Gears of War, a third-person shooter video game developed by Epic Games led by Unreal Engine 3 technology made its debut on Nov.7, 2006 on Xbox 360 platform while in Europe it was launched on Nov 17th.
The story of Gears of War revolves around protagonist Marcus Fenix, and the game content contains clash between the human inhabitants of planet Sera and rival known as the Locust Horde. Now Microsoft has announced the launch sales of Gears of War that reveals more than 1 million copies have been sold out within its first two weeks. The developer says that title has become the fastest selling title for both the running year and Xbox 360. The total number of gaming sessions has leaped up to 10 million taking Registrations for Xbox Live up by 50 % since the launch day.
Shane Kim, corporate VP at Microsoft Game Studios supporting the title says:
From the very beginning, we knew Gears of War would be an industry-defining hit. As we watched both the game and its hype grow, it became obvious that Gears of War was the rare title that could live up to such incredible anticipation, and judging from the reaction of critics and fans, it’s done just that.
Via: next-gen.biz
