This article is about the franchise. For the first installment, see Call of Duty (video game).

For other uses,

see Call of Duty (disambiguation).

Call of Duty

Genre(s) First-person shooter

Developer(s) Primary
Infinity Ward
(2003–present)
Treyarch
(2005–present)
Sledgehammer Games
(2011–present)
Raven Software
(2020)

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Other
Publisher(s) Activision
Platform(s) Microsoft Windows
OS X
Nintendo DS
GameCube
Nokia N-Gage
PlayStation 2
PlayStation 3
PlayStation 4
PlayStation 5
PlayStation Portable
PlayStation Vita
Wii
Wii U
Xbox
Xbox 360
Xbox One
Xbox Series X/S
iOS
Android
BlackBerry
J2ME
First release Call of Duty
October 29, 2003
Latest release Call of Duty:
Black Ops Cold War
November 13, 2020
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. Over time, the series has seen games set in 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: Black Ops Cold War, was released on November 13, 2020.

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. Four other entries, Black Ops II (2012), III (2015), 4
(2018), and Cold War (2020) were made, the latter in conjunction with Raven Software. Sledgehammer
Games, who were co-developers for Modern Warfare 3, have also developed two titles, Advanced
Warfare (2014) and WWII (2017).

As of May 2019, the series has sold over 300 million copies.[1] With new games in the series released
annually to blockbuster-level sales, the series is verified by the Guinness World Records as the best-
selling first-person shooter game series. It is also the most successful video game franchise created in the
United States and the sixth highest-grossing video game franchise of all time. 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 miniseries published by WildStorm
Productions.
Contents
 1Main series
o 1.1World War II games
 1.1.1Call of Duty
 1.1.2Call of Duty 2
 1.1.3Call of Duty 3
 1.1.4Call of Duty: WWII
o 1.2Modern Warfare series
 1.2.1Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare
 1.2.2Call of Duty: Modern Warfare Remastered
 1.2.3Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2
 1.2.4Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3
 1.2.5Call of Duty: Modern Warfare (2019)
o 1.3Black Ops story arc
 1.3.1Call of Duty: World at War
 1.3.2Call of Duty: Black Ops
 1.3.3Call of Duty: Black Ops II
 1.3.4Call of Duty: Black Ops III
 1.3.5Call of Duty: Black Ops 4
 1.3.6Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War
o 1.4Other games
 1.4.1Call of Duty: Ghosts
 1.4.2Call of Duty: Advanced Warfare
 1.4.3Call of Duty: Infinite Warfare
 2Primary developer rotation
 3Other games
o 3.1Console titles
 3.1.1Call of Duty: Finest Hour
 3.1.2Call of Duty 2: Big Red One
 3.1.3Call of Duty: World at War – Final Fronts
 3.1.4Call of Duty: The War Collection
o 3.2Handheld titles
 3.2.1Call of Duty: Roads to Victory
 3.2.2Call of Duty: Modern Warfare: Mobilized
 3.2.3Call of Duty: Black Ops DS
 3.2.4Call of Duty: Black Ops: Declassified
o 3.3PC titles
  3.3.1Call of Duty Online
 3.3.2Call of Duty Warzone
o 3.4Mobile titles
 3.4.1Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2: Force Recon
 3.4.2Call of Duty: Zombies and Zombies 2
 3.4.3Call of Duty: Strike Team
 3.4.4Call of Duty: Heroes
 3.4.5Call of Duty: Mobile
 4Canceled titles
o 4.1Call of Duty: Combined Forces
o 4.2Call of Duty: Devil's Brigade
o 4.3Call of Duty: Vietnam
o 4.4Call of Duty: Roman Wars
 5Other media
o 5.1Comic books
o 5.2Merchandise
o 5.3Short films
o 5.4Films
 6Esports
 7Call of Duty Endowment
 8Controversies and legal matters
o 8.1Modern Warfare 2 controversies
o 8.2Fallout with Infinity Ward leadership
o 8.3Trademark infringement claims by AM General
 9References
 10External links

