The recently released Modern Warfare seems to have been the life boat Activision needed after years of waning popularity of the Call of Duty series.

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[Variety] Blizzard Hit With 209 Layoffs as Part of Activision Blizzard Restructuring https://tinyurl.com/y65pb3jg

[Google] Activision Blizzard https://tinyurl.com/y3lue6hq

[Activision] CALL OF DUTY: MODERN WARFARE DELIVERS BLOCKBUSTER OPENING WEEKEND, OVER $600 MILLION SELL-THROUGH IN FIRST THREE DAYS https://tinyurl.com/yxp5w4lu

[IGN] Call of Duty: Modern Warfare - Single-Player Review https://tinyurl.com/y4d4o8q6

[Polygon] Call of Duty: Modern Warfare is a thrill ride that turns you into a monster https://tinyurl.com/yyk4edt4

[VG 247] Call of Duty: Black Ops 4 has made over $500 million worldwide in three days https://tinyurl.com/y425773p

[VG 247] Call of Duty: WW2 sales surpass $500 million worldwide over release weekend https://tinyurl.com/y5dhe8tv

[Twitter] @ZhugeEX https://tinyurl.com/y5zzlp9l

[Kotaku] How Much Does It Cost To Make A Big Video Game? https://tinyurl.com/y5eapsj4

[Statista] All time unit sales of selected games in Call of Duty franchise worldwide as of February 2019 (in millions) https://tinyurl.com/l69lg8e

[Activision] ANNOUNCEMENT: CALL OF DUTY: MODERN WARFARE POST-LAUNCH APPROACH TO NEW CONTENT https://tinyurl.com/y4lyukts

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