Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 was perhaps the most anticipated game to come out this year, by the sales alone I would have to agree. First day sales are estimated to be around 4.7 million between the U.S and UK with a value of 310 million USD.

Activision estimates, Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 has surpassed one day sales figures of every other  gaming media as well as every other form of entertainment. This being the sixth installment of the series with the 7th already in production. I’d say the Call of Duty series has turned out to be quite a gold mine for Activison.  According to Mike Griffith, CEO of Activison Publishing ““The shattering of these entertainment records is a testament to the compelling, cinematic and uniquely engaging experience that the Call of Duty brand delivers. Modern Warfare 2 has taken interactive experience to unprecedented heights setting a new standard for entertainment.”

Review aggregator  Metacritic rates the console versions (PS3 & Xbox 360) at a favorable 96% while the PC version is around  90%. AmTech analyst Ben Schacter estimates that first week global  sales could top 11.7 million units.

But the game is already generating a lot of controversy. There’s a scene early in the game (spoiler alert)  where the user has to Play as a terrorist, engaged in a massacre at an airport. The game allowes players to skip the controversial scenes in the beginning of the game, but it doesn’t describe what those scenes are. The game is rated mature and is not for kids.

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XBOX Version

PS3 Version

Microsoft has decided to remove its Windows 7 DVD and USB  Tool from its site following accusations that the utility makes improper use of open source code, CNet reports.”Microsoft is looking into this issue and is taking down the [Windows 7 updating] tool from the Microsoft Store site until its review is complete,” the company said in a statement. “We apologize to our customers for any inconvenience. That’s bad news for existing netbook owners and anyone else without an optical drive and hoping to upgrade to Windows 7. Before it was taken down, the tool made it possible to take a downloaded copy of the OS and create a bootable USB drive. But Its being said that the tool may violate several GPL terms and conditions.  the source code was said to be lifted from the CodePlex  licensed ImageMaster project without the author’s knowledge. Theres also accusations that they neglected to provide source code for their modifications to ImageMaster or their tool. Its amazing to me that Microsoft practices what they spend millions trying to defend against, you know guys it has to start somewhere…LOL. Well anyway innocent until proven guilty, right? well have to watch this.