Discounts and a free week did little to improve the app's Steam numbers, which plummeted after the release of Black Ops 7.
CEO Patrick Söderlund spoke about not wanting to grow the team too quickly, and instead focusing on building development pipelines.
"When we spoke about whether we should move the game, the first dialogue we had was obviously centred around GTA," said CEO Patrick Söderlund.
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NBA 2K26, Monster Hunter Wilds, Borderlands 4 and Madden NFL 26 occupied the remaining top five slots according to Circana.
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Matt Booty also spoke about being proud of the developers for Call of Duty: Black Ops 7, noting the difficulty in working on a yearly franchise.
"We will get a better Call of Duty thanks to Battlefield," wrote Ybarra who previously said the latter would "boot stomp" the former this year.
"We know what you expect and rest assured we will deliver, and overdeliver, on those expectations as we move forward," says Activision.
Analysts have noted that the live-service gaming segment is incredibly competitive thanks to Battlefield 6 and ARC Raiders, among others.
As good as this year was for video games, several highly anticipated releases severely missed the mark in more ways than one.
Meanwhile, EA Sports FC 26 and Battlefield 6 continue to perform well in unit sales and revenue for the week ending November 23rd.
In 16 years since then, the Call of Duty series has only lost the top sales position to three games: GTA 5, RDR2 and Hogwarts Legacy.
Really, was it so hard to think of boss designs that weren't meme material in a game that's supposed to be grounded in reality? Black Ops 7 has many problems, and its bosses are one of them.
Despite topping this past week's charts, physical and digital sales are also reportedly down over 50 percent from Black Ops 6.
Those who finished the campaign and didn't immediately uninstall before then will receive Double XP Tokens as an additional reward.
Even without the series' worst campaign yet, this year's entry is weighed down by sheer tedium and a complete lack of soul.
The long-running city-building franchise was the second best-selling title on Steam for the past week, just behind ARC Raiders.
The worst campaign in Call of Duty history awaits, but even as an overall package, Activision's latest feels woefully by-the-numbers.
