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Bought Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2? Activision says Thanks 310 Million Times! CoD

by Jay Garrett on November 14, 2009

codmw2You can’t have gotten through this week without hearing about Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2

I’ve not bothered mentioning it as everyone seemed to be doing that.

But I can’t fail mentioning this.

The latest episode of the popular shooty-shooty-death-kill game has experienced the biggest launch of an entertainment product in history!

It has managed to haul a huge $310 million in the space of 24 hours in the UK and US alone!

Remember that little Batman film – Dark Knight? PAH!

That only managed $158 million in the same period of time.

This amount was generated by 4.7 million units sold which is especially fantastic when you know that the market has been in decline in the last year.

In the UK 1.2 million copies were sold in the 24 hours following its release, twice the amount Grand Theft Auto IV sold in its first day.

Analysts predict that by Christmas, Activision will have sold around 12 million copies of the game.

Since its release, the game has been plagued with online difficulties. PC gamers were disappointed with the initial lack of online support, while the PlayStation Network struggled to deal with the sudden flood of online games.

Meanwhile Xbox Live experienced relatively few problems, and even achieved a landmark 2 million users online at the same time.

Is it all that it’s cracked up to be?

Let me know your thoughts in the comments below :)

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Sony PS3 Slim Gets Release Date

by Jay Garrett on August 5, 2009

slim-ps3-rumorSo more news about the much rumoured slimline PS3.

We’ve seen spy shots, and even seen in a video clip but now a site from over the Channel has touted a release date for the PS3 Slim.

French site RTL reckons it’ll be here as early as this month but we’ve heard that before.

It says Sony will announce the PS3 Slim and its Gamescom press conference in Cologne on 18 August.

That also happens to be 9 days after the 80GB PS3 stops selling in Japan. Coincidence?

To further bolster this there are many reports suggesting that Sony has got Far East factories churning out more PS3 bits than before – double the usual amount in the past three months!

By all accounts the price as well as the size will be slimmer but the specs will remain the same.

It’s sounding more than plausible aint it?

pic from those lovelies over at T3.com

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Leather and Felt Phone – The Feutrefon by Matthias Pugin

July 7, 2009 Click to read more →
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This is the rather groovy Feutrefon concept phone designed by Matthias Pugin.
Pugin came up with a stylish phone that removes the ugly joints to present your eyeballs with a sleek mobile phone that’s constructed primarily from leather and felt – hence the name: “Feltphone” or “FeutrePhone”.
I’m not sure if there are any other production devices [...]

Ulysse Nardin Chairman – First Hybrid Powered Smartphone

March 26, 2009 Click to read more →
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Renowned Watchmaker, Ulysse Nardin, and SCI Innovations have got together and not only created a rather special looking smartphone but also the worlds first luxury hybrid powered smartphone!
It’s called The Chairman and is assembled by hand of the finest metals.
As anyone familiar with the Ulysse Nardin brand everything about this device screams precision engineering, especially [...]

Nokia Netbook On Its Way

February 26, 2009 Click to read more →

It looks like a Nokia Netbook could well be on its way and this has been confirmed by none-other than the CEO. 
Olli-Pekka Kallasvuo has finally admitted the plans when he was asked if Nokia were entering the Laptop business by answering, “we are looking very actively [at] this opportunity”.
 So I’ll take that as a yes then.
To be fair [...]

Monster Skin Rug – Longoland

January 4, 2009 Click to read more →

If you think that fireside rugs are a place to feel warm, safe and perhaps amorous then the creation from Longoland may alter those perceptions.
This is the Monster Skin Rug and is constructed from brushed woven cashmere and wool with some polymer clay for the teeth and gums I guess.
It should be nice and comfy [...]

Umbuster – Part Knuckle Duster, Part Umbrella – Totally Cool

November 24, 2008 Click to read more →

At the start of Spring (I think it was) this was a mere concept.
Now the rain-stopping thuggery better known as the Umbuster is official – things are looking nasty for bad weather!
It is now available as a bespoke item so you can slip your fingers through that metal ‘handle’ and give those other pedestrians that [...]

Blood Bookmark – Liquid Horror Page Keeper

October 28, 2008 Click to read more →

Whether you’re a fan of Anne Rice, Poppy Z. Bright or more into Mr King or Mr Herbert – you’ll need a bookmark worthy of keeping your page this all hallow’s eve.
Make the statement, “where’s my bloody bookmark?” take on a whole new meaning.
The handmade set also comes in “mercury” (grey) and “milk” (white) versions.
The [...]