Call of Duty | |
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Genres | First-person shooter |
Developers |
Primary Infinity Ward (2003–present) Treyarch (2005–present) Sledgehammer Games (2011–present) |
Publishers | Activision |
Platforms |
Microsoft Windows OS X Nintendo DS GameCube Nokia N-Gage PlayStation 2 PlayStation 3 PlayStation 4 PlayStation Portable PlayStation Vita Wii Wii U Xbox Xbox 360 Xbox One iOS Android BlackBerry |
Platform of origin | Microsoft Windows |
Year of inception | 2003 |
First release |
Call of Duty October 29, 2003 |
Latest release |
Call of Duty: Infinite Warfare, Call of Duty: Modern Warfare Remastered November 4, 2016 |
Call of Duty is a first-person shooter video game franchise. The series began on Microsoft Windows, and later expanded to consoles and handhelds. Several spin-off games have been released. The earlier games in the series are set primarily in World War II, but later games like Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare are set in modern times or in futuristic settings. The most recently announced game, Call of Duty: WWII, will release on November 3, 2017 and return the series to its early-20th century roots.
The Call of Duty games are published and owned by Activision. While Infinity Ward is still a developer, Treyarch and Sledgehammer Games also develop several of the titles with the release of the studios' games alternating with each other. Some games have been developed by Gray Matter Interactive, Nokia, Exakt Entertainment, Spark Unlimited, Amaze Entertainment, n-Space, Aspyr, Rebellion Developments, Ideaworks Game Studio, and nStigate Games. The games use a variety of engines, including the id Tech 3, the Treyarch NGL, and the IW engine.