Call of Duty

Halo: Campaign Evolved struggles to sell in anywhere near the quantities the recent Black Ops revivals did, and the probable reason? Lack of multiplayer

• Halo’s campaign-only remake sold 1.2 million copies in two weeks.
• Analysts blame missing multiplayer and a comparatively high price.
• Black Ops re-releases reportedly outsold it 16-to-1.

Halo: Campaign Evolved, a remake of the original game’s campaign and Halo’s first release on PlayStation, has reportedly sold modestly since launch. Analysts suggest its campaign-only format limited its appeal, particularly when recent Call of Duty: Black Ops re-releases drew nostalgia-driven multiplayer audiences despite technical shortcomings. Alinea Analytics…

CoD: Modern Warfare 4 Beta May Include A New Warzone Map

Modern Warfare 4's first beta session arrives next week to let players get hands-on time with this year's new game. Call of Duty betas typically only include multiplayer content, but the official social media account is hinting at a potential Warzone Resurgence map for beta testing as well. …

Activision promises ‘stronger’ hardware bans in Call of Duty, with weekly updates on progress vs. cheaters

• Activision is strengthening PC hardware bans against repeat Call of Duty cheaters.
• It says 70,000 system bans were issued in one day.
• Weekly anti-cheat updates will continue through Modern Warfare 4’s first season.

Activision says it is strengthening hardware bans in Call of Duty to make it significantly harder for repeat cheaters to return after account suspensions. The move matters because cheaters can often evade account bans by creating new profiles, while a ban tied to the underlying PC could block…

Call of Duty: World at War Multiplayer Nearly Had a Much Larger Focus on Vehicles

• Leaked data reveals World at War planned much deeper vehicle-focused multiplayer.
• Killstreak tanks with customisable weapons and perks were cut before launch.
• Extra tank-focused maps were scrapped, likely due to rushed development.

Dataminers have uncovered cut content showing that Call of Duty: World at War was originally planned to give vehicles a far larger role in its multiplayer than the game ultimately shipped with. Developer Treyarch had been experimenting with expanded vehicle mechanics since the earlier Call of Duty 3,…

The Call of Duty: Black Ops 1&2 PS4 and PS5 ports sold more than 11 million copies in under a month

• Black Ops 1&2 PS ports sold 11.2 million copies in under a month
• Black Ops 2 dominated with 8.2 million sales, mostly on PS5
• Estimated $435m revenue, rivalling Forza Horizon 6's takings

The PlayStation ports of Call of Duty: Black Ops and Black Ops 2 have proven a major commercial success, selling more than 11 million combined copies across PS4 and PS5 in under a month, according to estimates from Alinea Analytics. The strong performance comes despite criticism that the…

Halo remake isn’t doing so hot on PS5 compared to Black Ops ports

• Halo: Campaign Evolved sold only ~351,000 copies on PS5 in July.
• Black Ops ports without PvP updates sold 11 million copies combined.
• Lack of multiplayer likely hurt Halo's appeal versus Call of Duty ports.

Halo: Campaign Evolved, the remake of Halo: Combat Evolved, has sold noticeably poorly on PlayStation 5 despite marking the franchise's first-ever release on a rival console after decades of Xbox exclusivity. By contrast, Call of Duty: Black Ops and Black Ops 2, ported to PlayStation with no updates…

14 Years After Its Release, Call of Duty: Black Ops 2 Is One of 2026’s Best Selling Games, According to Analysts

The recent PS4 and PS5 ports of Call of Duty: Black Ops 1 and 2 are already some of the best-selling games of the year, according to analysts.

2 retro CoD titles reportedly outsold the entire top-10 best-selling PlayStation games in July

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Black Ops 1 And 2 Ports Sold 11 Million Copies Combined On PlayStation, Benefitting Both Xbox And Sony

The recently released ports of Call of Duty: Black Ops 1 and 2 for PlayStation sold more than 11 million combined copies, generating nearly half a billion dollars, according to industry analyst Rhys Elliott. The games, which were developed by Iron Galaxy, were shadow-dropped on PS4 and PS5…

Halo’s No Match for Activision’s Barebones Digital-Only Black Ops PS5 Ports

• Black Ops PS5 ports outsold all other PS Store games combined in July.
• Alinea estimates 11.2 million combined sales, with Black Ops 2 leading.
• Halo: Campaign Evolved managed only around 351,000 sales by comparison.

Digital-only re-releases of Call of Duty: Black Ops and Black Ops 2 on PS5 outsold every other title on the PlayStation Store combined during July, according to estimates from analytics firm Alinea, despite receiving no meaningful improvements over their PS3 originals. The two ports reportedly attracted more PS5…