Engagement per player also set a new record for the Call of Duty franchise. More than 75 million hours online in its opening three days were played.
Activision compared the launch to theatrical openings and movies and claimed the launch to be bigger than any entertainment launch this year including games, movies, and plays.
Senior VP of merchandising for GameStop said, “The game’s story line, new features and intense zombie mode, have helped make it our most successful title launch so far this year.”
Black Ops III also became the most streamed and most viewed game of any game launch in 2015, as reported by Twitch.
Black Ops III was released on November 6 across PC, Xbox One, Xbox 360, PlayStation 3, and PlayStation 4. The game received an official review score of 6 on GameSkinny.
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