The latest Call Of Duty (CoD) game has been released, amid calls to boycott its publisher’s products.
Call Of Duty: Modern Warfare is the sixteenth major title in the series, which is one of the best-selling games franchises of all time.
Activision Blizzard has faced criticism for punishing an e-sports competitor who voiced support for the Hong Kong protests at another game’s event.
Some fans said they had cancelled their pre-orders of CoD as a consequence.
But industry watchers still expect the title to be one of the year’s biggest earners.
“Call of Duty remains Activision’s biggest AAA [large budget] game franchise and is key to the company’s annual performance and overall commercial targets ... Read even more
