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It’s probably no surprise that Gears of War 2 is a hit. The surprise is in how big of a hit it is, selling 2 million copies, and it hasn’t even been out a week as of this writing. The game also helped Xbox Live reach a new high number of players online at once, as 1.5 million people signed into Gears alone.

Those players then managed unlock 19 million achievements and 15 million gameplay hours, many of them keeping people away from work I’m sure. So, if each game is $60 (let’s not even try including the collector’s edition), that’s $12,000,000 in a week. Oh, and just think. The holiday season isn’t even here yet, and surely a lot more copies will sell as gifts.

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