Activision #1 US publisher through November

According to data released by The NPD Group, Activision was the number one US console and handheld publisher for the first eleven months of calendar 2007.

The company increased its market share to a record 16.8 per cent, a 7.9 per cent increase over the same period last year.

"We continue to see strong consumer response to our wholly owned and internally developed titles - Guitar Hero III: Legends of Rock and Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare," said Robert Kotick, Activision's chairman and CEO.

"We are well positioned to continue our leadership position through the remainder of the year and are on track to delivering another record year of revenue growth and the most profitable year in our history."

Guitar Hero III: Legends of Rock and Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare were the first and second best-selling titles, respectively, across all platforms in the US for the month of November.

Guitar Hero has remained the best-selling franchise in the US since January, according to The NPD Group.