{"id":9769,"date":"2026-04-16T08:18:18","date_gmt":"2026-04-16T08:18:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/article.php?article_id=2127395"},"modified":"2026-04-16T08:18:19","modified_gmt":"2026-04-16T08:18:19","slug":"activision-made-over-3bn-out-of-call-of-duty-in-the-last-12-months","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/arcader.org\/news\/activision-made-over-3bn-out-of-call-of-duty-in-the-last-12-months\/","title":{"rendered":"Activision made over $3bn out of Call of Duty in the last 12 months"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/arcader.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/activision-made-over-3bn-out-of-call-of-duty-in-the-last-12-months.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Call of Duty is massive business for Activision &#8211; the company has just announced it&#8217;s made over $3bn from the franchise in the last 12 months.<\/p>\n<p>In a note to press, Activision said it had shifted to a &#8220;shared ecosystem business model&#8221; for Call of Duty, which has seen the launch of battle royale Warzone, mobile hit Call of Duty: Mobile, and Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold war this year.<\/p>\n<p>The mention of a &#8220;shared ecosystem&#8221; relates to the emergence of Warzone and the integration of Modern Warfare and Black Ops Cold War into it. From mid-December, Black Ops Cold War and Warzone share battle pass progression, and you&#8217;ll be able to level up and get XP no matter which game you play.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/articles\/2020-12-04-activision-has-made-over-usd3bn-out-of-call-of-duty-in-2020\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n<p> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/articles\/2020-12-04-activision-has-made-over-usd3bn-out-of-call-of-duty-in-2020\">Source<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Call of Duty is massive business for Activision &#8211; the company has just announced it&#8217;s made over $3bn from the franchise in the last 12 months. In a note to press, Activision said it had shifted to a &#8220;shared ecosystem business model&#8221; for Call of Duty, which has seen the launch of battle royale Warzone, mobile hit Call of Duty: Mobile, and Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold war this year. The mention of a &#8220;shared ecosystem&#8221; relates to the emergence of Warzone and the integration of Modern Warfare and Black Ops Cold War into it. From mid-December, Black Ops Cold War and Warzone share battle pass progression, and you&#8217;ll be able to level up and get XP no matter which game you play. 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