It has a narrative with mystery, some main characters who have to learn who to trust, and a theme about the frightening, realistic combination of human beings and machines for the sake of killing. This is one of the best Call of Duty stories that I’ve played. In this case, the fan base is as hardcore and committed as they come, as an estimated 40 million people play Call of Duty every month. And it shows that even when you’re making an expensive blockbuster, you can still take lot of risks that could either delight or disillusion a loyal fan base. But here are my top impressions for the single-player campaign.īlack Ops III is the latest attempt to keep Activision - which just bought King for $5.9 billion - at the top of the heap in the video game business. I’ll do a full game review later, after I play Zombies and multiplayer. Chalk it up to Treyarch, the Activision-owned game studio that loves to take risks.

It is without a doubt one of the best and strangest games I’ve played this year. I’ve played through the entire single-player campaign for Activision’s Call of Duty: Black Ops III, the latest installment a series that generates a billion in revenues a year and has exceeded $10 billion in total lifetime revenue. Join gaming leaders, alongside GamesBeat and Facebook Gaming, for their 2nd Annual GamesBeat & Facebook Gaming Summit | GamesBeat: Into the Metaverse 2 this upcoming January 25-27, 2022.

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