Call of Duty Hits $3 Billion

[Logan Westbrook]

Call of Duty Hits $3 Billion

Activision's Call of Duty franchise has passed the $3 billion sales mark.

Acitivision has announced that the Call of Duty franchise has passed three billion dollars in global sales following the release of Modern Warfare 2 and it's estimated $550 million in sales in its first week. Acitivision also said that the franchise had sold over 55 million units since its creation in 2003.

"If you consider the number of hours our audiences are engaged in playing 'Call of Duty' games, it is likely to be one of the most viewed of all entertainment experiences in modern history," said Acitivision boss Bobby Kotick.

With Activision rumored to be adding a third studio [http://www.escapistmagazine.com/news/view/96226-Rumor-Activision-Adding-Third-Studio-to-Call-of-Duty-Series] to the development team, it seems that the juggernaut that is Call of Duty is in little danger of slowing down.

Source: The Hollywood Reporter [http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/hr/content_display/news/e3i09f748f4cc1576f10bc3dd59668a9d7d? ]


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[Sixties Spidey]

Can you hear that? That's the sound of Bobby Kotick jerking off with a handful of 100 dollar bills.

 

[HardRockSamurai]

Well, hooray for Infinity Ward. In my personal opinion, they've earned every penny!

[small]And let me just clarify my position as a gamer by saying that Activision didn't earn any of it![/small]

 

[cheese_wizington]

Three Billion?

Psh, that's chunk change.

 

[The DSM]

Wow, Some bad series rake in money, but this is preposterous, and if it wins game of the decade, I for one, am going to be pissed off.

 

[L33tsauce_Marty]

Shut the fuck up Kotick, your the last person I want to hear commenting.

 

[SovietSecrets]

Wow, Some bad series rake in money, but this is preposterous, and if it wins game of the decade, I for one, am going to be pissed off.

And the hate continues.

OT: Nicely done Infinity Ward, keep em coming.

 

[TsunamiWombat]

The game is good. IW can't help their boss is an asshole. They made a great game and i'm glad they're suceeding.

 

[dududf]

Three Billion?

Psh, that's chump change.

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I hope very little of that went to Infinity ward *Rages at MW2 in my mind*

 

[Treblaine]

Hollywood: if you are not afraid, you should be.

 

[cheese_wizington]

Three Billion?

Psh, that's chump change.

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I hope very little of that went to Infinity ward *Rages at MW2 in my mind*

That was less of a fix than a cocaine addict putting a shitload of sugar in his coffee.

Chunk Change > Chump Change.

 

[dududf]

Three Billion?

Psh, that's chump change.

*Fixed.
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I hope very little of that went to Infinity ward *Rages at MW2 in my mind*

That was less of a fix than a cocaine addict putting a shitload of sugar in his coffee.

Chunk Change > Chump Change.

That analogy made no sense...

But beyond that, what on earth is "Cunk Change" also in the way you were typing it you were saying like "Pfft that's nothing", and thus I thought you meant "ChuMP change" from which would fit marvelously in your sentence.

I assumed you had a typo

 

[A Weary Exile]

Good for Infinity Ward, but...

This just shows that most people don't care about things originality or artistic direction in games, it's a shame that more creative games will be lost in the shadow of generic war games like MW2.

 

[Crunchy English]

Dear Escapist,

The fact that Call of Duty is successful is not news. I love you, but please please please stop pretending anyone cares. Everyone is firmly rooted in their camps, the people who are disappointed with mankind, and people who are addicted to an excellently produced but mundane-in-concept shooter.

Your eternal friend,
Crunchy

 

[Frizzle]

I think this could be chalked up to "Marketing > all".
I watched the campaign played on the latest version, wasn't that pleased. Multiplayer... there's a disconnect in feeling when you play it. It doesn't actually feel like you're killing someone, just that you're knocking over a duck at the fair with an air gun.

I played MW1 and COD5. I can see why the games have become popular, espcecially with MW. I just hope that future games can have content that live up to the amount of hype the ads dish out.