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In China, Free-to-Play Call of Duty Online Is Oscar Mike

China is getting its own COD—and not merely as the new foreign bad guys. Meet Call of Duty Online. Other than the single player campaign, isn’t all Call of Duty online? Well, yes. But in China, it’s Call of Duty Online. Announced today, the game is published by Chinese gaming giant Tencent. Activision first mentioned…

By Brian Ashcraft Published July 3, 2012

Black Ops II Pre-Order Bonuses Now Include Nuketown 2025

Do you love Black Ops? Do you love Nuketown? Do you wish you could pre-order Black Ops II and go back to Nuketown? Well then today is your lucky day! Major retailers have updated their pre-order bonuses to reflect the recently announced Nuketown 2025 map being made for Call of Duty: Black Ops II The…

By Dave Oshry Published July 1, 2012

Six Billion Pounds of Video Games Were Sold Last Year (And Other Weird Environmental Facts)

We often think of video games and hardware in terms of units sold, or money made. We don’t usually think of them in terms of how much they weigh, or how much crap needs to be dug out of the ground to make them. Which is why this infographic is interesting reading. Sure, this is…

By Luke Plunkett Published June 29, 2012

Call of Duty Makes for the Most Un-Romantic Marriage Proposal Ever

When people with money get married, a heavily manicured, storybook ceremony is to be expected because it’s a public appearance of some sort. It’s what takes place in private that is truly revelatory and Chad Ochocinco, noted gamer and iconoclast NFL star, apparently couldn’t put down his controller when he popped the question to Evelyn…

By Owen Good Published June 23, 2012

This Looks Like the First Information on the Vita’s Upcoming Call of Duty Game [UPDATE]

Mega-retailers Wal-Mart and Amazon have posted product information pages for Call of Duty: Black Ops: Declassified, the Vita-only version of Activision’s popular shooter franchise. The game is described as featuring an all-new campaign of “Special Ops Missions,” as well as multiplayer tailored to the Vita. It’s listed for $50, which is $10 more than most…

By Kirk Hamilton Published June 19, 2012

Call of Duty‘s Next Two Maps Could be Modern Warfare 2 Throwbacks

According to this video, the map names “Shipbreaker” and “Terminal” briefly appeared in the map selection list of Modern Warfare 3‘s private match menu, apparently tipping off the names of two maps to come in the game’s next DLC drop this month. The enthusiast site CallofDutyMapPacks.com speculates that “Shipbreaker” could be a new Face Off…

By Owen Good Published June 17, 2012

Reggie Shows Jimmy Fallon How to Flick Throwing Stars with the Wii U Controller

This week, Jimmy Fallon’s Late Night provided a kind of victory lap for video gaming’s heavy-hitting brands coming out of E3. “Video Game Week” on the show wrapped up last night with Reggie Fils-Aime, the boss of Nintendo of America, giving Fallon some hands-on time with the Wii U. Sure, it’s a hype appearance, but…

By Owen Good Published June 16, 2012

Tony Hawk and Guitar Hero Development Team Heeds the Call of Duty

Neversoft, the Activision developement studio known for introducing Tony Hawk to video games and carrying the Guitar Hero torch, updated its website to reflect its new role supporting the Call of Duty franchise. Fingers crossed for skateboarding guitarist zombies. [Gamespot]

By Mike Fahey Published June 15, 2012

Wow. This 140-Foot-Wide Call of Duty Trailer Is Incredible.

This is most of the stunning Call of Duty: Black Ops 2 trailer that is stopping crowds at E3. This is the spectacle of E3, in terms of stopping hordes of people in their tracks… and with good reason. The screen Activision is running this thing on is over 100 feet wide. It’s a hell…

By Stephen Totilo Published June 7, 2012

See the Bluth Brothers Talking Shit Over a Call of Duty Game

This is a trailer for Jason Bateman and Will Arnett’s Cocked Hammers, a series of comedy shorts that’ll be running as part of Call of Duty Elite. I hope the actual episodes feature more comedy. Or at least more chicken dancing.

