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Take A Look At The Improved Tech Behind Call of Duty: Ghosts
You can’t have an emotionally engaging game—which Call of Duty: Ghosts is supposed to be—without lots of polygons and tech improvements. So let’s take a look at the tech behind the game, shall we?
By Patricia Hernandez Published May 21, 2013 -
Call of Duty: Ghosts Gives You a Dog, Customizable Multiplayer Avatars
You’ll have a dog in the next Call of Duty. You’ll be able to lean. You’ll be able to slide. And in multiplayer, you’ll be able to customize your character’s avatar, switching bodies, heads and more. Call of Duty: Ghosts is making its public debut today as part of the reveal of the new Xbox,…
By Stephen Totilo Published May 21, 2013 -
Police Blotter: His Face Fought the Law and the Law Won
Crime is a constant feature of video games writing. Somewhere, someone is doing something illicit with them—sometimes comically stupid, but also potentially tragic. Games and consoles are currency, objects of dispute, sometimes even weapons themselves. Kotaku‘s Police Blotter is here to round up the latest in games crime. Faces of Resisting Arrest WEST PALM BEACH,…
By Owen Good Published May 19, 2013 -
Call of Duty‘s Nuketown Map Recreated in Real Life for Paintball
If you camped in the top floors of the Nuketown houses long enough that you wanted to change its hideous government-issue curtains and carpet, then this video is for you. An Illinois paintball field and (paintball) arms supplier Tippmann Sport recreated the map in real life this past weekend. The nuclear clock tower, the school…
By Owen Good Published May 14, 2013 -
Call of Duty Blamed as Boy Admits Killing Mom with Birthday-Gift Rifle
It’s been a cheerful day for video game crime news, hasn’t it? First was the teenage father who sawed a former friend’s neck down to the trachea over some Xbox Live name-calling. Now an Iowa boy says he killed and attempted to rape his mother after she took away Call of Duty. That’s according to…
By Owen Good Published May 4, 2013 -
Why Is Everyone Being So Sketchy About The New Call of Duty On Wii U?
You might have heard today’s big news: the next Call of Duty is called Ghosts, and it’s coming to current- and next-generation platforms this fall. To be specific: according to publisher Activision, the game is coming to Xbox 360, PlayStation 3, PC, and “next generation platforms.” It’s safe to say that means the next PlayStation…
By Jason Schreier Published May 1, 2013 -
Why Soldiers Wear Call of Duty-style Masks
Now that Call of Duty: Ghosts is an official thing—and since the only detail we’re being given is something to do with masks, I think—it’s an interesting time to look back on what the famous and one-time-infamous Call of Duty skull mask even is. You might not remember the event that tried to place infamy…
By Tina Amini Published May 1, 2013 -
The New Call of Duty is Coming to Current and Next-Gen Consoles
Activision’s annual blockbuster military shooter returns in November with Call of Duty: Ghosts, and in addition to this debut teaser trailer, the game is getting an “exclusive first look” at Microsoft’s event for the next-generation Xbox on May 21. In a news release, Call of Duty: Ghosts was announced for the Xbox 360, PlayStation 3…
By Owen Good Published May 1, 2013 -
Call of Duty: Ghosts Will Be Out This November
Call of Duty: Ghosts—the next game in Activision’s blockbuster FPS series—will be out November 5th, according to a promo poster seen on IGN. Rumors about the next CoD have been spinning for about a week after the console-branded box art (shown above) leaked onto the internet. Retail listings outed the upcoming installment, about which no…
By Evan Narcisse Published April 30, 2013 -
The Next-Gen Xbox Is Getting a Hell of an Exclusive, Sources Say
The long-awaited first game from Respawn Entertainment—the studio helmed by the creators of Call of Duty—will be exclusive to the next-gen Xbox, according to two unrelated sources familiar with the game. One of our sources indicates that there will also be an Xbox 360 version, but no versions for rival PlayStation and Nintendo consoles. Oh,…
By Stephen Totilo Published April 29, 2013 -
Rumor: The Next Call of Duty Is Called ‘Ghosts’
So, this is interesting. Rumors about a game called Call of Duty: Ghosts have been floating around for a month or so, but there hasn’t been much concrete info out there. Today, leaked retail listings and box art suggest that Ghosts could actually be a thing. Above you can see box art posted by the…
By Jason Schreier Published April 24, 2013 -
Call of Duty Rep Stole from Activision to Pay for Engagement Party
An Activision PR manager who stole nearly $30,000 from the launch budget for Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2‘s UK release and used it to finance her engagement party avoided active jail time in a sentencing hearing today, reports The Daily Mail. Kathryn Kirton, 35, stayed out of prison because a judge noted her prosecution…
By Owen Good Published April 22, 2013 -
No, His Mom Isn’t Making Him Apologize to You on Xbox Live
Much as we’d all like to think this is true at face value, it isn’t. It’s a proto-meme, bubbling under the surface of the Internet for a few years. It popped up again this weekend. If you receive this message, you’re being double-victimized. First, some a-hole unfurls a homophobic slur at you in Call of…
By Owen Good Published April 20, 2013 -
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The Bizarre Japanese of Call of Duty: Black Ops II‘s Newest Map
The Japanese language and Call of Duty have never gotten along. But in the past, that’s been simply due to translation mistakes. That might not be the case here. In the latest downloadable content for Black Ops II, the in-game Japanese is both strange and funny. The downloadable content features four new multiplayer maps, including…
By Brian Ashcraft Published April 17, 2013 -
One Hour of Call of Duty Warfare In Real Life Sure Would Be Expensive
Call of Duty warfare would also cost a ton of lives—enough that, if it went on for six days, there would be no humans left on earth according to Vsauce3. Really, getting into the nitty gritty details of how many (fake) resources we use in Call of Duty is intense and ridiculous: thank god it’s…
By Patricia Hernandez Published April 15, 2013 -
Is the Decision to Buy Call of Duty or Battlefield a Moral Choice?
Before you skip everything in this video and run straight to the comments, understand the question: Many (not “most”; not “all”) shooter video games feature licensed, real-world firearms. Gunmakers are compensated for the appearance of their brands as much as the NFL Players Association is paid for its members appearing in Madden. Does this present…
By Owen Good Published April 13, 2013 -
Call of Duty Too Realistic For You? Well, They’re Now Pitting Hollywood Mobsters Vs. Zombies
If Far Cry 3 can have its insane Blood Dragon DLC, then Call of Duty: Black Ops II can get Mob of the Dead, one piece of the new Uprising downloadable expansion to Activision’s blockbuster first-person shooter. The mobsters here are controlled by you and three other friends in the game’s co-op zombies mode. They’re…
By Stephen Totilo Published April 11, 2013 -
Activision’s Next-Gen Soldier Graphics Have Crawled Straight Out Of The Uncanny Valley
During a talk at GDC earlier today, attended by GameSpot, Activision artists showed off what they think/hope next-gen character models will look like. While stressing that these are just exploratory models, and not in-game assets, the fact this is Activision, and that there’s a soldier there, will still be pointing towards the obvious: your next…
By Luke Plunkett Published March 27, 2013