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OpinionImpressionsBlack Ops: Cold War’s Crossplay Beta Showcases One Of The Game’s Best New Modes
Black Ops: Cold War’s new 40-player “Fireteam” mode is addictive chaos that requires teamwork and good comms. Thursday was the start of the early access crossplay beta that let players across PlayStation 4, Xbox One, and PC get hands-on with the multiplayer for the upcoming Call of Duty, if they digitally pre-ordered the game. The…
By S.E. Doster Published October 17, 2020 -
CultureCall Of Duty Finally Lets PC Players Uninstall Over 100GB Of Stuff
For the longest time, Call of Duty Modern Warfare on PC has made players set aside increasingly—and hilariously—enormous amounts of hard drive space, up to 232GB at last count. This week, finally, players will be able to free up some of that space While it doesn’t sound like the biggest deal, increasing numbers of PC…
By Luke Plunkett Published October 14, 2020 -
OpinionImpressionsBlack Ops: Cold War’s Beta Tweaks Include Console FOV Slider
Black Ops: Cold War has shaped up nicely since last month’s playable alpha build, which allowed players to play an assortment of maps and modes for the upcoming Call of Duty release. The beta already feels like a good improvement, especially thanks to the addition of some key features, including console players finally getting an…
By S.E. Doster Published October 9, 2020 -
CultureBlack Ops: Cold War Zombies Revealed, Will Connect To The Game’s Battle Pass This Time
Cross-play and Battle Pass Progression are finally coming to Call of Duty’s Zombies mode with the launch of November’s Black Ops: Cold War, meaning playing the popular mode will be less of a departure from the rest of the Call of Duty experience. That was the stand-out detail from today’s reveal video and trailer, which…
By S.E. Doster Published September 30, 2020 -
CultureCall Of Duty League Switches To PC, But Players Can’t Use Mouse + Keyboard
Yesterday, the Call of Duty League made the decision to move from playing on the PS4 to the PC. That’s fine and cool, only in moving to the PC, they’re not letting competitors use the single best thing about playing shooters on the platform: using a mouse + keyboard. “Today, the League is announcing it…
By Luke Plunkett Published September 15, 2020 -
OpinionImpressionsHands-On With Call Of Duty: Black Ops Cold War’s Multiplayer Alpha
An early look at Black Ops: Cold War’s multiplayer unveils new game modes, promising maps, and plenty of opportunities for scorestreaks. Thanks to an online preview event held by publisher Activision, I was recently able to get hands-on with the multiplayer for this year’s upcoming Call of Duty. Developed by Treyarch Studios and Raven Software…
By S.E. Doster Published September 9, 2020 -
CultureCall Of Duty Cheat Makers Now Very Sorry After Activision Threatens Them
CxCheats, a small company that sells cheats and trainers for a variety of games, will no longer be offering Call of Duty services after receiving legal threats from publisher Activision. They would also like to “apologize for any pain we’ve caused to players of Call of Duty.” The company posted this notice on their private…
By Luke Plunkett Published August 30, 2020 -
CultureCall of Duty’s ‘Games of Summer’ Event Starts Today
Call of Duty players can compete for gold medals and glory today through September 7 in the “Games of Summer” event. Styled around the Olympics, the trials are available for both Modern Warfare and the free-to-play Warzone The Trials featured in Games of Summer will look familiar to anyone who’s been playing Call of Duty:…
By S.E. Doster Published August 28, 2020 -
OpinionCall Of Duty Trailer Recklessly Promotes Far-Right Conspiracy Theory
Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War’s debut trailer—which has already attracted controversy—gives a lot of airtime to Soviet defector Yuri Bezmenov and his views. Views which have, in recent years, become a dangerous rallying cry for far-right conspiracy theories and the people who peddle them. The teaser, which was released last week to hype…
By Ian Walker Published August 27, 2020 -
CultureHow Much Call Of Duty: Black Ops: Cold War Will Cost (In Plain English)
Earlier today, after a week of hype, Activision revealed release-day information for Call of Duty: Black Ops: Cold War. It comes out on November 13 and will cost some amount of U.S. dollars. Yes, today’s info dump spawned some confusion around pricing, chiefly because there are a vexing amount of purchasing options for even the…
