This year, though, it did not release Call of Duty: Black Ops II until Nov. 13.
In November, Activision will release Call of Duty 3 for the 360, just in time for the holidays.
Activision Publishing, Inc. will release Call of Duty: Modern Warfare on Wii on November 10 in conjunction with the launch of Infinity Ward's Modern Warfare 2".
Activision, which owns the franchise, releases Call of Duty games on a yearly schedule, contracting three separate studios to develop games to maintain this yearly release pattern.
"We were also worried that if we released Call of Duty before the election, no one would show up to vote," Mr. Hirshberg said.
[DealBook] In video game news, The Los Angeles Times wrote about the changing fortunes of Activision Blizzard, the company based in Santa Monica, Calif., that on Tuesday released "Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3".
In January 2006, MFORMA (now Hands-On Mobile) released Call of Duty 2 for mobile phones.
Some may want to release aggression (Call of Duty), escape reality (World of Warcraft) or oversee building projects (Minecraft).
The revolution has started: Just Cause developer Avalanche Studios founder Christofer Sundberg has spoken out to say he believes the recent release of Call of Duty: Ghosts and Battlefield 4 will mark the "end of an era" for the industry-leading shooter franchises.
A Web site has popped up announcing the November 9, 2010 release of Call of Duty: Black Ops.
