On December 18th, Activision-Blizzard commented on the performance of Call of Duty Modern. Through November 2019:
New Multiplayer Highs in Hours Played, Hours per Player and Average Daily Players in First 50 Days of Release.
Modern Warfare Became the Top-Selling Premium Game of 2019 in the U.S. Year-To-Date,
The game crossed USD1 Billion in Worldwide Sell-Through
.>500 million multiplayer hours played since release with nearly 300 million multiplayer matches
Analysts view
ATVI press release is positive regarding game performance in Q4 (Crossed USD1bn less than 2 months after release) and encouraging regarding potential monetization in 2020 (high level of engagement).
Given company comment, it is fair to assume a 25m to 30m units performance for COD modern Warfare, ie between COD Modern Warfare 2 (c.25m units) and COD Modern Warfare 3 (c.30m units).
EA announced Apex Legend Global Series
On December the 17th, EA announced Apex Legends Global series, The First International Multi-tournament Esports Program for the Franchise.
The series is comprised of online and live events for PC players who will compete for a prize purse of more than USD3m.
The Apex Legends Global Series will initially feature 12 global live events, either operated by EA and Respawn or produced by notable esports tournament organizers PGL and GLL
The first three Majors will each feature 100 three-player squads from around the world. The fourth Major, the Apex Legends Global Series Championship, is the grand finale.
Only the top 60 Apex Legends Global Series teams in the world will be invited to battle for $1 million in prizes and the title of Apex Legends Global Series World Champion.
EA says the Apex Legends Global Series will be an inclusive, open ecosystem. Residents of one of the more than 60 eligible countries who meet minimum age, PC system requirements, and other eligibility requirements can compete.
Analysts view
These are initiatives long awaited by the players community.
While analysts don’t expect EA to derive meaningful revenues from direct monetization of this event it should support increased engagement and likely increased indirect monetization.
It will be interesting to see how the Global Series is received and whatever it can revive players engagement which has been declining in recent months.
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Hello @trancript-junky ! I just came across these news and wanted to talk about it, but I do not plan to make a daily Gaming news, I might do some in the future but not in a daily manner :).
How are you doing? It seems like you are thriving with Steemmonsters Strategy :D