Call of Duty: Black Ops has already been breaking records by racking in $360 million on sales of its 5.6 million units on the first day, what Activision called “the biggest entertainment launch ever”. But the game itself is not satisfied by that. Some say that Modern Warfare is better in gameplay, but others disagree. Then again, we all have to agree that the title is selling like crazy. How crazy? How about 8.4 million unit sold in the month of November. That’s 25-percent of all game software sales of last month!

Activision today announced that the latest installment in the popular franchise crossed the $1 billion USD mark in sales worldwide. The game publisher also reported that more then 600 million hours have been logged by gamers who have flocked to the Call of Duty: Black Ops.

Activision Publishing CEO Eric Hirshberg was especially impressed with the hours logged, stating, “Even more remarkable than the number of units sold is the number of hours people are playing the game together online which are unprecedented. Call of Duty is more than a game, it’s a true community.

“In all of entertainment, only Call of Duty and “Avatar” have ever achieved the billion dollar revenue milestone this quickly,” said Activision Blizzard CEO Bobby Kotick. “This is a tribute to the global appeal of the Call of Duty franchise, the exceptional talent at Treyarch and the hundreds of extraordinary people across our many Call of Duty studios including Infinity Ward and Sledgehammer that work tirelessly on the franchise.

SOURCE via dailytech