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"Gears of War: Judgement and God of War: Ascension have both underperformed at retail, analysts have suggested. Gears of War: Judgement is believed to have sold 425,000 units in North America during March, while God of War: Ascension sales are estimated at 360,000, according to financial services firm Cowen &amp;amp; Company (via GamesIndustry International).   In comparison, Gears of War 3 sold 2.2 million units in September, 2010, while God of War 3 sold approximately 1.1 million during its first month on sale. &amp;quot;We had expected sales trends to improve in March due to a strong core lineup,&amp;quot; reads a Cowen &amp;amp; Company statement.  &amp;quot;However, while some titles appear to have done well, including Square Enix&amp;#039; Tomb Raider (est. 696K console units in 33 days) and Take-Two&amp;#039;s Bioshock Infinite (est. 665K console units in 10 days), two historically strong franchises appear to have significantly underperformed.&amp;quot; Set before the events of the trilogy, Gears of War: Judgment focuses on the trial of Baird and the rest of Kilo Squad, who are accused of war crimes against the backdrop of Locust attacking mankind. It features enhanced controls and an adaptable difficulty level similar to that of Left 4 Dead, which means that no two campaign runs will be the same.  God of War: Ascension also takes place before the events of the original trilogy, before Kratos was consumed by vengeance. It&amp;#039;s also the first game in the God of War series to include online multiplayer. &amp;gt; Read Digital Spy&amp;#039;s Gears of War: Judgment review &amp;gt; Read Digital Spy&amp;#039;s God of War: Ascension review Watch the Gears of War: Judgment launch trailer below:  "^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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