Post Script
To get COD out of this mess, Activision should listen to its own advice
ModernWarfare III’s writers struggle to deal with the fallout of Warzone, which has resurrected characters left and right
Any miss as dire as Modern Warfare III, from a weapon as finely tuned as Call Of Duty, demands explanation. Just a few years ago, the series was riding a popcultural peak not seen since the noughties, following the one-two punch of Infinity Ward’s Modern Warfare reboot and Warzone. Freed from novelties and buoyed by the best-feeling movement this side of Apex, COD won over a new generation while reviving icons such as Soap and Price in convincing fashion.