Podcast: Call of Duty, Game Pass, and the Mario movie
… Once again I'm joined by Lewis Packwood to discuss the main issues of the week, which is to say Xbox: specifically, the decision to pull Call of Duty out of Game Pass and cut its price. …
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Call of Duty is a first-person and third-person shooter franchise by Activision built around military-themed campaigns and multiplayer modes.
Why Xbox took Call of Duty out of Game Pass
… It comes with some caveats: this data is for the "Call of Duty HQ" app which includes all Call of Duty releases, including the free-to-play Warzone, so it doesn't show per-title revenue. …
Call of Duty was never the right fit for Game Pass | Opinion
Call it a strategic retreat. A couple of years after the gung-ho announcement that Call of Duty would be avaliable to Game Pass subscribers on launch day , Microsoft has climbed down from that commitment . …
Microsoft cuts Game Pass pricing and removes Call of Duty as day-one launch title in response to "a lot of feedback"
… Microsoft added Call of Duty to Game Pass in 2024 , and said that year's Call of Duty Black Ops 6 broke records for subscriptions to the service . …
"Not surprising at all" – analysts see Xbox Game Pass price cut as inevitable shift that will drive subscription growth in 2026
Analysts tell GamesIndustry.biz that Microsoft's decision to cut the price of Game Pass and remove Call of Duty as a day-one offering was an expected response to the latter's limited impact on driving subscription revenue, although opinions differ on the impact on Call of Duty revenues. …
Raven Software co-founder Brian Raffel retires
Brian Raffel, co-founder of Call of Duty developer Raven Software, has retired after 36 years in the games industry. …
"Be creative 99% of the time" – Glen Schofield on how creativity can help fix AAA industry woes
… "My Call of Duty games had three modes, but nobody thought of them as modes. …
A Game Pass for indie games: meet Indie Pass, a $6.99-a-month subscription launching with 70 titles
… "What those games retail for today might vary dramatically. …
Avalanche Studios reveals its Highlander-style, survival of the fittest R&D strategy
… If the game is given the go-ahead, the five-strong team is given four months to come up with a playable prototype, which is then tested with what Avalanche calls its "Frontrunners" community. …