This article is about the computer/video game franchise. For the first computer/video game of the franchise, see Call of Duty (video game). For other uses, see Call of Duty (disambiguation).
Call of Duty is a first-person and third-person shooter video game franchise. The series began on the PC, and later expanded to consoles and handhelds. Severalspin-off games have also been released. The earlier games in the series are set primarily in World War II, including Call of Duty, Call of Duty 2, and Call of Duty 3. Beginning with Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare, which is set in modern times, the series has shifted focus away from World War II. Modern Warfare (released November 2007) was followed by Call of Duty: World at War and Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2. Black Ops (released November 2010) takes place in the Cold War, while Modern Warfare 3 (released November 2011) takes place in a near-future setting. Black Ops 2 (released November 2012) takes place in the year 2025. Call of Duty: Ghosts was released in November 2013.
The Call of Duty games are published and owned by Activision. While the studioInfinity Ward primarily still develops them, Treyarch has also developed several of the titles with the release of the studios' games interlaced with each other. Some games have been developed by Gray Matter Interactive, Nokia, Exakt Entertainment, Spark Unlimited, Amaze Entertainment, n-Space, Aspyr, Rebellion Developments, Ideaworks Game Studio, Sledgehammer Games, and nStigate Games. The games use a variety of engines, including the id Tech 3, the Treyarch NGL, and the IW 5.0.
As of November 11, 2011, the Call of Duty series has sold over 100 million copies.[1] As of March 31, 2012 there are 40 million monthly active players across all of the Call of Duty titles, with 10 million users of the online service Call of Duty: Elite and 2 million paying annual members. Over 1.6 billion hours of online gameplay have been logged on Modern Warfare 3 since its 2011 release.[2]
Other products in the franchise include a line of action figures designed by Plan-B Toys, a card game created by Upper Deck, Mega bloks sets by Mega Brands, and a comic book mini-series published by WildStorm.
Contents
[hide]- 1 Main series
- 2 Rotation
- 3 Canceled titles
- 4 Expansions
- 5 Console and handheld titles
- 5.1 Call of Duty: Finest Hour
- 5.2 Call of Duty 2: Big Red One
- 5.3 Call of Duty: Roads to Victory
- 5.4 Call of Duty: World at War – Final Fronts
- 5.5 Call of Duty: Modern Warfare – Mobilized
- 5.6 Call of Duty: Black Ops DS
- 5.7 Call of Duty: World at War – Zombies 1 and 2
- 5.8 Call of Duty: The War Collection
- 5.9 Call of Duty: Black Ops – Declassified
- 5.10 Call of Duty: Strike Team
- 6 Online version
- 7 Other media
- 8 Call of Duty Endowment
- 9 References
- 10 External links
Main series
World War II games
Call of Duty
Main article: Call of Duty (video game)
Call of Duty is a computer/video game based on the Quake III Arena engine (id Tech 3), and was released on October 29, 2003. The game was developed by Infinity Ward and published by Activision. The game simulates the infantryand combined arms warfare of World War II.[3] Call of Duty was accompanied in September 2004 by an expansion pack, Call of Duty: United Offensive, which was also produced by Activision, but developed by Gray Matter Interactive with contributions from Pi Studios. The game follows the American paratroopers, British paratroopers and the Red army. The Mac OS Xversion of the game was ported by Aspyr Media. In late 2004, the N-Gageversion was developed by Nokia and published by Activision. Other versions were released for PC, including Collector's Edition (with soundtrack and strategy guide), Game of the Year Edition (includes game updates), and the Deluxe Edition (which contains the United Offensive expansion and soundtrack; in Europe the soundtrack was not included). On September 22, 2006, Call of Duty: War Chest was released for PC, collecting Call of Duty,United Offensive, and Call of Duty 2.[4] Since November 12, 2007, Call of Duty and its sequels have been available for purchase via Valve's content delivery platform, Steam.[5]
Call of Duty 2
Main article: Call of Duty 2
Call of Duty 2 is a first-person shooter computer/video game and sequel to the critically acclaimed game Call of Duty. It was developed by Infinity Ward and published by Activision. The game is set during World War II and is experienced through the perspectives of soldiers in the Red Army, British Army and United States Army. It was released on October 25, 2005 for PC, November 15, 2005 for the Xbox 360, and June 13, 2006 for Mac OS X. Other versions were made for mobile phones, Pocket PCs, and Smartphones.
Call of Duty 3
Main article: Call of Duty 3
Call of Duty 3 is a World War II first-person shooter and the third installment in the Call of Duty video game series. Released on November 7, 2006, the game was developed by Treyarch, and was the first major installment in the Call of Duty series not to be developed by Infinity Ward. It was released on the PlayStation 2, PlayStation 3, Wii, Xbox, and Xbox 360.[6] Call of Duty 3 follows the American, Canadian, British, French Resistance, and Polish armies after D-Day in the Falaise Gap.