By Ari Notis Published August 26, 2020 -
CultureBlack Ops: Cold War‘s Campaign Will Give Players Choices And Customization
Call of Duty is returning to the cold war era of psychological warfare and espionage with Black Ops: Cold War, but the new campaign will offer more options than ever before. Unlike previous Call of Duty campaigns, Black Ops: Cold War is geared towards putting players in the driver’s seat of a much more personal…
By S.E. Doster Published August 26, 2020 -
CultureCall of Duty: Black Ops Cold War Out November 13
Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War will have a full campaign, multiplayer, and Zombies mode when it releases this November. The game, which was originally teased last week and has had several leaks since, was officially revealed today during a special event mode inside Warzone. It began by having players queue for a special…
By Ethan Gach Published August 26, 2020 -
CultureCall Of Duty Trailer Replaced Worldwide Over Tiananmen Square Footage
The debut trailer for Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War has been blocked in China, and subsequently edited everywhere else, after featuring around one second’s worth of footage from the Communist government’s crackdown on pro-democracy protesters in 1989 When the game was first announced last week, a trailer running for 2:02 was released to…
By Luke Plunkett Published August 24, 2020 -
CultureTwitchStreamer Drums His Way To Improbable Call Of Duty Headshot
Imagine being the person who got headshotted by a guy controlling Call of Duty with a drum set. What would you do? How would you react? Who would you become? This improbable kill, complete with a perfectly timed cymbal crash that caused several drummers who played for stand-up comedians back when that was a thing…
By Nathan Grayson Published August 24, 2020 -
CultureCall of Duty: Black Ops: Cold War Is The Next Call Of Duty
A teaser trailer released today revealed that the next Call of Duty will be Call of Duty: Black Ops: Cold War. Claiming to be inspired by true events, the teaser trailer features the story of a Soviet spy, codenamed “Perseus,” who was allegedly involved in attempts to sabotage the United States. Check out the trailer:…
By Ash Parrish Published August 19, 2020 -
CultureThe Worst Warzone Gun Is Now The Best (But It’s Still Broken)
One of Warzone’s worst guns is now so broken that, thanks to exploits, it’s actually the best gun to use in Call of Duty’s battle royale. The standard version of the FR 5.56 assault rifle is a weak choice for Warzone matches, but players have discovered that the gun is almost unstoppable with the right…
By S.E. Doster Published August 18, 2020 -
CultureThe Latest Update For Call of Duty: Modern Warfare On Xbox One Is A Whopping 66GB
A new update released for Modern Warfare last night that fixes some of the graphical issues players have been experiencing. On PS4 and PC, this new update is a little less than 2GB. However, on Xbox One the update weighs in at 66GB. Not 6.6GB. 66GB. According to Modern Warfare developers Infinity Ward, the reason…
By Zack Zwiezen Published August 15, 2020 -
Call Of Duty Warzone Season 5 Launches With Map Updates, Loot Train
Today’s update finally gave Call of Duty’s Warzone a slight refresher with a bunch of satisfying map changes. The Season 5 content launched for both Modern Warfare and Warzone across PlayStation 4, Xbox One, and PC. At first glance, Warzone’s map of Verdansk looks pretty much the same as it did at launch, but now…
By S.E. Doster Published August 5, 2020 -
This year’s Call of Duty will be a collaborative effort between Treyarch and Raven Software, publisher Activision Blizzard announced during today’s earnings call. This confirms a Kotaku report from last year, in which sources indicated the Call of Duty for 2020 would be a Cold War-based Black Ops 5
By Ian Walker Published August 4, 2020 -
CultureCall Of Duty Is Finally Blowing The Top Off The Warzone Stadium
Warzone’s stadium explosion was officially revealed with today’s Call of Duty: Modern Warfare trailer. The teased eventwill finally come to fruition with Season 5, which kicks off on August 5 across PlayStation 4, Xbox One, and PC. Call of Duty’s Warzone makes a great companion to Modern Warfare’s standard multiplayer, but the battle royale map…
By S.E. Doster Published August 3, 2020