Call of Duty Job Posting Hints At Subscription-Based Future

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According to a new Activision job posting, the Call of Duty franchise could be primed to receive subscription-based content in the future. The brand as a whole has explored several different avenues in recent years, with the success of Call of Duty Mobile and Warzone proving especially lucrative for Activision Blizzard. Developer TiMi Studios brought the mobile title to market for Android and iOS devices in the fall of 2019. Warzone followed not too long thereafter in March 2020; by April of 2021, the free-to-play experience on consoles and PC had amassed a staggering 100 million users.

Of course, the mainline series continues to pull its weight as well. Both Call of Duty: Vanguard and 2020's COD: Black Ops Cold War continue top monthly sales charts. This past February, for instance, Vanguard and Black Ops Cold War appeared at numbers 6 and 15, respectively, on the United States' best-sellers list. Each one will likely remain a mainstay on the charts throughout the rest of the year, too, regardless of whether or not Activision launches a 2022 Call of Duty entry.

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Twitter user CharlieIntel spotted a job listing on the Activision Careers page that points to a subscription-based future for the long-running Call of Duty series.