Friday Poll: Did you call in sick on Call of Duty launch day?

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This year, cold and flu season conveniently coincided with the November 13 launch day for Call of Duty: Black Ops 2. A poll from IGN showed that one in four respondents planned to skip work or school to indulge in the new first-person shooter o its first day out.

A new option to live-stream Call of Duty gameplay on YouTube meant that work and school-skippers had to be a little more careful about hiding themselves in case their bosses were browsing YouTube Live and found them gunning down foes rather than crunching spreadsheets.

Playing hooky is, of course, a time-honored tradition. I once skipped school to go to the arcade at the mall, with an assist from my helpful stepmom at the time. I don't remember what I played, but I guarantee it was nowhere near as advanced, hyped, or powerful as Black Ops 2, which raked in $500 million in its first 24 hours.

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