Call of Duty: Modern Warfare II
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Documents about Call of Duty: Modern Warfare II
Moral Learning and Ludic Responsibility: When Interactive Narrative Becomes an Educational Experience
Luisa Ferraro of the Università degli Studi di Napoli Federico II presents an exploratory, theoretical-analytical review of interactive storytelling, a hybrid form combining cinema and video games in which viewers' choices shape the narrative.
- In the Grizzard and colleagues experiment, taking on a morally incorrect virtual role elicited heightened guilt, which was associated with increased responsiveness to the moral norms violated in the game.
- The author argues that strong emotional engagement does not automatically translate into ethical responsibility, because the game-like context can create a form of moral suspension.
- The author identifies perceived responsibility as shaped by several elements, including the frame of reality, perceived agency, and the irreversibility of choices, and states that when one or more are missing the decision loses significance.
Roleplay with Chatbots on Character.ai: A New Direction for Online Gaming?
This paper investigates the use of chatbots for roleplaying on the Character.ai platform, arguing that game studies offers valuable insights into human-chatbot interaction.
- Character.ai was originally pitched as a way to converse with representations of prominent figures or build virtual assistants, but its success stems largely from fan-driven roleplay, and the company now presents itself as an entertainment business.
- The paper argues Character.ai is best understood as an open-world, text-based roleplaying game sustained by user-generated storylines, despite having no explicit rules or win states.
- Based on an ethnographic study conducted between 2022 and 2024, the authors examine the remediation of Simon "Ghost" Riley from Call of Duty: Modern Warfare II as a chatbot, which attracted an unexpected following of women and queer fans after the game's 2022 release.
Unlocking AAA Game Success: Marketing Strategies That Made Hogwarts Legacy and Diablo IV Bestsellers
This analysis examines the marketing strategies behind the success of top-selling AAA PC/console games in 2023, specifically focusing on Hogwarts Legacy, Diablo IV, and Call of Duty: Modern Warfare III.
- Hogwarts Legacy achieved 22 million copies sold by the end of 2023 by strategically launching on PS5, Xbox Series X, and PC during the first quarter, a period with minimal AAA competition.
- Hogwarts Legacy utilized a three-phase marketing strategy consisting of pre-order campaigns, a primary launch, and subsequent secondary platform releases for PS4 and Nintendo Switch.
- Diablo IV successfully utilized platform-specific creative, employing gameplay footage with trending music for TikTok’s younger demographic while using visually striking live-action creative for YouTube.
Plus: October's Big Steam Hits – Poked At
This document provides an analysis of top-performing game launches on Steam for October 2022, alongside a weekly review of new Steam releases and a broader look at console and other platform charts.
- Call of Duty: Modern Warfare II dominated October 2022 Steam performance with nearly 240,000 concurrent users (CCU), despite technical issues impacting user reviews.
- Victoria 3 demonstrated the persistent market strength of the grand strategy genre by achieving over 70,000 CCU on Steam.
- Persona 5 Royal significantly outperformed expectations, converting pre-release interest into active players at four times the projected rate to reach 35,000 CCU.
Plus: A New Way to Estimate Steam Week 1 Sales
This analysis introduces a novel method for estimating Steam Week 1 sales based on peak concurrent users (CCU) and provides an overview of recent and upcoming game performance across various platforms.
- First-week Steam sales can be estimated by applying a multiplier of 20x to 40x to a game's peak launch concurrent user (CCU) count.
- Games with high replayability or 'stickiness' typically trend toward the lower end of the 20x multiplier, while shorter titles can reach multipliers as high as 38x.
- The methodology for these sales estimates relies on a synthesis of proprietary GameDiscoverCo data, SteamDB tracking, and public developer disclosures.
Remnant II Performance and Metrics
This analysis details the strong commercial performance of Remnant II in August, drawing on data from Newzoo and Circana.
- Remnant II was the fourth highest-grossing premium game in the US and UK during August 2023 and the second highest-grossing RPG behind Baldur’s Gate 3.
