off the 7 million global sales predicted this morning.

"The Call of Duty franchise has become a cultural phenomenon showing the power of video games as an entertainment medium," said Activision Publishing CEO Mike Griffith.

"The shattering of these entertainment records is a testament to the compelling, cinematic and uniquely engaging experience that the Call of Duty brand delivers," he added.

During the ongoing BMO Capital Markets Digital Entertainment Conference in New York, COO of interactive entertainment business Dennis Durkin stated the Xbox 360 version of Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 has doubled up the PlayStation 3.

"Initial feedback from retailers is that Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 [on Xbox 360] has outsold the PS3 2:1," he said.

Durkin also stated this past Tuesday was the largest day on Xbox Live ever, with over two million concurrent players on at a given time. He also touted the service by taking a jab at Sony, saying Xbox Live had no server issues even with such a large number.

PlayStation 3 owners suffered server outages due to demand, but Infinity Ward was able to fix the problem in less than a day. Way to go Infinity Ward.

"Modern Warfare 2 has taken interactive experience to unprecedented heights setting a new standard for entertainment."

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Did you get Modern Warfare 2 and have you played Single Player Campaign Yet?

Modern Warfare has officially hit the streets, with millions fragging, sniping and camping but will you be playing the Single Player Campaign?

If you have been living under a rock Modern Warfare 2 has made a tremendous splash at 12am midnight on November 10th. With thousands of eager fanboys and girls standing in line all across America, Modern Warfare 2 is looking to live up to expectation and the hype. Walmart, EB Games, Best Buy and countless other retailers have partake'd in the midnight madness extravaganza.

If you are reading this you may have already amassed will over 24 hours of MP online play time and may have not even seen the single player campaign. So the magical question I have, did Activision put the conversational Airport scene in MW2, just to make sure people play the single player campaign? Are you going to play the single player campaign or will your soul and mind get lost in MP?

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Trophy Whores: Modern Warfare 2 Trophies and Achievements

For those Trophy Whores out there that cannot play any game unless the they hear that marvelous chime, Infinity Ward has specified the badges you will be earning in Modern Warfare 2 (Xbox 360, PS3, and PC) to show off your prodigious skills (or that you have so much time on your hands).

Checking through the lists at PS3Trophies and Xbox360Achievements, we now have a complete list of the 51 trophies in Modern Warfare 2.

warning may contain spoilers.