Modern Warfare story arc
Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare
Main article: Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare
Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare is the fourth installment of the main series, and was developed by Infinity Ward. It is the first game in the series not to be set during World War II (it is set in the modern day), as well as the first to receive a Mature rating from the ESRB (except for the Nintendo DS version, which was rated Teen). The game was released for Microsoft Windows, Nintendo DS, PlayStation 3, and Xbox 360 on November 7, 2007. Download and retail versions for Mac OS X were released byAspyr in September 2008. As of May 2009, Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare has sold over 13 million copies.[7]
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2
Main article: Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2[8] is the sixth installment of the main series. It was developed by Infinity Ward and published by Activision.[9] Activision Blizzard officially announced Modern Warfare 2 on February 11, 2009.[10][11] The game was released worldwide on November 10, 2009, for the Xbox 360, PlayStation 3 and Microsoft Windows.[8] A Nintendo DS iteration of the game, titled Call of Duty: Modern Warfare: Mobilized, was released alongside the game and the Wii port of Call of Duty : Modern Warfare.[12][13] Modern Warfare 2 is the direct sequel to Call of Duty 4 and continues the same storyline, taking place five years after the first game and featuring several returning characters including Captain Price and "Soap" MacTavish.[14]
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3
Main article: Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 is a first-person shooter computer/video game. It is the eighth installment of the Call of Duty series and the third installment of the Modern Warfare series. Due to a legal dispute between the game's publisher Activision and the former co-executives of Infinity Ward – which caused several lay-offs and departures within the company[15] –Sledgehammer Games assisted in the development of the game, while Raven Software was brought in to make cosmetic changes to the menus of the game.[16] The game was said to have been in development since only two weeks after the release of their previous game, Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2.[16] Sledgehammer was aiming for a "bug free" first outing in the Call of Duty franchise, and had also set a goal for Metacritic review scores above 95 percent.[17] On May 12, 2011 on the official YouTube page for the Call of Duty franchise, four teasers were released entitled: America, England, France and Germany, indicating possible location for the game. The "e" in each name was stylised in the trailers with a Modern Warfare stylised number "3".
The game continues the story from the point at which it ended in the Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 and continues the fictional battle story between United States and Russia, which evolves into the Third World War between NATO allied nations and Ultra-nationalist Russia (a revolutionary political party idolizing the late days of the Soviet Union).
Black Ops story arc
Call of Duty: World at War
Main article: Call of Duty: World at War
Call of Duty: World at War developed by Treyarch is the fifth installment of the main series and a prologue to Black Ops. It returns to the World War II setting of earlier titles.[18] On June 9, 2008, it was confirmed that the game would be titled Call of Duty: World at War and would be set in the Pacific theater and Eastern front of World War II. The game uses the same proprietary game engine as Call of Duty 4. Call of Duty: World at War was released for the PC, PS3, Wii, Xbox 360 consoles and the Nintendo DS handheld in North America on November 11, 2008, and November 14, 2008 in Europe. As of June 2009, Call of Duty: World at War has sold over 11 million copies.[19]
Call of Duty: Black Ops
Main article: Call of Duty: Black Ops
Call of Duty: Black Ops[20] is a 2010 first-person shooter computer/video game[21] developed by Treyarch and published by Activision for release on November 9, 2010.[22] Officially announced on April 30, 2010, the game is the seventh installment of the Call of Duty series, the third game in the series to be developed by Treyarch, and the first game to take place during theCold War and partially in the Vietnam War. It was initially only available for pre-order on PC, Xbox 360, and PlayStation 3; however, Activison later confirmed that it would also be released for the Nintendo Wii as well as the Nintendo DS.[23]
Call of Duty: Black Ops II
Main article: Call of Duty: Black Ops II
Activision CEO Bobby Kotick stated on November 8, 2011 that Call of Duty 9 (working title) was in development for a 2012 release.[24] The game was confirmed by Activision during its fourth-quarter earnings call on February 9, 2012.[25] On the 23rd of April, it was announced the new title will be announced on the 1st of May during the basketball playoffs on TNT.[26] The game was revealed as Call of Duty: Black Ops II when the official site went live on May 1, 2012.[27][28] Black Ops II is the first game in the Call of Duty franchise to feature sci-fi settings and weapons.
Ghosts story arc
Call of Duty: Ghosts
Main article: Call of Duty: Ghosts
Call of Duty: Ghosts is the tenth main installment in the series, and was developed at Infinity Ward. The game was released on November 5, 2013.[29][30]
Upcoming
Before being switched to become the co-developers of Modern Warfare 3, Sledgehammer Games were already working on a Call of Duty game. This game was announced before Modern Warfare 3 and after Black Ops, however, no details were released. The game was said to be an action-adventure first-person shooter computer/video game. A Call of Duty massively multiplayer online game was also rumored to be in development.[31] Activision Publishing CEO Eric Hirshberg later stated that Modern Warfare 3was not the same title as Sledgehammer Games' action-adventure Call of Duty game. When asked if the action-adventure game was also in development, Hirshberg then stated that the Sledgehammer team was fully focused on Modern Warfare 3 and that their own title had been put on hold.[32]
A new game in the Call of Duty series will be released in 2014.[33]
Rotation
In 2006, Treyarch launched their first official Call of Duty game to the main series and is now a primary developing team for the series. Treyarch and Infinity Ward went by a contract to confirm that there will be a rotation every year of who produces the next upcoming title. In 2010, Sledgehammer games announced they were working on a title to appear in the main series of Call of Duty. This game was postponed in order to help Infinity Ward produce Modern Warfare 3. In 2014 it has been confirmed that Sledgehammer Games are producing the 2014 title and will instead of the two year rotation between Infinity Ward and Treyarch, there will be a three rotation starting from Infinity Ward (2013), Sledgehammer Games (2014), and Treyarch (2015).[citation needed]
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