
There’s a reason Microsoft is trying so hard these days to be able to secure the rights to the IP with their looming acquisition of Activision, and it’s so that more people will purchase the current-gen Xbox.īut simply because this franchise is so big, that does not mean that it does not have its fair share of problems.

People patiently wait years for the next Call of Duty title, and they buy consoles and PCs by the hundreds of thousands specifically so that they can play them. And our Call of Duty: Modern Warfare II Review was also inevitable.īecause that’s the thing, we really do misjudge what a monumental franchise this is. Because as far as I can see, this series will keep pumping out games year after year, and we will keep on underestimating how unbelievably popular it truly is.

It’s as unavoidable as the sun setting every evening or the turning of the seasons.

If there’s one thing I’ve learned about the video game industry over the past decade, it’s that Call of Duty is inevitable.
