1 reception
1.1 pre-release
1.2 post-release
1.3 sales
reception
pre-release
upon release of initial trailer, game heavily criticized community being futuristic. consensus held had stemmed frustration current direction of franchise, consecutive installments released in past few years had been set in future settings , narratives. in response criticism, activision ceo eric hirshberg stated knew there people in our community nostalgic boots-on-the-ground-style gameplay... [but]... have millions of people in our community want have new innovative experiences in game each year , infinite warfare going deliver that. claimed call of duty: black ops ii, trailer received multiple dislikes, go on become best-selling call of duty game @ time. of november 25, 2016, trailer has received more 3.5 million dislikes , second disliked video on youtube.
despite pre-release criticism, infinite warfare named best shooter @ e3 game informer. @ 2016 game critics awards best of e3, game nominated best action game, lost rival game battlefield 1.
post-release
call of duty: infinite warfare received favorable reviews playstation 4 , xbox one, while pc version received mixed or average reviews, according review aggregator metacritic. critics praised story, zombie mode, visuals, , content, whilst criticizing multiplayer lack of innovation.
sales
infinite warfare sold 1.8 million copies in first week , became top selling title on uk sales charts. however, overall sales down 50% compared 2015 s call of duty: black ops iii. activision reported expecting sales down due fact infinite warfare going new sub-series , black ops name carried brand weight it. activision reported in february 2017 game missed sales expectations 1 of reasons cited being game didn t resonate fans .
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