- The game achieved a global ranking of 28th in monthly active users, with the US and Germany identified as the primary markets.
- Players logged an average of 30.4 hours in the game, placing it seventh in playtime across all tracked titles.
Diablo IV: July Market Performance in the US and UK
This analysis, based on a Newzoo report, examines Diablo IV's market performance in July, focusing on revenue and player engagement in the US and UK, with global MAU data.
- Diablo IV was the highest-grossing title across all PC and console platforms in the US and UK throughout July 2023.
- The game achieved the highest monthly active user (MAU) count of any RPG globally, with 8.65% of gamers across 37 key markets playing the title in July.
- Diablo IV successfully captured significant player migration, drawing 16.3% of the player base from Call of Duty: Modern Warfare II and Fortnite, and 13.6% from Final Fantasy XVI.
Rocket League’s Live-Streaming Performance
This analysis examines Rocket League's live-streaming performance, focusing on viewership trends and the success of its esports scene, particularly the 2023 World Championship.
- The 2023 Rocket League World Championship reached a peak of 438,000 viewers, surpassing the 386,000 peak recorded in 2022.
- Rocket League is the 12th most-watched esport in 2023, accumulating approximately 33.5 million hours watched as of August.
- The majority of World Championship viewership (82%) originated from official Rocket League channels, with only 18% coming from co-streamers.
Video Game News: July 2023
This monthly video game news report from July 2023 collects short items on titles and events across the games industry.
- Snoop Dogg and Nicki Minaj are joining Call of Duty Modern Warfare II with the new season of Warzone, with Snoop Dogg associated with the franchise since 2014.
- According to Ben Cureton, Principal Designer at Gunfire Games, no one has completed Remnant 2 at 100%, including players with over 400 hours and the developers.
- Call of Duty: Mobile's sixth season, "Templar's Oath," was released on July 5th.
PlayStation's Top First-Party Games Now Cost >$200 Million to Make
The document analyzes game development costs and market performance, primarily focusing on PlayStation's first-party titles and the Call of Duty franchise, based on data revealed during the FTC vs. Microsoft lawsuit.
- Sony’s top-tier first-party titles now frequently exceed $200 million in development costs, with 'Horizon Forbidden West' costing $212 million and 'The Last of Us Part II' costing $220 million.
- The 'Call of Duty' franchise is a critical revenue pillar for PlayStation, generating $1.5 billion in worldwide consumer spending on the platform in 2021 alone.
- Over 43 million unique U.S. PlayStation users have played 'Call of Duty' since 2019, accounting for two-thirds of the platform's domestic user base.
Horny for Ghost: The Sexualized Remediation of Call of Duty: Modern Warfare II on TikTok
The paper investigates the sexualized remediation, reappropriation, and remixing of the character Simon "Ghost" Riley from Call of Duty: Modern Warfare II on TikTok.
- The paper is a work-in-progress presented at DiGRA 2023 examining fan remediation of Simon "Ghost" Riley from Call of Duty: Modern Warfare II on TikTok, with a focus on sexualized content.
- The study is a netnographic analysis of 782 Ghost-related TikTok videos collected from one researcher's For You Page between November 2022 and January 2023.
- The analysis is organized around three themes: sexualization as opposition to the historical sexualization of women characters in games, remediation for arousal via dialogue, cutscenes, and sound, and "spicy" memetics shaped by TikTok's platform affordances.
Kansas City Pioneers Partner With Army National Guard
The Kansas City Pioneers esports organization has partnered with the Army National Guard to host six esports tournaments across the Midwestern United States during the remainder of 2023.
- The Kansas City Pioneers have partnered with the Army National Guard to co-produce six esports tournaments across the Midwestern United States throughout the remainder of 2023.
- The partnership serves as a recruitment vehicle for the Army National Guard, providing a platform to connect with gamers and promote career opportunities in fields such as cybersecurity, IT, and logistics.
- The inaugural events are scheduled for June 16–18, 2023, at the LEVELUP Arena in Kansas City as part of the Midwest Fest.
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