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Kids Play Call Of Duty, Get Raided By Police
Swedish newspaper Sydsvenskan (via The Local) is reporting that over the weekend, a group of kids playing Call of Duty got a little more than they bargained for when they got all excited about the game. When one of the teenagers was killed in a round, he jokingly fell to the ground and started screaming…
By Luke Plunkett Published January 30, 2013 -
Why We Love (And Hate) Call of Duty’s Nuketown
Few maps evoke as much of a reaction as Nuketown does. Some love it, some hate it, and some—like me—can’t decide between these extremes. The Gameological Society’s Ryan Smith wrote a fascinating writeup on the divisive Nuketown, which delves into its history and explores the virtues and shortcomings of the map. As some of you…
By Patricia Hernandez Published January 29, 2013 -
This Is How You Survive Attack Dogs In Black Ops II
Or, as they’re now called, the K9 unit. Regardless of what you call them, dogs are no laughing matter in Call of Duty. As a scorestreak, they’ll mess your shit up. But! There is a way to survive them. It involves an assault shield though, which not everyone carries around—here is a demonstration by YouTube…
By Patricia Hernandez Published January 25, 2013 -
Pakistan Bans Call of Duty and Medal of Honor Games for Showing Country “in a Very Poor Light”
The world’s best selling video game won’t be sold in Pakistan. Fox News reports that a declaration has forbidden sales of Activision’s Call of Duty games, as well as EA’s newest Medal of Honor release. According to the report, the ban came into effect after shop owners complained how Pakistan was portrayed in the games.…
By Evan Narcisse Published January 23, 2013 -
The Silly Outrage Over A Soldier Wearing A “Call Of Duty” Mask
The image above is of a French soldier currently on active duty in Mali. He’s wearing a mask that looks like the one a character from Call of Duty wears. This is, somehow, cause for enough indignation that the French military and government have opened an investigation into what they call “unacceptable” behaviour. Wow. The…
By Luke Plunkett Published January 22, 2013 -
Watch This Guy Hilariously Terrorize People With An Assault Shield In Black Ops II
Step one: assault shield. Step two: combat axe. Step three: no fun allowed. It’s the fun police, here to mess you up with one of the worst/best loadouts in Black Ops II. I’m curious as to how viable this loadout is, so I’ll have to try it out. I love me some tomahawk, so I…
By Patricia Hernandez Published January 22, 2013 -
And The Xbox Game With The Most Users In 2012 Was… Call of Duty (Of Course)
Call of Duty earned both the first and second spot of Major Nelson’s annual Xbox rankings, which is a pretty impressive (if totally unsurprising) achievement for Activision’s popular military shooter franchise. Halo 4 took third place on the list, which measures the top 20 games based on the number of unique users that connected to…
By Jason Schreier Published January 22, 2013 -
This Guy Will Do All Of Your Chores While You Play Call of Duty: Black Ops 2‘s New DLC
This trailer for Call of Duty: Black Ops 2‘s new map pack, Revolution, is actually pretty funny. Out next Tuesday for Xbox 360 (and later for other consoles), Revolution actually lets you play as the zombies in Call of Duty‘s popular undead-killing mode. This trailer is designed for people worried that the new DLC might…
By Jason Schreier Published January 22, 2013 -
How To Survive A Semtex Grenade Plus Other Black Ops II Myths Put To The Test
Finding out all the small, unexpected quirks of how different mechanics clash with each other in games is fascinating, and that’s basically the premise for all these Mythbuster-esque videos we regularly feature. Usually, it’s Halo 4. Not this time. Here are some Black Ops II myths put to the test by YouTube user defendthehouse, including…
By Patricia Hernandez Published January 21, 2013 -
In Defense of the Camper
They hide in the shadows, in the corners. They’re waiting with a high power weapon out, waiting for you. The plan is to gun you down before you have a chance to react. I’m talking about the most hated player in a game, next to a cheater: the camper. Campers play multiplayer games, typically shooters,…
By Patricia Hernandez Published January 17, 2013 -
Not All Of Black Ops II’s Emblems Are Penis Swastikas, You Know
The emblems in Call of Duty get such a bad rap. People would have you think it’s a wasteland of genitalia, particularly penis swastikas. Sure, sure. Those types of emblems happen sometimes. Most of what I’ve come across aren’t penis swastikas though. Actually, folks are using the 32 layer capacity of the emblem editor in…
By Patricia Hernandez Published January 17, 2013 -
A Gearbox-Developed Call of Duty Could Have Happened. Imagine That.
