The Call Of Duty

I'm not a gamer myself but I understand that on the 8th November, the release of the video game "Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3" raked in $310 million in sales for Activision Blizzard Inc. in its first 24-hours, setting a first-day sales record. Along with the "Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3" video game, there are other items for sale including t-shirts and hoodies.The firm said it sold more than 6.5 million units in North America and the United Kingdom alone with the release. The sales figures surpassed last year's release of Call of Duty: Black Ops, which had $360M in first day sell-through, and Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2, released in 2009, which had estimated first day sell through of $310M.

This must be heartwarming to US veterans returning from real, failed wars in Iraq and Afghanistan to public indifference, unemployment and PTSD. If they miss the call of 'battle', they can always buy the game, I suppose.