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Bubsy
Bubsy: video game franchise starring Bubsy the Bobcat, a wisecracking mascot platformer begun by Accolade in 1993, notorious for one-hit deaths and the panned Bubsy 3D (1996), revived by Atari with Fabraz's Bubsy 4D (2026).
Bulbasaur (フシギダネ)
Bulbasaur (フシギダネ, Fushigidane) is Pokémon No. 0001, a Grass/Poison Seed Pokémon designed by Atsuko Nishida, one of the three first partner Pokémon of Pokémon Red and Green (1996), evolving into Ivysaur and Venusaur.
Bully (video game)
Bully (Canis Canem Edit in PAL regions) is Rockstar Vancouver's 2006 PS2 open-world action-adventure set at Bullworth Academy, starring 15-year-old Jimmy Hopkins; enhanced Scholarship Edition 2008, Anniversary Edition 2016, sequel cancelled 2009.
Burnout (series)
Burnout: Criterion Games' arcade racing series (2001-2008), known for risk-based boost, Crash Mode, and Takedowns; Burnout 3: Takedown (2004) is its best-reviewed entry, Burnout Paradise (2008) the last mainline game.
Burnout 3: Takedown
Burnout 3: Takedown is a 2004 Criterion Games arcade racer for PS2 and Xbox, published by EA, built around takedowns, Road Rage, 100 crash junctions, and a 173-medal World Tour; Metacritic 94.
Call of Duty
Call of Duty, Activision's first-person shooter franchise launched in 2003 with Infinity Ward, spans 22+ annual releases, Modern Warfare and Black Ops sub-series, Warzone, and Mobile, with $10 billion+ in lifetime sales.
Call of Duty (video game)
Call of Duty (2003) is a World War II first-person shooter by Infinity Ward and Activision for PC, played from American, British, and Soviet perspectives across 24 missions, built on the Quake III engine by ex-Medal of Honor developers.
Call of Duty 2
Call of Duty 2 is a 2005 World War II first-person shooter by Infinity Ward and Activision, an Xbox 360 launch title with a DirectX 9 engine, regenerating health, and 20,000-line battle chatter, its franchise's top-selling 360 game.
Call of Duty 2: Big Red One
Call of Duty 2: Big Red One (Treyarch, Activision, 2005) is a PS2/Xbox/GameCube WWII shooter, distinct from PC/360 Call of Duty 2, following the US 1st Infantry Division through a 13-mission campaign as Pvt. Roland Roger.
Call of Duty 3
Call of Duty 3 (2006) is Treyarch's first mainline Call of Duty, a WWII first-person shooter on Operation Cobra in Normandy, released November 7, 2006 on PS2, Xbox, Xbox 360, PS3, and Wii; Metacritic 82 on Xbox 360.
Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare
Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare is Infinity Ward's 2007 first-person shooter that moved the Call of Duty series from World War II to a fictional modern conflict, sold over seven million units in 2007, scored 94 on Metacritic, and defined multiplayer progression and killstreaks.
Call of Duty: Black Ops
Call of Duty: Black Ops (Treyarch, Activision, November 9, 2010) is a Cold War first-person shooter with a covert-ops campaign, COD Points and Wager Matches multiplayer, Theater Mode, Combat Training bots, and four-player Zombies co-op.
Call of Duty: Black Ops 4
Call of Duty: Black Ops 4 (BO4), Treyarch's 2018 shooter released October 12 on PS4, Xbox One, and Battle.net PC, dropped the campaign for Multiplayer, Zombies, and Blackout battle royale, sold over $500 million in its opening weekend, and was 2018's best-selling US game.
Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War
Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War is a 2020 first-person shooter by Treyarch and Raven Software, set in the early 1980s Cold War as a sequel to Black Ops.