By Luke Plunkett Published June 6, 2012

New Black Ops Game Coming to Vita

Call of Duty was one of the first games announced for the Vita, but we’ve seen or heard almost nothing since. That changed today, when Sony revealed that Call of Duty: Black Ops: Declassified will be out on the handheld this holiday season.

By Luke Plunkett Published June 4, 2012

Black Ops II’s DLC Hits Xbox First

You may have seen this coming, given Microsoft’s history of such manoeuvres, but in case you didn’t, the company announced earlier today that all of Black Ops II’s DLC will hit the Xbox 360 first. All of it.

By Luke Plunkett Published June 4, 2012

Black Ops 2 Blows Up E3 and Los Angeles in New Gameplay Footage

The City of Angels goes to hell in the newest gameplay footage from Treyarch’s upcoming sequel to the hit Call of Duty: Black Ops. L.A.’s iconic freeways become a shattered battlefield when future America’s massive store unmanned war assets get turned against us. An escort mission where the player character safeguards the American president through…

By Evan Narcisse Published June 4, 2012

Ex-Modern Warfare Makers’ Lawsuit Against Activision Has Been Resolved [UPDATE]

According to Polygon‘s Michael McWhertor, Modern Warfare creators Jason West and Vince Zampella lawsuit against Activision has been resolved. The L.A. Times‘ Ben Fritz reports confirmation from both parties” lawyers Kotaku has reached out to both parties for comment and will update once we hear more. Update: West and Zampella’s Lawyer has told Kotaku the…

By Kirk Hamilton Published May 31, 2012

Minecraft Breaks Call of Duty’s Grip Atop Xbox Live’s Chart

In news certain to delight indie games fans, Minecraft has done something that has not been seen in a long time—knock a Call of Duty game out of the top two on the Xbox 360’s most-played list. To put this in perspective, the only thing that knocked Call of Duty: Black Ops out of the…

By Owen Good Published May 27, 2012

Call of Duty Creators Say Oliver North Helped Make Their Game More Authentic

Lt. Col. Oliver North is a polarizing figure in American history and, we found out, earlier this month, an advisor on the next huge Call of Duty game, Black Ops II North isn’t your average video game consultant. He was one of the main actors in the Iran-Contra scandal that wracked America in the ‘80s.…

By Stephen Totilo Published May 24, 2012

Why Call of Duty Still Has Single-Player Campaigns

Call of Duty was always popular, but became a cultural phenomenon only in 2007 thanks to a revised multiplayer system that hooked players with a then-innovative ability-unlocking level-based system. That year’s Call of Duty IV: Modern Warfare became the new GoldenEye, the new Halo… the new multiplayer game that it seemed like everyone who had…

By Stephen Totilo Published May 24, 2012

Modern Warfare Creators Were Going To Make $16 Million Each In The Year They Were Fired

All manner of dirty laundry is currently being aired the ongoing ongoing lawsuit between Activision and Vince Zampella and Jason West, creators of Call of Duty: Modern Warfare A series of internal Activision emails indicate the projected 2009 and 2010 earnings of the most well-paid 30 employees at Infinity Ward. In 2010, the year that…

By Kirk Hamilton Published May 22, 2012

So, Activision and Call of Duty’s Creators Had a Pretty Bitchy Relationship

A stack of emails released as part of the ongoing legal action between Activision and Call of Duty’s creators have turned up some hilariously catty exchanges and contingency plans coming from the publisher’s top brass. Posted over on the LA Times, a 2009 email from Activision’s president of publishing, Mike Griffith, mentions a plan to…

By Luke Plunkett Published May 21, 2012

Call of Duty “Hacker” Jailed for Spreading Virus, Stealing Credit Card Numbers, Being a Thug

Englishman Lewys Martin thought it would be a good idea to to offer people “hacks” for Call of Duty Games, which not only broke the rules of the game, but also included a virus. No, Lewys, it was not a good idea, especially since it’s now got you some jail time. Martin, who is only…

By Luke Plunkett Published May 18, 2012