7 years as king of the hill — Call of Duty is again the top-selling game of the year

Call of Duty is continuing its unprecedented run at the top of the gaming charts.

For the seventh year in a row, Activision’s shooter franchise has topped the sales U.S. sales charts. Call of Duty: Black Ops III was the best-selling game worldwide, and the series as a whole — including the sales of Advanced Warfare and other legacy entries — helped the series stave off competition from releases like Fallout 4. This comes as many gamers claim they have grown tired of the Call of Duty franchise, but its popularity continues in the face of those criticisms. That means we’re likely going to keep getting a new yearly release in this series for a while as its publisher continues turning it into cash.