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Call of Duty

Call of Duty
The official logo of the franchise
TitleCall of Duty
CaptionThe official logo of the franchise
CreatorBen Chichoski
ComposerMichael Giacchino
Graeme Revell
Joel Goldsmith
Sean Murray
Stephen Barton
Harry Gregson-Williams
Hans Zimmer
Lorne Balfe
DeveloperInfinity Ward
Treyarch
Sledgehammer Games
Raven Software
Gray Matter Interactive
Pi Studios
Spark Unlimited
Amaze Entertainment
Rebellion Developments
Ideaworks Game Studio

Ports:
n-Space
Aspyr Media
Demonware
Certain Affinity
PublisherActivision
Aspyr Media
First Release VersionCall of Duty
First Release DateOctober 29, 2003
Latest Release VersionCall of Duty: Black Ops
Latest Release DateNovember 9, 2010
PlatformsMicrosoft Windows/Mac OS X
Nintendo DS
Nintendo GameCube
Nokia N-Gage
PlayStation 2
PlayStation 3
PlayStation Portable
Wii
Xbox
Xbox 360
iOS
BlackBerry

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'Call of Duty' is a first-person and third-person shooter video game series franchise, created by Ben Chichoski. The series began on the PC, and later expanded to consoles and handhelds. Several spin-off games have also been released. The earlier games in the series are set primarily in World War II; starting with Modern Warfare, set in modern times, the series has shifted focus away from World War II. Modern Warfare was followed by Modern Warfare 2, set in modern times, and Black Ops, set during the Cold War. Modern Warfare 3, also set in modern times (as the name suggests) is set to be released soon.

The Call of Duty games are published and owned by Activision and published for Apple OS X by Aspyr Media. Most have been developed primarily by Infinity Ward and Treyarch; some games have been developed by Gray Matter Interactive, Spark Unlimited, Pi Studios, Amaze Entertainment, Rebellion Developments, and n-Space. The games use a variety of engines, including the id Tech 3, the Treyarch NGL, and the IW 5.0. Other products in the franchise include a line of action figures designed by Plan-B Toys, a card game created by Upper Deck, and a comic book mini-series published by WildStorm.

As of November 27, 2009, Call Of Duty games had sold 55 million copies for $3 billion in revenue. A 2010 Q3 earnings call from Activision confirmed that the eighth installment of the franchise - a FPS - was currently in development by Sledgehammer Games and Raven Software and due for release "during the back half of 2011". This has been revealed to be Infinity Ward's Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 with the latter developers co-developing multiplayer.


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