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As easy as 1.23 million: Modern Warfare 2 breaks UK record

Citing "astonishing" first-day sales figures in the UK, the Entertainment and Leisure Software Publishers Association has trumpeted Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2's debut as a sign that "interactive entertainment has completely come of age." Said Michael... ...full story at digg

from digg on Thu, Nov 12 2009

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