Poorly redacted court documents reveal how much Call of Duty is worth to PlayStation

Call of Duty®: Modern Warfare® 2 (2009)

The most-anticipated game of the year and the sequel to the best-selling first-person action game of all time, Modern Warfare 2 continues the gripping and heart-racing action as players face off against a new threat dedicated to bringing the world to the brink of collapse.

The FTC vs Microsoft trial intended to block the latter's planned acquisition of Call of Duty maker Activision Blizzard, has produced another nugget of privileged information. Today's find comes from a document provided by Sony that reveals just how important Call of Duty is to the PlayStation business, among many other secrets.

The filings were supposed to be redacted, but were seemingly scanned into a computer after certain sections were blacked out (to prevent anyone from accessing this insider data). Unfortunately, scanning the documents diminished the effects of the black marker, making them partially, or mostly, legible.

Documents were uploaded as part of the public domain, before Sony requested they be removed so they can be properly redacted. But everyone keeping an eye on the trial already downloaded everything, so it's of little use.

Read more