The DeanBeat: My rank is 3,440,250 in Call of Duty: Black Ops III multiplayer

I had the rare pleasure of hitting the highest level in Call of Duty: Black Ops III multiplayer a week ago. This is the earliest I have ever hit level 55 in a Call of Duty game. That tells you that I like it, and that this Call of Duty multiplayer has turned out to be better than past games.

I dubbed Black Ops III the “best shooter of 2015.” Yes, you can call me a fan boy. But sales have borne this out. Black Ops III was the best-selling game of the year in the U.S., according to market researcher NPD Group. And Activision said the 12-year-old series has now sold more than 250 million copies worldwide. That has generated revenues that are well in excess of $10 billion. Activision says about 40 million of us play Call of Duty every month. This means that no game is better at retention and engagement — the buzzwords of the business.