Call of Duty has been the biggest-selling shooter in the US since 2006, but that could soon change according to industry analyst: 'This part of the market hasn't been this competitive in 20 years'
September 25, 2026
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Call of Duty has been the biggest-selling shooter in the US since 2006, but that could soon change according to industry analyst: ‘This part of the market hasn’t been this competitive in 20 years’

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Activision’s camo-clad cash cow Call of Duty has ruled the shooter roost for almost 20 years in the US, consistently topping the charts for games involving guns since 2006. But according to games industry analyst Mat Piscatella, that might just change in 2025. Sharing some insights on Bluesky, (via GameSpot) Piscatella pointed out “the last…

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Command & Conquer successor Tempest Rising gets a big new update next week, adding massive 3v3 multiplayer matches and active pause to singleplayer

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Tempest Rising finally broke the RTS curse when it arrived earlier this year, delivering a thrilling remix of Command & Conquer‘s classic strategy action, while also remembering to add proper singleplayer campaigns alongside its competitive multiplayer. If I had one complaint, though, it would be that keeping up with the pace of its singleplayer could…

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Monster Hunter producer says ‘There are more players than ever playing on PC, including in Japan,’ and that the series’ handheld wilderness years prepared them for Wilds’ day 1 PC launch and crossplay

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Speaking with GamesRadar, Monster Hunter Wilds producer Ryozo Tsujimoto talked about Capcom’s evolving stance toward PC gamers, and some of what it took to make Monster Hunter Wilds a simultaneous launch on all platforms with crossplay. “There are more players than ever on PC, including in Japan,” Tsujimoto said in response to a question about…

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Having watched it try to speed run all the troubles of a live service game, I didn’t expect Diablo 4 to come back this hard and fast

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I’m no stranger to the highs and lows of live service gaming. As a nine-year Destiny veteran, I’ve seen how pretty much every conceivable crisis plays out. Servers going down for days at a time. Disastrous balance changes that leave the community in chaos. Tone deaf developer statements that get walked back days later. What…

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RuneScape: Dragonwilds creative director says survival crafting has more in common with MMOs than you might think: ‘It’s almost like the genre was born from MMOs’

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When Jagex unveiled it was making RuneScape: Dragonwilds—a survival crafting game that cribs more than a few elements from its long-running MMO—I was curious, if not a little hesitant. I couldn’t help but wonder how certain elements would translate cross-genre. Turns out, pretty well. I recently sat down with Dragonwilds creative director Rick Turek to…

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Creator Of Pitfall! Returns To The Atari 2600 With Rescue From Poseidon’s Gate

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“Featuring innovative graphics”. David Crane is one of the game industry’s first superstar coders, having co-founded Activision in 1979 after Atari refused to give proper credit to its developers. Crane’s most famous creation is Pitfall!, but he’s been active in the industry ever since – and his most recent venture, Audacity Games (co-founded with Garry…

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