New `Call of Duty' could set entertainment record
New `Call of Duty' game could be the entertainment industry's biggest blockbuster yet

By Barbara Ortutay, AP Technology Writer
On 1:01 pm EST, Friday November 6, 2009
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NEW YORK (AP) -- This holiday season's biggest entertainment blockbuster likely will be a sequel to a popular franchise, with jarring depictions of war and an intricate story of good versus evil. It could easily rake in more than last year's record $155 million opening weekend for "The Dark Knight."


AP - In this photo made Wednesday, Nov. 2, 2009, a release date is shown on an advertisement for Call ...

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{"s" : "atvi,gme","k" : "c10,l10,p20,t10","o" : "","j" : ""} But this blockbuster is not a movie.

It is "Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2," a video game that Activision Blizzard Inc. is releasing Tuesday. Fans worldwide are expected to spend at least half a billion dollars on the game in the first week.