Video streaming platform Twitch has announced Call of Duty: Advanced Warfare is its most streamed console game of 2014 based on launch week comparisons, following last week’s worldwide launch.Advanced Warfare, starring actor Kevin Spacey as Jonathan Irons in what publisher Activision bills a “chilling vision of the future of war”, has seen Twitch users online in their numbers.
Since November 4, 75,000 unique broadcasters have shared Advanced Warfare gameplay, with content from the game viewed over 26 million times.
“Since the Call of Duty community on Twitch is extremely passionate, we are not surprised that Call of Duty: Advanced Warfare set a milestone for most streamed console game of the year based on launch week comparisons,” commented Ernest Le, Twitch director, publisher & developer partnerships.
“Our community spent over an hour a day watching and engaging with people playing the game, illustrating the incredibly strong appeal of live interactive video.”
Advanced Warfare gameplay was watched by nearly 6 million unique viewers last week, totaling over 327 million minutes watched.
“The response from the global community to Call of Duty: Advanced Warfare has been incredible, with millions of fans playing the new era of Call of Duty and even more watching the action unfold live on Twitch in its first week in the wild,” Michael Condrey, co-founder and studio head of Sledgehammer Games, the developer behind Advanced Warfare, commented.
