Modern Warfare 2 reaches new milestone of "fastest selling Call of Duty game," accrues over $1 billion in sales

It's been just over a week since Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 was released. The game has taken the world over by storm and become the fastest-selling title in the history of the franchise as well.

Within almost 10 days of its release, the title surpassed $1 billion in terms of sales. Previously, this record was held by Black Ops 2, which took 15 days to reach that number.

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Modern Warfare 2 is the biggest entertainment opening in 2022

Being one of the most popular multiplayer franchises in the world, the hype around Modern Warfare 2 has been sky-high since its announcement. However, given some of the discontent during the beta, this kind of success, especially after 10 days of release, is likely not something the community could have predicted.

Despite the somewhat controversial release, the latest iteration of Modern Warfare has successfully exceeded all expectations and become the biggest entertainment opening in 2022.

In the first three days, the game crossed $800 million in sales and broke all the previous records in Call of Duty's history. Around 10 days after the game's launch, it crossed $1 billion in sales.

In Activision's most recent statement, CEO Bobby Kotick said:

"I am so proud of the extraordinary efforts from our Call of Duty teams and the records they have achieved with Modern Warfare 2. Connecting the world through joy, fun, and the thrill of competition is the key to out success. Modern Warfare 2 has provided this to millions of players faster and with greater satisfaction than ever before."

Since its release, the game has become one of the most populated multiplayer titles in the world. Players have clocked in more than two hundred hours across all platforms and more than one billion matches have been played.

Activision has also assured fans that they are more "motivated" to deliver to the community as Warzone 2.0 is around the corner. With a free-to-play battle royale experience, the game will surely attract a large number of players to experience it.

Warzone 2.0 is all set to be released on November 16 alongside the Season 1 Battle Pass for Modern Warfare 2. With a shared engine and cross-progression, fans will be hoping for a seamless experience across the two titles.