The best-selling video game for each year in the 2010s

Summary

• The 2010s saw the dominance of Call of Duty with innovative play and multiplayer success.

• A change of revenue took place in play; Microtransactions and free-to-games became the norm.

• Franchises like GTA and FIFA rose together with Call of Duty in the 2010s.

The 2010s saw progress and growth of online -multiplayer games around the world. With the publication of the next generation of consoles, Xbox One and PS4 2013, online accessibility became even easier. While the decade would see many successful franchise come and go, a series of dominating the industry would and benefit from the new multiplayer game.

2010s was the decade of Customs callsWith an impressive seven games that top the annual best -selling diagrams. Mixture of fast and dirty FPS campaigns with addictive multiplayer modes, Customs calls was the game in everyone's library. The 2010s also saw a change in gaming monetization, as microtransactions and free-to-games became the norm. The 2010s were a decade of change that set the stage for our current playing time, with some of the most successful and lasting publishers still popular games today.

Call of Duty: Black Ops (2010)

A new era of the shooter

Customs calls had long established itself as the foremost FPS franchise before the release of Black ops. Started as a WW2 shooter, the series changed game history with its Modern warfare Series, which brought the first personal shooters to a modern environment.

After Modern warfare 2The series would return to a setting from the 1940s with Call of Duty: World at War. Call of duty: black ops Is a sequel to this post and is placed in the 1960s during the Cold War, with a campaign that presents a darker tone than previous payments. Black ops was a massive success, where its multiplayer game mode was extremely popular. The game would continue to become one of the best -selling games of all time and kick -off Customs callsDomination of the decade.

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 (2011)

A worthy conclusion to a landmark trilogy

While Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 would fail to renew the successful formula established by its two predecessors, MW3 was another smash-hit game for Customs calls team.

The campaign follows from Modern warfare 2With players who take control of Task Force 141, with returning characters Captain Price and Soap Mactavish. In the game, players continue to search for the series antagonist Vladimir Makarov all over the world. Modern warfare 3 was released to strong reviews and was a solid and very polished gaming experience. While the innovation that saw the series dominate the industry began to decline, this third part of a classic trilogy showed that the franchise was anything but death.

Call of Duty: Black Ops II (2012)

Call of Duty remains on top

Followed by the enormous success of Black opsThe Call of Duty: Black Ops II Again returns to a cold war setting, with players who take control of characters Alex Mason and Frank Woods. But this time, players are also transported until 2025, where Mason's son continues the story.

Black Ops II introduced futuristic technology in Customs calls franchise and was praised for its branch stories, player choices and games. Like the trend in the series, Black Ops II presented An addictive multiplayer mode and a return of the popular zombies mode. This ninth entry into the series would once again break sales records and solidify Customs callsdominance over the industry.

Grand Theft Auto 5 (2013)

Rockstar delivers another classic

For the first time in four years in 2013, finally saw a different game than Customs calls become the best seller of the year, with the release of Grand Theft Auto 5. The fifth part of the massively popular Open-World series would break all previous sales records and become one of the most lasting single players' games of all time.

Located in the fictional state of San Andreas, with much of the game that takes place in the city of Los Santos, GTA 5 Follows the story of three interconnected criminals through a series of wavy heister. Players can switch between the three main characters at any time and create an expansive and multi -layered story. The game's big, open world feels vibrant and lively, while the game is the best in the series so far. GTA 5 is considered largely one of the best games ever made. It would also enjoy a longer life than average due to several release for the next generation consoles.

FIFA 15 (2014)

FIFA makes another goal

2014 saw the most successful sports play franchis ever continuing its dominance of the genre with FIFA 15. The Fifa The series has been a pillar in the gaming industry since the early 90s, with football fans all over the world eager for every year's new edition. In 2014, the World Cup also took place in Brazil, which ensures that football fever was at a maximum time.

FIFA 15 Be another huge hit for the developers and exploited the next generation of consoles. The release was praised for its fun game, animations and atmosphere. It was the first one Fifa Games to be licensed by the Premier League.

Call of Duty: Black Ops III (2015)

With futuristic changes

Call of Duty: Black Ops III Moved the series from a historical and modern environment to a futuristic. Sitting in 2065 the game continues the story at a time of intrusion climate change and advanced technology.

The game offered more open levels, designed for teams with four co-op players and a variety of game modes. While Black Ops III was another huge success for Customs calls Franchise, the innovation that saw that the series Grow had long ago stopped. However, the twelfth entry into the series offered many game modes, strong play and hours of replayability for groups of friends.

Call of Duty: Infinite Warfare (2016)

Call of Duty continues its dominance of the decade

With the release of Call of duty: infinite warfareThe series again took a step away from its realistic roots, with a futuristic shooter in outer space, complete with zero-G mechanics.

While Call of duty: infinite warfareThe trailer received one of the most negative reactions that the series has endured, the game would still continue to enjoy massive success and become the best seller of the year. Infinite warfare Offered a solid campaign, fun multiplayer and zombies mode that franchise fans have expected. While the first reaction to Infinite warfare Be negative, at the publication, the critics praised the game for their high quality and polished games.

Call of Duty: WWII (2017)

A return to their roots

After the negative reaction to the previous year's futuristic Infinite warfare2017 watched the decade's largest franchise to return to its roots, with Call of duty: wwii. To bring the usual high quality multiplayer and engrossing campaign, the fourteenth Customs calls The installment was a welcome rate of rate.

The campaign revolves around a squad in the first infantry division, following their story from the historical D-day landings and their battles across Europe. While the game does a little to renew the well -trampled genre, its moving and well -written campaign is a highlight of the series. While the game was not groundbreaking, it proved that the prolonged franchise still had something to say.

Red Dead Redemption 2 (2018)

A Welcome Return to the Old West

By the end of the decade approaching Rockstar Games would release one of the most ambitious titles in their stored history, Red Dead Redemption 2. Set as a prequel to the 2010s Red Dead RedemptionPlayers control Arthur Morgan, a loyal member of the Van der Linde gang, when he enters wavy shooting and heart pumping heister, all to help his extended ban family survive.

RDR2 Is filled with fun action, random meetings, fantastic landscape and a deeply engaging story. The game takes a slower pace than many third personal shooters, who only add the overall old western mushroom. RDR2 Is a game that players can get lost in, from the surprising touching the story of Arthur, to simply exploring, hunting and fishing. The game would be released to Universal Acclaim and hailed as one of the biggest video games ever made.

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare (2019)

The classic series returns

The sixteenth post in Customs calls Mainline Franchise restarted the now classic Modern warfare Series with good games and an action -filled campaign. The game also helped to introduce Customs calls's free-to-game, title, War zoneto the game audience. However, Modern warfare Don't be without controversy.

Criticism was directed at its portrayal of child soldiers, Russians and the unrealistic effects of white phosphorus as a killstreak reward. But overall Modern warfareThe campaign is considered to be one of the best in the series and a welcome return for some of the franchise's classic characters.