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What was predicted came true.

According to Activision,  Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 generated a reported $550million during its first 5 days of being on sale.

If there were records to break, it broke them. It smashed all previous box office entertainment-related records, making it the most successful entertainment launch of all time.

Electronic Arts has revealed the official release date for Command and Conquer 4: Tiberium Twighlight.

March 16th 2010 for the US and the 19th for Europe.

It will be one of the big titles in 2010 and will be PC only, bringing  a conclusion to the highly popular strategy series.

Microsoft has put its foot down and cut off a reported 600,000 XBOX Live users.

The reason is based around users modifying, or chipping,  their console in order to play pirated copies of games. Microsoft has stated that this action by users violates the XBOX Live terms of use.

The 600,000 could even rise to the 1 million mark as the crackdown takes place.

As the man serving behind the counter said…”ENJOY”!

Monday night marked the official retail launch of Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 across the UK and the world.

Dedicated fans who didn’t pre-order online (and with the UK postal issues that wasn’t a bad idea) lined up for midnight openings to get their hands on a copy.

“I can’t wait, it was so worth it, I’m gonna be up all night”. Those were just some of the outrageous comments by those braving the arctic temperatures, as GameShadow witnessed the hype and beeping of the tills as the various copies flew off the shelves.

Expect the number of people off work or school, or “working from home”, to increase drastically today as fans take control and experience what has been a worldwide phenomenon.

As expected, it’s on course to break records for week one sales and become the biggest entertainment source this year and well into next.

Roll on Modern Warfare 3.

GameShadow will be attending its local HMV store for a special Monday midnight Modern Warfare 2 opening.

Banbury, Oxfordshire, UK, will be the setting where the fans will be gathering to get their hands on the biggest game of the year.

All the news will be delivered, so see you there if you’re making the trip to get a slice of the action.

MCV has reported in its Friday 30th October issue that Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 is set to break the UK entertainment launch record held by Grand Theft Auto IV.

Having sold an estimated 500,000 pre-orders, a target of 1.7m for first week sales has been predicted, nearly double that of the previous record.

A lot of talk had surfaced about whether this record would be achieved, but it now looks likely.

Football Manager 2010 is upon us and the Studio Director at Sports Interactive has revealed more details from the game.

In a video interview, Miles Jacobson explains the new features, options and background to this edition in the ever-popular management series.

The Miles Jacobson Video will hopefully answer any questions players will have as the game hits release.

Operation Flashpoint: Dragon Rising will be getting an update in October.

The opening Downloadable Content and patch will introduce necessary fixes and additional gameplay features for players.

Codemasters has said the release of further DLC will be an important part in keeping the game fresh with new levels and game modes.

Electronic Arts has revealed that the Need for Speed series has now generated over 100 million unit sales.

The series began in 1994 and has seen 15 titles launched in over 60 countries.

The 100 million has been reached thanks to recent sales of Need for Speed: Shift.

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2, Assassin’s Creed 2 or Dragon Age: Origins. Three big games, a big chance to win!

GameShadow is offering you the chance to win one of the above mentioned games on the platform of your choice.

Simply visit the GameShadow Twitter Page, Follow us, Repeat Tweet the Your Choice Competition tweet and you’ll be entered into the hat for the chance to win this great competition.

2K Games has announced that its upcoming shooter Borderlands will be getting a slice of downloadable content by the end of this year.

The DLC will be called The Zombie Island of Dr. Ned and is planned for all three release platforms.

New enemies, quests and more will be available as players will have to work alongside Dr. Ned and aim to cure the inhabitants of Jakobs Cove.

Codemasters has revealed it will be bringing sequels to three of its major releases from this year.

2010 will see follow-ups to DIRT 2, Ashes Cricket 2009 and Operation Flashpoint: Dragon Rising.

All three titles enjoyed major sales success and flourished at a time when other publishers decided to push their titles into the first and second quarters of 2010.

The fourth and final quarter of the year signals the start of the Holiday rush.

With a host of titles, including the likes of Splinter Cell: Conviction and Bioshock 2, being pushed back to the first quarter of 2010, the odds on what will be top during December have now centred on a select group.

Check out the full list and judge for yourself if it’s worth a gamble on an outsider, or staking your hard-earned money on the front-runner Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2.

Bioware’s Dragon Age: Origins launches in November and is aiming to set a new standard in the RPG genre.

Reportedly boasting over 80 hours of gameplay, the game will also be getting a day 1 DLC pack entitled Warden’s Keep.

Check out GS VIBE: The Dragon Age for a dedicated look.

More Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 news has been spilt over the past 24 hours.

A list of mission names has been revealed, Terminal, Evasion, Estate Takedown and Suspension are just a few, in no particular order.

These details have come hot on the heals of the Infamy Trailer and the news of the PC edition now being released on November 24.