Devolver Digital Films has announced CODumentary – documentary covering the rise of Call of Duty.
The 93-minute feature documentary, created in the UK by games industry veteran Jonathan Beales, explores how the video game Call of Duty grew into one of the biggest global entertainment franchise blockbusters of all time.
Filmed across North America, the UK and Europe – including the D-Day beaches, the story in CODumentary is told by developers, fans, pro players and other games experts, who describe what makes the game special and why it’s been successful.
Producer Jonathan Beales said: “It’s a big documentary and we wanted to put the fans first so took the opportunity to host two full screenings at DreamHack Atlanta that were a big success.
“It’s been a great five-year journey and even though the documentary is centered on video games, the story is always about the human input and endeavour involved.”
The documentary will launch on the Steam Store and on video-on-demand via Amazon on September 19th. Releases on iTunes, Google Play, MGo, Playstation, Xbox, TubiTV, Indie Reign and the Indie Rights Vimeo Channel will follow.
A DVD/Blu-Ray release will also launch at a later date.
Dom is an award-winning writer and finalist of the Esports Journalist of the Year 2023 award. He graduated from Bournemouth University with a 2:1 degree in Multi-Media Journalism in 2007.
As a long-time gamer having first picked up the NES controller in the late ’80s, he has written for a range of publications including GamesTM, Nintendo Official Magazine, industry publication MCV and others. He worked as head of content for the British Esports Federation up until February 2021, when he stepped back to work full-time on Esports News UK and offer esports consultancy and freelance services. Note: Dom still produces the British Esports newsletter on a freelance basis, so our coverage of British Esports is always kept simple – usually just covering the occasional press release – because of this conflict of interest.
