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The grand finals of the 2015 Call of Duty Championships are happening today. Which of the 32 competing teams is going to walk away with $400,000? Head over to the Major League Gaming event site to watch live and see which 29 teams are definitely not winning.

The top 32 Call of Duty teams in the world are squaring off this weekend in Los Angeles for part of a million dollar prize pool. Catch all the action from the 2015 Call of Duty Championship liveover at MajorLeagueGaming.com. It’s a refreshing change from watching teams of five fight over three lanes.

There’s a new Guitar Hero game coming this year, say our friends at Kotaku UK. Rumor (or, in this case, rumour) suggests it’ll be more “realistic” than previous games in the series, with new guitar peripherals and a scheduled release for PS4 and Xbox One by the end of 2015.

Call of Duty‘s Star-Studded Co-Op DLC Is Off To A Fine Start

Call of Duty‘s first downloadable content has hit the Xbox One today, bringing with it some maps the competitive folks should enjoy and a chance to soak in the sound bytes of four prominent actors while shooting mechanically-pulled zombies. That’s my jam. Warning: Call of Duty: Advanced Warfare story spoilers ahead. First off, I just…

How To Join Call of Duty Online

Don’t you hate it when a game that you’re dying for is in private Beta? It sucks being locked out of the fun, even if it is in the name of testing. Well if you’re one the many people who commented that they wanted to try out Call of Duty Online, Kotaku‘s got the guide…

Advanced Warfare Cracks Down On Players Killing Themselves On Purpose

In a fireside chat over the weekend, Sledgehammer Games’ studio head Michael Condrey discussed ongoing matchmaking optimization for Call of Duty: Advanced Warfare and cracking down on players who spend entire matches sitting in a corner killing themselves. It may be hard to get into a match with players you can actually kill — Condrey…

Call of Duty Online is a Big Surprise

Forget everything you saw and experienced in Call of Duty: Advanced Warfare, forget Jack Mitchell and harken back to the days of Soap, Ghost and Price. Remember those good ol’ days with them boys? Well, you can relive that whole experience again and then some in the China-only Call of Duty: Online That’s right, CoDOL…

Call Of Duty Just Got The Most 420 No Scope Mode Ever

Just in time for the day after Christmas, Advanced Warfare has added a new team-based multiplayer mode that’s all sniper rifle action, all the time. You can start playing right now— provided you can get online, of course. The new mode is called “One Shot.” In a blog post, Advanced Warfare developer Sledgehammer describes it…

Skylanders: Trap Team Introduces Two New Elements: Light And Dark

There has been an awakening. Have you felt it? The dark side… and the light… of Skylanders. Having teased players since the game’s October release, Activision finally reveals the two new elements being added to the Skylanders universe starting December 21. Since October 2 players have been banging their heads against the unknown element gates…

Paul McCartney’s Destiny Music Video Is… Bad

Destiny is fun and all, but you know what it really needs? Paul McCartney’s hologram flailing his arms while a group of guardians sits in a semi-circle, peacefully contemplating what it means to be human. Fortunately, McCartney’s got us covered, thanks to this hilariously corny music video that combines mawkish pop music with some of…

A Cheat Sheet For All Of Advanced Warfare‘s Plot Holes

Call of Duty: Advanced Warfare‘s campaign mode is entertaining enough, as long as you can turn off your brain for a few hours. Leave it on and you’ll trip over the gaping plot holes every couple of seconds. Advanced Warfare is a Call of Duty game, after all, and there’s never been a Call of…

Activision Targets Call Of Duty Glitch Videos For Take Down

All glitches are not created equal. Some are game-breaking, but others can be kinda fun. Some can even be both. You’ve likely seen YouTubers racked by spasms of scream-laughter at them. Activision’s been taking down videos of certain glitches, much to the chagrin of some. Video network Machinima says Activision has been more trigger happy…

World Of Warcraft Gains 2.6 Million Subscribers In One Month

Enticed by the sweet siren call of the Warlords of Draenor expansion, World of Warcraft subscriber numbers have jumped from October’s 7.4 million to more than 10 million, all of them apparently on my home server of Moon Guard. Blizzard announced the massively multiplayer jump today, along with the news that 3.3 million copies of…

New Call Of Duty Doesn’t Work With PS4’s Share Play Feature (UPDATE)

Gamers playing Call of Duty: Advanced Warfare on the PS4 have discovered that the console’s newly-minted “Share Play” featuredoesn’t work with the shooter. This represents something of an inauspicious debut for Sony’s new game-sharing feature, which arrived via an update shortly before Advanced Warfare was released. UPDATE 3:23 pm: I received a statement from Activision…

Call Of Duty: Advanced Warfare: The Kotaku Review

“Hold X to review Call of Duty: Advanced Warfare.” If only it were that simple. It’s easy to take a screenshot from asingle tactless momentin Advanced Warfare‘s campaign and hold it up as an example of this being just another Call of Duty game. Just another five or six hours of mindless military porn, included…

PC Version Of Call Of Duty: Advanced Warfare Launched A Little Rough

Look, PC gamers are never truly satisfied. Being a series whose bread is buttered on console, Call of Duty’s PC versions have rarely been the best examples of what the platform can do. But this year’s edition has folks a little more upset than usual. There are two big reasons for this. One is performance,…

​There’s No Avoiding The New Call of Duty

People say they don’t want it. But somehow, every year, the new installment of Activision’s blockbuster FPS series winds up in their homes. Dorkly‘s new strip about Call of Duty pokes fun at how complaints about annualized franchises can come from the unlikeliest people. He may be a jerk but at least the dude with…

A Haven For Horrible Call Of Duty Players

Along with the return of players-versus-bot multiplayer, Advanced Warfare introduces the wonderful Combat Readiness Program, a mode where people who really suck at Call of Duty multiplayer can anonymously feel better about themselves. There’s no voice chat. There are no names — soldiers are labeled either ‘Friendly’ or ‘Enemy’. Not all of the participants are…

Kevin Spacey: The Kotaku Review

How is Kevin Spacey’s performance in his big video game debut? That all depends on which of the three versions of Spacey Call of Duty: Advanced Warfare‘s campaign is serving up at the time. Warning — the videos below contain mild story spoilers. Mission Briefing Spacey The least enjoyable of the three Advanced Warfare Kevin…

Ten Things I Took Away From Advanced Warfare‘s Campaign

Our yearly installment of Call of Duty is upon us, and while I’m taking a couple of days to play Advanced Warfare‘s multiplayer the way it was intended before posting my review, I have conquered campaign mode, and learned so much in the process. It took me around six hours to make it through Advanced…