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Call of Duty: Black Ops is Seeping Into Our Heads, Setting Up House

Message from God, insight into our subconscious, predictions of the future: Many believe dreams offer some level of insight into something deeper than simply our daily preoccupations. So what can one read into the sudden surge of dreams featuring shooter Call of Duty: Black Ops. REMclounds, which tracks Twitter and Facebook for dream retellings, says…

By Brian Crecente Published December 7, 2010

DJ Hero Parody Game Mashes Up Some Legal Action

That’s what a lawyer representing Universal Music Publishing Group told the creator of 8-Bit DJ Hero, which resulted in one of the year’s best parody games being yanked off the internet. 8-Bit DJ Hero, developed by Eric Ruth, took the premise (and name) of Activision’s mash-up music game and took it back in time to…

By Luke Plunkett Published December 7, 2010

James Bond Now Has A License To…Sneak?

According to a major James Bond universe fan site, a “stealth” game starring Britain’s most famous secret agent is being worked on by Raven Software, the guys behind Singularity, Hexen and Jedi Knight II. The game was believed to have previously been put on ice, but with MGM Studios – owners of the Bond rights…

By Luke Plunkett Published December 7, 2010

NSFW: Rap Makes Call Of Duty Better

This may not be to everyone’s tastes, but it’s certainly to mine, as a man freestyle raps his way through an entire round of Call of Duty: Black Ops’ multiplayer. It shows you all it’s going to show you by around 1:30, so if it’s grating you don’t feel required to sit around and watch…

By Luke Plunkett Published December 6, 2010

End Of The Line For Marvel Ultimate Alliance DLC [Corrected]

Marvel Ultimate Alliance 2’s Character & Sim Mission Pack, which returned in July after being taken off both console download services for six months, is going, going gone once again. The DLC’s getting yanked at the end of the year. Activision’s social media manager tweeted the news that it’s gone once the Big Ball drops…

By Owen Good Published December 4, 2010

Looks Like We’re Getting Another Prototype Game

A second Prototype game? How many people actually want this? I ask sincerely, because while the first game was OK, it wasn’t the kind of thing you’d expect to see a sequel for, especially in a genre where games are so difficult/expensive to make and which is so dominated by the Grand Theft Auto series…

By Luke Plunkett Published December 4, 2010

The First 22 Drivers Of NASCAR 2011 The Game

NASCAR The Game 2011 dropped another 22 names of drivers (and their crew chiefs) who’ve licensed the use of their images in the game. There’s a lady driver on this list, but it’s not Danica Patrick. It’s Jennifer Jo Cobb, who competes on the Camping World trucks series. Patrick hasn’t yet raced on the Sprint…

By Owen Good Published December 3, 2010

Call Of Duty’s Publishers Couldn’t Give A Hoot About iPhones Or Facebook

While Activision remains committed to complete and utter domination of home consoles and the personal computer, it seems the mega-publisher couldn’t care less about emerging platforms like Facebook or the iPhone. “We don’t view the App Store as a really big opportunity for dedicated games,” Activision boss Bobby Kotick says. He may be in the…

By Luke Plunkett Published December 2, 2010

The Official Call Of Duty: Black Ops T-Shirts Are Here

Geek culture and gaming-inspired clothing company Jinx adds another game to its lineup as Call of Duty: Black Ops joins World of Warcraft and StarCraft II as part of the company’s holiday 2010 line. I got a peek at most of Jinx’s holiday line at BlizzCon 2010, so I’m already familiar with the Horde and…

By Mike Fahey Published November 30, 2010

Can A Man Jump Over A Rocket?

Find out, as the same methodology used on TV to sort myth from busted fiction is applied to the multiplayer portion of Call of Duty: Black Ops. Whether it’s shooting down unmanned helicopters, protecting yourself from death by remote control car or surviving being crushed by radiation blast doors, this video breaks down (or upholds!)…

By Luke Plunkett Published November 30, 2010

Bugs Can Not Only Break Games, They Can Also Flash Junk

Bugs. They’re those annoying glitches that can mar your experience with a game or, in extreme cases, end your experience with one altogether. But just how much do you know about them, and how they’re removed from retail games? A number of developers and testers have spoken with GamePro, highlighting some of the nuances in…

By Luke Plunkett Published November 29, 2010

Activision Teases ‘Murder Your Maker’ For Spike TV VGAs [Update]

December’s Spike TV Video Game Awards gets a little more murderous with the help of Activision. The Call of Duty and Guitar Hero publisher has launched a teaser site for Murder Your Maker, a… well, we don’t know what it is yet. But the Murder Your Maker teaser site sure smacks of a serial killer…

By Michael McWhertor Published November 26, 2010

We Might Have A New Black Ops Tomahawk Kill Champ

Cry foul all you want, Call of Duty: Black Ops tomahawk haters, but this particular axe to the knee deserves credit for its triple-banked, finely threaded toss. Lucky shot? Of course it is. But it’s still fun to watch.

By Michael McWhertor Published November 24, 2010

Activision’s Half Million Dollar Indie Contest Delayed, But Still Alive

The deadline to announce the winners for Activision’s $500,000 independent game development contest came and went… a month ago without word of any winners. What happened? Have no worries, Activision tells Kotaku, the contest finalists have been selected and notified, but the process is taking a bit longer than they expected. “We’ve concluded the first…

By Brian Crecente Published November 24, 2010

Activision: Call of Duty Boxed Copies Will Never Have Subscriptions

The Call of Duty experience you have now, the one that includes Modern Warfare 2, Black Ops and future Call of Duty boxed games, will never include a subscription fee, Activision tells Kotaku. “We will never charge for multiplayer for Call of Duty,” Eric Hirshberg, newly appointed CEO of Activision Publishing, told me as our…

By Brian Crecente Published November 24, 2010

Axl Rose Sues Guitar Hero Maker For Putting Slash In Its Game

Guns N’ Roses frontman Axl Rose has finally gotten around to being pissed off about 2007’s Guitar Hero III: Legends of Rock. He’s suing publisher Activision for $20 million for including ex-GNR guitarist Slash in the game. According to a legal complaint obtained by The Hollywood Reporter, Rose is pissed that Guns N’ Roses hit…

By Michael McWhertor Published November 23, 2010

Black Ops? More Like Black Oops!

Here we were, pointing out everything Call of Duty: Black Ops got wrong (and right!) with its use of history, when one of the more obvious flaws was staring us all right in the face. Black Ops’ cover, as you can see above, features a man holding two pistols. Seems innocent enough, but according to…

By Luke Plunkett Published November 23, 2010

The Music Game Is Dead (Long Live The Music Game?)

There once was a time when music games were the biggest – and in some cases best – thing to happen to the video game industry. Oh, how those times have changed. Gamasutra’s chart fiend Matt Matthews has got hold of the revenue generated by the sale of music games over the past three years,…

By Luke Plunkett Published November 20, 2010

Call of Duty Creators Infinity Ward Have Been ‘Reconstructed’

The studio that started the Call of Duty phenomenon fell to pieces earlier this year with the firing of its co-founders and the following mass exodus of pissed off Infinity Ward employees. With enough money, you can recover from that. And when you’re Activision Blizzard, you can put Infinity Ward back together again. You can…

By Michael McWhertor Published November 19, 2010

NASCAR Screens Trade Paint In Pretty Ways

Another five screens for NASCAR The Game 2011, due next year from Eutechnyx and Activision, show off the wear and tear on the cars, walls, and pavement – such as the patch job at Phoenix International Raceway.

By Owen Good Published November 19, 2010