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When it comes to military video game names online, one company stands above the rest
BuyDomains, one of the world’s leading domain marketplaces with a portfolio of over 1,500,000 premium domain names, including 800,000+ of their own exclusive collection, stands above the rest when it comes to “military” video game domain names.
As I’ve written before, if Activision decides to go with Future Warfare or Space Warfare for their next Call of Duty title, BuyDomains owns the two best names: FutureWarfare.com and SpaceWarfare.com.
Warfare Domain Names
Warfare domain names are not BuyDomains primary business, but in addition to Futurewarfare.com and Spacewarfare.com, they own a boatload of other great ‘warfare’ domains.
What else do they own?
Well, if Activision ever releases a “Call of Duty Jungle Warfare” or “Street Warfare”, let’s just say BuyDomains once again will own the best domain names (JungleWarfare.com and StreetWarfare.com).
Here’s a look at the some of the company’s best “warfare” domain holdings:
LandWarfare.com
MilitaryWarfare.com
UrbanWarfare.com
ConventionalWarfare.com
MechanizedWarfare.com
AmphibiousWarfare.com
ExtremeWarfare.com
PsychicWarfare.com
GalacticWarfare.com
TacticalWarfare.com
TribalWarfare.com
SiegeWarfare.com
Why Activision doesn’t snatch these domain names up while they’re cheap is surprising.
Because as history shows, when a game title is released, a large number of people naturally type in names like Blackops.com or ModernWarfare.com instead of long-tailed names like Callofdutyblackops.com.
(Photo source: IGN Entertainment)
Call of Duty Future Warfare is for sale for $3,788
Earlier I wrote a story guessing at which name Activision would use for its next Call of Duty title. The titles are based on domain registrations made by Activision earlier in the year after superannuation uncovered the latest domain registrations back in May.
Despite registering several names (callofdutyfuturewarfare.com, codfuturewarfare.com, and more) for its rumored futuristic Call of Duty game that will take place in space, Activision has yet to purchase: FutureWarfare.com which is up for sale at BuyDomains (for what seems like a reasonable price: $3,788).
Why is it so important for Activision to buy the domain?
While I have nothing to gain by the sale, gamers don’t always type in the long version of the game title into their web browser.
Take for example, Call of Duty Modern Warfare. When it comes to ModernWarfare.com (which is a parked web page), the site receives thousands of unique visitors per month according to Compete, even though there is no web site online with content.
Then you have Call of Duty Black Ops. Activision also doesn’t own BlackOps.com.
In April 2010, traffic to the web site Blackops.com (a company that publishes apps and video games for the iPad and iPhone) went from just a couple hundred visitors per month, to thousands of visitors after Activision announced its blockbuster title that was released this November. Last month, traffic reached over 20,000 visitors – and you can expect that number to skyrocket now that the game is released.
If Activision decides to go with a different title, expect gamers to go to secretwarfare.com or spacewarfare.com, depending on which Call of Duty title it selects. Activision owns neither name at the time of this story.
BuyDomains, the domain name marketplace, also owns Spacewarfare.com in addition to Futurewarfare.com. The domain is listed for sale for $3,288.
id Software’s video games and names are all the rage: Quake.com, Doom.com, and Rage.com for $50K
id Software knows all about video games and domain names. The game development company with iconic brands such as Wolfenstein, DOOM, and QUAKE that have become part of gaming history will be releasing Rage, a first-person shooter and racing video game, in 2011.
With the hype of E3, surprising the name didn’t sell for more
Over a week ago Sedo reported the sale of the domain name Rage.com for $49,999.
The sale, which went unreported by most major news sites in terms of the sale, including technology blogs, was reported by domain industry blogs like Domain Name Wire.
And it looks like the company acquired the domain name just in time, as Rage has been leading the pack of E3 Game Critics Awards nominees.
The nominees for this year’s E3 Game Critics Awards — a group of awards voted on by representatives from over 30 of gaming’s most esteemed publications — has been announced, with Rage garnering the most nominations, including ‘Best of Show.’
id Software owns and operates domain names for their other blockbuster games like Quake.com and Doom.com.
In 2009, ZeniMax Media, acquired the legendary studio.
