Call of Duty Celebrates its 20th Anniversary

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“This is for the record.” — Captain John Price, Call of Duty®: Modern Warfare® 2 (2009)

First launched in 2003, Call of Duty has a long and interesting history. Now a massive global experience synonymous with the first-person action genre today.

October 29 marks a major milestone for this storied franchise, as we celebrate Call of Duty’s 20th anniversary, along with Activision's Studio partners and development teams.

This milestone is only possible thanks to all these teams and all developers past and present – as well as the incredible Call of Duty community.

Whether you’ve played Call of Duty since October 29, 2003, or only joined us recently, we want to thank you for being part of Call of Duty’s 20-year history, which will continue with the launch of Modern Warfare III on November 10, the first time in back-to-back years that the franchise has released a direct sequel.

For those not familiar with that history, allow us to introduce the Call of Duty franchise in video form:

Let’s take a moment to recognize all the Studios and teams all (in alphabetical order):

Activision Central Design, Activision Localization Dublin, Activision QA, Activision Shanghai Studio, Beenox, Demonware, Digital Legends Entertainment, High Moon Studios, Infinity Ward, Raven Software, Sledgehammer Games, Solid State Studios, Team Ricochet, Toys for Bob, and Treyarch.

Here's a look at every major release in the Call of Duty franchise, with new innovations and memorable moments from every game:

Call of Duty (2003)

Release Date: October 29, 2003

The one that started it all, at Infinity Ward, the studio that celebrated its own 20^th anniversary last year.

A small initial team at Infinity Ward all looked to push boundaries in the first-person action genre