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New 50 Cent game ten times less popular News

Xbox 360 PlayStation 3 News by Ellie Gibson

11 May, 2009

It may have got some respectable review scores (including 7/10 from Eurogamer), but 50 Cent's latest game hasn't proved as popular as its predecessor.

As reported by Kotaku, 56,000 copies of 50 Cent: Blood on the Sand were shifted in the US during the first two months on sale.

But sales of 50 Cent: Bulletproof hit 681,000 during the same period. That's despite the fact it only managed an average Metacritic score of 47, compared to 71 for Blood on the Sand. More than a million copies of Bulletproof have been sold to date.

Rumours that THQ hopes to reinvigorate the series by producing 50 Cent: Carnival Sports Party exclusively for Wii are completely made up.

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Ninja_Tino
11/05/09 @ 08:29
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Makes sense. Many would see 50Cent on the cover and immediately buy it for fun, see that it's complete crap, and therefore avoid the superior sequel.
BillyBrush
11/05/09 @ 08:30
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once bitten twice shy
muscleblade
11/05/09 @ 08:34
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Too bad since it was 10 times better according to reviews and people i know that have played both.
TriggerHippie
11/05/09 @ 08:34
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Haha! Imagine living in a world where people bought computer games because 50 Cent was on the cover!. Oh....
MORZTAN
11/05/09 @ 08:39
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@TH

So true and so sad... The succes of a gamefranchise is a curious thing. To think Okami and Ico put together has sold less than a 50 cent -game is.. well.. I don't know.

Imagine living in a world where people bought computer games becuase the games themselves were absolutely fantastisc and mesmerizing. Now that would be something.
Goodfella
11/05/09 @ 08:43
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Makes sense, the better games are the less they sell, it seems.
ViralNinja
11/05/09 @ 08:51
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The game's sales needed to hit that big ass ramp
asphaltcowboy
11/05/09 @ 08:55
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That's rather unfortunate!
chrisjm
11/05/09 @ 09:00
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its the credit crunch. should be 25 cents in these tough times.
MisterCraig
11/05/09 @ 09:28
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Surely the reason is simply because 50 Cent is far less popular at the moment?
lambtron
11/05/09 @ 09:29
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Man, that's harsh. Ok it was a shitty licence but the devs deserve credit for putting their hearts into it. And it only sold 56,000 copies.. Eeek.
Postumo
11/05/09 @ 09:38
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I liked Blood on the Sand. It was geniunely funny. Action/arcade and oneliners... you could have a nice time playing it without thinking too much. Just Old School for me
metalangel
11/05/09 @ 10:31
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I am gonna get Blood On The Sand... but I've got a lot of other stuff to finish first.
TheBoyChris
11/05/09 @ 10:33
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To be fair I've not seen this marketed anywhere.
Kaspar
11/05/09 @ 11:02
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Makes sense, the better games are the less they sell, it seems.

Haze must have been fucking brilliant, then.
IneptPercy
11/05/09 @ 11:37
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Make a Wii game. 50cent PARTY!

That will sell loads.
schnide
11/05/09 @ 11:58
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Good. Nice to see that sometimes there is justice in the world.
Mentalist(air)
11/05/09 @ 12:31
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once bitten twice shy

Just like the critically-mauled Driver 3 spent weeks at the top of the charts and sold loads, then the (by all accounts) much improved sequel passed completely under the radar.
Vice.Destroyer
11/05/09 @ 13:06
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Did Driver 3 get a sequel?
chrisjm
11/05/09 @ 15:45
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agree with the marketing, i didnt know it was out until i heard it was in the bargain bins.
minimong
11/05/09 @ 15:53
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I think this game would have sold much better if they had used a generic character, instead of 50 pence.
Should have gone for a mildly annoyed midget instead of the angry rapper.Gary Coleman out of Different Strokes could have made the world of difference.
AHiFi
11/05/09 @ 16:23
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Vice - Yes, it did. Which, I think, proves Mentalist's point...
bad09
12/05/09 @ 06:37
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I want a game with Gary Coleman in!!

I'd buy that not this 33p rubbish, rap is dead anyway thanks to the likes of him.....

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