Thursday, October 31st 2019
Call of Duty Modern Warfare Rakes in $600 million on Opening Weekend
Activision's latest blockbuster in the Call of Duty franchise has been announced to have brought in something to the tune of $600 million to the company's coffers. That's a whole lot of money - but remember we're talking about an actual finished Call of Duty game that includes a single-player campaign. Yearly installments have proven to not do any harm to Call of Duty - it remains one of the biggest entertainment launches every year, which is part of the reason why Activision has three development studios constantly working on the franchise, with three-year development cycles for each title (this particular release was created by Infinity Ward). That's a big level of commitment, and it usually shows in the finished quality of the games.
The game has overtaken all previous releases in the franchise for this current generation of consoles (and PC). Reasons for that surely include the reference to one of the franchises most beloved entries, the homonymous Call of Duty: Modern Warfare and the return of Captain Price, but surely the presence of a single-player campaign and the absence of any microtransactions pulled their weight in this release success. If there were any doubts on Call of Duty keeping its momentum, they have to be postponed to next year's release.
Source:
TechSpot
The game has overtaken all previous releases in the franchise for this current generation of consoles (and PC). Reasons for that surely include the reference to one of the franchises most beloved entries, the homonymous Call of Duty: Modern Warfare and the return of Captain Price, but surely the presence of a single-player campaign and the absence of any microtransactions pulled their weight in this release success. If there were any doubts on Call of Duty keeping its momentum, they have to be postponed to next year's release.
36 Comments on Call of Duty Modern Warfare Rakes in $600 million on Opening Weekend
I can't bring myself to buy this game, even with the actually competent single player and lack of monetization (for now). I don't think I have it in me to "git gud" at the level that was the most fun in the past for online multiplayer. And now that I have a PC but still prefer couch gaming with a controller, I'm not sure if it would even be possible to play this competitively against M/K pros.
In the past few years, every time I get the itch to play an online shooter, I just end up playing Splatoon 2 again. I guess I'll just boot that back up tonight and let my good memories of COD stay rosy and in the past.
I beat every single level EXCEPT THE LAST LEVEL.
It's virtually impossible with the amount of shit they throw at you.