What better way to celebrate Christmas than to shoot people? Well maybe in the UK, where Call of Duty: Black Ops has been confirmed to be the top Christmas seller ahead of FIFA 11 and Need for Speed: Hot Pursuit.The EA titles that are usually some of the biggest annual sellers were trumped by Black Ops which has been steadily churning revenue for Activision, breaking the single-day sales record set by its predecessor, Modern Warfare 2.

This marks the second year that the franchise has topped Christmas sales, extending sales from a $360 million first day and continuing to grow.

While the game has sold in higher volumes than its predecessor, gamer criticism has been harsh against the game.