Modern Warfare 3 earned $1 billion in sales in 16 days, proving the series has become an influential force in American entertainment. It sold millions of copies in its first day of release, and the sales of content packs have only just begun; the game is going to have legs at retail. But it hasn’t been without a bit of controversy. The Atlantic recently ran a story claiming the game’s television commercial “sunk to new lows,” but the problem isn’t the fact the live-action commercial cheapens war, it’s that the commercial accurately depicts an immensely popular game.
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Source: Ben Kuchera
