5. Call of Duty: Black Ops 4
Publisher: Activision Blizzard, Inc. | Genre: Shooter | Revenue: 487 million dollars
Those familiar with the Black Ops series will find familiar game modes like Team Deathmatch, Capture the Flag, or Domination in the multiplayer of Black Ops 4. In these modes, you play with pre-made characters who bring special skills. You then compile your loadout and compete against other players.
In the battle royale “Blackout,” you jump into the battlefield with many other players at the start of a match and begin the fight for survival. The fluid gameplay and temporary perks that can be collected define this mode.
How does the title generate revenue? The in-game shop of Black Ops 4 offers the digital currency CoD Points. You can purchase these and acquire various cosmetic items on the black market, including character skins, weapon camouflages, business cards, and even simple crosshairs for sights.
4. FIFA 20
Publisher: Electronic Arts, Inc. | Genre: Sport | Revenue: 504 million dollars
As usual, you compete in FIFA 20 against AI or real opponents. Nearly unchanged from previous FIFA titles is the number of licenses. You will find teams like FC Bayern Munich, Real Madrid, or Borussia Dortmund in the game. Players like Marco Reus or Cristiano Ronaldo look strikingly similar to their real-world counterparts.
However, there was a significant change. Juventus Turin is no longer fully licensed and appears in FIFA 20 under the name “Piemonte Calcio.”
The selection of game modes is vast. Whether it’s friendly matches against friends, the road to the top in career mode, or the quest for the perfect team in “Ultimate Team” – FIFA 20 offers you many opportunities to play. The VOLTA mode, which brings football back to the streets, is brand new.
How does the title generate revenue? The Ultimate Team mode is likely to generate a lot of revenue for FIFA 20. Here, players can purchase FIFA Points to acquire packs. These packs can contain strong cards at random if you’re lucky. However, the chance of drawing special cards is not particularly high. FUT is also playable without spending real money.
3. GTA 5 / GTA Online
Publisher: Take Two Interactive Software, Inc | Genre: Action-Adventure | Revenue: 595 million dollars
As you are used to from the Grand Theft Auto series, a glorious singleplayer experience with a crazy story awaits you. The gameplay constantly switches between the protagonists Michael, Franklin, and Trevor, with whom you carry out missions.
Additionally, there is a multiplayer mode – GTA Online. Since its release, Rockstar Games has continually released new content for the online world, providing it with new business models, vehicles, airplanes, weapons, heists, and more. In December, the large Casino Heist was opened, where up to 4 players can simultaneously carry out a heist on the vault of the Diamond Casino.
How does the title generate revenue? New DLCs for GTA Online are generally free. However, the new vehicles and businesses introduced with the DLCs are not free. Players grind in-game currency to purchase vehicles for millions of GTA dollars. Alternatively, this in-game currency can be purchased with real money.
2. Call of Duty: Modern Warfare
Publisher: Activision Blizzard, Inc | Genre: Shooter | Revenue: 645 million dollars
Modern Warfare is the latest installment in the popular shooter franchise from Call of Duty. After foregoing a campaign in Black Ops 4, this single-player experience was reintroduced in Modern Warfare. Scenarios take place in the Middle East and anti-terror missions in European cities like London.
In multiplayer, various game modes await you, convincing players with fast action and strong gameplay. Game modes include quick matches like Team Deathmatch, Ground War with up to 64 players, gunfights, and free-for-all.
How does the title generate revenue? After much criticism regarding loot boxes in Black Ops 4, Modern Warfare opted out of this. Instead, it features a seasonal Battle Pass system. You pay for this pass and some cosmetic content with Call of Duty points (CP), which can be purchased with real money.
1. FIFA 19
Publisher: Electronic Arts, Inc | Genre: Sport | Revenue: 786 million dollars
On the green grass of FIFA 19, you play against AI opponents or other players in matches and tournaments. Anyone who knows about football will recognize familiar faces like Thomas Müller from FC Bayern Munich or Cristiano Ronaldo from Juventus Turin.
You play in friendly matches, FUT, career mode, or large tournaments like the Champions League. This content is interesting for both single-player and multiplayer fans.
If you want, you can create your own team and play with it. If you don’t want to, you can simply take the pre-made teams.
How does the title generate revenue? The main source of revenue for FIFA 19 is the Ultimate Team mode. In “FUT 19,” you find special cards that incentivize spending money. New top players are primarily obtained from loot boxes.
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