Main series
Aggregate review scores
Game Year Metacritic
PC: 91/100[2]
Call of Duty 2003 PS3: 78/100[3]
X360: 72/100[4]
PC: 86/100[5]
Call of Duty 2 2005
X360: 89/100[6]
PS2: 82/100[7]
PS3: 80/100[8]
Call of Duty 3 2006 Wii: 69/100[9]
X360: 82/100[10]
XBOX: 83/100[11]
DS: 75/100[12]
Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare PC: 92/100[13]
2007 PS3: 94/100[14]
Wii: 76/100[15]
X360: 94/100[16]
DS: 75/100[56]
PC: 83/100[57]
Call of Duty: World at War 2008 PS3: 85/100[58]
Wii: 83/100[59]
X360: 84/100[60]
DS: 73/100[17]
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 PC: 86/100[18]
2009
PS3: 94/100[19]
X360: 94/100[20]
Call of Duty: Black Ops 2010 DS: 74/100[21]
 PC: 81/100[22]
PS3: 88/100[23]
Wii: 80/100[24]
X360: 87/100[25]
DS: 57/100[26]
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 PC: 78/100[27]
2011 PS3: 88/100[28]
Wii: 70/100[29]
X360: 88/100[30]
PC: 74/100[31]
PS3: 83/100[32]
Call of Duty: Black Ops II 2012
WiiU: 81/100[33]
X360: 83/100[34]
PC: 68/100[35]
PS3: 71/100[36]
PS4: 78/100[37]
Call of Duty: Ghosts 2013
WiiU: 69/100[38]
X360: 73/100[39]
XONE: 78/100[40]
Call of Duty: Advanced Warfare PC: 78/100[41]
2014 PS4: 83/100[42]
XONE: 81/100[43]
PC: 73/100[44]
Call of Duty: Black Ops III 2015 PS4: 81/100[45]
XONE: 81/100[46]
PC: 86/100[50]
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare
2016 PS4: 83/100[51]
Remastered
XONE: 89/100[52]
PC: 73/100[47]
Call of Duty: Infinite Warfare 2016 PS4: 77/100[48]
XONE: 78/100[49]
PC: 73/100[53]
Call of Duty: WWII 2017 PS4: 79/100[54]
XONE: 80/100[55]
PC: 83/100[61]
Call of Duty: Black Ops 4 2018 PS4: 83/100[62]
XONE: 85/100[63]
Call of Duty: Mobile 2019 81/100[64]
PC: 81/100[65]
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2019 PS4: 80/100[66]
XONE: 81/100[67]
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2
2020 71/100[68]
Campaign Remastered
Titles in the Call of Duty series

Title Year Platform Lead Developer

Windows, macOS,
Call of Duty 2003 Infinity Ward
X360, PS3, N-Gage
Windows, macOS,
Call of Duty 2 2005 Infinity Ward
X360, XBO (BC), J2ME
PS2, Xbox, X360, PS3,
Call of Duty 3 2006 Treyarch
Wii, XBO (BC), J2ME
Windows, macOS,
Call of Duty 4: Modern X360, PS3, Wii, XBO, Infinity Ward (Original),
2007 Raven Software
Warfare PS4 (Remastered), NDS,
(Remastered)
J2ME
Call of Duty: World at 2008 Windows, PS2, X360, Treyarch
War PS3, Wii, XBO (BC),
NDS, Windows Mobile,
 J2ME
Windows, macOS,
Call of Duty: Modern
2009 X360, PS3, XBO (BC), Infinity Ward
Warfare 2
NDS
Windows, macOS,
Call of Duty: Black Ops 2010 X360, PS3, Wii, XBO Treyarch
(BC), NDS, J2ME
Windows, macOS,
Call of Duty: Modern Infinity Ward,
2011 X360, PS3, Wii, XBO
Warfare 3 Sledgehammer Games
(BC), NDS
Call of Duty: Black Ops Windows, X360, PS3,
2012 Treyarch
II XBO (BC), Wii U
Windows, X360, PS3,
Call of Duty: Ghosts 2013 Infinity Ward
XBO, PS4, Wii U
Call of Duty: Advanced Windows, X360, PS3,
2014 Sledgehammer Games
Warfare XBO, PS4
Call of Duty: Black Ops Windows, macOS,
2015 Treyarch
III X360, PS3, XBO, PS4
Call of Duty: Infinite
2016 Windows, XBO, PS4 Infinity Ward
Warfare
Call of Duty: WWII 2017 Windows, XBO, PS4 Sledgehammer Games
Call of Duty: Black Ops
2018 Windows, XBO, PS4 Treyarch
4
Call of Duty: Modern
2019 Windows, XBO, PS4 Infinity Ward
Warfare
Infinity Ward, Raven
Call of Duty: Warzone 2020 Windows, XBO, PS4
Software
Call of Duty: Black Ops Windows, XBO, PS4, Treyarch, Raven
2020
Cold War XBS, PS5 Software
World War II games
Call of Duty
Main article: Call of Duty (video game)

