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The Crash Bandicoot N. Sane Trilogy for PlayStation 4 features Crash’s sister Coco as a playable character across all three remastered games. Apparently she utilized time travel to inject herself. That’s so Coco. Speaking of time traveling, the game drops on June 30.
By Mike Fahey Published June 13, 2017 -
Call Of Duty Zombies Chronicles Announced A Few Feet From YouTuber’s Bathroom
Leaked all to hell and confirmed today via unzipped hoodie in a YouTube video, Black Ops 3 players are getting an extra dose of DLC in the form of Zombies Chronicles, a collection of eight remastered zombie maps from Black Ops, World At War and Black Ops 3 on May 16. You can follow the…
By Mike Fahey Published May 4, 2017 -
Call of Duty: WWII multiplayer will have women in it, confirmed Sledgehammer’s Michael Condrey. Women soldiers were first introduced to the series in Ghosts’ multiplayer mode. Making up approximately half of humanity, women played a big part in World War II, but some fans are already concerned about the game’s “realism.”
By Ethan Gach Published April 30, 2017 -
Here’s Our First Look At Call of Duty: WWII
Described as “gritty” and “visceral” and “boots on the ground” and all of the other buzzwords you’ve come to expect from a military shooter, here’s Call of Duty: WWII, coming November 3 for PC, Xbox One, and PS4. This one is developed by Sledgehammer Games, the studio last responsible for Call of Duty: Advanced Warfare…
By Jason Schreier Published April 26, 2017 -
Modern Warfare Remastered‘s Map Pack Is Even More Expensive Than The Original
The game’s Variety Map Pack DLC came to Xbox One and PC yesterday, and some players are upset about the price tag. Though it came out on PS4 late last month thanks to a timed-exclusivity deal, the arrival of four new maps and a handful of loot boxes on both of the other platforms yesterday…
By Ethan Gach Published April 22, 2017 -
Activision Announces Call of Duty: WWII
The next Call of Duty is probably set during World War II, as is evidenced pretty strongly by its title, Call of Duty: WWII. Activision announced the game today, adding that there will be an official “reveal” next Wednesday at 1pm ET. We’ve known about Call of Duty: WWII since last month, when it was…
By Jason Schreier Published April 21, 2017 -
Method Man does CoD multiplayer. Two new voice packs for Call of Duty: Infinite Warfare dropped today for PS4 and Xbox One (with PC coming soon.) $3.99 gets you the dulcet tones of rapper/producer/actor Method Man, while the UK Special Forces pack featuring the voice of Ghost from Modern Warfare 2 is free.
By Mike Fahey Published March 28, 2017 -
Report: The Next Call Of Duty Is Call Of Duty: WWII
Eurogamer sources have confirmed that a series of images leaked last week via YouTube are referencing this year’s entry in the long-running series, Call of Duty: WWII. YouTube channel TheFamilyVideoGamers received the images from an anonymous source last week. Both the email received and the images it contained were shown on a video on the…
By Mike Fahey Published March 28, 2017 -
Culture
Destiny Gets The Toys It Deserves
When a game is as pretty as Destiny can be, it deserves more than some Mega Bloks sets. McFarlane Toys sets things right this fall with a trio of Guardians, a fur-lined questgiver, a sporty ride and a $150 replica of a highly sought-after weapon. Announced last week, the official images do not do McFarlane’s…
By Mike Fahey Published February 20, 2017 -
Activision Has Big Layoffs Despite Surpassing Financial Targets
Activision Publishing laid off a number of employees across several companies this week, Kotaku has learned. The publisher let go of staff at Infinity Ward, Beenox, and other internal studios as well as their corporate office, according to sources, despite saying yesterday that they had surpassed their revenue targets for 2016. From what we’ve heard,…
By Jason Schreier Published February 10, 2017 -
Activision Says Call of Duty: Infinite Warfare ‘Didn’t Resonate’ With Fans
Call of Duty: Infinite Warfare didn’t live up to Activision’s expectations, the publisher said today, offering a surprisingly candid assessment of the most recent entry in their yearly shooter franchise. On an earnings call, Activision CEO Eric Hirshberg said that Infinite Warfare’s sales underperformed and that the sci-fi setting “didn’t resonate” with Call of Duty…
By Jason Schreier Published February 9, 2017 -
No New Skylanders Game For 2017
After releasing new installments every year since its 2011 debut, toys-to-life pioneer Skylanders is taking the year off. Announced during Activision’s 4th quarter 2016 financial results conference call, Skylanders is sticking to new toys and digital content for 2017. With a float in the Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Paradeand a Netflix animated series recently renewed for…
By Mike Fahey Published February 9, 2017 -
Destiny 2 Is Still Coming This Year, Activision Says [UPDATE]
There’s no game I get more questions about than Destiny 2, so here’s a little tidbit for those of you who are desperate for news on Bungie’s next big game: It’s still on track for 2017. Said Activision in a slideshow attached to their earnings call today: “Full Destiny sequel in 2017 to broaden the…
By Jason Schreier Published February 9, 2017 -
The Latest Call Of Duty Zombies Had Me At The Crystal Method
The second installment of Call of Duty: Infinite Warfare’s Zombies mode arrives today on PlayStation 4, trading the colorful ‘80s fun park ofZombies in Spaceland with the ‘90s vibe of Rave in the Redwoods. The Crystal Method makes some excellent undead-slaying music. I guess I didn’t know. The fallen movie director (Paul Reubens) who used…
By Mike Fahey Published January 31, 2017
