Call Of Duty is Dead

Finally, the mighty Call Of Duty franchise has fallen and more and more gamers are waking up to the fact that this series is long over do for some major renovations. So can Activision bring back the spirit of Call Of Duty or is it time to bury this dead franchise for good.

[Sciurus_vulgaris]

Call of Duty is far from dead. The franchise is just on the decline. Which that was bound to happen eventually.

[bouzebbal]

Best selling franchise in 2016 is dead ? What a dumb article.

[Tussin187]

3 of the games were in the top ten in 2016 were COD games. I guess they forgot to read their investment details. Activision said they were disappointed with sales. That doesn't equate dead. For them not selling 20 million is disappointing. That's the difference.

And to all the people who wish is dead. No one is forcing you to buy the games
If there's so many other good games out there , like you say, why does it even matter to you at this point. The market is there for the actual fans of the franchise.

I think I'm starting to get it. Deep down you really want the game because you guys sure do talk about a lot. Don't like then don't buy it. Simple as that
From what we hear they might be putting boots back on the ground.

I've read many complaints on that front but I have a striking feeling, that even if they do go back on the ground, you guys will still complain.

[Kaneki-Ken]

Because COD4 Remastered was the only reason it sold well but by itself, Infinite Warfare probably would have been worst selling franchise in 2016

[4Sh0w]

lol, if COD is dead, please somebody kill me. Sure Activision was disappointed but that's just because COD is a cash cow and they expect it to sell bigger numbers every year= not achieving higher sales is far from dead. btw, COD IW campaign was very good, the multi is decent pretty much the same as usual and no the graphics are not gonna omg wow you but that's never been COD strength. Personally the only big negative imo is the microtransaction crap but that's not unique to COD.

[riibhu]

@Tussin187
All the hate you see are in internet forums only. And these people who talk big on internet forums are the minority of the actual market.

[IamTylerDurden1]

BO3 sold massively and was the best selling game of 2015. Infinite Warfare is the best selling game of 2016. Cod is far from dead, i just think ppl are tired of the future theme a bit. Luckily the next Cod sounds like it will go back in time to WW2 or Vietnam, which is very intriguing imo.

[MRMagoo123]

I agree , I think it was the theme this time that hampered sales, I would put money on it selling massively once again if they did ww2 again

[Profchaos]

No it wasn't the best selling game this year bf1 recorded better numbers globally

[-Foxtrot]

Oh...no...I'm so sad....the pain....it hurts

...

Oh well, maybe people will actually start to buy games which are actually good and where the developers have actually put some effort into them.

[zaherdab]

I don't see why you consider these games are lacking effort and that they are not good ...
there's a good production value in these games and a decent amount of content. for people whole like this type of games i think they are still top of the class and those who were never interested in them won't magically like them

[naruga]

Foxtrot is right ...better be and left dead ...so many quality games are left in the shadows because people mass playing this sloppy mediocrity (is bad even for an FPS) ...also how many games went ridiculous because trying to have a share from COD s pie ..it destroyed all FPS after it

[Newmanator]

Zahdab-you can't be saying such true and logical statements on N4G.

[Vegamyster]

naruga

You may not like CoD but you can't honestly say they're bad, they give you good amount of content for your money compared to many of shooters. The issue with the series is fatigue, there has been one every year since 2003 and the core mechanics haven't changes drastically other than the movement/perk/KS system.

[TorpeAlex]

You can certainly opine that the games aren't good, but it's nonsense to look at Infinite Warfare (or any of them really) and say, "The developers didn't put any effort into this." The budget and team size are 100% on display for these games every release.

[Sharky231]

I felt like infinite warfare was a step in the right direction as far as the story. It was the first cod story that I actually cared about in awhile!

[senorfartcushion]

What is bad about the franchise?

The shooting mechanics are second to none and they release anual games with the same quality.

[yeahokwhatever]

COD's shooting mechanics are second to:Unreal Tournament, Battlefield, Halo, Doom, Counter Strike, Halflife, Overwatch, etc. I love COD, I've got over 800 hours logged in 1 year from freaking Blops2. BUT, I don't think the shooting is somehow better than several other games, I think the multiplayer is just consistently good. Match to match, I know what I'm getting into. While I feel the guns are far more fun to shoot in BF, I might get on a sever where people play the objective, or I might get into a server with a bunch of mountain goat snipers and get bored. If I have 30 minutes to kill, I KNOW i can play at least 1 fun round of COD.