Call of Duty is a first-person shooter video game based on id Tech 3, and was released on October 29,
2003. The game was developed by Infinity Ward and published by Activision. The game simulates the
infantry and combined arms warfare of World War II.[69] An expansion pack, Call of Duty: United Offensive,
was developed by Gray Matter Interactive with contributions from Pi Studios and produced by Activision.
The game follows American and British paratroopers and the Red Army. The Mac OS X version of the
game was ported by Aspyr Media. In late 2004, the N-Gage version was developed by Nokia and
published by Activision. Other versions were released for PC, including Collector's Edition (with
soundtrack and strategy guide), Game of the Year Edition (includes game updates), and the Deluxe
Edition (which contains the United Offensive expansion and soundtrack; in Europe the soundtrack was
not included). On September 22, 2006, Call of Duty, United Offensive, and Call of Duty 2 were released
together as Call of Duty: War Chest for PC.[70] Since November 12, 2007, Call of Duty games have been
available for purchase via Valve's content delivery platform Steam.[71]

Call of Duty 2
Main article: Call of Duty 2

Call of Duty 2 is a first-person shooter video game and the sequel to Call of Duty. It was developed by
Infinity Ward and published by Activision. The game is set during World War II and is experienced through
the perspectives of soldiers in the Red Army, British Army, and United States Army. It was released on
October 25, 2005 for Microsoft Windows, November 15, 2005 for the Xbox 360, and June 13, 2006, for
Mac OS X. Other versions were made for mobile phones, Pocket PCs, and smartphones.

Call of Duty 3
Main article: Call of Duty 3

Call of Duty 3 is a first-person shooter and the third installment in the Call of Duty video game series.
Released on November 7, 2006, the game was developed by Treyarch, and was the first major installment
in the Call of Duty series not to be developed by Infinity Ward. It was also the first not to be released on
the PC platform. It was released on the PlayStation 2, PlayStation 3, Wii, Xbox, and Xbox 360.[72] Call of
Duty 3 follows the American, Canadian, British, and Polish armies as well as the French Resistance after D-
Day in the Falaise Gap.[citation needed]

Call of Duty: WWII

Main article: Call of Duty: WWII

Call of Duty: WWII is the fourteenth game in the series and was developed by Sledgehammer Games.[73] It
was released worldwide on November 3, 2017, for Microsoft Windows, PlayStation 4 and Xbox One.[74]
The game is set in the European theatre, and is centered around a squad in the 1st Infantry Division,
following their battles on the Western Front, and set mainly in the historical events of Operation
Overlord.

Modern Warfare series

Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare
Main article: Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare

Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare is the fourth installment of the main series, and was developed by Infinity
Ward. It is the first game in the series not to be set during World War II, but set in the modern day. The
game was released for Microsoft Windows, Nintendo DS, PlayStation 3, and Xbox 360 on November 7,
2007. Download and retail versions for Mac OS X were released by Aspyr in September 2008. As of May
2009, Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare has sold over 13 million copies.[75]

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare Remastered

Main article: Call of Duty: Modern Warfare Remastered