Kinect, what's that? It should have been the biggest game news this year but when a game franchise is so big it's parodied on Family Guy it's not going to slip its next game onto the shelves unnoticed.
In a time where experts say the physical game industry is slumping, Call of Duty a humble FPS series has become nothing short of a cultural phenomena.
Black Ops has broken video game sales records, bringing in $360 Million in sales in the first 24 hours of its release. Just take a moment to think about that. $360 Million. Activision must have chairs made of gold and mineral water streaming from the taps in their HQ.
It's not like they're not used to this sort of money either. “Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2,” (the previous record holder) racked up $310 million in day-one sales. (In North America and UK)
Plus an unprecedented 12,000 retailers held midnight openings to meet demand among hardcore fans who just couldn't wait until the morning.
The success of “Black Ops” is good news for the video game industry, since "software sales help to drive console sales".
Bad news of course for those with CODaholics in the family.
Source: Information week