‘Call Of Duty: Modern Warfare 2’ Breaking Sales Records
During its first five days on the shelves, Activision’s latest installment in the first-person-shooter video game franchise Call Of Duty brought in $550 million worldwide. What are the reasons for its popularity?
- Somehow knows names and places of battles that are set to take place in the next few weeks
- Multiplayer mode enables you to connect with friends, nonstop action prevents them from drawing you into meaningful conversation
- 5,000 or more hours of game play qualifies player for VA health care
- Not much good on TV
- When you shoot barrels, they explode
- The controller rumbles when your character is hit with a bullet, which is exactly what the human body does
- Dutiful young Americans realizing just what they are being called to do
- Offers homosexuals only opportunity to serve openly in the military
http://www.theonion.com/content/infograph/call_of_duty_modern_warfare_2
Funny picture, but if you look closely you can see I’m sporting vans!