Call of Duty: Black Ops 2is nearly 11 years old at this point, yet it’s found itself back at the top ofXbox’s best-sellers list. Treyarch and Activision first releasedCall of Duty: Black Ops 2in 2012 to widespread acclaim, earning positive reviews and selling millions of copies. Considering how many people have already purchased and played throughBlack Ops 2when it first came out, it’s somewhat surprising to see the game return to the top of theXboxsales charts.
Call of Duty: Black Ops 2has remained popular for a number of reasons. For one, it’s one of the lastCall of Dutygames that was released without having a heavy microtransaction focus, with the game instead monetizing its post-launch content through traditional paid DLC expansions. Secondly, it features some of themost popular Zombies maps inCall of Dutyhistory, along with some of the franchise’s best online multiplayer offerings.
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Until April 4,Call of Duty: Black Ops 2is discounted from its hefty $49.99 price tag all the way down to $14.99. With the digital version ofCall of Duty: Black Ops 2still selling for $49.99 over a decade after its release, it’s perhaps not all that surprising to see many people have jumped on the opportunity to get it at such a low price. Notably,Black Ops 2isn’t the onlyclassicCall of Dutygamecurrently on sale, and others have joined it in climbing the sales charts.
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The originalCall of Duty: Black Opsgame is currently the sixth best-selling Xbox digital game, whileCall of Duty: World at Warhas managed to crack the top 15. The sheer staying power of these classicCall of Dutygames is something to behold, though newer games in the series are also getting some love. The2022 version ofCall of Duty: Modern Warfare 2is currently the third best-selling digital Xbox game, after all.
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