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Gears Of War: Fastest Selling Xbox Exclusive Ever News
Jon Wilcox
15/12/2006
Two million copies of Epic's shooter are sold just six weeks after Emergence Day...
Microsoft Game Studios and Epic Games have today confirmed that over two million copies of Gears of War have been sold worldwide since the game was released just six weeks ago - making it the fastest selling Xbox-exclusive title ever...
"'Gears of War' clearly has won the battle for the title of the must-have game of the year," said Richard Teversham, Director of Platform & Marketing, Home and Entertainment Division EMEA. "Its phenomenal success is one of many reasons why Xbox 360 is the ultimate place to get together with friends to play this Christmas."
"We've always held high hopes for 'Gears of War,' but we never expected such an overwhelmingly positive response from critics and gamers all over the world," said Michael Capps, President, Epic Games. "I can't describe how stoked our team is right now. Our fans can absolutely count on Epic to keep delivering new gameplay through Xbox Live(r)."
Microsoft keeps the stats coming, confirming that over one million gamers have taken Gears online, playing ten million gameplay sessions - and unlocking seven million achievements in the process. The game has sat at the top of the Xbox Live list of most popular games since it was released in November, surpassing 2004's Halo 2.
The Master Chief and the boys from Bungie have their work cut out...
We'll have more news shortly...
Anonymous
Date Added:Fri 18th Jan 2008 12:38
biggest Half-Life fan!
Date Added:Thu 13th Dec 2007 10:51
Rommel 45
Date Added:Thu 22nd Nov 2007 23:12
Anonymous
Date Added:Sat 17th Nov 2007 02:20
Nothing like anoth aging console collecting dust amongst the pile n64's sega master systems and PS1's
FARLEY
Date Added:Fri 16th Nov 2007 12:08
dangerous is the dark
Date Added:Wed 17th Oct 2007 01:13
GRANTblade
Date Added:Sun 2nd Sep 2007 12:57
Anonymous
Date Added:Sat 21st Jul 2007 13:11
Anonymous
Date Added:Fri 15th Jun 2007 11:39
Bungie have got it made, Halo fans will lap up anything they throw to em.
Anonymous
Date Added:Thu 14th Jun 2007 02:48
the games also look better( yeh thanks to the YEAR head start for the xbox......perfect dark zero WOW brillian and i mean ...shadowrun ...t... [ Read full comment... ]