Am I the only one that’s a tad bewildered by the idea? Apparently, Gearbox—the developers behind Borderlands 2—had the opportunity to make a Call of Duty game according to a translated Krawall interview. Nothing official, but they were in a position to consider it. Obviously, they didn’t go for it. Here’s why, according to IGN.…
By Patricia Hernandez Published January 11, 2013 -
The New Black Ops II DLC Lets You Play As The Zombies
Mark your calendars: on January 29th, the ‘Revolution’ map pack for Black Ops II drops. And it packs a ton of content according to this trailer: not only does it have a number of new maps, but it also features a new game mode that lets you play as the zombies in a mode appropriately…
By Patricia Hernandez Published January 8, 2013 -
Kill Stealing, Disconnecting And Other Rage Moments From Black Ops II, In Retro Form
Maybe the retro graphics on this will help with not having your blood pressure rise while watching typical frustrating moments from playing Call of Duty’s multiplayer. This amusing YouTube video comes from user rabbodirect65, who knows the pain of a Call of Duty player well, it seems. I hate it when I can’t seem to…
By Patricia Hernandez Published January 7, 2013 -
Are We Being Unfair When We Say That Grinding Sucks?
I hate feeling like a cog in the machine—like my actions don’t matter, like I’m wading through tedium before I can get to the ‘meaningful’ part. Tedium exasperates me, makes me start thinking about depressing things like not reaching my true potential. This is true in both real life as well as in games. So…
By Patricia Hernandez Published January 3, 2013 -
I Can’t Decide If This Call of Duty Troll Is Hilarious Or Annoying As Hell
Twenty minutes. Twenty minutes of infuriating yet hilarious trolling in Call of Duty by YouTube user NormalDifficulty. I’ve definitely come across this type of player before—and really, the only thing you can do is to ignore em, right? They want you to blow up or react,that’s the point of adopting these affectations. But playing along…
By Patricia Hernandez Published January 2, 2013 -
Misunderstood Bro Culture And Their Obnoxious First Person Shooter YouTube Videos
You press play. A homemade logo or two pop up—maybe a clan, or a made-up studio. You notice the name of the player—tons of X’s, maybe a 420 reference, and the rest seems incomprehensible. That’s when the top 40 song begins. Then, it happens: a man dies. Cause of death? Headshot, intentionally timed to connect…
By Patricia Hernandez Published January 2, 2013 -
If Nintendo Made Another Mario Movie… For The Call Of Duty Generation
Here’s the second episode of fan series Mario Warfare, which turns the Mushroom Kingdom into something a little more Call of Duty Like the first episode, it can get a little hammy, but like the first one it’s also looks shockingly pretty. MARIO WARFARE – Part 2 [beatdownboogie]
By Luke Plunkett Published January 1, 2013 -
Call of Duty‘s Biggest Problem? Penis Swastikas.
Call of Duty: Black Ops II, like the last few Call of Duty games, allows players to create and personalize emblems—little icons that appear on their weapons and next to their names when they’re online. Naturally, being mature and respectable members of society, Call of Duty players are using these emblems to draw swastikas made…
By Jason Schreier Published December 31, 2012 -
Black Ops II‘s First DLC will be a Timed Xbox 360 Exclusive
Images purportedly of in-store promotional materials suggest that Call of Duty: Black Ops II‘s first map pack extension will be a timed Xbox 360 exclusive arriving on Jan. 29. Five maps are included. “Revolution” sports five maps, one of which—”Die Rise”—appears to be a zombie map. The others are named Hydro, Grind, Downhill and Mirage.…
By Owen Good Published December 30, 2012