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Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2

Peak of the killstreak-and-prestige loop that made annual military shooters the industry's revenue engine.

Released 2009 Developer Infinity Ward Publisher Activision Platform Xbox 360 Genre First-person shooter Era Digital storefronts & indie

Mechanics it built on

Ideas Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 inherited rather than invented — each traceable back through the ontology to a root.

Iron-Sight Aim-Down-Sights 1998Regenerating Health 2001Automated Skill Matchmaking 2004Perk-Based Loadout Customization 2007Persistent Multiplayer Progression 2007Prestige Reset-for-Status 2007

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