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"Call of Duty" is a monster in the world of video games. The latest proof is that this year: in less than a month of sales, it 's already the best selling game of the year and has achieved more than a billion dollars .
"Call of Duty: Black Ops 4" is the latest entry in the long-range first-person shooter series. He arrived on October 12 for the Xbox One, PlayStation 4 and PC platforms.
Over the last fifteen days, the game has quickly reached the top of the rankings. It's already the best selling game of 2018, beating even "Red Dead Redemption 2" (which was also launched in October, but a few weeks later). That's what reports the monthly report of NPD Group, a market research firm.
"The monthly sales of the launch of the game" Call of Duty: Black Ops 4 "represent the eighth record in the history of video games since the beginning of the NPD Group's follow-up in 1995," said Lt.-No. NDP analyst Mat Piscatella. The sales were so strong, in fact, that "Black Ops 4" is retroactively the second best-selling game since October 2017 – only overtaken by the previous game "Call of Duty", "Call of Duty: WWII".
This is a particularly impressive feat considering the launch of "Red Dead Redemption 2" on October 26th.
The long-awaited sequel to Rockstar Games' 2010 "Red Dead Redemption," Red Dead Redemption 2 "was the most animated game in 2018. It's the darling of the critic, having already been one of the top 20 players of all time and a blockbuster too: the game brought in nearly a billion dollars during its first three days.
Since the NDP group has followed the four-week period ending Nov. 3, it has recorded nine days of sales of "Red Dead Redemption 2" in its monthly report. Comparatively, "Call of Duty: Black Ops 4" recorded 22 days of sales – a crucial difference.
Also note: "Black Ops 4" is available on PC, Xbox One and PlayStation 4 – "Red Dead Redemption 2" is only available on Xbox One and PlayStation 4.
This year's "Call of Duty" was an important start for the series. "Black Ops 4" has completely abandoned a single-player, storytelling campaign for all multiplayer modes.
In its place, a new mode called "Blackout" has been added – a "Battle Royale" mode similar to "Fortnite". To the surprise of skeptical critics, the new "Blackout" mode is a fresh and intelligent version of a game mode that has already proven itself. If nothing else, it is a strong added value to a package that is otherwise strong.
It remains to be seen if "Call of Duty" can keep its momentum. With the addition of an online mode to "Red Dead Redemption 2" in the coming weeks and an extremely attractive Black Friday sale that brings together the excellent "Spider-Man" with a brand new $ 200 PlayStation 4, things could change quickly. But the newest "Call of Duty" seems to confirm the long reign of the franchise on the sale.
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