Call of Duty is back - and it's got a lot to prove.

Last year was a low point for the video game juggernaut, with poor reviews for its single-player campaign mode and multiplayer fans defecting to rival titles.

So for latest instalment, Modern Warfare 4, publisher Activision is pulling out all the stops to bring fans back on board.

But with increasing competition for fans' time and attention, and the release of Grand Theft Auto 6 just weeks away, can Call of Duty still cut through?

BBC Newsbeat spoke to some of those behind the game to find out, and why they see the upcoming release of GTA 6 as an "opportunity".

Since 2009, Call of Duty has been at the top - or a close second-place - in the US video game sales charts every year.

But 2025's edition, Black Ops 7, dropped to seventh place in America, according to data from analytics firm Circana.…