When it comes to the business of video games, Call of Duty is in a category unto itself.
While the original World War II game was successful in its own right, the series launched into
the stratosphere with a massively successful jump into other eras beginning with 2007's
Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare.
But, as they say, the bigger they are, the harder they fall, and Call of Duty has had
its fair share of stumbles.
These are some of the biggest screw-ups in Call of Duty's long and storied history.
A ghost of a chance
Creators of 2003's original Call of Duty, Infinity Ward knows a thing or two about what
works, and what doesn't, in their beloved FPS franchise.
So why was 2013's Call of Duty: Ghosts so astonishingly mediocre?
Maybe, as some critics think, the studio was running out of ideas.
Ghosts told an incoherent story about betrayal in a war between the US and the rest of the
Americas.
"It was a different time.
A different enemy.
Sixty men, from Tier One teams, were sent to face down a force of 500 enemy fighters."
And even the presence of a lovable dog companion couldn't distract players from its weak script
and recycled mission design.
And things didn't look much better on the multiplayer side: While combat still boasted
the fast-paced adrenaline-rush experience that earlier games delivered, it all looked,
and felt, very familiar.
Polygon said,
"[The game] demonstrates an unwillingness to change much and presents a real shortage
of new ideas."
And there you have it: Ghosts was just an all-around bust.
Where other Call of Duty games would typically get their own subseries, this title was instead
retired and never touched again.
Lost in space
Realizing that Call of Duty: Ghosts' weak story had hurt its reputation, Infinity Ward
hired a new narrative director, Taylor Kurosaki, to helm their next project.
Kurosaki, a Naughty Dog veteran, sought to re-energize the next game's campaign.
The result was 2016's Infinite Warfare, which featured a compelling story about the nature
of sacrifice and brought the action into, well …
"SPAAACE."
Sadly, Infinity Ward's faith in compelling campaigns turned out to be misplaced.
The sad truth is a decent chunk of Call of Duty players couldn't care less about the
games' single-player narratives.
They want multiplayer, and Infinite Warfare, sadly, just didn't deliver on that front.
The game strayed way too far from past entries, swapping diverse environments for wall-running
sections and maps that were too open for tactical gameplay.
Infinity Ward was hit by another disappointing response from fans, who shied away from the
game in a big way.
Nobody seemed to care, and, hey, Infinite Warfare's Admiral Kotch said it best:
"Care clouds judgement.
That is why you cannot win."
Firing squad
When gamers meet to talk about industry fails, one story pops up time and time again: Activision's
firing of Jason West and Vince Zampella.
In brief, West and Zampella — the original founders of Infinity Ward — wanted more
creative control over the Call of Duty franchise.
They got Activision to sign a contract to that effect.
But there was a loophole: if they ever got fired, the rights would revert back to Activision.
"That's some cold BLEEEP."
The duo was fired by a particularly aggressive Activision, which accused them of trying to
sabotage non-Infinity Ward Call of Duty games like Treyarch's then-new Black Ops subseries.
Though the pair sued for wrongful termination and unpaid royalties, eventually winning a
settlement, it didn't change the fact that the two were unceremoniously torn away from
their own franchise.
Canned plans
Call of Duty games are often criticized for being clones of one another.
A new game, you say?
Oh look!
It has a short, heavily-scripted campaign; a multiplayer mode with classes, perks, and
killstreaks; and, uhhh, zombies for some reason.
It's a recipe for disaster — but fans eat each new entry up.
And guess what?
It all makes even less sense when you consider that some of the franchise's most creative
ideas were shot down Duck Hunt style before they ever had a chance to breathe new life
into the series.
Take, for example, the planned third-person Call of Duty game set in Cambodia during the
Vietnam War.
The gameplay itself would feature Dead Space-inspired horror elements, as US troops navigated enemy-built
tunnel systems.
Sounds awesome, right?
Well, Activision didn't think so: the publisher canceled the project so Sledgehammer Games
— the devs in charge of the title — could go make Advanced Warfare instead.
Or, what about the planned Call of Duty game that was set in — wait for it — ancient
Rome?
You heard that right: there was once a real internal pitch at Activision to make a hack-n-slash-style
Ancient Roman Call of Duty subtitled "Roman Wars."
But at the end of the day, Call of Duty is a military brand.
And while the Romans certainly had a military, their ancient setting, gear, and tone were
just too different for Activision's taste.
The franchise's safer titles have done well with both fans and critics alike, but they
also signaled the end for a more creative direction.
And that's a big fail on Activision's part.
The costs of war
Call of Duty has had DLC for years in the form of map packs, and microtransactions in
the form of Supply Drops.
So why hasn't Activision gone for the trifecta and introduced subscription fees as well?
So, here's the thing...
"Call of Duty is about kicking ass — and Call of Duty: Elite is about kicking even
more ass!
AH-HAAAAH!"
Call of Duty: Elite was a premium service that required a subscription fee to access.
What did it actually do?
Well … that's a great question, which Activision never answered very well.
In seriousness, the premium tier was meant to provide monthly DLC and "year-round competition,"
plus "Call of Duty Elite TV."
Whatever that is.
Well, nobody actually bought this pitch, and the service was shut down altogether in February
of 2013.
Not in the cards
Yeah, video games are pretty nifty and all, but for all the medium's achievements, there's
just something about good old-fashioned cards.
We're not just spouting nonsense: There's a whole community of board game and trading
card game aficionados who agree.
So maybe it's not a surprise that, in its quest for global domination, even Call of
Duty once considered making the jump into card games.
And not a digital recreation, either: an actual, physical card game that you would be able
to play on a table with your friends.
The design appeared to want to track the video games as closely as possible, featuring distinct
modes such as deathmatch and capture the flag.
Alas, something went wrong somewhere.
The game was apparently ready to release in late 2008, and yet never did.
Did Activision get cold feet?
Was there an issue in the licensing contract?
Or could it be that the game just wasn't very good?
We may never know.


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