Vancouver, Washington, resident Michael Feist has logged nearly 163 hours on "Call of Duty: Modern Warfare II" since it was released two months ago.
That's nearly a week spent at virtual war on his Xbox Series X, and exactly the kind of commitment Xbox-maker Microsoft is investing in by acquiring gamemaker Activision Blizzard for $69 billion. The 27-year-old and his brothers took days off work to play when it came out.
"Call of Duty," one of the most successful video game franchises ever, has been in Feist's life ever since he was a child. He used to wait in line at GameStop for the latest "Call of Duty" release with his stepdad.
