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That is not good. The above breakdown is based on a declaration from Kelly filed to a court in California on December 23rd. It's part of Activision's response to a lawsuit filed against the company last May regarding the 2022 school shooting at Rob Elementary in Texas.

The suit, which filed in May 2024, partially blames the massacre on Meta's Instagram and Activision's Call of Duty, saying the company's platforms and content influenced a teenager to commit the mass shooting that killed 19 students and two adults. The three games for which Kelly cites budgets are among those that the survivors say the school shooter avidly played.

The suit, which filed in May 2024, partially blames the massacre on Meta's Instagram and Activision's Call of Duty, saying the company's platforms and content influenced a teenager to commit the mass shooting that killed 19 students and two adults. The three games for which Kelly cites budgets are among those that the survivors say the school shooter avidly played.

Kelly's declaration addresses some details of the lawsuit, but isn't explicitly a response. It functions as an explanation of what Call of Duty is and how it operates so that Activision's lawyers can reference it. Last May, Activision expressed sympathy for the survivors, but denied any connection between gaming and gun violence.

Kelly's declaration addresses some details of the lawsuit, but isn't explicitly a response. It functions as an explanation of what Call of Duty is and how it operates so that Activision's lawyers can reference it. Last May, Activision expressed sympathy for the survivors, but denied any connection between gaming and gun violence.

Game File will have more on the state of that lawsuit in an upcoming article. Kelly's budget figures for Call of Duty are extraordinary, but they should be considered with some perspective and some caveats, given how numbers like this tend to make it into the public view.

Game File will have more on the state of that lawsuit in an upcoming article. Kelly's budget figures for Call of Duty are extraordinary, but they should be considered with some perspective and some caveats, given how numbers like this tend to make it into the public view.

It does not include marketing costs.

It does not include marketing costs.

god damn then that then i'm just utterly like i've that fucking blows me away if that's the case then yeah and i mean you know we gotta take it into the modern time so what's that mean for uh call of duty modern warfare 4 that just came out is that the one that just came out modern warfare 4 no i don't know wait what was the black ops six yes i was like i don't think that's close

god damn then that then i'm just utterly like i've that fucking blows me away if that's the case then yeah and i mean you know we gotta take it into the modern time so what's that mean for uh call of duty modern warfare 4 that just came out is that the one that just came out modern warfare 4 no i don't know wait what was the black ops six yes i was like i don't think that's close

I just remember the logo just being, something was weird about it and it was the six thing. It was no games ever had six in the title. But I just remember back when they had the four and it was like the four lines instead of the IV. It's like what the fuck are we doing here? So yeah, in my head about stupid decisions. But thinking about what would that game have cost?

I just remember the logo just being, something was weird about it and it was the six thing. It was no games ever had six in the title. But I just remember back when they had the four and it was like the four lines instead of the IV. It's like what the fuck are we doing here? So yeah, in my head about stupid decisions. But thinking about what would that game have cost?

I mean, a lot of money, right? Because I mean, you got to imagine somewhere between conservatively 400 and 700 million dollars. And then now there's the game pass of it all. So you're not even necessarily getting all the sales. Have we gotten sales yet on Call of Duty? Oh, I don't know. I don't. We should look into this. I want to know because like that's we need to know.

I mean, a lot of money, right? Because I mean, you got to imagine somewhere between conservatively 400 and 700 million dollars. And then now there's the game pass of it all. So you're not even necessarily getting all the sales. Have we gotten sales yet on Call of Duty? Oh, I don't know. I don't. We should look into this. I want to know because like that's we need to know.

Because, yeah, that number is, I mean, well, it's wild because... See, that was Black Ops 4.

Because, yeah, that number is, I mean, well, it's wild because... See, that was Black Ops 4.

But, like, yeah, 41 million sold versus 30 million sold, like... Yikes. I mean... It's crazy. Again, yesterday we were talking a lot about Grand Theft Auto and the $3 billion that it's potentially going to make in a year. I saw someone in the chat, and I don't know if this is confirmed, but Grand Theft Auto 5 saying that it cost $150 million to make. Grand Theft Auto 5?

But, like, yeah, 41 million sold versus 30 million sold, like... Yikes. I mean... It's crazy. Again, yesterday we were talking a lot about Grand Theft Auto and the $3 billion that it's potentially going to make in a year. I saw someone in the chat, and I don't know if this is confirmed, but Grand Theft Auto 5 saying that it cost $150 million to make. Grand Theft Auto 5?

Different time, whatever, but obviously, is it that different of a time? With 2015, two years after GTA 5 came out, Black Ops 3 cost $450 million? Yeah. Three times as much as Grand Theft Auto V?