Call of Duty: Mobile has reached 20 million installs and has earned $2 million so far, according to market analyst Sensor Tower.
The mobile version of Activision Blizzard’s hit shooter franchise launched on October 1 for Android and iOS. Some of those numbers from Sensor Tower come from the game’s soft launch period before October 1, but the majority are from the last 36 hours.
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Super Mario Maker 2 now lets you play online with friends
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How to pair a PS4 or Xbox controller with your iPhone, iPad, Apple TV, or Android device
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Call of Duty: Mobile now available for Android
October 1, 2019
In the past few years, first person shooting games have come a long way and the battle royale genre has risen in popularity with games like Fortnite and PUBG. Even smartphone makes have created an entire new genre of smartphones focused on the mobile gamer like Asus ROG II, the Razer Phone 2, and the Black Shark 2 Pro.
Call of Duty, one of the most popular FPS (First person shooter) franchises has…
Call of Duty: Mobile came out today, but it has already earned 3 million installs according to market analyst Sensor Tower.
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TwitchCon was a reminder that streamers are big business
October 1, 2019
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PUBG adds crossplay for PlayStation 4 and Xbox One
October 1, 2019
PUBG‘s update today has enabled crossplay between PlayStation 4 and Xbox One.
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Before the start of this console generation, crossplay between a Sony and Microsoft platform seemed…
