If you still haven't gotten a chance to check out why Call of Duty: Vanguard is the first Call of Duty game to be outsold by Elden Ring, now's the time.
Activision Blizzard is granting audiences free access to Vanguard's multiplayer and Zombies components as a way of promoting the latest season, Mercenaries of Fortune.
Call of Duty: Vanguard brought back the franchise to a World War 2 setting for the first time since 2017's Call of Duty: WWII, which Sledgehammer Games also helmed. Vanguard marks the second straight Call of Duty game not to meet sales expectations.
Initially, many blamed Activision's high expectations. After all, 2019's Call of Duty: Modern Warfare by Infinity Ward set new records. Not to mention, Vanguard still topped sales charts for a while.
But, it's now clear that fan interest in the series as well as other shooters is on a serious decline. In addition to Vanguard, marquee FPS titles like Halo: Infinite and Battlefield 2042 are both dealing with disappointing numbers as well even if the latter is starting to show signs of recovery.