Call of Duty: Vanguard And Activision Blizzard just can’t seem to catch a break. Despite being the The best-selling game of 2021, Activision is still not satisfied with the game’s performance. Who were they identified as guilty? World War II.
The company recognizes that the franchise is still one of the most successful entertainment franchises, at least, but their premium for 2021 did not live up to their expectations. With them Annual report for investorsActivision Blizzard wrote, “The World War II definition of the game did not resonate with any part of our community.”
Back in November, we reported that GameIndustry.biz, in partnership with PAX and EGX, Came to the conclusion that people did not play Vanguard because they were too busy with other games. In fact, World War II was even mentioned when 24% of respondents said they were also not interested in games scheduled during this period.
The company also says there was a lack of “innovation” in the main game of Call of Duty 2021, though what that means exactly is unclear.
Moreover, Activision Blizzard’s 2021 has suffered high-profile sexual discrimination And Activision Blizzard has reportedly faced even more complaints. This time about the speed of the company’s sale to Microsoft to help evade the fallout from sexual behavior reports.
Maybe the Recently announced Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 Will do better than Vanguard.
In ours Single player campaign overviewWe called Call of Duty: Vanguard “very coveted” but “short” with “lack of diversity”.
Casey David is a freelance writer for IGN.