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Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 Fields the World's Largest Army
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Posted by Donster on: 2009-12-04 18:07:29 305
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With more than eight million gamers on active duty in its first five days alone, Activision Publishing’s Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 is not only the biggest entertainment launch in history grossing more than $550 million, but also significantly outnumbers the world’s top-five armed forces combined.
The world’s largest virtual army, Modern Warfare 2 has:
- more than twice the number of troops in NATO’s 28 member countries combined (3.9 million active troops in NATO)
- more than three times the number of troops in the world’s largest army (People’s Liberation Army of China with 2.3 million)
- more than five times the number of active duty military personnel currently serving in the United States Army, Navy, Marine Corps and Air Force combined (1.4 million)
- more than six times the size of India’s Armed Forces (1.3 million)
- more than seven times the size of North Korea’s Korean People’s Army (1.1 million)
- And, eight times the size of personnel in the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation (1 million)
Modern Warfare 2 is rated “M” (Mature) by the ESRB for Blood, Drug Reference, Intense Violence and Language. For additional information about the game, visit www.modernwarfare2.com.
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