[nopeola]

It's not dead but,

Quality of the series overall has been declining for years, mainly since they switched to focus on multiplayer, only exeception being COD4 since it was the first to start. If you look back at the earliest games COD 1&2 for example, the focus was on telling a story, it was linear(still is now, but just not as good) and well made and took on average 4 years to make. They actually got awards for it, look up 2003 COD awards. They recently brought back a longer 3 year development cycle, but before it was a 1 year cycle and quality suffered because they had to rush it, which lead to reused maps, assets, and "innovation" like fish physics and a gutted single player campaign that's a fraction of what it used to be. I get multiplayer sells, but they neither take the time or effort to do it as well as they did their single player back in the day. In fact look at Titanfall 2 for a glimpse at how they could do COD, because even though sales weren't amazing(due to launching alongside BF1) the quality was, both in single player and multiplayer. Hopefully it does better with the new one, but I myself moved on to other games.

[IamTylerDurden1]

I think ppl like you are unfairly maligning Infinite Warfare simply bc the future premise is getting old, and well... bc it's just the popular thing to do. Infinite Warfare actually had a very good campaign and it was quite gorgeous on PS4 Pro with a 4K HDR. Kit Harrington was appealing as the antagonist and the story actually kept you invested. The mp was similar to BO3, which had solid, competent mp. Perhaps they could've innovated more on the mp side, but it wasn't inherently bad, it was just weaker than the strong sp. However, judging from the outside Zombies seemed a bit better in BO3.

I actually like what they are doing with the Sabotage DLC. The four different themed maps is a cool idea, especially the Neon map where enemies dissolve into a smattering of futuristic pixels when you kill them. I also like the idea of taking you to a classic 1990's summer camp (in Zombies) ripped straight from the campy horror movies we grew up on.

[nopeola]

Im not even talking about inifinite warfare, im talking broadly about the decade before when they made ww2 games that focused on story. I know its subjective but alot of ppl felt those games were of quality bc of the attention to detail and "telling a story" namely a war story. The releases after cod 4 focused on increasingly convaluted stories and were not imo up to the same level of narrative or quality service that inifinity ward gave to ww2, or cod4. Thats mainly because back then they took their time with 4 years development, and a focus on telling a story to base their game on. IMO they watered down the story in their games since cod4 and quality went downhill mainly due to a annual release schedule. Its better now with 3 year rotation between studios, but they have alot to prove and judging by dislikes in favor of ita main competitor battlefield they still dont get it.

But to give them credit I thought single player on advanced warfare was interesting esp having spacey. Havent played infinite warfare though so I cant comment on that.

[_-EDMIX-_]

?

Except good is a subjective concept and I'm pretty positive despite how much you don't like Call of Duty that they're developers put effort into their releases.

I think maybe you need to accept having an opinion about something does not render it "fact".....

Stop worrying about what other people play. I'm pretty positive that the massive install base that purchases Call of Duty every year it's probably going to continue to do so for a pretty long number of years. It is very clear that this company and its teams are doing something correct if people continue to purchase Call of Duty in fact I'm not even sure if there is even a legitimate second to something like Call of Duty in terms of first person shooters that release yearly.

[nopeola]

I think your overeading, Im not worried about what other ppl like im giving my opinion like everyone else. And dang you sound like you work for them i didnt have to scroll up far to read your fanboy comments defending the game on another post, calm your nips.

[_-EDMIX-_]

@no- don't care

" I don't even play Call of Duty anymore and I'm not attacking its fan base. "

If you don't like it , you don't need to buy it, no one's actually forcing you to.

[riibhu]

If you or any as a matter of fact think COD sucks then don't buy it. No one's forcing you.

[PhoenixUp]

Yes one of the highest selling franchises last year is a dead series 😕

Seriously use logic before you equate Call of Duty to a dead franchise like Medal of Honor

[FallenAngel1984]

If an allegedly "dead franchise" can still commercially outperform most other games during a given year, what does that say about the rest of the industry? You going to say everything with less success is dead as well?

[Summons75]

We've all been saying it for years. Good sales ≠ a good game. Every year since COD 4 it's been the same. COD gets announced and everyone is hyped, the game comes out and sells well, people play the game and see it is exactly the same just reskinned and everyone gets mad and says it's terrible, COD gets announced and everyone is hyped claiming "they will give it a chance"...rinse/repeat.

COD is trash and a plague on our market. May have been the "best-selling" game of last year but that was mostly for the COD4 remaster because I hear nothing but negative remarks on Infinite Warfare and it was Battlefield was way more popular.

sales ≠ quality

[_-EDMIX-_]

No.

I'm sorry but you need to accept that there is a large amount of people that enjoy that game regardless of how you feel about it please stop trying to attack the people that play games just cuz you have a different opinion I don't even play Call of Duty anymore and I'm not attacking its fan base.

They're going to continue to buy that game every year , dear God get over it!!!

