GameDaily writes: "Last year, GameDaily BIZ was somewhat surprised by the level of success that Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare achieved. While the series had always been successful, we had anticipated that the third coming of Halo would be the biggest title of the year. The shift to a modern setting also seemed likely to annoy certain gamers, as all previous installments had taken place in World War II.
In the end, Call of Duty 4 proved Activision right and all doubters wrong – the game ended up being the best selling title of the year and a multiplayer mega-hit. There were some who doubted the ability of Call of Duty: World at War to equal the success of its predecessor, because of the former game's critical acclaim, the different developer in Treyarch, and (ironically) the return to the setting of World War II. Despite this, the game still managed to be a big hit and showed that it might be Activision's most stable franchise, sales-wise.
We spoke with Mark Lamia, Studio Head at Treyarch, about taking that next hill."
Huzaifa from eXputer: "2008 was home to the likes of Call of Duty: World at War, Dead Space, GTA 4, Far Cry 2, Left 4 Dead, and many other hits, which is outright remarkable."
Just about every year in the 7th generation was great and something we most likely won't experience again.
2009 for example had Assassin's Creed 2, Batman: Arkham Asylum, Dragon Age: Origins, Uncharted 2, Halo 3: ODST, Killzone 2, Borderlands, Bayonetta, and Demon's Souls to name a few.
A very devoted fan of Call of Duty: World at War racks up incredible in-game stats while playing regularly for the past 15 years.
Of course you will hit a ridiculous stat after 15 of anything.
My main character for Everquest had over 500 days played in the first 6 years of the game. I was young then and had a lot of time on my hands. I don’t think I could duplicate that again until I retire and not sure I could match it if I tried.
Gamespot : Call of Duty: Vanguard launches with 20 multiplayer maps, three of which are actually remakes from 2008's Call of Duty: World at War. Let's take a look at how the maps have changed with this side-by-side comparison.