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Call of Duty: WWII Sure Is Looking Festive These Days
Christmas came early to Call of Duty: WWII. Activision launched the Winter Siege event on December 8, letting soldiers toss around snow globes and enjoy a little holiday R&R. The event brought new content and festive décor to the Headquarters, Call of Duty: WWII’s social space. Lights are strung all around, and constant snow flurries…
By S.E. Doster Published December 12, 2017 -
Call of Duty: WWII‘s Nine Multiplayer Maps Aren’t Nearly Enough
Call of Duty: WWII is a fantastic return to the historic WWII era, if you don’t mind playing your favorite game modes on only nine maps. As I continue to play the game, I am starting to mind. The guns and action of WWII’s multiplayer feel much better after a few patches to improve connection…
By S.E. Doster Published November 21, 2017 -
The Call Of Duty: WWII Fiasco vs. The Star Wars: Battlefront II Mess: The Comparison We Had To Make
Call of Duty: WWII and Star Wars: Battlefront II are two giant games that have somehow both managed to spawn clusterfucks surrounding their release. It’s only natural that we try to do a thorough accounting of which one fucked up more. Activision’s WWII had massive server issues at launch leading the series’ most diehard fans…
By Ethan Gach Published November 16, 2017 -
Sabotage And Stealth Make For Call Of Duty: WWII‘s Best Mission
Call of Duty: WWII mostly focuses on large battles and explosive confrontations, but the game’s best mission is quiet, intimate, and subtle. Call of Duty: WWII’s narrative focuses on the US Army’s 1st Infantry Division, centering on major battles like the Invasion of Normandy and The Battle of the Bulge. These levels feel as loud…
By Heather Alexandra Published November 14, 2017 -
After Two Patches, Call of Duty: WWII Is Still A Mess
Call of Duty: WWII’s release on November 3 marked a welcome return from outer space and back to classic historical warfare, but the joy of returning to the trenches has been marred by a boatload of issues. At launch, the game had constant server issues that took the game offline at various times and across…
By S.E. Doster Published November 13, 2017 -
There’s A Big Secret In Call of Duty: WWII‘s Zombies Tutorial
Secrets lurk everywhere in the Zombies mode of any given Call of Duty, and the recently-released WWII is no exception. If you’ve been screaming and struggling to survive The Final Reich, you may not have realized the prologue contains a secret room, or that there are six more playable characters to unlock. A secret ‘mystery…
By S.E. Doster Published November 10, 2017 -
Streamers Aren’t Sure What To Make Of The Classic Activision Games In Call Of Duty: WWII
There’s a place in Call of Duty: WWII’s social space where you can play old Activision games from the 80s. It’s a cool easter egg and something that we’ve seen in past Call of Duty games, but some modern Youtube gamers couldn’t decide what to do with them. The R&R station in WWII’s Headquarters is…
By Ethan Gach Published November 7, 2017 -
Second Destiny 2 PC Ban Wave Has Some Players Crying Foul Again
Just weeks after developer Bungie erroneously banned a wave of players on Destiny 2 for PC, a new wave of bans has hit the first-person shooter. And with that, a new round of players is claiming that they were banned unjustly. After a banwave during Destiny 2’s PC launch, numerous players claimed that they were…
By Heather Alexandra Published November 6, 2017 -
The New Call Of Duty Could Learn A Thing From The First Call Of Duty
Call of Duty: WWII wants to tell a harrowing tale of heroes and sacrifice by following the US Army’s 1st Infantry Division throughout the war. The game’s squad-building mechanics are supposed to have impact, but they mostly mean having a dude sometimes toss you a medkit. In Call of Duty: WWII, your squadmates can assist…
By Heather Alexandra Published November 6, 2017 -
Call of Duty WWII Players Can Watch Each Other Open Loot Boxes
In a time when the existence of loot boxes containing random prizes is a sore subject among gamers, Activision makes it rain, baby. Call of Duty: World War II turns unboxing random items into a spectator sport. Call of Duty’s communal multiplayer hub is where players can form parties, practice shooting, watch videos, accept missions…
