Last Week, Ryan F. from ps3.qj.net says (in Modern Warfare 2 sets all-time entertainment industry record) So how big has Modern Warfare 2 (PC, PS3 and Xbox 360) become? Well you can forget about Grand Theft Auto IV's previous US 500 million vi...

And Luke Plunkett from Kotaku says (in Was Modern Warfare 2 Really The "Biggest Launch In History"?) So there you have it. Modern Warfare 2 definitely holds the record for the biggest launch in video game history. It can also stab in the face anything the music business can throw at it. But as you can see, going up against movies and books, Activision's claims had a lot more to do with how they cho...

2 Weeks Ago, Russ Frushtick from MTV Multiplayer says (in 'Call Of Duty: Modern Warfare 2' Launches With $310M On First Day) Activision is approximating the total number of copies sold that day at around 4.7 million, which is a record for not only the video game industry, but also for any form of media ever. The previous best-selling video game over the course of a single day was "GTA 4," but its number was more than a...

And Steve Watts from 1up.com says (in Modern Warfare 2 Sells 1.2M in U.K. on Day One) At this point, just about everyone expects Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 to be a sales behemoth, but we're now getting a small peak at just how big the game will be. Eurogamer reports that the title sold 1.23 million copies on the first day in the U.K., doubling the previous record set by Grand The...

And GameGrep says (in Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 Breaks UK Launch Day Sales Record) Electronic Theatre reports on official confirmation that Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 has broken the UK's launch day sales record, nearly doubling the record set by Grand Theft Auto IV.

3 Weeks Ago, oliver@el33tonline.com (Oliver) from EL33TONLINE says (in Modern Warfare 2 breaks GameStop pre-order records) Despite the recent upheavals that Modern Warfare 2 has been through, it’s still set to become the biggest videogame launch this year, and in terms of first week sales and revenue, will surely challenge the release records set by Halo 3 and Grand Theft Auto IV, if it doesn’t wipe them clean t...

Last Month, Brian Ashcraft from Kotaku says (in Man Plays Grand Theft Auto For 40 Hours Straight [India]) What did you do between September 4 and September 6? Twenty-six year-old private equity broker Chirantan Patnaik played Grand Theft Auto IV — for 40 hours and 20 minutes straight.

And PsychoticTalent from boardsus.playstation.com says (in Grand Theft Auto IV World Record Shattered!) October 20, 2009 - 26-year-old Chirantan Patnaik of Mumbai, India is now the world record holder for the longest play session of RockStars Grand Theft Auto.

Guinness World Records verified the record, telling reporters in London Patnaik completed the session in front of several indep...

And gamepolitics from GamePolitics says (in 40 Hour GTA IV Marathon Earns Indian Youth Laudits) An Indian youth recently spent over 40 hours straight playing Grand Theft Auto IV, and instead of a one-way ticket to ReStart, he received congratulations and a spot in the record books.

Patnaik prepared for his binge by running and practicing yoga. He added that avoiding coffee and dates (...