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Want to know exactly what the PC crowd can expect with Infinity Ward and Sledgehammer Games' Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3? An FAQ arrives. We're promised "a lot of graphic options," like depth of field and such, and they add security is a "major focus" to stop cheaters. It's "fully integrated" with Steamworks.

Wedbush-Morgan's securities analyst Michael Pachter is predicting that Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 will sell 16M copies worldwide, while Battlefield 3 will move 8M. Pachter doesn't think Battlefield 3 will cut into Modern Warfare 3's sales.

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 has been pirated and is floating around on Bit.Torrent. This time it seems like an inside job, after an unnamed employee at one of the game's shipping warehouses in Fresno, CA absconded a disc from the two disc set for the PC.

Call of Duty: Elite is a new service from Activision that expands the multiplayer modes for the Call of Duty franchise. The service has been built from the ground up over the last two years and is set to launch with Call of duty: Modern Warfare 3. Beachhead Studio boss Chacko Sonny has revealed that Elite will be delayed for the PC, because the platform is "insecure". Sonny insists that the devs are working hard to make sure it's a safe environment for the PC, but the service won't be able to launch on day 1. It will launch when "it's ready".

Developer Sledgehammer Games feels that both the PlayStation 3 and the Xbox 360 have reached their full potential in terms of "raw horsepower", and the next step is refining the process for efficiency.

Several independent retailers in the UK have gone and broken the street date for Call of Duty: Modern Warefare 3, even as early as late Friday afternoon. Matches have been raging over the weekend. It's a risky move as Microsoft warned there could be consequences for playing before the official launch. However Infinity Ward promises there will be no ban hammer action.

Publisher Activision will be streaming a live broadcast of the launch party event in London for Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3, featuring developer and celebrity interviews throughout. There'll also be some pan-European tournaments for the newly released blockbuster, with both pro and celebrity gamers. There'll be link-ups to Paris and Berlin's launches.

Call of Duty: Elite is now available on Xbox Live Marketplace, in time for the release of Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 today. The free download weighs in at just over 99MB.

UK retailer GAME, who own Gamestation, and online retailer Amazon have both confirmed Activision's Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 as being their largest pre-order title ever. Analyst Arvind Bhatia of Sterne Agee expects Modern Warfare 3 to enjoy "5.5M-6.0M unit sales" its first day in the shops, and reach "nearly 18M units" this December period.

Infinity Ward executive producer Mark Rubin reiterates at the London launch of Modern Warfare 3, that it's "better for the industry" if Call of Duty and Battlefield 'both succeed'. Rubin added that Infinity "root for everybody," despite what EA PR spouts. The studio has "much respect for everyone" at DICE, and "I think they feel the same way with us."

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 was just released yesterday, but even without accounting for the game's sales, Activision's profits in the third quarter have tripled, and have exceeded forecasts for the publisher.

If preliminary reports are to be believed, Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 is shaping up to be another Call of Duty mega-blockbuster, as it seems the title has sold an astounding 9.3M units on the very first day. This would be the largest videogame launch in history. The Xbox 360 version alone reportedly sold 5M day one units. UPDATE: Activision has announced 6.5M day one sales, which is still a record breaker.

Publisher Activision Blizzard saw a 6.5 percent fall in their stock, valuing it at $13.02, after it was revealed that World of Warcraft lost almost 1 million subscribers in just 3 months. However thanks to "stronger than expected" consumer demand for other titles, like Skylanders and Modern Warfare 3, Activision are "raising our full-year financial outlook".

Activision has "immediately and automatically" given Call of Duty: Elite subscribers an additional 30 days of the service as they look to fix the problems plaguing the new venture. It has been struggling to cater to the sheer numbers since Modern Warfare 3's launch. They're sorry for a "rocky start" as the "greater-than-expected demand" crushes Elite servers.

The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim has had quite an impact on PC, as Steam has revealed that on the first day, Skyrim had more than triple Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3's concurrent users.

Shock and disbelief is not something you should be experiencing when learning Activision's Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 debuted top of the UK all format chart in its opening week. Bethesda's The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim was heir apparent coming 2nd, while Rockstar's PC offering of L.A. Noire was snooping 38th. Battlefield 3 fell back 3rd, Uncharted 3 6th.

If you want a cheap time at the till this week then GAME might be your answer. They're promoting a trade-in scheme for low priced blockbusters this week, like Saints Row: The Third. By trading in the likes of Batman: Arkham City, Battlefield 3, Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 or Uncharted 3 you can get other triple-A launches almost for nothing.

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 is setting sales records, so it's not surprising it's setting a new record in concurrent Xbox Live users as well. According to Activision and Microsoft, the game has set the record for having most concurrent players on Xbox Live.

Treyarch's game design director David Vonderhaar stated he "f---ed up" with the Call of Duty: Black Ops perk Second Chance, which has been a rampant exploit. The perk lets players survive normally fatal damage and then use a pistol for 10 seconds before dying, with a Pro version upping that to 30 seconds and allowing teammates to revive the downed teammate.

Activision's self-lauded Call of Duty: Elite social and stat tracking portal for Call of Duty is still not up and running as servers continue to struggle with the vast demands from players. Since launch the service has had nothing but trouble, with Activision recently giving premium members an extra 30 days subscription free. Lag and connection issues are rife.