Call of Duty: Vanguard was at the top of the sales charts and yet apparently, it\u2019s still not enough for Activision, which held its annual investors report recently and addressed the game\u2019s apparent lackluster sales.<\/span><\/p>\n

They weren\u2019t coy about reminding people that it\u2019s still top-dog in terms of entertainment franchises. They then went on to blame the game\u2019s World War II setting as a chief reason for the underperforming sales as the studio believes the setting \u201cdidn\u2019t resonate with some of our community.\u201d While this might sound \u2014 to you \u2014 crazy, it isn\u2019t as hard to believe as you might think.<\/span><\/p>\n

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Last year, GamesIndustry got buddy-buddy with PAX and EGX to get the low-down on why people didn\u2019t shelve out the dough to get Call of Duty: Vanguard. While most cited not having the time to add yet another game into their ever-expanding backlog, 24 percent also cited the setting as being a core issue. Some didn\u2019t like the setting while others simply didn\u2019t care for Activision\u2019s previous WWII-based shooters.<\/span><\/p>\n

Activision also mentioned that they lacked innovation that was present in previous entries in the 2021 WWII-centered entry. Here\u2019s hoping that Modern Warfare 2 fares better than Vanguard and that its more modern setting will \u201cresonate\u201d with more of the community.<\/span><\/p>\n

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