They also signed a publishing deal with EA Partners.

The move positions the Respawn Entertainment leadership team as the owners of the intellectual property they create.

This is a parody, and as they say, “Often, the most satisfying element of a good parody is seeing others mistake it for the genuine article.”

Absolutely hilarious.

Official investor news from Activision Blizzard: $550 million gross in its first five days.

“In just five days of sell through Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 has become the largest entertainment launch in history and a pop culture phenomenon,” said Robert Kotick, CEO, Activision Blizzard, Inc.

A title with significant mass-market appeal.

Prime example of why online boycotts and petitions are never taken seriously – they’re never backed by actions.

Which makes the MW2 launch “the biggest launch in history across all forms of entertainment” according to Activision.

First day sales.

[Modern Warfare 2] sales double the previous UK day-one record, set by Rockstar Games’ Grand Theft Auto IV, which saw sales of 631,000 units and £27.2 million gross on its first day of release in April 2008.