Amazon's UK site has reported that Call of Duty: Black Ops 2 has broken its predecessor's pre-orders three times over in the first 24 hours.
The title, which had it's first gameplay details, trailer and release date announced this week, immediately had both Amazon and GAME scrabbling to offer pre-orders six months before the game's on sale.
"Set to be one of the biggest games of the year, it's great to see so much enthusiasm and anticipation for ‘Call of Duty: Black Ops II,'", Amazon.co.uk game manager Graham Chambers, said. ‘'Bolder and better than before and with everything from a futuristic storyline through to single player mode, Zombies and multiplayer, Black Ops II promises something Call of Duty fans have never seen before.''