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Call of Duty is now the second best-selling game franchise of all-time

It just surpassed half a billion sold copies.
Jonas Mäki Editor Sweden 31 October 2024

Earlier tonight, we reported that Call of Duty: Black Ops 6 broke all kinds of records and had the biggest premiere ever in the series, with lots of new Game Pass subscribers, increased number of games sold for PC and PlayStation and more players than ever before.

And this has now led to the series making gaming history, as it has passed an almost unbelievable milestone. Via the Washington Post, it is now revealed that the game has surpassed 500 million copies sold. That's half a billion Call of Duty. And of course, free-to-play games like Call of Duty: Mobile and Call of Duty: Warzone are not included.

This makes Call of Duty climb past Tetris, and is now the second best-selling game franchise of all-time. Only Mario is currently ahead with 879 million copies sold.

So congratulations to everyone involved, this is definitely worth celebrating.

Editor Sweden Jonas Mäki has written for Gamereactor since 2002, becoming an editor in 2007. He covers the video game industry across news, releases and the business side, with a particular interest in sales figures and where the industry is heading.
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