Call of Duty: Black Ops II
Call of Duty: Black Ops II (BO2) is Treyarch's 2012 first-person shooter for PC, PS3, Xbox 360, and Wii U, set in a 21st Century Cold War, with a branching eight-ending campaign, Strike Force missions, and expanded Zombies modes including TranZit and Grief.
Call of Duty: Black Ops III
Call of Duty: Black Ops III is Treyarch's 2015 first-person shooter for PS4, Xbox One, and PC, with a four-player co-op cybernetic campaign, Specialists multiplayer, and noir Zombies; Metacritic 81.
Call of Duty: Finest Hour
Call of Duty: Finest Hour is the first console Call of Duty, a 2004 WWII shooter by Spark Unlimited for PS2, Xbox, and GameCube, with six soldiers across Russian, British, and American campaigns; Metascore 73-76.
Call of Duty: Ghosts
Call of Duty: Ghosts (2013) is an Infinity Ward first-person shooter published by Activision, a new sub-franchise set in a devastated US fighting the Federation, with Extinction co-op, Squads, and a 78 Metascore.
Call of Duty: Infinite Warfare
Call of Duty: Infinite Warfare (2016), Infinity Ward's sci-fi shooter for PS4, Xbox One, and PC; first COD set beyond Earth, with Jackal space combat, Zombies in Spaceland, and bundled Modern Warfare Remastered.
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 (2009), Infinity Ward's sixth mainline Call of Duty, sequel to Call of Duty 4; $310M day one, $1B lifetime, 'No Russian' controversy, Spec Ops co-op, dedicated-server backlash, 2010 Infinity Ward dispute; distinct from the 2022 Modern Warfare II reboot.
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 is the title of two Call of Duty first-person shooters: a record-breaking 2011 game and a poorly reviewed 2023 sequel.
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare II (2022 video game)
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare II (2022), Infinity Ward's sequel to the 2019 reboot, released October 28, 2022; earned $800 million in three days, Metacritic 75, launched Warzone 2.0 and DMZ.
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare III (2023 video game)
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare III is a first-person shooter released November 10, 2023 by Sledgehammer Games and Activision, the lowest-rated mainline Call of Duty yet a best seller.
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare Remastered
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare Remastered is Raven Software's 2016 HD remaster of Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare (2007), launched November 4, 2016 bundled with Infinite Warfare Legacy editions, standalone on PS4 June 2017 for $39.99.
Call of Duty: Vanguard
Call of Duty: Vanguard is a 2021 WWII first-person shooter by Sledgehammer Games and Activision, released November 5, 2021, with campaign, multiplayer, and Treyarch-led Zombies; Metascore 73, later on Game Pass in 2026.
Call of Duty: Warzone
Call of Duty: Warzone is a free-to-play battle royale video game published by Activision and released on March 10, 2020, known for its Gulag respawn mechanic.
Call of Duty: World at War
Call of Duty: World at War (Treyarch, Activision, 2008) is a WWII first-person shooter set in the Pacific and Eastern Front, 1942-1945, with four-player co-op, the flamethrower, and the first Nazi Zombies mode; about 15.7 million sold.
Call of Duty: WWII
Call of Duty: WWII is a 2017 first-person shooter by Sledgehammer Games and Activision for PS4, Xbox One, and PC, returning the series to World War II with a Normandy-to-Germany campaign, Divisions multiplayer, War mode, and Nazi Zombies.
Call of Juarez
Call of Juarez: Techland's Wild West first-person shooter franchise (2006–2013), also known as Call of Juarez: Bound in Blood and Gunslinger; four games, highest-rated Gunslinger (78), lowest The Cartel (47), delisted partially in 2018.
Capcom vs. SNK 2
Capcom vs. SNK 2: Mark of the Millennium 2001 (Millionaire Fighting 2001) is Capcom's 2001 crossover fighting game sequel with six Grooves, the Ratio team system, and ports on Dreamcast, PS2, GameCube, and Xbox EO; re-released in Capcom Fighting Collection 2 in 2025.