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Call of Duty: Modern Warfare was 2019’s best-selling game in the United States, and now Activision Blizzard has shared more details on how big of a success the game was.

As part of the company’s earnings report today, Activision Blizzard disclosed that Modern Warfare unit sell-through increased by a “double-digit percentage” compared to Call of Duty: Black Ops 4 the year prior. Game sales grew across PC and console. For PC specifically, sales on Battle.net jumped by 50 percent compared to Black Ops 4.

Additionally, Activision Blizzard said digital sales for Modern Warfare amounted to nearly 50 percent of all copies sold. That’s good news for the publisher, as the company makes more money from a digital sale compared to a physical sale which requires a physical disc and physical distribution fees.

Another positive for Modern Warfare is that microtransaction sales–which are called “in-game net bookings”–jumped by a double-digital percentage over Black Ops 4. Notably, Modern Warfare has a substantial ongoing microtransaction revenue model with its Battle Pass.

In other Call of Duty news, Activision Blizzard confirmed that the free-to-play Call of Duty Mobile surpassed 150 million downloads.

Activision also confirmed a new Call of Duty game for 2020, but the firm declined to share which studio is working on it. However, the company did say it expects this title will not sell as well as Modern Warfare.

Netflix has announced that it has finally given subscribers the option to turn off the autoplay preview function in a user’s settings after subscribers voiced their irritation with the feature. The announcement was made via Netflix’s Twitter page, replying to a user’s complaint, “my entire kingdom for a way to turn off the autoplay while browsing Netflix,” with the following message:

“Some people find this feature helpful. Others not so much. We’ve heard the feedback loud and clear — members can now control whether or not they see autoplay previews on Netflix.”

If you’ve been annoyed by the divisive function which will automatically start playing a series or movie if you hover over the title, and want to know how to turn off Netflix’s autoplay preview for yourself, check out the step-by-step instructions below:

How do you turn autoplay on or off?

1. Sign In to Netflix from a web browser.
2. Select Manage Profiles from the menu.
3. Select the profile you’d like to update.
4. Check or uncheck the option to Autoplay previews while browsing on all devices.

Now that you know how to turn off that autoplay preview, check out everything coming to Netflix in February the video below:

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Here’s an example of what the updated UI looks like:

For more on Netflix, be sure to check out our spoiler-free review of Locke & Key: Season 1, The Witcher: Season 2 adds an all-new character not featured in any of Andrzej Sapkowski’s original novels, and Castlevania: Season 3 finally gets a release date.

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David Griffin still watches DuckTales in his pajamas with a cereal bowl in hand. He’s also the TV Editor for IGN. Say hi on Twitter.

Activision Blizzard confirmed that we will absolutely see a brand-new Call of Duty game sometime this year, though which studio will develop it has yet to be announced. Interestingly, the company said that this year’s Call of Duty won’t sell as well as last year’s Modern Warfare.

In today’s earnings call, Activision Blizzard spoke a bit about Modern Warfare’s success, celebrating the game’s “double-digit percentage” increase over 2018’s Call of Duty: Black Ops 4. While Activision Blizzard didn’t provide specific numbers about Modern Warfare’s success, the company said this year’s “premium Call of Duty” title, which is expected to arrive sometime between October 1-December 31, will not perform as well as the Modern Warfare reboot did during the same period last year.

In December 2019, Activision Blizzard announced that Modern Warfare generated $1 billion in revenue worldwide, players spent more than 500 million hours in multiplayer, and nearly 300 matches have been played. Modern Warfare was also December’s best-selling game in the US and 2019’s best-selling game in the US. Black Ops 4 took the ninth spot as the decade’s best-selling game in the US.

Modern Warfare’s first season has been extended, now concluding on February 11. Developer Infinity Ward said the extension, which is allegedly a one-time thing, was done for new activities and rewards. Before Modern Warfare Season 2 kicks off next week, a double XP event is now live across all platforms.

As part of Take-Two’s latest earnings report, the company announced a bunch of new sales numbers and other key metrics for its biggest games, including Grand Theft Auto V and Red Dead Redemption 2.

GTA V has now sold 120 million units worldwide, which means it sold around 20 million copies in 2019 based on previously disclosed numbers. Additionally, Take-Two announced that microtransaction spending in GTA Online grew by 54 percent during the quarter, thanks in part to new content updates like Diamond Heist and others.

As announced previously, GTA Online set new player records in December 2019 and January 2020, which is incredibly impressive given the game launched in 2013.

As for Red Dead Redemption 2, the game has now passed 29 million copies sold. Take-Two also confirmed that NBA 2K20 has sold 8 million copies, which surpasses NBA 2K19 and is ahead of Take-Two’s projections. Borderlands 3, meanwhile, has surpassed 8 million copies sold, and Take-Two expects the game to set a new franchise record for lifetime sales.

One title that disappointed was WWE 2K20, which was riddled with bugs and other issues at launch. Take-Two said it is disappointed in how the game did not meet the company’s sales or quality expectations. The studio is working with developer Visual Concepts to address these issues for future releases.

The coronavirus outbreak in China is impacting Nintendo in regards to their shipment of the Animal Crossing: New Horizons Nintendo Switch collector’s edition, along with other Nintendo products.

