Call of Duty is Activision (Popular USA-based Game Development Company) first-person shooter video game franchise. Started in 2003, started over World War II. Later, the series has seen games set in the midst of the Cold War, futuristic worlds, and outer space. This game was first developed by Infinity Ward, then also by Treyarch and Sledgehammer Games. Many spin-offs and handheld games were made by other developers. The most recent title, Call of Duty - Black Ops Cold War was released on November 13, 2020.
The game series initially centered around the World War II setting, with Infinity Ward building up the initial (2003) and second (2005) titles in the arrangement and Treyarch building up the third (2006). Honorable obligation 4: Modern Warfare (2007) presented another, advanced setting, and end up being the advancement title for the arrangement, making the Modern Warfare sub-arrangement. The game's heritage likewise impacted the formation of a remastered adaptation, delivered in 2016. Two different passages, Modern Warfare 2 (2009) and 3 (2011) were made. The sub-arrangement got a delicate reboot with Modern Warfare in 2019. Vastness Ward has additionally evolved two games outside of the Modern Warfare sub-arrangement, Ghosts (2013) and Infinite Warfare (2016). Treyarch made one final World War II-based game, World at War (2008), preceding delivering Black Ops (2010) and consequently making the Black Ops sub-arrangement. Four different sections, Black Ops II (2012), III (2015), 4 (2018), and Cold War (2020) were made, the last related to Raven Software. Heavy hammer Games, who were co-engineers for Modern Warfare 3, have additionally evolved two titles, Advanced Warfare (2014) and WWII (2017).
Till May 2019, the series has sold more than 300 million copies. With new games of the series released blockbuster-level sales annually. The series is also verified by the Guinness World Records as the best-selling first-person shooter game series. It is one of the most successful video game franchises worldwide created in the United States and the third highest-grossing video game franchise of all time. Other products in the franchise include a line of action figures designed by Plan B Toys, a card game created by Upper Deck Company, Mega Bloks sets by Mega Brands, and a comic book miniseries published by WildStorm Productions.