Call of Duty Online
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| Call of Duty Online | |
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| Publisher | Tencent Games |
| Series | Call of Duty |
| Engine | IW 4.0 |
| Platform | Microsoft Windows |
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| Genre | First-person shooter |
| Mode | Multiplayer |
Call of Duty Online (also known as CODOL, CODO, and Call of Duty: Online, Chinese: 使命召唤Online; pinyin: Shǐmìng zhàohuàn Online) was a free, online first-person shooter game developed by Raven Shanghai and Activision Shanghai Studio. Distributed by Tencent Games, the game was originally launched in a beta version in 2012 before officially launching exclusively for China in 2015. It was a free-to-play game, making it the first such title in the Call of Duty video game series. On May 31, 2021, Tencent Games announced the game servers would be shut down on August 31, 2021 and promoted players to instead shift to Call of Duty: Mobile.
Following the launch of Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2, Activision began attempts to sell a Call of Duty game in the Chinese market but struggled with the cost and Chinese distribution laws. However, in 2011, Activision partnered with Tencent to create an exclusive Chinese title for the franchise. During early development and initial beta testing, the game was developed by Activision's Shanghai studio. However, development switched over to Raven Software after the game officially launched in 2015.[1] On August 31, 2021, the game servers were officially shut down by Tencent.
