More figures continue to be released for the lastest Call of Duty title, Black Ops 2.
Activision has announced that the game has an estimated sell-through of over $500 million worldwide in the first 24 hours of its release, according to Chart-Track.
The figure isn't too surprising considering the recent headlines for the title. In an e-mail to Bloomberg News, GameStop president Tony Bartel wrote that the retailer sold more than 1 million units worldwide, and that "'Black Ops II' is shaping up to be our biggest game launch of all time." Prior to this, Amazon declared Black Ops 2 as their "most pre-ordered title in history."
With figures yet to come in from domestic retailers like Best Buy, Target, as well as other businesses abroad, things still aren't done yet, and Black Ops 2 could shape up to be one of the best selling games of the year, and stands to beat sales of it's predecessor, the first Black Ops title. On August 3, 2011, Activision confirmed that the first game had sold over 25 million copies worldwide, making it the best-selling game of all time in the US, UK and Europe.
Speaking on the sell-through, Activision's CEO Bobby Kotick said, "With first day sales of over half a billion dollars worldwide, we believe Call of Duty is the biggest entertainment launch of the year for the fourth year in a row."
Call of Duty: Black Ops 2 sees players assume the role of Alex Mercer's son, David. As indicated by the trailer, the game is set in war-torn Los Angeles in the year 2025, and the People's Republic of China has invaded Los Angeles due to a global struggle involving rare earth minerals. At the same time, a terrorist by the name of Raul Menendez manages to infiltrate the miltary network to take over hundreds of the U.S's own automated drones, using them to attack its major cities. Sounds a bit far fetched, but it's really not.
Players will take a trip back in time where they'll meet a younger version of Menendez, and see how events of the past shaped him into the man he becomes.
Goyer said of Menendez, "Menendez is a multidimensional human being. That was the first place we wanted to start. We wanted players to understand the emotional conflict at the core of Menendez's actions, so we have players meet Raul Menendez as Alex Mason in the late 80's."
About one third of the game will be played as Alex Mason, seeing and understanding how this monster was created, to see what the monster is capable of.
While players will play as David throughout Black Ops 2, his father Alex will make an appearance, as will Frank Woods. Players will be able to make choices throughout the game that will affect the story, including a variety of endings.
Call of Duty: Black Ops 2 is out now for PC, PS3, and Xbox 360, with a release to follow for Nintendo's Wii U.