• Platinum Trophy - Earn all other trophies. (Platinum)
• Back in the Saddle - Help train the local militia. (Bronze, 15G)
• Danger Close - Get hand picked for Shepherd's elite squad. (Bronze, 15G)
• Cold Shoulder - Infiltrate the snowy mountain side base. (Bronze, 15G)
• Tag 'em and bag 'em - Find Rojas in the Favelas. (Bronze, 15G)
• Royale with Cheese - Defend Burger Town. (Bronze, 15G)
• Soap on a Rope - Storm the gulag. (Bronze, 15G)
• Desperate Times - Execute the plan to help the Americans. (Bronze, 15G)
• Whiskey Hotel - Take back Whiskey Hotel. (Bronze, 15G)
• The Pawn - Assault Makarov's safe house. (Bronze, 15G)
• Out of the Frying Pan... - Complete the mission in the airplane graveyard. (Bronze, 15G)
• For the Record - Complete the Single Player campaign on any difficulty. (Silver, 35G)
• The Price of War - Complete the single player campaign on Hardened or Veteran Difficulty. (Gold, 90G)
• First Day of School - Complete 'S.S.D.D' and 'Team Player' on Veteran Difficulty. (Silver, 25G)
• Black Diamond - Complete 'Cliffhanger' on Veteran Difficulty. (Silver, 25G)
• Turistas - Complete 'Takedown' and 'The Hornet's Nest' on Veteran Difficulty. (Silver, 25G)
• Red Dawn - Complete 'Wolverines!' and 'Exodus' on Veteran Difficulty. (Silver, 25G)
• Prisoner #627 - Complete 'The Only Easy Day... Was Yesterday' and 'The Gulag' on Veteran Difficulty. (Silver, 25G)
• Ends Justify the Means - Complete 'Contingency' on Veteran Difficulty. (Silver, 25G)
• Homecoming - Complete 'Of Their Own Accord', 'Second Sun', and 'Whiskey Hotel' on Veteran Difficulty. (Silver, 25G)
• Queen takes Rook - Complete 'Loose Ends' and 'The Enemy of My Enemy' on Veteran Difficulty. (Silver, 25G)
• Off the Grid - Complete 'Just Like Old Times' and 'Endgame' on Veteran Difficulty. (Silver, 25G)
• Pit Boss - Run The Pit in 'S.S.D.D' and finish with a final time under 30 seconds. (Bronze,10G)
• Ghost - Plant the C4 in 'Cliffhanger' without alerting or injuring anyone in the blizzard. (Bronze,10G)
• Colonel Sanderson - Kill 7 chickens in under 10 seconds in 'The Hornet's Nest'. (Bronze,10G)
• Gold Star - Earn 1 star in Special Ops. (Bronze, 20G)
• Hotel Bravo - Earn 4 stars in Special Ops. (Bronze, 20G)
• Charlie On Our Six - Earn 8 stars in Special Ops. (Bronze, 20G)
• It Goes to Eleven - Earn at least 1 star in 11 different Special Op missions. (Bronze, 20G)
• Operational Asset - Earn all 3 stars in at least 5 different Special Op missions. (Bronze, 20G)
• Blackjack - Earn 21 stars in Special Ops. (Bronze, 20G)
• Honor Roll - Earn at least 1 star in each Special Op mission. (Bronze, 20G)
• Operative - Earn all 3 stars in at least 10 different Special Op missions. (Silver, 30G)
• Specialist - Earn 30 stars in Special Ops. (Silver, 30G)
• Professional - Earn all 3 stars in at least 15 different Special Op missions. (Silver, 30G)
• Star 69 - Earn 69 stars in Special Ops. (Gold, 90G)
• Downed but Not Out - Kill 4 enemies in a row while downed in Special Ops. (Bronze, 10G)
• I'm the Juggernaut... - Kill a Juggernaut in Special Ops. (Bronze, 10G)
• Ten plus foot-mobiles - Kill at least 10 enemies with one Predator missile in Single Player or Special Ops. (Bronze, 10G)
• Unnecessary Roughness - Use a riot shield to beat down an enemy in Single Player or Special Ops. (Bronze, 10G)
• Knock-knock - Kill 4 enemies with 4 shots during a slow-mo breach in Single Player or Special Ops. (Bronze, 10G)
• Some Like it Hot - Kill 6 enemies in a row using a thermal weapon in Single Player or Special Ops. (Bronze, 10G)
• Two Birds with One Stone - Kill 2 enemies with a single bullet in Single Player or Special Ops. (Bronze, 10G)
• The Road Less Traveled - Collect 22 enemy intel items. (Bronze, 10G)
• Leave No Stone Unturned - Collect 45 enemy intel items. (Bronze, 10G)
• Drive By - Kill 20 enemies in a row while driving a vehicle in Single Player or Special Ops. (Bronze, 10G)
• The Harder They Fall - Kill 2 rappelling enemies in a row before they land on their feet in Single Player or Special Ops. (Bronze, 10G)
• Desperado - Kill 5 enemies in a row using 5 different weapons or attachments in Single Player or Special Ops. (Bronze, 10G)
• Look Ma Two Hands - Kill 10 enemies in a row using akimbo weapons in Single Player or Special Ops. (Bronze, 10G)
• No Rest For the Wary - Knife an enemy without him ever knowing you were there in Single Player or Special Ops. (Bronze, 10G)
• Three-some - Kill at least 3 enemies with a single shot from a grenade launcher in Single Player or Special Ops. (Bronze, 10G)

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