Gears of War franchise has surpassed 19 million sales
The Gears of War series has pushed through 19 million in sales, which is an additional one million since it the figure of 18 million was announced in July. The math comes from Microsoft via Joystiq, and while the firm would not disclose sales figures for Gears of War 3, its first week at retail saw the title move 3 million, while Gears 1 and Gears 2 were noted to have sold 12 million combined as of June 2012.