Today Activision is reporting that Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 made $550 million in the first five days of the videogame's release.

It appears even in this challenging economic climate, Modern Warfare 2 is indeed a top seller setting a new entertainment industry record.

Press Release: Call of Duty®: Modern Warfare® 2 Sets All-Time Entertainment Industry...

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Retailer GameStop is set to begin selling digital video game content downloads as part of a new service.

The idea behind this is that a GameStop shopper could learn about a new level for their favorite game, purchase it and then immediately play it when they get home.

To quote: "The new program, which GameStop will start testing early next year, will work in...

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Today Square Enix global president Yoichi Wada has revealed that development on Final Fantasy XIII has been “going very steadily” for the US ane European versions and that they’re “just adding the final touches” to the game.

To quote: “We’ve completed the master of the Japanese version, and for the US and European versions we’re just adding the final touches,”...

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Today CEO John Riccitiello of Electronic Arts announced that it is set to cut 1500 jobs, and in addition to that they will be cutting back on new IP by 50 per cent through the next fiscal year.

According to MCVUK.com, this is part of their effort to reduce market risks during a tough economic period.

To quote: The result has been a string of new franchises such as Dead Space,...

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Earlier this year we reported that the Entertainment Software Association of Canada was seeking to jail pirates and target mod-chips.

Today, the ESA has praised the Royal Canadian Mounted Police and York Police Service for a recent raid on retailers selling pirated software at Pacific Mall in Markham, Ontario.

To quote: After a two month investigation, authorities seized...

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Following news of their recent patch update, 2K Games and Gearbox are proud to announce The Zombie Island of Dr. Ned DLC for Borderlands.

As the first in a series of downloadable content, it will be available for download for Xbox 360 and PS3 starting on November 24, 2009 for 800 Microsoft Points ($9.99).

To quote: Thought you've seen it all? Well get ready to...

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Update: RPGLand.com has now uncovered what appears to be a preliminary picture (below) of the Final Fantasy XIII North American PS3 box art on Play-Asia.com.

Square Enix have posted an anagram on their official North American Final Fantasy XIII Web site recently. The puzzle, dubbed "A Henchmen Inventor Tent Unto," appears to hint at an upcoming Final Fantasy XIII announcement.

Shortly...

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Just over a week ago it was reported that Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 for XBox 360 was leaked early to the Internet.

Since then, a pirate who advertised his services of Modern Warfare 2 and an XBox 360 before the street launch of the game has been busted by Activision with the help of an online detective they hired.

Apparently the whole process took less than a...

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Infinity Ward's Robert Bowling has released the official Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 launch trailer today.

To quote from his Twitter post:

"As promised. The Modern Warfare 2 Launch Trailer!"

The most revealing trailer yet for Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2.

Available worldwide on November 10th, 2009. Follow #MW2 updates on Twitter via...

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Today Epic Games has announced the launch of the Unreal Development Kit (UDK), a free edition of Unreal Engine 3 that provides community access to the award-winning toolset.

Anyone can start working with the Unreal Engine 3 toolset by downloading the UDK at UDK.com, where detailed product features, technical documentation, commercial licensing terms, support resources and more...

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