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Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 - epic that takes games industry to new level

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2

The launch of Modern Warfare 2 could help the multi-billion dollar games industry overtake movies for revenue generation With huge crowds awaiting a parade of celebrities in Leicester Square and the obligatory after-party, at which Dizzee Rascal was... Full Article at Guardian Unlimited

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  1. LAS VEGAS - NOVEMBER 10: Favian Acuna (L) and Zachary Hobbs of Nevada display posters they got after being the first to buy copies of the highly-anticipated video game 'Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2' at a GameStop Corp. store early November 10, 2009 in Las Vegas, Nevada.
  2. Store employees stock the shelves with copies of the game "Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2" at a GameStop store in New York November 10, 2009.
  3. LONDON, ENGLAND - NOVEMBER 09: Jade Jones and Leigh Francis attend the launch of Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 video game at the Vue Cinema on November 9, 2009 in London, England.
  4. LAS VEGAS - NOVEMBER 10: Favian Acuna (L) and Zachary Hobbs of Nevada display posters they got after being the first to buy copies of the highly-anticipated video game 'Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2' at a GameStop Corp. store early November 10, 2009 in Las Vegas, Nevada.
  5. FILE - In this Nov. 10, 2009 file photo, Erik Cota walks out of the a Game Stop in Redwood City, Calif. , with his copy of "Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2" shortly after midnight.
  6. BEVERLY HILLS, CA - SEPTEMBER 20: Actor Russell Hornsby plays at the Activision booth during the HBO Luxury Lounge in honor of the 61st Primetime Emmy Awards held at the Four Seasons Hotel on September 20, 2009 in Beverly Hills, California.
  7. BEVERLY HILLS, CA - SEPTEMBER 19: Actor Jackson Hurst poses at the Activision booth during the HBO Luxury Lounge in honor of the 61st Primetime Emmy Awards held at the Four Seasons Hotel on September 19, 2009 in Beverly Hills, California.
  8. COLOGNE, GERMANY - AUGUST 19: Visitors perform at the 'Guitar Hero 5' stand of U.S. video game company Activision during the 'gamescom', Europe's biggest trade fair for interactive games and entertainment on August 19, 2009 in Cologne, Germany.

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