[ironcrow2386]

More than ten CoD games and it uses quantum break in the video?? Coo- coo :D

[spicelicka]

lol yea wth is that all about

[T2X]

SO sick of these stupid articles. They are always the same thing over and over. Juts because this years COD installment only made 400 Mil $ And not 800 Mil $ doesn't mean it's dying. LOL! It may not have hit the numbers Activision measures as a huge Success, but everything is relative. BTW, the idiot doing the voice-over is horrible. I couldn't listen to him for more than 3 minutes. Bafoon.

[Lon3wolf]

long over due.........................no t over do

[Aenea]

Game journalism is dead....

sigh

[EazyC]

It isn't, it just never existed on the internet. Edge and GamesTM both have excellent journalistic-worth.

[TheOptimist]

A game that serves to the lowest common denominator of a sector in terms of attention span and intellect can never be commercially dead. So expect Activision to churn out another decade of CODs without changing much.

[Dark_Knightmare2]

I'm sorry but to insinuate that cod never changes is such a ridiculous statement. I mean infinite warfare is totally different than what ghost, the mw trilogy, black ops trilogy etc delivered.

[Barneyco]

I haven't played cod since 4 but this video is agonizing to watch.

[jjb1981]

I wouldn't be surprised if MW2 was being remastered for this year as a supplement to the new Sledghammer game. The sad part is that I will buy it along with the season pass even though it is a glorified map pack. I probably am "a part of the problem" but it's my money and I'll spend it where I want. Call of duty has a good formula going for it. I really liked call of duty since it was just call of duty. I'm not a fan of the whole wall running thing and triple-jumping. I think that it doesn't leave any creative strategies to be created for a team. It's like people are just flying all over the map. It's just ridiculous fun. Idgaf about my K/D. I play objectives and I play to win. I'm more about boots on the ground. I'm interested to see what Sledgehammer makes this year. Call of Duty isn't dead but instead it is in critical condition. We all know Activision isn't going to change their shenanigans. Us fans can only hope for better maps.

[Artemidorus]

You are joking, they got another nine remake and remasters comming yet. One a year.

[EazyC]

Eh, not really. For example, I haven't bought one since Black Ops, but I'm still a latent-fan, I would certainly buy one if it went back to a military-feel.

[InKnight7s]

Call of Duty is rusty game deserve all the hate because there is 0 development through 2 generations, maybe yes, but being dead it impossible its almost as FIFA and other sport games impossible to dead its causual and almost everyone buy a COD game atleast twice or once per generation.

[CrimsonWing69]

Didn't this have the highest sales of any game in 2016?

[TheColbertinator]

Dying franchises sell the most copies in 2016,have the biggest online communities and get 8s and 9s on the review. Brilliant.

[Jayszen]

On the decline, yes, but far from dead. The fact is that an annual release schedule is bound to affect sales and sales figures. A lot of gamers who would eagerly wait for a new release every 2 to 3 years and purchase it on Day One will not give the same priority to a game that they know will be discounted within 2 to 3 months and soon make way for a new iteration a few months later. Some will choose to avoid one release and wait for the next.

COD Infinite Warfare was the best-selling title of the year. Far from dead. It just needs refreshing, a break maybe and a return to roots.

[Dark_Knightmare2]

A franchise that just had its recent iteration become the best selling game of 2016 with 20 million sales is dead yeah ok. Is there a decline of course bound to happen I mean the series has been a juggernaut since 2007 so it's had an unbelievable run one we will probably never see again in gaming but it's still far from dead so nice sensational headline

[GrimDragon]

It's call of duty for crying out loud! What changes other than location could you possibly expect?

[Kallisti]

Have you heard of Call of Duty: Roman Wars? https://www.youtube.com/wat...

[GrimDragon]

Lol never heard of this game. I see why though. There's probably a call of duty strategy game out there I don't know about too.

But honestly the call of duty we know cannot be changed all that much. For me it's like the madden games. it's just expected that a new call of duty with tweaked mechanics and new locations and stories pop in every year. Now a lot of games couldn't do this but I suppose it's what makes call of duty special.

It's funny because Medal of Honor was one of my favorite games at launch. I'll never forget the awe inspiring Normandy beach landing. But although a few other medal of honors came in through the years none have kept my attention like that yearly call of duty.

[Rude-ro]

Cod generates more revenue in a week than this site has ever made....
So what do you consider the status of your job?

[senorfartcushion]

Wasn't IW the biggest selling game of last year?

Sure...bury it now (!)

[peewee11016]

Funny thing is COD had it worst year EVER and still became 2016 best selling game? How is it dead? Its not as Popular but it will be no where near dead...

[Altovoltage]

It might not be as popular as it used to be but it still the number selling franchise year after year so I would retrace the fallen part of your article with that being said I'm looking forward for boots on the ground again I'm tired of the high jumps and wall running that the last few games have integrated.

