Why 'Call Of Duty' game matters to the FTC in Microsoft-Activision deal

'Call Of Duty' has been the bestselling game of its release month for a record 14 consecutive years, said Mat Piscatella, a video game industry adviser with research company The NPD Group. — Reuters

Vancouver, Washington, resident Michael Feist has logged nearly 163 hours on Call Of Duty: Modern Warfare II since it was released two months ago.

That's nearly a week spent at virtual war on his Xbox Series X, and exactly the kind of commitment Xbox-maker Microsoft is investing in by acquiring gamemaker Activision Blizzard for US$69bil (RM305.19bil). The 27-year-old and his brothers took days off work to play when it came out.