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Activision’s Call of Duty: Ghosts may be the best-performing next-gen launch game, but it is still falling far behind predecessor Black Ops II’s commercial success. That’s according to Cowen & Company’s Doug Creutz, as reported by VentureBeat. Upon further reflection, we think the [Call of Duty] numbers are a bit …
Read More »Three No.1’s on the trot for Call of Duty: Ghosts
Activision’s Call of Duty: Ghosts has continued its recent dominance of the UKIE GfK Chart-Track All Formats Top 40. The shooter has retained its grip on the top spot for three successive weeks now, making it five No.1’s in total for the shooter. That’s despite a week-on-week sales decline of …
Read More »Countdown to Xbox One: Call of Duty’s Second Chance
Infinity Ward are the creators of the biggest video game franchise in the world and are responsible for Xbox One’s most pre-ordered title. MCV speaks to executive producer Mark Rubin on building for a new generation Infinity Ward is probably the most influential video game developer in the world. The …
Read More »Activision announces Call of Duty app for Ghosts
Activision has shown off its new Call of Duty app. The app, made by Call of Duty Elite developers Beachhead, adds extra features to the multiplayer game. These include turning tablets or mobile devices into a second screen during matches and having access to all of their Call of Duty …
Read More »Steam top ten sellers chart: November 3-9
Call of Duty: Ghosts is unsurprisingly at the top of Valve’s latest Steam weekly top sellers chart, beating out last week’s winner Football Manager 2014. The sports simulator still nabbed the runner-up spot, beating out State of Decay, Total War: Rome II, and Assassin’s Creed IV: Black Flag –with the …
Read More »Call of Duty sales tumble 50%, but how bad is it?
Call of Duty: Ghosts UK launch sales are around 50 per cent lower than Call of Duty: Black Ops II, retail sources have told MCV. It’s certainly a big, worrying figure. But there are several caveats to consider. For one, Ghosts is a launch title for Xbox One and PS4 …
Read More »Activision Blizzard quarterly revenue exceeds expectations
Activision Blizzard has announced financial results for Q3 2013, reporting revenue of $691m for the period. The figure is down from the $841m earned during the same period last year, but still exceeded the publisher’s expectations of $635m. Revenue from digital channels pulled much of the weight, bringing in $409m …
Read More »IN PICTURES: GAME’s midnight Call of Duty: Ghosts launch
Call of Duty: Ghosts arrived in the UK last night, and games turned out in force to get their hands on a copy at midnight. Over 300 GAME stores opened their doors for fans – one of which was GAME Stratford where Infinity Ward’s senior community manager Tina Palacios was …
Read More »VIDEO: Megan Fox stars in live-action Call of Duty: Ghosts trailer
Call of Duty: Ghosts is out tomorrow, and Activision has launched a new hype-inducing trailer to boot. The publisher has even recruited Hollywood starlet Fox to make a cameo appearance in the new live-action video. Epic Night Out, as it’s called, has a group of four average Joes blast their …
Read More »Activision to host star-studded Call of Duty: Ghosts launch
It’s almost Call of Duty time, and Activision is planning a star-studded launch party to celebrate. Football stars Daniel Sturridge and Andros Townsend will be joined by Wretch 32, Jamal Edwards and Martyn Littlewood, along with music duo Rizzle Kicks. The A-listers will all face-off against each other in Call …
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