Call of Duty is a first-person shooter video game franchise published by Activision.

Starting out in
2003, it first focused on games set in World War II, but over time, the series has seen games set in
modern times, the midst of the Cold War, futuristic worlds, and outer space. The games were first
developed by Infinity Ward, then also by Treyarch and Sledgehammer Games. Several spin-off and
handheld games were made by other developers. The most recent title, Call of Duty: Modern
Warfare, was released on October 25, 2019.
The series originally focused on the World War II setting, with Infinity Ward developing the first
(2003) and second (2005) titles in the series and Treyarch developing the third (2006). Call of Duty
4: Modern Warfare (2007) introduced a new, modern setting, and proved to be the breakthrough title
for the series, creating the Modern Warfare sub-series. The game's legacy also influenced the
creation of a remastered version, released in 2016. Two other entries, Modern Warfare 2 (2009) and
3 (2011), were made. The sub-series received a soft-reboot with Modern Warfare in 2019. Infinity
Ward have also developed two games outside of the Modern Warfare sub-series, Ghosts (2013) and
Infinite Warfare (2016). Treyarch made one last World War II-based game, World at War (2008),
before releasing Black Ops (2010) and subsequently creating the Black Ops sub-series. Three other
entries, Black Ops II (2012), III (2015), and 4 (2018), were made. Sledgehammer Games, who were
co-developers for Modern Warfare 3, have also developed two titles, Advanced Warfare (2014) and
WWII (2017).
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As of February 2016, the series has sold over 250 million copies. Sales of all Call of Duty games
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topped US$15 billion. Other products in the franchise include a line of action figures designed by
Plan-B Toys, a card game created by Upper Deck Company, Mega Bloks sets by Mega Brands, and
a comic book mini-series published by WildStorm Productions.
Contents
1
Main series
1.1
World War II games
1.1.1
Call of Duty

1.1.2
Call of Duty 2

1.1.3
Call of Duty 3

1.1.4
Call of Duty: WWII

1.2
Warfare games
1.2.1
Modern Warfare series
1.2.1.1
Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare

1.2.1.2
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2

1.2.1.3
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3
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Call of Duty: Modern Warfare

1.2.2
Other games
1.2.2.1
Call of Duty: Advanced Warfare

1.2.2.2
Call of Duty: Infinite Warfare

1.3
Black Ops story arc
1.3.1
Call of Duty: World at War

1.3.2
Call of Duty: Black Ops

1.3.3
Call of Duty: Black Ops II

1.3.4
Call of Duty: Black Ops III

1.3.5
Call of Duty: Black Ops IIII

1.4
Standalone installment
1.4.1
Call of Duty: Ghosts

2
Primary developer rotation

3
Other games
3.1
Console titles
3.1.1
Call of Duty: Finest Hour

3.1.2
Call of Duty 2: Big Red One

3.1.3
Call of Duty: World at War – Final Fronts

3.1.4
Call of Duty: The War Collection

3.2
Handheld titles
3.2.1
Call of Duty: Roads to Victory
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Call of Duty: Modern Warfare: Mobilized

3.2.3
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2: Force Recon

3.2.4
Call of Duty: Black Ops DS

3.2.5
Call of Duty: Zombies and Zombies 2

3.2.6
Call of Duty: Black Ops: Declassified

3.2.7
Call of Duty: Strike Team

3.2.8
Call of Duty: Heroes

3.2.9
Call of Duty: Mobile

3.3
Call of Duty Online

4
Canceled titles
4.1
Call of Duty: Combined Forces

4.2
Call of Duty: Devil's Brigade

4.3
Call of Duty: Vietnam

4.4
Call of Duty: Roman Wars

5
Other media
5.1
Comic books

5.2
Merchandise

5.3
Short films

5.4
Films
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Esports

7
Call of Duty Endowment

8
References

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External links