Modern Warfare 2 set to surpass Vanguard's lifetime sales in its first month

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare II continues to catapult from strength to strength and is close to outselling Call of Duty: Vanguard's total lifetime sales in just one month on the market.

Activision itself said that Vanguard was dragged down by a lack of innovation and imagination in its World War II setting, and it is actually one of the worst-selling entries in the series to date. The publisher then threw their teams into the development of Modern Warfare II in order to ensure history wouldn't be repeated.

"We are working on the most ambitious plan in Call of Duty history, with over 3,000 people now working on the franchise and a return to the Modern Warfare setting that delivered our most successful Call of Duty title ever," said Activision in May.

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According to data released by GSD in the UK, Call of Duty: Modern Warfare II's first week sales have surged past those of Vanguard - by a massive 125%. The report continues to claim that Modern Warfare II is likely to eclipse Vanguard's lifetime sales in just one month, which underscores how poorly Vanguard performed and how much the work has paid off for Modern Warfare II. Quite literally.

Modern Warfare 2 will surpass Vanguard’s lifetime unit sales in Europe in just under two weeks, per new data from the EU charts

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