About this episode
COD dies every year. It's the circle of life. Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/insidegamesYT Lawrence: http://twitch.tv/sirlarr | Bruce: http://twitch.tv/brucegreene | Charlotte: http://twitch.tv/whatashow Edited by: Matt Peake | http://vimeo.com/mattpeake Written by: Lawrence Sonntag Sources -- [Activision Investor Portal] Activision Blizzard Announces First Quarter 2022 Financial Results - https://bit.ly/3Lp7FU8 [Activision Investor Portal] Activision Blizzard Announces First Quarter 2021 Financial Results - https://bit.ly/3OFPcVi [Statista] Number of monthly active users (MAU) of Activision worldwide from 1st quarter 2018 to 4th quarter 2021 - https://bit.ly/37ROnIl [Dot Esports] Call of Duty: Vanguard’s sales were lower than Black Ops Cold War in 2020 - https://bit.ly/3OJETzq [YouTube, Inside Games] Call of Duty Vanguard Won't Sell - https://bit.ly/3xVU5Ug [PCGamer] Call of Duty has lost 50 million players in a year - https://bit.ly/3xX9VOt [Forbes] ‘Call of Duty: Modern Warfare’ Sales Top $600 Million In Three Days - https://bit.ly/3rWdW1U [VG247] Call of Duty: Modern Warfare smashes franchise sales record - https://bit.ly/3MAPJWC [Microsoft News] Microsoft to acquire Activision Blizzard to bring the joy and community of gaming to everyone, across every device - https://bit.ly/37HEywQ [Wall Street Journal] Sony Expects Microsoft to Keep Activision Games Multiplatform - https://on.wsj.com/3nH6PrN [Twitter, Phil Spencer] https://bit.ly/3tJsCTN [Gamespot] Activision Blizzard Loses 60 Million Monthly Active Users In Past Year - https://bit.ly/3MBicvK [Wall Street Journal] Microsoft Will Need to Get ‘Call of Duty’ Back on Target - https://on.wsj.com/3rVhC3O [Twitter, Tom Hendeson] https://bit.ly/3w7nIQb [PCGamer] Call of Duty: Warzone 2 is real, and it's developed by Infinity Ward - https://bit.ly/37ROYd3 [Forbes] ‘Call of Duty: Modern Warfare’ Sales Top $600 Million In Three Days - https://bit.ly/3rWdW1U [Polygon] Modern Warfare had the best opening weekend for Call of Duty this generation - https://bit.ly/3MuobSI [Activision Investor Portal] Call of Duty: Modern Warfare is #1 Most Played Call of Duty Multiplayer of this Console Generation - https://bit.ly/3rXGzf3 Music: Switch It Up - Silent Partner https://youtu.be/r_HRbXhOir8 Get Back - Silent Partner https://youtu.be/iQYmgOrPEvs Kula - Topher Mohr and Alex Elena https://youtu.be/0bywp0qTVNo Funk Down - MK2 https://youtu.be/SPN_Ssgqlzc