Modern Warfare 2 makes more money than God

That's a lot of night vision goggles...

Modern Warfare 2, either the game of 2009 or a shadow of its former self, depending on what platform you play it on, has just earned Activision a whopping $US1 billion.

That's... a lot of money. How much, though?

Well, to put it in perspective, it'll buy you over 600 of these:

That's a Bugatti Veyron, by the way. They're kind of expensive.

So I guess 'gratz are in order for Infinity Ward. We still hate you for what you've done to PC multiplayer, but it looks like at least you can now buy our respect.

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2SHY Jan 15, 2010 12:49 PM	Respect ? Money can't buy respect.
moofactory Jan 15, 2010 1:18 PM	nor love aparently.
Bundywow Jan 15, 2010 1:21 PM	I must be the only gamer who doesn't have or want this game. I would like to see a break down of profits from console v's pc.
Hawkeye Jan 15, 2010 1:46 PM	It would be very depressing, Bundy. And 2Shy, I would gladly respect anyone who offered me, say, .1 per cent of that figure :)
SlurmsMackenzie Jan 15, 2010 2:06 PM	I'm gonna wait for Bad Company 2
daleyboy79 Jan 15, 2010 2:25 PM	Yea i never got into the COD series either ... if you want a fast paced "unrealistic" FPS game then its Team Fortress 2 all the way for me Any word on a TF3?
jiayijames Jan 15, 2010 2:36 PM	For BF BC 2, it won't have console, mod tools, and self-hosted dedicated servers.
CAPS LOCK Jan 15, 2010 2:38 PM	@daleyboy79 no, no word on tf3. it probably wont be comming out for a couple of years, what with all the updates etc. @Bundywow no, i am in the same boat as you buddy, i do not have, nor have i ever wanted this game. I just picked up the new issue of the mag (good read, WD atomic staff) and the new Medal of Honour game looks amazing. I have alwasy been a big fan of MoH games, ever since the PS1. also, the guy in the cover looks EXACTLY like my dad, the beard and nose bridge and sunnies, EVERYTHING!
jiayijames Jan 15, 2010 3:03 PM	And 1 billion sound familiar, Avatar (film) reached that recently as well.
Rage09 Jan 15, 2010 4:28 PM	How much did they spend making the game though?
pinecoffin Jan 15, 2010 8:38 PM	Meh, biggest fuck up for a PC game ever imo. At least they can give the monkeys that make the decisions there a pay rise. I don't think they're very bright monkeys though. They'll probably just eat the money.
xidus Jan 15, 2010 9:08 PM	I boycotted the PC version after reading about how they basically jammed a giant pole up the rear end of PC gamers wanting to play online, but just couldn't resist getting it on PS3. Gaming has got to the point now where it's almost not as cool because of how many of us there are playing MW2 at midnight on a thursday. We now have multibillion dollar franchises, although as with the film industry, there is still some low budget arthousey gold out there.
andhey Jan 16, 2010 10:42 AM	Getting it on the ps3 was sorta pointless seeing how the online system is the same as the PC version
fliptopia Jan 16, 2010 12:39 PM	@bundywow: I'm not interested either. I really dont get the appeal of warsims like this.
Sabmac Jan 17, 2010 6:52 AM	@ CAPS LOCK You realise that Infinity Ward, the developer of CoD4 and MW2, was born out of staff who worked on the original Medal Of Honour games, right?
Takoma Jan 18, 2010 9:14 PM	Great job to everyone who bought it on PC. Now they'll never get the message. Also, an extra special place in Hades is reserved for those who bought it on Steam and gave credence to the notion that you can charge whatever you like for digital distribution, because your average mouth-breathing casual gamer can't tell the difference. If PC gaming continues this last year's trend for the next decade or so, come 2020 we'll all be salivating over FarmVille 5.0, only $199, available now on Steam and GFWL. Xbox 1080 controller for Windows required. Damn, I'm bitter.
pumpjockey02 Jan 19, 2010 9:45 AM	Have not got it but played the previous one and its scripted feel I did not like, I'd rather have the new Lexus than the veron though!! pump.
MagnumXY Jan 19, 2010 9:37 PM	looks over the internet to the millions playing this game meh. goes back to TF2 & CS
SUlrich Feb 1, 2010 5:37 PM	With all that money, now maybe they'll finish Call of Duty 3.

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