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Activision have announced that the highly successful COD series has now passed the $3 Billion mark across the six major titles. The statement released by the developer today states that they have achieved 55 million sales, worldwide. Their most recent title, Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2, broke records in entertainment launch sales, earning a staggering $550 million in the first 5 days of release.

Considering these impressive statistics, Activision Blizzard CEO, Robert Kotick, has claimed that COD is one of the, “greatest entertainment franchises of all time.”

He then went on to add:

“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,”

Call of Duty first came into being as a PC game in 2003, developed by Infinity Ward and published by Activision. From its first appearance it was held in high esteem by critics, receiving average scores of 90%. Since this initial release the COD franchise has invaded every major console and released a series of spin-offs and expansions.

Despite some slightly unreasonable ideas about charging for their online services in the future, the series has constantly offered gamers quality multiplayer gaming and value for money. Lets hope they continue uphold the quality and fairness we’ve come to expect.

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