According to The NPD Group, Chart Track and The GFK Group, Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare developed by Infinity Ward was the no.1 title in units worldwide for 2007, being sold in excess of 7 million units worldwide since the November launching.

The FPS video game gathered over 18 perfect score reviews and more than 40 mixed Editors’ Choice and Game of the Year awards, and this was only in US.
There have been added 10 nominations for famous Academy of Interactive Arts and Sciences including the Game of the Year category, while at this moment it occupies the first place in Xbox 360 titles on Xbox Live, counting only the unique users.

"We're very excited about this achievement especially given so many competitive titles this year," declared Will Kassoy, senior vice president, global brand management, Activision Publishing, the leading worldwide developer, publisher and distributor of interactive entertainment. "Consumer and critics agree that Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare is one of the best games ever created and further establishes Call of Duty as one of the premier brands in the industry,” added he. “This ground-breaking game and franchise continue to establish new standards by which all other action games will be judged."

<-250x250 Square - left->As you already know if you read my previous article regarding this subject, the Burning Crusade expansion pack has beat the record of fastest sold PC game of all time reaching 2.4 million copies in just the first 24 hours and 3.5 million in the first month.

Now, NPD Group is publishing the list of top selling PC games in 2007 and we are hearing again the title World of Warcraft just to make us smile again because there is no wonder. It is indeed the greatest game of all times and is not just me who says that but the gamers.
But I don’t want to make you lose your patience so I will give you the winners list:

1. World of Warcraft: Burning Crusade Expansion Pack from Vivendi Games - 2.25 million
2. World of Warcraft from Vivendi Games - 914,000
3. The Sims 2: Seasons Expansion Pack from Electronic Arts - 433,000
4. Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare from Activision - 383,000
5. Command & Conquer 3: Tiberium Wars from Electronic Arts - 343,000
6. Sim City 4 Deluxe from Electronic Arts - 284,000
7. The Sims 2 from Electronic Arts - 281,000

8. The Sims 2: Bon Voyage Expansion Pack from Electronic Arts - 271,000
9. Age of Empires 3 from Microsoft - 259,000
10. The Sims 2: Pets Expansion Pack from Electronic Arts - 236,000

<-234x60 Half Banner - left->Paradox interactive announced today that they will launch Mount & Blade, a single-player, third- or first-person-shooter action/role playing game which focuses on medieval combat.
The BETA version of the game impressed the gamers starting with the realistic combat and ending with the sandbox gameplay.

The players can roam the map freely in the medieval world where they can hunt down bandits, trade for profit in a deep economical system or can become a great lord and participate at wars.



Although the game isn’t finished yet, it’s worth playing because there are numerous implementations and the community is extremely active, offering many updates which increases the game’s beauty.
Mount & Blade brings innovative strategy and role playing elements, borrowing elements used over and over again by other games belonging to these genres.
All these are implemented, and the great graphics guarantees you entire hours of fun.

<-234x60 Half Banner - right->Paradox Interactive understands gamers and it can’t wait to invite them in the world they’ve been created in several years in BETA now being so close to completion.
They’ve even announced a release date for Mount & Blade on Q2 2008.



Now, all we have to do is wait for the final release or play the BETA, which I’ve already tried and I must say that it’s an interesting game and it is worth playing.

Microsoft invites us to cast our votes for the Xbox LIVE Arcade Awards 2007 and the finalists will be announced at the Game Developer Conference 2008 in February, after the jury will choose based on the popularity of the games.
You will have access to the voting until the end date, January 30.

This is the list of the nominees for each category:

Best Family Friendly Game:
Pac-Man Championship Edition
Carcassonne
Catan
Bomberman Live
Hexic 2
Every Extend Extra Extreme

Best Overall Arcade Game:
Puzzle Quest
Pac-Man Championship Edition
Carcassonne
Bomberman Live
Alien Hominid
Catan

Best Cooperative Multiplayer Game:
Alien Hominid
Golden Axe
Aegis Wing
Double Dragon
Arkadian Warriors
TMNT

Best Competitive Multiplayer Game:
Puzzle Quest
Carcassonne
Bomberman Live
Super Puzzle Fighter II Turbo HD Remix
Undertow
Catan

Best Classic Game:
Castlevania
Prince of Persia
Asteroids
Jetpac Refuelled
Sensible World of Soccer
Sonic the Hedgehog 2

Best Original Game:
Pac-Man Championship Edition
Boom Boom Rocket
Aegis Wing
Undertow
Band of Bugs
Hexic 2

The massive multiplayer online MMORPG game has reached no less than 10 million subscribers worldwide, and according to Blizzard Entertainment, the largest number of fans is located in Asia, where the company counted 5.5 million gamers. Then comes North America with over 2.5 million and Europe with 2 million.

"It's very gratifying to see gamers around the world continuing to show such enthusiasm and support for World of Warcraft," declares Mike Morhaime, CEO and cofounder of Blizzard Entertainment. "We're always pleased to welcome new players to the game, and we're looking forward to sharing the next major content update with the entire community in the months ahead."

It is indeed the most popular MMORPG game around the world, since the start, when it was opened in North America on November 23 2004. Since then it become a best seller in 2005 and 2006 in all countries in the world, while The Burning Crusade expansion pack has beat the record of fastest sold PC game of all time reaching 2.4 million copies in just the first 24 hours and 3.5 million in the first month.



World of Warcraft is advancing continuously with Russia expecting its language version to be released this year.

Blizzard Entertainment explains what a subscriber is: a person who has paid the subscription tax or has an active prepaid card for WoW, as well as those that have purchased the game and still have the free month trial.
Included are also the Internet Game Room players who had access at WoW during the last 30 days.