Shifting to Blizzard, World of Warcraft had "strong engagement" for its Classic and modern modes in 2020, Activision Blizzard said. The average amount of money spent per player also grew year-over-year. The Season 1 content for Black Ops Cold War and Warzone led to the highest number of battle passes "consumed" since Activision launched the mechanic in 2019.Ĭall of Duty Mobile also had a big Q4, achieving double-digit growth for microtransaction sales, while monthly player numbers in Western regions reached their highest numbers yet.
Microtransaction sales on console and PC are booming, too, growing by more than 50% in the fourth quarter alone. The game sustained its momentum, too, as Activision said unit sales "grew sharply" in December and January thanks to the launch of the Season 1 update. Additionally, Activision reported a "further strong shift" away from physical and toward digital sales.įor Q4 (October-December), Activision-across all of its franchises-had 128 million monthly active users, while net bookings for the CoD franchise jumped by double-digits compared to Q4 of 2019.īlack Ops Cold War's release in November helped grow the franchise, too, with monthly active users growing by 70% and time spent in CoD more than doubling. Now Playing: Call of Duty Firebase Z New Zombie MapĪctivision also revealed that the Call of Duty franchise has now generated an incredible $27 billion since it started in 2003 across all platforms and entries to become one of the most successful franchises across all of media.Ĭall of Duty premium sales-that is, non-free-to-play games-grew by 40% year-over-year for unit sales.
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