LO4 Task 4: Identifying "Blanks" competitors

Our two main competitors


BORDERLANDS

Engine 
Unreal Engine 3

Platforms
Microsoft Windows
OS X
PS3
PS vita
Xbox 360

Genres
FPS
Action Role-Playing

Modes
single Player, co-op and Multilayer

Borderlands 2 has shipped more than 8.5 million copies, making it the highest-selling game in 2K Games' history. The news came out of an Take-Two Interactive earnings call where it was also reconfirmed that new content for borderlands 2 is still on the way.In its opening months, borderlands 2 shipped 5 million copies meaning that the extra 3.5 million copies were shipped over the course of more than a year. 



GEARS OF WAR

Engine
Unreal Engine 3

Platforms
Xbox 360
Microsoft windows

Genres
Third-Person Shooter

Modes
Single-Player, Multilayer

 Microsoft revealed to Joystiq  that the third-person shooter franchise has moved 19 million units life-to-date. Microsoft did not break down sales figures for specific games, though it is known that Gears of War 3 managed to sell 3 million units during its first week on sale in September 2011. Additionally, the first two Gears of War titles sold a combined 12 million units, suggesting Gears of War 3 has added an additional 3 million sales to its total.