Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War, released in November 2020, cost approximately *** million U.S. dollars to develop and went on to sell ** million copies. In comparison, Call of Duty: Black Ops III, which was published in November 2015, cost *** million U.S. dollars less and sold ** million copies more. Video game development costs have been increasing significantly in recent years.
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