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'Guitar Hero 3' earns $1 billion

Published Monday, Jan 12 2009, 18:14 GMT | By Liam Martin
'Guitar Hero 3' earns $1 billion

Activision

Guitar Hero III: Legends Of Rock has become the first individual video game to generate $1 billion in sales, according to Activision.

Publishing CEO Mike Griffith announced the milestone during a speech at the Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas, while also claiming that games are helping to shape the music industry.

"Music has a history of evolving through technology and we are at the beginning of the latest chapter in that story," he said.

According to Edge Online, Griffith also revealed that first week sales for Guitar Hero: Aerosmith were triple the first week sales of the band's last album and that acts featured on Guitar Hero experience a 15-843% increase in music downloads.

"Video games are poised to eclipse all other forms of entertainment in the decade ahead," he added.
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