Call of Duty

Call of Duty: Black Ops 4 Is Getting A Battle Royale Mode

Call of Duty: Black Ops 4 is getting a battle royale mode, developer Treyarch said today, following in the footsteps of PUBG and Fortnite with a mode called Blackout. It confirms Kotaku’s report from last month that Activision will be the first major publisher to join the battle royale craze. Treyarch did not say how…

Everything We Know About Call of Duty: Black Ops 4

Today at an event in Los Angeles, developer Treyarch put on a show to reveal new info about Call of Duty: Black Ops 4, which will be out October 12 for PC (on Battle.net), PS4, and Xbox One. Seems like this will be a break from traditional Call of Duty in a whole lot of…

If you’re curious about Call of Duty: Black Ops 4, check out a livestream of the big reveal event right here. We’ll also be covering all the news on Kotaku as it happens.

Call of Duty: WWII‘s Tiny New Map Makes Killing Faster

If you’ve been on Call of Duty: WWII recently, you’ve probably realized the hot spot to rack up kills is the Shipment 1944 playlist. The classic-style map is a love-it-or-hate-it experience, as you’re either adding lots of kills to your ratio or just getting blown to pieces on the regular. Based on the fan-favorite Shipment…

Call of Duty‘s Prop Hunt, One Year Later

It’s been a little over a year since Prop Hunt arrived in Call of Duty: Modern Warfare Remastered as nothing more than a silly, April Fools’ Day weekend event. Since then, it’s become a permanent institution in three different games in the series. You might think it would be too much of a good thing,…

Lesser-Known Moments From World War II That Should Be In Video Games

Call of Duty has returned to World War II. It wasn’t so long ago that Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare saved us from drowning in World War II games. Unfortunately, its success meant we spent the next several years drowning in modern military shooters instead, and when we got tired of that, game devs…

Sources: Next Call Of Duty Won’t Have A Solo Campaign, May Have Battle Royale

This fall’s Call of Duty: Black Ops 4 will essentially be multiplayer-only, lacking the kind of single-player campaign that has been a key component of the annual series for over a decade, two sources familiar with the game tell Kotaku, corroborating a report published earlier today at Polygon One of those sources also echoed a…

My Quest To Make The Ugliest Possible Call Of Duty Gun

Five months after the launch of Call of Duty: WWII, the game’s long-awaited Paint Job feature is finally available for crafting the tacky camo of your dreams. For my part, I have created the gun of your nightmares, assuming your nightmares largely revolve around fashion disasters. Paint Jobs arrived with the April 10 update, and…

What It’s Like Being A Face Of Call of Duty

When Tina Sanchez applied for a job at Call of Duty maker Infinity Ward, the first thing they asked was: “How do you feel about death threats?” That and more stories from the world of Call of Duty on a new Kotaku Splitscreen Last week at the Game Developers Conference in San Francisco, we talked…

COD: WWII Adds Nightmare Leprechauns For St. Patrick’s Day

Call of Duty: WWII’s March 13 update lets you hunt leprechauns, and it is exactly as ridiculous as it sounds. Sledgehammer Games has launched the “Operation: Shamrock and Awe” event just ahead of Saint Patrick’s Day, so there’s plenty of tacky gear, décor, and trolling leprechauns. If you’re feeling lucky, you can try to score…

Call of Duty: Black Ops 4 Officially Announced

After weeks of rumors, a basketball tease, and lots of snickering about Roman numerals, today it’s finally official: Call of Duty Black Ops 4 (IIII) is coming this fall. Publisher Activision did not reveal much more information than that, adding that it and developer Treyarch will share more details on May 17, with the game…

Black Ops III‘s Surprise DLC Is Beautiful

Black Ops III is still receiving new content, and coming back to Treyarch’s 2015 title is a lot of fun. An update on March 5 has added a snowy variant of the Redwood map and the addition of the popular Infected game mode, which became available to play on March 6. I’ve been pretty devoted…

The Next Call of Duty Is Almost Certainly Black Ops IIII [UPDATE: Yes, That’s The Logo]

It’s not quite official yet, but it’s a near-certainty that the next Call of Duty is Black Ops IV. Rumors have been swirling about this for a few weeks now (as first reported by Eurogamer), and Kotaku can confirm via our own sources that those rumors are true. Plus, there’s tonight’s assist from a future…

Call of Duty: WWII’s Paint Jobs are still being tested and aren’t ready yet, Sledgehammer Games said in its last weekly update, calling the initial tease of the feature from former studio head Michael Condrey a “mistake.” It said it will reveal a new date when it is finished testing thegun customization feature.

Call of Duty: WWII’s Long-Promised Gun Customization Is Still MIA

It’s been almost four months since Call of Duty: WWII launched with its ambitious new Headquarters social space, but one promised HQ feature is still missing in action. There are plenty of things to do in WWII’s Headquarters. When you venture to the back half of the social arena, you can test out all the…

Call of Duty: WWII Directors Leave Sledgehammer, The Studio They Founded

Sledgehammer Games co-founders and Call of Duty: WWII directors Michael Condrey and Glen Schofield have left the company they started, Kotaku has learned. Aaron Halon will take over the top role at the studio. We first heard about the move a couple of weeks ago, and Activision confirmed it this afternoon, saying that Condrey and…

McFarlane Toys is teaming up with Activision to create a series of Call of Duty action figures. Due out this fall, the series features fully-articulated six-inch recreations of some of the series’ most recognizable heroes. Like these two. Ah man, these two. The times we had.

Call of Duty Player Hits Max Rank Without Firing A Shot

Here’s a Call of Duty player who just loves bringing knives to a gunfight. Grinding levels is a pretty common objective in Call of Duty multiplayer, but one YouTuber has become the first player to reach the ultimate “Master Prestige” rank in WWII without firing a single bullet. Achieving Master Prestige is no easy task.…

Clever Tweaks Make ‘Prop Hunt’ Even Better In Call of Duty: WWII

I am pleased to report that Sledgehammer Games’ tweaks to Call of Duty’s “Prop Hunt” mode have made the game of silly hide-n-seek even better in Call of Duty: WWII than it was in Modern Warfare Remastered The fan-favorite mode arrived at the start of the Resistance community event on January 23. For a limited…

Prop Hunt is coming to Call of Duty: WWII next week. The hilarious fan-favorite game of hide-n-seek is going old-school for the upcomingResistance community event on January 23. You’ll be able to chase down trash and buckets, as well as earn new French Resistance-themed gear. Note: Due to an editing error, this piece originally said…