Call of Duty: Vanguard has been widely considered one of the worst Call of Duty games ever released by players. The game has a “mixed or average” rating on Metacritic,
But despite the lower-than-expected reception from both critics and fans, the game still sold 30 million copies worldwide. That number comes directly from Brian Hong, who was a social media strategist for Activision for the game.
Despite the 30 million copies that were allegedly sold, Activision says that Call of Duty: Vanguard didn’t meet expectations. At the time in May 2022, the company said that it was due to a lack of innovation with the game as well as the World War II setting it had.
“[O]ur 2021 premium release didn’t meet our expectations, we believe primarily due to our own
execution,” Activision said. “The game’s World War II setting didn’t resonate with some of our community and we didn’t deliver as much innovation in the premium game as we would have liked.”
When it released, the game did end up nominated for multiple awards, including Online Game of the Year at the 25th Annual D.I.C.E. Awards as well as for the Best Score Soundtrack for Video Games and Other Interactive Media at the 2023 Grammy Awards.
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