Call of Duty is a primary-character shooster video game franchise posted through Activision. Starting out in 2003, it first centered on games set in World War II. Over time, the collection has visible video games set within the midst of the Cold War, futuristic worlds, and outer space. The video games have been first evolved by using Infinity Ward, then also by way of Treyarch and Sledgehammer Games. Several spin-off and hand held video games were made via different builders. The most recent identify, Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War, was released on November 13, 2020.
Call of Duty
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Genre(s)
First-man or woman shooter
Developer(s)
Primary
Infinity Ward
(2003–gift)
Treyarch
(2005–gift)
Sledgehammer Games
(2011–gift)
Raven Software
(2020)
Other
Nerve Software
Gray Matter Interactive
Nokia
Exakt Entertainment
Spark Unlimited
Amaze Entertainment
n-Space
Aspyr
Rebellion Developments
Ideaworks Game Studio
nStigate Games
Neversoft
Certain Affinity
High Moon Studios
Beenox
Mercenary Technology
Kuju Entertainment
TiMi Studios
Toys for Bob
Publisher(s)
Activision
Platform(s)
Microsoft Windows
OS X
Nintendo DS
GameCube
Nokia N-Gage
PlayStation 2
PlayStation three
PlayStation four
PlayStation 5
PlayStation Portable
PlayStation Vita
Wii
Wii U
Xbox
Xbox 360
Xbox One
Xbox Series X/S
iOS
Android
BlackBerry
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First release
Call of Duty
October 29, 2003
Latest launch
Call of Duty:
Black Ops Cold Wa.
November thirteen, 2020
The collection firstly targeted on the World War II setting, with Infinity Ward developing the first (2003) and 2d (2005) titles within the collection and Treyarch developing the 0.33 (2006). Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare (2007) introduced a brand new, contemporary placing, and proved to be the step forward title for the collection, developing the Modern Warfare sub-series. The recreation's legacy additionally influenced the introduction of a remastered version, launched in 2016. Two other entries, Modern Warfare 2 (2009) and three (2011), have been made. The sub-series received a reboot with Modern Warfare in 2019. Infinity Ward have also advanced two video games outside of the Modern Warfare sub-series, Ghosts (2013) and Infinite Warfare (2016). Treyarch made one closing World War II-based totally recreation, World at War (2008), before liberating Black Ops (2010) and in the end growing the Black Ops sub-series. Four other entries, Black Ops II (2012), III (2015), four (2018), and Cold War (2020) were made, the latter along with Raven Software. Sledgehammer Games, who have been co-builders for Modern Warfare 3, have also advanced two titles, Advanced Warfare (2014) and WWII (2017).
As of April 2021, the series has sold over 400 million copies.[1] With new video games inside the series released annually to blockbuster-degree sales, the collection is confirmed through the Guinness World Records because the great-promoting first-person shooter sport series. It is also the most a hit online game franchise created within the United States and the third highest-grossing online game franchise of all time. Other merchandise in the franchise consist of a line of motion figures designed by using Plan B Toys, a card recreation created via Upper Deck Company, Mega Bloks units by using Mega Brands, and a comedian e book miniseries posted by using WildStorm Productions.
