Biggest opening in franchise history
Activision hasproudly announcedthat its recent releaseCall of Duty: Modern Warfare IIhas smashed all previous launch records held by the storied franchise, having raked in an incredible $800 million USD in sales over the course of its initial launch weekend.
Released on PlayStation, PC, and Xbox platforms on October 28,Modern Warfare IIimmediately became the most successful entertainment product of 2022. Not only has the rat-a-tat-tat sequel beat out theCall of Dutyfranchise’s own launch record — previously held by 2011’sCall of Duty: Modern Warfare 3— butMWIIhas also surpassed thecombinedopening box office revenue of blockbuster moviesTop Gun: MaverickandDoctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness.
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As previously reported,Modern Warfare IIalso smashed all previousCall of Dutyrecords in regards to concurrent Steam players this past weekend,with an amazing 263,174 playerslogging in simultaneously on Sunday, October 30. These impressive numbers will most certainly be welcomed by the money men at Activision Blizzard, given that 2021’sCall of Duty: Vanguardwas one of the franchise’s most underperforming releases — Though, obviously, “underperforming” in a CoD sense just means “mega-millions” instead of “ultra-millions”.
As always, however, the new release has not been without its fair share of controversy. Some players were bewildered by a sequence in theModern Warfare IIcampaign in which the player points guns at unarmed civilians in order to “de-escalate” a situation. Additionally, a real-life hotel situated in Amsterdamis considering legal actionafter their resort was allegedly featured in a violent action sequence without the company’s consent.
ACall of Dutytitleasking for forgiveness instead of permission? Shock Horror!
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare IIis available now on PlayStation, PC, and Xbox platforms.
