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How Much Would You Pay For Single-Player or Multiplayer?

Modern Warfare 3 and Battlefield 3 are two of the most hyped video games of this fall season. The people who buy them—and who will enjoy them—may only play half of them. Yet they pay full price. The buzz for these games is on their multiplayer, their presentation of virtual war as the most fun…

By Stephen Totilo Published November 10, 2011

Activision Hands Out a Free Month to Paying Members of Call of Duty Elite As Outage Continues

Call of Duty Elite remains basically down and out three days after the release of Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3. Activision said today they will be extending all one-year paid memberships to the service by 30 days to help make up for the outage. They are also extending the ability to sign up as…

By Brian Crecente Published November 10, 2011

Call of Duty’s Elite Service Still Broken, But Getting Better

Elite, Call of Duty’s answer to stat tracking, community building, help guides and original videos, remains mostly unusable nearly two days after the service’s official launch. But teams are working around the clock on fixing the problems, Activision tells Kotaku “We are being challenged by a response beyond any of our expectations on day one,”…

By Brian Crecente Published November 9, 2011

Man Threatens to Blow-Up the Best Buy That Ran Out of Modern Warfare 3

If there’s one thing I’ve learned in my years as a video game consumer, it’s that terrorists threats don’t speed up restock. It’s a lesson Colorado’s Loromin Sar missed, allegedly threatening to bomb a Best Buy and shoot its employees for not having his copy of Modern Warfare 3 in stock. According to authorities in…

By Mike Fahey Published November 9, 2011

Here’s the Tube Terror in Modern Warfare 3 That’s Freaking Out the Brits

Depictions of terrorist attacks on London’s Tube are just one of the ways military shooter Call of Duty courts controversy in this year’s blockbuster Modern Warfare 3 game. Decried for being in “incredibly bad taste” by the UK’s Mediawatch campaign, the Call of Duty series has for years depicted graphic and shocking moments in fictionalized…

By Brian Crecente Published November 9, 2011

Let the Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 Bannings Begin!

Banning. If you’re playing online and, well, cheating, they’re a part of life. The newly released Modern Warfare 3 is no exception. According to Modern Warfare 3 developer Infinity Ward, the bannings have begun. “1st round of #MW3 bans going out,” tweeted Infinity Ward’s Robert Bowling. “Any player attempting to play unfairly or boost rank…

By Brian Ashcraft Published November 9, 2011

Call of Duty: Black Ops Hours Played Nearing 3 Billion

The population of the planet just hit 7 billion people. The total number of hours played online in Call of Duty: Black Ops, released one year ago, just exceeded 2.8 billion, according to Activison.

By Brian Crecente Published November 8, 2011

Yes, We’re Getting Another Call of Duty Next Year

It’s sort of a no-brainer, what with the rocketing success of the Call of Duty franchise. But Activision Blizzard CEO Bobby Kotick confirmed today that not only will 2012 see the release of Diablo III, but also a new Call of Duty game. Is it the game Sledgehammer was said to be working on before…

By Brian Crecente Published November 8, 2011

Gamer Thwarts Teen Gunman’s Attempt to Steal His Copy of Call of Duty

A 27-year-old man fought off an armed teenager in a dark parking lot when the would-be robber demanded his copy of Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 at gunpoint, Kansas City police say. The 18-year-old was arrested earlier today after following a customer from a GameStop. When confronted by the teen, the 27-year-old fought for…

By Brian Crecente Published November 8, 2011

Modern Warfare 3 Rises to the Challenge of the Game Reviewers

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 wants you. It wants your friends. It wants to chew you and spit you out a walking, talking, stalking killing machine, but to get to you it’s gotta go through the game reviewers first. In case you didn’t know what Modern Warfare 3 is, it’s the latest game in…

By Mike Fahey Published November 8, 2011

How To Find all of the Intel in Modern Warfare 3

There are 46 pieces of hidden intel in Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3. They don’t provide back story, enemy locations, maps or, you know, intel. But they do give you some neat achievements. The folks at WikiGameGuides.Com put together this 14 minute video to show you how to find every piece of intel in…

By Brian Crecente Published November 8, 2011

Waiting for a Crash Bandicoot Comeback

Spyro the Dragon made a comeback this year, co-starring in Activision’s ambitious Skylanders series, but what about Spyro’s PlayStation contemporary, that loud-mouthed anti-Mario called Crash Bandicoot? Crash hasn’t had a new console game since 2008. He’s fallen off the map, and he’s probably not going to come back as a Skylander. We asked Activision CEO…

By Stephen Totilo Published November 8, 2011

Should You Buy Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3? Yes.

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 is the Madden of this generation, a video game that manages to soak up so much money, attention and time that it transcends the medium. But just because everyone else is buying Infinity Ward’s latest military shooter doesn’t mean you should, right? Lets see. Brian Crecente, who’s played through…

By Brian Crecente Published November 8, 2011

Call of Duty Elite Is Down, Struggles To Stay Online

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 seems to have launched relatively hitch free, but the persistent online stat tracking service Elite seems to be staggering under the weight of all of those new users. Attempts to log in to the service (which has both free and paid options) through the console and PC is sometimes…

By Brian Crecente Published November 8, 2011

Witch of Your Friends Are on Call of Duty: Elite?

Apparently, Brian Crecente is. I haven’t used Elite yet. I know it has friends lists, a feed, and notifications. Does it have a #corrections tag? This is why it’s in beat, folks—beta, I meant beta. Elite Beta [Official Site] You can contact Brian Ashcraft, the author of this post, at [email protected]. You can also find…

By Brian Ashcraft Published November 8, 2011

Call of Duty: Elite Hit with Log-In Issues

According to the game’s official Twitter, “We’re having ELITE reg/login issues. Teams are working to increase capacity. Thanks for your patience.” More info at the game’s official Twitter and help at customer support

By Brian Ashcraft Published November 8, 2011

This is How Many People Are Already Playing Modern Warfare 3

Here’s a snapshot of what Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 looked like four hours before the game officially hit the U.S. This tiny map shows where the game’s 118,995 online players were signing in to log a few frags. As you can see, despite having not yet launched here, the U.S. is not underrepresented.…

By Brian Crecente Published November 7, 2011

Modern Warfare 3: The Underdog?

It’s been a season of dueling titans, to be sure. We’ve got Uncharted 3 vs. Gears of War 3, Skyrim vs. Dark Souls… and of course, Battlefield 3 and Modern Warfare 3 This time last year, the Call of Duty franchise was top dog. Medal of Honor had been vanquished, and the Battlefield 3 promotional…

By Kirk Hamilton Published November 7, 2011

The Man Who Wants to Re-Invent Toys Before Video Games Destroy Them

A few years ago, Paul Reiche and his team of game developers in Northern California were given a purple dragon and asked to make something cool with it. They were being asked to make a new game about Spyro the Dragon, an old PlayStation favorite created by a different group of California developers who had…

By Stephen Totilo Published November 7, 2011

A History of Battlefield Versus Call of Duty

Battlefield 3 hit stores late last month, Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 hits tomorrow. The two series, delivering different takes on first-person shooter warfare, both have a storied history. This mammoth graph charts the history of both series, their games, the sales, the review scores. Which is series is better? That’s really about personal…

By Brian Crecente Published November 7, 2011