It should come as no surprise, but Modern Warfare 2 has just sauntered past the previous record for one week sales of a game in the UK, stripping GTA 4 of yet another of its titles.
The figures are out for the first five days of sale in the UK, and Modern Warfare 2, which set pre-order and one day sale records, is now the biggest selling game over one week too. Modern Warfare 2 sold 1.78million copies in the UK, according to ELSPA and GfK-ChartTrack, grossing a huge £67.4m.
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Modern Warfare 2 set one day sales record last Tuesday, with publisher Activision selling 1.23million copies in just 24 hours. That’s a staggering figure which even big name games such as number two seller Wii Sports Resort can only dream. Maybe it should generate some buzz by getting itself banned in a few countries.
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