Modern Warfare 2 breaks modern records
If we’re in a global recession, Tuesday was a furlough day: overnight, Activision’s new video game, "Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2," shattered sales records and became the biggest release of any entertainment property ever, earning $310 million in 24 hours and solidifying video games as the entertainment medium of today. Patt talks to industry insiders on how "Call of Duty" "pwned" (dominated, in gamers’ tongue) the worldwide economic decline.
If we’re in a global recession, Tuesday was a furlough day: overnight, Activision’s new video game, "Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2," shattered sales records and became the biggest release of any entertainment property ever, earning $310 million in 24 hours and solidifying video games as the entertainment medium of today. Patt talks to industry insiders on how "Call of Duty" "pwned" (dominated, in gamers’ tongue) the worldwide economic decline.
Guests:
Tal Blevins, editorial director of IGN.com
- Patt Morrison for November 13, 2009
- Seymour Hersh on Pakistan nuclear warheads
- Twelve Angry Men?
- Health care reform part I: An Armey of opposition
- Health care reform part II: The abortion conundrum
- Global warming pollution up 10% in California
- Modern Warfare 2 breaks modern records
Also on this episode
Events
Comedy Congress Live
Wednesday, February 29, 2012
7:30 p.m.
- 9 p.m.
The comedic material emanating from Washington D.C., and state capitols across the country, is enough to make any sitcom writer jealous, even if most of that comedy is unintentional. Our motto on Comedy Congress is that just when politics makes you want to cry, it’s usually best to laugh.
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