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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.

The news that Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 will be getting a map pack in 2010 was widely known, but has now been confirmed on drink cans.

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 branded Monster Energy drinks will offer the chance to take part in the Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 Combat Training Experience.

Prizes including copies of the game and consoles are also up for grabs.

As the release of Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 draws closer, the hype is starting to build and become frenzied.

Every trailer or video that gets released drives the hype and whets the appetite of potential players.

It is debated whether the Infinity Ward developed title will break records for week one sales and beat Rockstar’s Grand Theft Auto IV from 2008, only time will tell.

A plethora of content, a strong franchise, pre-orders advertised for over 6 months, midnight store openings and a massive publishing push. These terms could be applied to either of the two previously mentioned games. Activision though is aiming to make Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 the entertainment source of the year, ahead of other big game releases and ahead of top music, TV and movie releases.

Who would bet against them succeeding?

It seems that the Italians know how to rock out.

Italy has set a world record for the largest number of participants to play in a single Guitar Hero session over a 24 hour period.

594 people turned up at the FNAC store in Verona to take part in the Guitar Hero 5 Jump In Jump Out Challenge.

The Italians beat the likes of Sweden and France to take the record.

Activision and Treyarch have announced Map Pack 3 for Call of Duty: World at War.

Map Pack 3 will be released in August and will feature three multiplayer maps, Battery, Revolution and Breach.

Plus a new Zombie map will also be available, called Der Riese.

You can also download the Der Riese Trailer via GameShadow.

Established American development studio Raven Software will be behind two of this year’s most-talked about first person shooters.

The August-bound Wolfenstein will be the next edition in the popular series and is getting plenty of attention for its PC, XBOX 360 and PS3 release.

Towards the end of this year, Singularity will take players to the mysterious island known as Katorga-12, complete with time manipulation and scientific experiments.

Both games are being published by Activision, already with Modern Warfare 2 in its grasp, so expect more to come from both of these other first person shooters.

2008 saw Rockstar’s Grand Theft Auto IV reach new promotional heights and surpass all-time entertainment records for day one and week one sales.

Now 2009 is shaping up for Modern Warfare 2, from Activision and Infinity Ward, to run it very close.

The 2009 edition in the ever-popular first person shooter series is aiming to beat competition not just from rival games, but TV and movie blockbusters too, making it the main entertainment source of the year.

Call of Duty: World at War has sold over 11 million copies to date.

The announcement was made by Activision and developer Treyarch.

The first person shooter was released in November 2008 and has recently been boosted by the addition of two Map Packs.

Activision and Treyarch have announced Call of Duty: World at War Map Pack 2.

It will deploy in June for the XBOX 360 and PS3, supplying players with 3 new multiplayer maps and 1 new zombie map.

Map Pack 1 had storming success when it was released in March 2009.

It seems that the next edition in the Call of Duty series won’t feature the main name in its title.

Infinity Ward has released the first Modern Warfare 2 teaser – with no sign of the familiar Call of Duty name.

The game is scheduled for a 10th November release date.

Modern Warfare 2 will resurrect the 21st Century first person shooter experience for its players.

Take a look at the MW2 Teaser.