'Call of Duty: Black Ops' by the numbers

The seventh installment in Activision's hit series is on its way to becoming the bestselling videogame of all time

2.6 million people played Black Ops during the first five days of the game's release.
(Image credit: Activision)

The much-anticipated videogame Call of Duty: Black Ops, released Nov. 9, keeps blowing up sales records. This latest chapter in the long-running Call of Duty series from Activision lets players assume the character of a foot-soldier during the Cold War, taking him to Russia, Vietnam, and other danger zones behind enemy lines. (Watch a trailer for Black Ops.) The game, which has received generally positive reviews, is well ahead of the sales pace set by last year's Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2, the top-selling game of all time. A breakdown of the numbers:

$650 million

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