Call of Duty Turns 20 Years Old; Activision Boasts Sucess of First Mobile Warzone

Source: Activision Blizzard.

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It will soon be two decade since the release of the first installment of Call of Duty, created by Infinity Ward. The game, which was supposed to be Activision's answer to the success of Medal of Honor - EA's then popular Electronic Arts - has grown into a giant series, becoming synonymous with action games for many. The developers thank their community for the years spent with the franchise and encourage you to read an extended summary of the series that they prepared for the occasion. Infinity Ward, on the other hand, brought to the table an impressive cake.

Call of Duty over the years.Activision Blizzard

During these 20 years of the series' existence, a total of more than 20 games for a variety of platforms have been released. They have sold more than 400 million copies (data as of the end of 2022). In addition to this, you must also take into account free-to-play installments, such as Call of Duty Mobile, which has about half a billion downloads, or Call of Duty: Warzone (the number of players has already topped 100 million in 2020).

So it's no surprise that Activision is returning to smartphones and as early as spring 2024 fans will get Call of Duty: Warzone Mobile. To celebrate the anniversary of the series, the developers are even boasting, that 45 million players have already pre-registered to test the game.

Fans, however, do not have to wait so long for a new CoD experience. Already on November 10 Sony and Microsoft's another "big" game in the series will debut on PC and consoles, namely Call of Duty: Modern Warfare III.

List of the main games in the series Call of Duty along with their release dates and developers

1. Call of Duty (October 29, 2003) - Infinity Ward
2. Call of Duty: United Offensive (September 14, 2004) - Gray Matter Interactive
3. Call of Duty 2 (October 25, 2005) - Infinity Ward
4. Call of Duty 3 (November 7, 2006) - Treyarch
5. Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare (November 5, 2007) - Infinity Ward
6. Call of Duty: World at War (November 11, 2008) - Treyarch
7. Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 (November 10, 2009) - Infinity Ward
8. Call of Duty: Black Ops (November 9, 2010) - Treyarch
9. Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 (November 8, 2011) - Infinity Ward
10. Call of Duty: Black Ops II (November 13, 2012) - Treyarch
11. Call of Duty: Ghosts (November 5, 2013) - Infinity Ward
12. Call of Duty: Advanced Warfare (November 4, 2014) - Sledgehammer Games
13. Call of Duty: Black Ops III (November 6, 2015) - Treyarch
14. Call of Duty: Infinite Warfare (November 4, 2016) - Infinity Ward
15. Call of Duty: WWII (November 3, 2017) - Sledgehammer Games
16. Call of Duty: Black Ops 4 (October 12, 2018) - Treyarch
17. Call of Duty: Mobile (October 1, 2019) - TiMi Studios
18. Call of Duty: Modern Warfare (October 25) - Infinity Ward
19. Call of Duty: Warzone (March 10, 2020) - Infinity Ward
20. Call of Duty: Black Ops - Cold War (November 13, 2020) - Treyarch, Raven Software
21. Call of Duty: Vanguard (November 5, 2021) - Sledgehammer Games
22. Call of Duty: Modern Warfare II (October 28, 2022) - Infinity Ward
23. Call of Duty: Modern Warfare III (November 10, 2023) - Sledgehammer Games