By Mike Fahey Published November 2, 2017 -
Call of Duty: Infinite Warfare, One Year Later
It’s been rough journey through space for Call of Duty: Infinite Warfare. After a reveal trailer that became the most-disliked video in YouTube history, it started to seem like the shooter series’ push into outer space was a push too far. Activision eventually called it “the wrong game at the wrong moment.” One year later,…
By S.E. Doster Published October 31, 2017 -
Destiny 2 PC Impressions: It’s Good
Say you have a friend who’s always had a mustache. He’s the mustache guy. You’ve known him for like, ten years, and then one day, he shows up with no mustache. That’s kinda what it’s like playing Destiny 2 on PC after three years and hundreds of hours with the console version and its predecessor.…
By Kirk Hamilton Published October 26, 2017 -
Bungie Says Destiny 2 PC Players Won’t Get Banned Unfairly, But Some Dispute That [Updated]
Destiny 2’s PC launch hit a rough spot Tuesday when numerous players took to the web to declare that they had been banned from the game unjustly. Many of those players speculated that the bans were due to third party programs such as Discord and Open Broadcaster Software. In a blog post today, developer Bungie…
By Heather Alexandra Published October 25, 2017 -
Activision Patents Matchmaking That Encourages Players To Buy Microtransactions
A patent granted to Activision outlines a new matchmaking system that would pair players together in order to encourage microtransactions. Systems such as loot boxes already use various tricks to encourage players to drop cash, so it’s not surprising that game publishers would want to find more underhanded ways to get those wallets open. First…
By Heather Alexandra Published October 17, 2017 -
CultureSomeone Beat Spider-Man 2 Without Any Web Swings
2004’s Spider-Man 2 is fondly remembered for being a pretty good movie tie-in game with some amazing web swinging. New York is a blast to zip through, but one speedrunner decided to see how fast they could complete the game without using its most exciting feature. Slyfincleton decided to speedrun their way through Spider-Man 2…
By Heather Alexandra Published October 9, 2017 -
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Destiny 2: The Kotaku Review
As I struggle to fall asleep after a night of Destiny 2, the game keeps running through my mind. It’s like getting a song stuck in my head: I see the flash of combat and feel the rumbling controller in my hand. But I rarely hear the sounds of battle. Instead, I hear voices. They…
By Kirk Hamilton Published September 19, 2017 -
Destiny 2 Players Fume Over One-Time-Use Shaders (And Microtransactions) [UPDATE]
Destiny 2, a video game apology for all the time we wasted in Destiny 1, is excellent in many ways. But the game has one new quirk that’s infuriated players across the world: Shaders can now only be used once. Shaders, in Destiny parlance, are special items that change the coloring of your gear. In…
By Jason Schreier Published September 7, 2017 -
Sources: Destiny 2‘s First DLC Will Star Osiris, Add New Patrol Zone On Mercury
Three years ago, Bungie disappointed fans with a thin first piece of downloadable content for Destiny 1. For the sequel, the studio is aiming higher. Destiny 2‘s first DLC will center on the space wizard Osiris, sources say, and it will come with a patrol zone and new social space, making it significantly bigger than…
By Jason Schreier Published August 30, 2017 -
Call of Duty: WWII Beta Gets Back To The Series’ Roots, And It Works
We’ve been playing the PlayStation 4 beta of Call of Duty: WWII, and it’s been a welcome trip back to classic Call of Duty gameplay. The popular first-person shooter series got its start in the Second World War, but Call of Duty has evolved over the years with a gradual increase in high-tech gadgets and…
By S.E. Doster Published August 29, 2017 -
Crash Bandicoot Remaster Trilogy Gets Long Lost Level As DLC
Stormy Ascent was a level in the first Crash game that originally got scrapped because it was ultimately considered too difficult. During a panel at San Diego Comic-Con, Vicarious Visions revealed that the lost level would be available as a free download via the PlayStation Store. Taylor Kurosaki said in a conversation with N. Sane…
By Ethan Gach Published July 20, 2017