With a reported 8 million units sold and over $550 million in sales through this past Saturday, Modern Warfare 2 is continuing to break sales records. Publisher, Activision Blizzard, is quite pleased with the reception and are already planning ahead to the next entry in the Call of Duty series.
A LA Times report says that a third main developer may be brought in to work on the annual releases. This third developer would join Treyarch and Infinity Ward to bring gamers a new Call of Duty title.
The story continues on to talk about the potential for a Call of Duty MMO.
Get those wallets ready!
A LA Times report says that a third main developer may be brought in to work on the annual releases. This third developer would join Treyarch and Infinity Ward to bring gamers a new Call of Duty title.
As Activision seems to be discovering this year with Guitar Hero, there's danger when a title is overexposed with too many iterations. Nonetheless, the publisher has aggressive expansion plans for Call of Duty. Although Infinity Ward and Treyarch have produced sequels in alternating years since 2005, the publisher now has a third development studio working on future versions.
The story continues on to talk about the potential for a Call of Duty MMO.
One person close to the company said it also was considering adapting Call of Duty as a massively multi-player online world. The genre, in which Activision's Blizzard Entertainment subsidiary is a leader, requires huge upfront investments but can be very profitable as players pay a monthly subscription fee.
Get those wallets ready!
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