Call Of Duty News, Rumors And Updates: COD is One of the Most Disliked Trailer in YouTube History

YouTube trailer of "Call of Duty: Infinity Warfare" may have been viewed by 16 million viewers. However, its 1.5 million vote-downs make it one of the most unpopular promotional videos, giving the poorest rating to the gaming video in the history of YouTube.

Call of Duty is undoubtedly one of the best and the highest-selling game franchises, selling millions of copies each year. Activision, the game publisher, said that the overwhelming reaction by the gamers is due to the passion they have for the game and that this is not the first time that they have seen such a reaction.

"The fact is, while it's very early, pre-orders are off to a very strong start," CEO Eric Hirshberg told the investors.

"Views of the reveal trailer that you referred to are up and, in fact, the number of likes per view on the Infinite Warfare reveal trailer are also the highest we've ever seen.

"We've seen this in the franchise before. The reveal trailer for Black Ops II, which took the franchise into the future for the first time, had the most dislikes of any reveal trailer we had ever made at that time. And that, of course, went on to become our most successful game ever," he said.

"What we know for sure is that if we always just did what worked in the past and never took any creative risks, we wouldn't have a franchise. The day to worry is the day we stop trying new things."

Many fans have also expressed their displeasure with the updated version of the classic "Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare." The classic game title has been remastered with advanced graphics suitable for current generation consoles. However, this will only be available for fans who purchase Infinity Warfare.

Activision is only trying to keep the franchise exciting and fresh for its players by introducing new setting. Piers Harding-Rolls, Head of Games Research at IHS Technology said.

"Many veteran players are mostly interested in the multiplayer aspects of the game and can be considered 'core gamers', but more mainstream console gamers often get access to the latest version of the game as a Christmas gift," he said.

"If anything, the popularity of the respective trailers is a response to what is put in front of them - the trailer, the way it is edited and the music.

"After all, what people are liking/disliking is a short video clip and not the actual gameplay quality, which is central to how a game sells over its lifecycle."