News - Modern Warfare 3 is "biggest entertainment launch ever"

[HEXUS]

6.5 million units in just 24 hours for Activision's hard-hitting FPS.

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[aidanjt]

Activision may be getting good sales, but steam is showing far more Skyrim play.

[shaithis]

Pretty much sums up why we are getting left behind on PC.

You can polish a turd and 10m XBox owners will line up to buy it

[danroyle]

Pretty much sums up why we are getting left behind on PC.

You can polish a turd and 10m XBox owners will line up to buy it

What about the 10m ps3 owners too?

[shaithis]

What about the 10m ps3 owners too?

They don't effect PC platform as much as the port isn't as trivial as it is from XBox.....

[crossy]

Pretty much sums up why we are getting left behind on PC. You can polish a turd and 10m XBox owners will line up to buy it

Guilty as charged - I'm one of those 10m.
That said, as "polishing" goes, so far it's not disappointed - it's pretty decent if you ignore the feeling of deja vu that turns up around every corner.
However, it's not going to get my "Game of the Year" award, since BF3 (on the PC) is streets ahead, and if we're talking about consoles then the game that just got delivered (Assassin's Creed Revelations) is one I've been looking forward to more.
(Note, I didn't mention Skyrim, since I have absolutely no interest in it, and Batman: Arkham City I'm waiting for on cheap "pre-owned" - if I get it at all, wasn't that impressed with the previous game)

Following the news of the success of Modern Warfare 3, Activision agreeed to donate $3 million to the Call of Duty Endowment, a non-profit, public benefit corporation that seeks to provide job placement and training for veterans.

Or to put in perspective - Activision have "generously" donated less than 1% of one days sales to charity. The last of the big spenders ...? I think the quotes in that first line of this paragraph hints at my view - i.e. cynical PR stunt.