

" has the potential to sell an extra 4 million copies this year due to the big advertising push, so could net out to zero financial impact." Modern Warfare 2 may be successful enough to offset any potential StarCraft II delay, Wedbush Morgan analyst Michael Pachter told Gamasutra.

Development is on-track, and Activision is ramping up massive marketing efforts surrounding the game, which launches November 10. Some analysts expect Modern Warfare 2 to be the biggest-selling title of 2009.

Activision Blizzard shares have slumped 14 percent in the last month, MarketWatch reports, as investors seemingly fret over the possibility that Blizzard's PC real-time strategy game StarCraft II may not make the 2009 calendar year.īut with Activision-owned Infinity Ward on track to launch the first-person shooter Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 to masses of frothing gamers, investors might have little to worry about.
