Gears of War 3 Sells 3 Million in One Week

Posted By | On 29th, Sep. 2011

Gears of War 3 has become the highest grossing game of 2011, as Microsoft has confirmed the sales figures. The game has sold 3 million copies in one week, which takes the series past $1 billion in lifetime sales grossings.

Well deserved, and we liked the game a lot as we gave it a perfect 10 in our review. You can check out the review here.

“Following more than 22,000 midnight madness launch events, Microsoft and Epic Games today announced that the Xbox 360 exclusive sold more than three million copies in its first week since release, cementing Gears 3 as the biggest game of 2011 and catapulting the franchise beyond one billion dollars in lifetime sales.”

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