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Gears of War becomes fastest-selling next-gen console gameSunday 17 Dec 2006 Microsoft Games Studios and Epic Games have announced that Gears of War has sold more than two million copies worldwide since its release six weeks ago. These figures mean that Gears of War has made history – the Xbox exclusive title has become the fastest-selling next-gen console game of 2006 and the fastest-selling exclusive Xbox game of all time.
“Gears of War clearly has won the battle for the title of the must-have game of the year,” said Richard Teversham, Director of Platform & Marketing, Home and Entertainment Division EMEA. “Its phenomenal success is one of many reasons why Xbox 360 is the ultimate place to get together with friends to play this Christmas.” “We’ve always held high hopes for Gears of War, but we never expected such an overwhelmingly positive response from critics and gamers all over the world,” said Michael Capps, President of Epic Games. “I can’t describe how stoked our team is right now. Our fans can absolutely count on Epic to keep delivering new game play through Xbox Live.”
Gears of War continues to dominate the Xbox Live arena as well, being the number one title on Xbox Live with more than one million gamers engaging in ten million online game play sessions and unlocking seven million achievements. New members are joining Xbox Live and paid registrations per day have increased by more than fifty percent since Gears of War was launched. Awards Gears of War has been crowned the best next-gen game of the year by more than 80 publications worldwide. At the Spike TV Video Game Awards it won Best Multiplayer Game, Best Shooter, Studio of the Year (for Epic Games) and Best Graphics. Critics around the world have agreed that it is one of the best-reviewed games of all time.
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