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Call of Duty developed by Infinity Ward and released for PC in 2003.
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Activision CEO Bobby Kotick said during the call that the
Call of Duty series had attracted over 250million players in 2020, which was an increase of 180million since 2017.
The popularity of free-to-play games such as
Call of Duty: Mobile is partly responsible for the increase in players.
The franchise as a whole “sustained more than 100 million monthly active players” for a fifth consecutive quarter, which is up from 40million in 2018.
Chief financial officer Dennis Durkin also confirmed in the earnings call that there will be a “another strong premium”
A cheating scandal has hit the competitive
Call of Duty: Warzone scene, leading to a team being banned from the £180,000 ($250,000) Twitch Rivals Doritos Bowl Warzone event on January 21.
A trios team comprising of players METZY B, krypric j0ker and Unifyz have been disqualified from the competition after cheating allegations were made by a number of veteran Warzone competitors.
The official Twitch Rivals Twitter account posted an update on the issue on January 22, saying that they had removed METZY B’s team from the event as he was ruled to be cheating.
During the Twitch Rivals: Doritos Bowl ft. Call of Duty Warzone Final, Metzy B was ruled to be cheating. As a result his team was removed from the event.