[on_line_forever]

this game must stop releasing , i hate it so much

[sullynathan]

Cod isn't dead

[bluefox755]

No, it's a couple iterations from dying. At least the way it's going now, it may change. Time will tell.

[OC_MurphysLaw]

These kinds of articles don't surprise me any more... Maybe its on the decline? And even that I would say is arguable. The franchise is only dead for the anti-fan that wants it to be dead in their mind.

[opinionated]

You would think people would get tired of saying this every year. I guess the wishful thinking is a click generator. COD will never die, it is a freak phenomenon. Get over it.

[Garethvk]

Yet it was the best selling series of 2016 by far. Sorry facts get in the way of your clickbait.

[DillyDilly]

& yet it still makes more money than any other shooter & most other games

[1060FX8300]

Good riddenance to this cancer

[PizzaSteve]

It's not dead but people are tired of the future warfare and the copy/paste of same features. This is a good thing because I keep saying if you want COD to change hit Activision where it hurts by not buying the game.

[Kallisti]

Hyperbole much? Infinite Warfare was the highest selling game in the US for 2016

[fritz_alexander13]

"fact that this series is long over do for some major renovations. So can Activision bring back the spirit of Call Of Duty or is it time to bury this dead franchise for good."

Who teaches you to spoke?

[IamTylerDurden1]

I would love a 1950's cold war thriller or a WW2 era alternate history game ala Resistance Fall of Man.. but without aliens.

[Kojjikaneshiro]

It isn't dead i just don't give AF!Lol.

[Sm3000]

It needs a new engine! The CoD franchise should go nowhere. It's the cream of the crop fps shooters. It needs a fresh coat of paint starting with the engine imo

[korea09]

I remember people were saying this when the IW trailer just dropped

[WelkinCole]

Stale != Dead.

This happens when you milk it every year.

[GoodnessGreatness]

Is it just me who wants this franchise to end already? It's getting so stale each and every game. Can't they at least try and make a new IP?

[S-Word]

No.

[InTheZoneAC]

why would activision say they're going to their roots and getting away from future combat in 2017 yet development takes 3+ years? That would mean they were already planning on going back to their roots regardless of sales from 2016.

Either way this game needs dedicated servers. Inconsistencies match to match are bs.

[DragonDDark]

Lol IW was the best selling game in the fall

[alfcrippinjr]

not its not dead lol

call of duty gets a lot of bad wraps
but remember the ps2 years wow

[Ashunderfire86]

No its not lol! The same people who dislike that Call of Duty Infinite Warfare 3 million times, made it number one in sales last year! Where is the love for Battlefield 1 the better game?

[Specter229]

That ... is a mighty bold statement.

[r3f1cul]

i dont care about the gameplay mechanics or the time setting but above all else (even the infamous supply drop weapons) they need NEED to do something about their god damn online connections... they are literally the single worst tick rates and lag comp in the fps genre today ... they IMPROVED the tick rate on cod 4 to 20 hz ... 20 hz is fucking laughably bad and that was an UPGRADE! give me a break ... if cod would start running 45 or 60hz dedicated servers only like BF i would gladly come back to the series because i truly enjoy the arcade fast twitchy and fluid mechanics it provides for some mindless fun but without better connections no matter what they do it will just be pointless

[Retroman]

Call of Duty is Dead !!!!! yeppy!!!! about fking time.
was going to sell my ps3/ps4 for Nintendo Switch for Fun colorful games Thank you Jesus

[Stevonidas]

"long over do"

Jesus Christ.

[Dan_scruggs]

IT MUST BE TRUE! A person on the internet said so.

[Profchaos]

Not dead I haven't brought a cod tittle at launch since mw2 but have picked a few up for cheap Bo, ghosts (they legit stole mocap from mw2 and thought nobody would notice?), aw the rest I passed on.

But they forgot at its core it started as a ww2 game that was quite fun for what it was it replaced medal of honor and around 2007 tried harder and harder to be the cool shooter

Imo the franchise needs ww2 or Vietnam to continue to be interesting to me and a hiatus yearly releases mean that if you are not day 1 you may aswell just wait

[Father__Merrin]

call of duty is the top selling franchise its not going to die. this years cod is very good indeed only issue is its seems similar to advanced warfare. a spapce double jump style cod would be ok for a 1 off breakaway game but because they have returned to it mits lost the hype.

if this years cod returns to a standard theatare of war ie a vietnam mission etc it will return to top of the pile i guarantee it. im enjoying infinire warfare online i think its pretty good

[Madmich2016]

god its the best news ever maybe we can get better games now

[Horseygamer]

i'm tied of FPS games, i loved the original COD because of the history lessons in the VFM's its what keep my interest in COD after that for me they went down hill