Call of Duty: Black Ops 2 earned $ 500 million per day
Shooter Call of Duty: Black Ops 2 set a record for profits. During the first day after the start of sales, the game “earned” more than $ 500 million. This is the portal Polygon reports with reference to the publisher Activision .
Thus, Black Ops 2 was the fourth consecutive game of the Call of Duty series, which managed to become the most profitable novelty of the year. At the same time, the Treyarch shooter overtook its immediate predecessor - Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3. In 2011, the game sold 6.5 million copies in the first day after sales and brought $ 400 million to its creators.
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According to the portal, the publisher Activision also reported that the Call of Duty series has become more profitable than two such popular franchises like “Harry Potter” and “Star Wars”. Specific numbers of the publishers, however, did not call.
The previous sales leader in 2012 was the game Halo 4. In the first 24 hours after its release, it collected 220 million dollars.
The Call of Duty: Black Ops 2 shooter from Treyarch Studio was released on November 13 on PS3, Xbox 360 and PC. November 18, the game will appear on the new console Nintendo - Wii U. The action of the single-player campaign of the new series for the most part develops in the future, in 2025, when the US is in conflict with China. The main hero of the game is David Mason - the son of Alex Mason from the first Black Ops. Part of the story also happens in the past, where gamers have to play for Mason Sr. Multiplayer battles take place exclusively in the world of the future.
The game is already available for purchase on the official website , but for Russia the game is available only on Sony PlayStation and XBOX 360. For the USA, a version for PS and Wii is available.
Sources:
Lenta.ru
Activision.com
Polygon.com
UPD: Habrayuzer pisarenko gave a link to the version for the PC
Thus, Black Ops 2 was the fourth consecutive game of the Call of Duty series, which managed to become the most profitable novelty of the year. At the same time, the Treyarch shooter overtook its immediate predecessor - Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3. In 2011, the game sold 6.5 million copies in the first day after sales and brought $ 400 million to its creators.
Details under the cut
')
According to the portal, the publisher Activision also reported that the Call of Duty series has become more profitable than two such popular franchises like “Harry Potter” and “Star Wars”. Specific numbers of the publishers, however, did not call.
The previous sales leader in 2012 was the game Halo 4. In the first 24 hours after its release, it collected 220 million dollars.
The Call of Duty: Black Ops 2 shooter from Treyarch Studio was released on November 13 on PS3, Xbox 360 and PC. November 18, the game will appear on the new console Nintendo - Wii U. The action of the single-player campaign of the new series for the most part develops in the future, in 2025, when the US is in conflict with China. The main hero of the game is David Mason - the son of Alex Mason from the first Black Ops. Part of the story also happens in the past, where gamers have to play for Mason Sr. Multiplayer battles take place exclusively in the world of the future.
The game is already available for purchase on the official website , but for Russia the game is available only on Sony PlayStation and XBOX 360. For the USA, a version for PS and Wii is available.
Sources:
Lenta.ru
Activision.com
Polygon.com
UPD: Habrayuzer pisarenko gave a link to the version for the PC
Source: https://habr.com/ru/post/158955/
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