The game made over $500 million in retail sales on the first day of release, setting a record for the biggest first day launch of a new gaming franchise.[38] On November 5, 2013, the company released Call of Duty: Ghosts, which was written by screenwriter Stephen Gaghan.[39] On its first release day the game sold $1 billion into retail.[38] In 2014, Activision Blizzard was the fifth largest gaming company by revenue worldwide,[40] with total assets of US$14.746 billion and total equity estimated at US$7.513 billion.[41]