According to a post published on the official Japanese Nintendo website, the company announced, “Due to the impact of the new outbreak of coronavirus infection… the impact on the shipment of Nintendo Switch Collectible Animal Crossing Set is expected to be inevitable.” IGN was able to independently verify the translation.

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At this time, Nintendo of Japan is saying only the reservation start date for the Animal Crossing collector’s edition has been affected, not the release date of the game itself nor downloadable software. The pre-order date for the set has been changed from February 8 to “to be determined.”

A second notice on the Nintendo website announced the outbreak is expected to create production and shipment delays for standard Nintendo Switch and Joy-Cons as well as delay shipments of the sold-out Ring Fit Adventure.

Nintendo announced the Animal Crossing: New Horizons Nintendo Switch edition last week for North America and there’s been no word on whether those shipments have been impacted. Pre-orders have already gone up on most major retailers.

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There have been discussions on whether the outbreak will impact orders for the Animal Crossing Switch in North America, but considering the release date hasn’t been affected yet for Japanese customers it’s very much a wait-and-see situation.

For more on Animal Crossing, check out IGN’s Animal Crossing: New Horizons wiki.

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Matt Kim is a reporter for IGN.

Death Stranding protagonist Sam Porter Bridges will soon be a Nendoroid figure. Good Smile Company revealed Death Stranding Nendoroids earlier today, and they are available to pre-order until March 18. Both figures are expected to ship in August. Essentially, you can buy your very own miniature Norman Reedus.

Sam Porter Bridges Nendoroid | $50

The $50 figure comes with BB, the Odradek Terrain Scanner, a weapon, crytobiote, two cargo containers–one for Sam to hold in his hand and another that straps to his back–and a display stand. Sam has several points of articulation that let you tweak his pose.

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Sam Porter Bridges “Great Deliverer” Nendoroid | $83

We all know there’s nothing Sam Porter Bridges likes doing more than delivering packages. The “Great Deliverer” figure costs $83, which is certainly on the high-end for Nendoroids. But it also comes with a treasure trove of accessories, including a comically large number (21!) of cargo containers. Here’s the full list of accessories that alter Sam’s look and allow you to create new poses:

• BB pod
• Odradek Terrain Scanner
• Two hair pieces
• Sam’s hood
• a gun
• crytobiote
• sunglasses
• hand attachments to hold different items
• sunglasses
• 4 large gold cargo cases
• 4 large silver cargo cases
• 4 small gold cargo cases
• 4 small silver cargo cases
• 5 navy cargo cases
• display stand

One of Pokemon Go‘s numerous February events is set to kick off very soon. The Sinnoh celebration event starts at 8 AM local time tomorrow February 7, and it makes it easier to find Gen 4 Pokemon.

Throughout the event, Pokemon originally from the Sinnoh region–the setting of the series’ Gen 4 games, Pokemon Diamond and Pearl–will appear in the wild and in Raids more often than normal. Additionally, you’ll have a greater chance of hatching certain Sinnoh-native Pokemon from 7 km eggs you obtain during the event. Among the Pokemon you’ll be able to hatch are Budew, Combee, Bronzor, Gible, Riolu, Hippopotas, and Mantyke.

On top of that, two new Shiny Pokemon will make their debut in Pokemon Go. You’ll have your first chance to encounter Shiny versions of Riolu and Hippopotas during the Sinnoh celebration. Event-specific Field Research tasks will also be available, and completing these will net you rewards such as Sinnoh Stones, which are required to evolve certain Pokemon like Electabuzz, Magmar, Magneton, and others.

You’ll want to use this opportunity to stock up on Sinnoh Stones. This month’s featured Community Day Pokemon is Rhyhorn, and its evolved form, Rhydon, requires a Sinnoh Stone to evolve into Rhyperior. If you can evolve a Rhyperior during the Community Day, it’ll learn the event-exclusive Rock-type attack Rock Wrecker.

The Sinnoh celebration event runs until 10 PM local time on February 10. You can read more about it on the official Pokemon Go website.

There’s a lot more happening in Pokemon Go this month. In addition to a new batch of Field Research, a new Legendary Pokemon, Tornadus, is now available in Raids until February 25. That same day, Niantic will kick off the game’s Pokemon Day event, which will bring Armored Mewtwo back to Raids and introduce Clone Pokemon to the title.

The Outer Worlds for Nintendo Switch has been delayed due to the Coronavirus outbreak. The developer of the Switch port, Virtuos, is based in Singapore.

Publisher Private Division, which is owned by Take-Two, announced the delay today on Twitter as part of Take-Two’s latest earnings report. The team at Virtuos is safe and healthy, but the office has been closed, so work has been halted on the project.

Private Division also confirmed that Outer Worlds for Switch will now ship on a physical cartridge and via digitally. Previously, the game was expected to be digital-only, with the physical version of the game containing a download code. Additionally, the first Outer Worlds Switch screenshots seemingly leaked just ahead of this news.

The Outer Worlds for Switch is now expected to launch during Take-Two’s fiscal year 2021. That means the title will launch during the April 1, 2020-March 31, 202 period.

Take-Two’s earnings call begins shortly, so keep checking back with more on The Outer Worlds and Take-Two’s other properties.