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We Are Still Shooting The Hinges, And It Still Sucks
It’s been three years since, up to our eyeballs in snow, bullet casings and blood, we were reminded to “shoot the hinges”. A seemingly insignificant part of Call of Duty: Black Ops had become, through a video capturing one act of patience, a poster child for all that was wrong – and is still wrong…
By Luke Plunkett Published October 14, 2013 -
With Any Luck, Call of Duty Just Made Tea-Bagging Uncool
Nothing against tea-bagging in first-person shooters other than it being played out, stupid-looking and annoying. But I guess it’s also super-hilarious, hence this immortal awards show moment a couple of years ago. Uproarious! Now. Despite the good people at Microsoft’s Halo development team trying to re-dub “tea-bagging” as “victory-crouching“, the former is still a thing.…
By Stephen Totilo Published October 14, 2013 -
There’s Far Too Much Eminem In The Call Of Duty Dog Music Video
I just want to listen to some music and look at dogs, but no — here’s Eminem droning on and on about shitting on his microphone and making stupid G-Unit puns. Oh wait, I guess this is supposed to be a video for Eminem’s “Survival”, the song that debuted in part during a Call of…
By Mike Fahey Published October 8, 2013 -
Classic Call of Duty Makes Quite An Emotional Fan Film
If you need some gloom to start (or end) your day, look no further. Director Jared Pelletier returns with Call of Duty: Finest Hour, a fan short which takes place during World War II and gives us a taste of the drama that might have went on on a battlefield. Not child-screaming-obscenities-at-you-over-VoIP drama, mind you,…
By András Neltz Published October 7, 2013 -
Will Infinity Ward Continue to Support Competitive Call Of Duty?
With Activision publicly announcing their support of eSports at the recent Call Of Duty: Ghosts multiplayer reveal it’s become evident that this growing community has a chance to become a long-term fixture of the scene, but a lot of that is dependent on the efforts of Activision, its studios and Major League Gaming. Most recently,…
By Alex Mendez Published September 27, 2013 -
EsportsMaking A Living Off Of YouTube
Over the years YouTube has proven to be a vital tool in the growth of gaming communities. Call Of Duty is one game that has been instrumental in developing new personalities through gameplay commentaries, weapon breakdowns and now competitive gaming. And gamers have found ways to make these video productions their full-time jobs. One YouTuber…
By Alex Mendez Published September 24, 2013 -
Someone Made A Real Version Of Call Of Duty Zombies
Zombie Blitz 1940 is a real-life ride…experience…thing, where 14 people are ushered through tunnels beneath London’s Waterloo station while dudes dressed like Nazi zombies try and eat their living flesh. So, yes, it’s Call of Duty’s zombie mode. Only without the score counters, and shrieking 12 year-olds. Instead, you’ll get shrieking grown-ups. Zombie Blitz [Wish,…
By Luke Plunkett Published September 20, 2013 -
Call Of Duty Mega Bloks Are Coming. Let’s Build A Set.
Following successful outings with World of Warcraft and Skylanders, Mega Bloks completes the holy trinity of Activision properties with Call of Duty collector construction sets. Want to watch me put one together? Due out at Toys’R’Us later this month and other U.S. retailers this fall, Call of Duty collector construction sets are a premium line,…
By Mike Fahey Published September 18, 2013 -
6th Grade Teacher Asks His Students Why They Want The New Call of Duty
No matter how you—likely an avid gamer—feel about the Call of Duty franchise, it seems like there will always be a market for the famous (infamous?) shooter series. So how do a bunch of eleven to twelve-year-olds feel about the game? And why? Kotaku reader and TAY poster GiantBoyDetective asked his students to find out.…
By Tina Amini Published September 16, 2013 -
Oh My God It’s A Dog Taking Down A Helicopter
“We’re adding a dog to Call of Duty,” they said. “It’ll be really cool.” And we assumed they meant it; we assumed the dog would be cool. Little did we know the dog would be this cool. The latest trailer for Call of Duty: Ghosts features some neat stuff, and some dumb stuff. It’s got…
By Kirk Hamilton Published September 10, 2013 -
New Call of Duty Trailer Starts Off In Outer Space
In the latest single player campaign trailer released today from Activision and Infinity Ward, Call of Duty takes you into the sky. Like, way, way into the sky. The entire intro of this latest trailer takes place in space, which isn’t the typical grey and brown terrain we’re all too familiar with. And, of course,…
By Tina Amini Published September 10, 2013 -
The New Call Of Duty Game Is “Not Some Lazy Type Of Port”
It’s easy to understand how someone can look at a brand new mobile game carrying the name of one of the world’s most popular video game franchises arriving completely unannounced and think “cheap cash-in”. Members of Activision’s Blast Furnace mobile studio say that’s not the case with Call of Duty: Strike Team. Following this morning’s…
By Mike Fahey Published September 5, 2013 -
Watch The First 12 Minutes Of Call Of Duty: Strike Team
Activision droppeda surprise mobile Call of Duty on iOS today, and it’s two, two, two games in one. Call of Duty: Strike Team gives players the ability to switch between first-person shooter and top-down tactical strategy with the press of a button. Want to see how it works? Keeping in mind that the video recording…
By Mike Fahey Published September 5, 2013 -
Activison Just Released A New Mobile Call of Duty
Today, Activision is rolling out Call of Duty: Strike Team, a $7 mobile-exclusive Call of Duty title for iOS devices. The game offers a full-fledged story campaign taking place in 2020, and a survival game mode with leaderboards. Both game modes can be played in either the usual run and gun first-person mode, or in…
By András Neltz Published September 5, 2013 -
Call of Duty: Ghosts Riffs Off Titanfall‘s Cinematic Multiplayer
Infinity Ward this week showcased the pre-order bonus for its upcoming Call of Duty: Ghosts, a multiplayer map called “Free Fall” that the developer claims will add a touch of the cinematic single player campaign to the game’s deathmatch modes. Does that sound familiar to anyone? Yes, that’s the exact thinking behind Titanfall, the first…
By Mike Rougeau Published August 31, 2013