Bootaaay
22 Nov 06, 05:03
Making it the most succesful Xbox 360 titles to date, Epic's Gears of War has sold 1 million copies worldwide;
http://uk.gamespot.com/news/6162230.html?sid=6162230&tag=latestnews;title;0
By now, virtually anyone with even a slight interest in games knows about Gears of War. In the midst of the PlayStation 3 and Wii launches, the Xbox 360 game has made many-a-headline, thanks to its widespread critical acclaim. It earned a 9.6 from GameSpot--tying the Xbox 360 edition of The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion as the site's highest-rated game of 2006.
This week, Gears made news due to its popularity as well. Within hours of the shooter topping Halo 2 as the most-played game on Xbox Live (http://uk.gamespot.com/news/6162101.html), Microsoft announced that the game has sold over 1 million units worldwide. The rapid pace at which Gears hit the milestone, just two weeks after its release, makes it the fastest-selling Xbox 360 game to date, besting such heavyweights as Tom Clancy's Ghost Recond Advanced Warfighter and Call of Duty 2.
Microsoft dropped some other statistics as well, saying "more than 850,000 unique gamers have engaged in 10 million [Gears of War] gameplay sessions while unlocking an impressive 7 million achievements." Since the game went on sale November 7, the rate of Xbox Live Gold subscriptions, which are required for online play, has increased over 50 percent.
Wow, didn't think this game would have such an impact - people are literally buying gol subscriptions just for this game.
http://uk.gamespot.com/news/6162230.html?sid=6162230&tag=latestnews;title;0
By now, virtually anyone with even a slight interest in games knows about Gears of War. In the midst of the PlayStation 3 and Wii launches, the Xbox 360 game has made many-a-headline, thanks to its widespread critical acclaim. It earned a 9.6 from GameSpot--tying the Xbox 360 edition of The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion as the site's highest-rated game of 2006.
This week, Gears made news due to its popularity as well. Within hours of the shooter topping Halo 2 as the most-played game on Xbox Live (http://uk.gamespot.com/news/6162101.html), Microsoft announced that the game has sold over 1 million units worldwide. The rapid pace at which Gears hit the milestone, just two weeks after its release, makes it the fastest-selling Xbox 360 game to date, besting such heavyweights as Tom Clancy's Ghost Recond Advanced Warfighter and Call of Duty 2.
Microsoft dropped some other statistics as well, saying "more than 850,000 unique gamers have engaged in 10 million [Gears of War] gameplay sessions while unlocking an impressive 7 million achievements." Since the game went on sale November 7, the rate of Xbox Live Gold subscriptions, which are required for online play, has increased over 50 percent.
Wow, didn't think this game would have such an impact - people are literally buying gol subscriptions just for this game.