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Call of Duty: Black Ops ‘Rezurrection’ Add-on Hits PS3 & PC Next Week

The fourth and final add-on for Call of Duty: Black Ops, Rezurrection, hits the PS3 and PC September 22, kicking off a double XP weekend. Rezurrection’s all-zombie maps include Moon, Nacht der Untoten, Verruckt, Shi No Numa, and Der Riese.

By Michael McWhertor Published September 12, 2011

A Kotaku 4-Player: Pre-Order In The Court!

Joel J. Got an email from West and Zampella’s PR firm talking about how they’re getting ready to go to court against Activision. They sent a quote they said we could use: “I’m really looking forward to having our day in Court”, said Zampella. Zampella and West formed Respawn Entertainment last April, 2010 and now…

Kotaku Staff Published September 9, 2011

Court Date Set for Epic Call of Duty Lawsuit

Mean barbecues. Black-Eyed Peas. Office politics. Secret Flights. The epic Call of Duty lawsuit finally gets its day in court on May 7, attorneys for developers Vince Zampella and Jason West tell Kotaku. Confused about the references in this story? You really need to grab a bag of chips and go back and read our…

By Brian Crecente Published September 9, 2011

Modern Warfare 3 Courting Hardcore PC Gamers With LAN Support

Perhaps seeking to amend some past errors as far as supporting their PC userbase is concerned, Modern Warfare developers Infinity Ward have revealed that the third game in the series will feature something many contemporary games feel they can do without: LAN support. While many other big multiplayer PC games (and former LAN heroes) like…

By Luke Plunkett Published September 9, 2011

Activision Seizes “ModernWarfare3.com” from Battlefield 3 Fanboy

Two months ago, after discovering that the owner of “ModernWarfare3.com” was first using the site to spew some fanboy hate about the game, and then redirect visitors to Battlefield 3‘s official site, Activision moved to seize the domain. Yesterday, it won. Domain watchdog Fusible reports that the National Arbitration Forum ordered the name transferred from…

By Owen Good Published September 8, 2011

It Takes a Studio of Millions to Make a Call of Duty Game

Technically, that’s a slight exaggeration, but from the perspective of most other development teams, the sheer number of bodies Activision assigns to making Call of Duty games still boggles the mind. According to Activision’s executive vice president for studios Dave Stohl, the publisher has at any one time around 500 people working on the Call…

By Luke Plunkett Published September 8, 2011

Video Proof That I Fought On Modern Warfare 2‘s Scrapyard in Real Life at Call of Duty XP

One of the highlights of the Call of Duty XP convention was its paintball field recreation of “Scrapyard,” a multiplayer map plucked from Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2. I took a few stinging paintballs to the thigh and bicep for your enjoyment, if you couldn’t make it to Los Angeles this past weekend. Armed…

By Michael McWhertor Published September 6, 2011

New Multiplayer Details, Sumo Wrestling, and the Price of Being Elite: All the News from Call of Duty XP

Badges awarded at Call of Duty XP [above] give an idea of the activities that expo attendees enjoyed over the weekend. Kotaku spent the past two days the inaugural gathering for fans of Activision’s combat shooter, where the publisher revealed more details about the premium Call of Duty Elite subscription, we spent time with the…

By Owen Good Published September 5, 2011

How You’ll ‘Connect’ to Others in Call of Duty Elite

Activision’s social network and stat-tracking service for the Call of Duty enthusiast, Call of Duty Elite, may become your preferred way to meet and play against your fellow first-person shooter fans. It does a whole lot more, but let’s take a look at what Elite’s Connect feature suite is all about. Connect is where Call…

By Michael McWhertor Published September 3, 2011

Call of Duty XP ‘Juggernaut Sumo’ Pits Grandpa vs. Grandson

One of the many activities on hand at this weekend’s Call of Duty XP event—activities that earn attendees badges of honor—is Juggernaut Sumo. The game? Put on a bulky fat suit gussied up to look vaguely like a Juggernaut from Modern Warfare 2‘s Spec Ops mode and… fight! Lines are long, rounds are short. You…

By Michael McWhertor Published September 3, 2011

Find Makarov: Operation Kingfish Is More Explosive Than Your Average Call of Duty Fan Film

Operation Kingfish is the sequel (of sorts) to Find Makarov, the fan-made short film based on the Modern Warfare series—the mini-movie that fooled us into thinking a Modern Warfare 3 announcement was imminent in February. (Oops!) Not sure we can call this over-the-top action packed short a fan film, though, as it has the official…

By Michael McWhertor Published September 3, 2011

Call of Duty XP’s Real-Life Achievements and Badges of Honor

Activision has a long and storied history of making some of the best video game patches in the business. Or at least they did during the Atari 2600 era. At Call of Duty XP, Activision returned to its patch-making ways, rewarding XP attendees for braving real-life and virtual challenges. For example, should you wait in…

By Michael McWhertor Published September 2, 2011

Guns! Guns! Guns! A Tour of the Call of Duty XP Armory

Hey, you like guns? Then you should really be at Call of Duty XP this weekend. They got guns! Lots of ’em. They even have a FGM-148 Javelin and an alien head. Just head to “The Armory.” Or take a journey with me through the magic of photo galleries! The various arsenals of many Call…

By Michael McWhertor Published September 2, 2011

How Modern Warfare 3 Changes the Call of Duty Multiplayer Game Yet Again

Year after year, how can Call of Duty‘s massive online shooter remain fresh? With Modern Warfare 3, the game’s developers have focused on what works—player progression, extensive customization, tons of maps and game modes—and are blowing it out. Activision offered a first look at Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 the night before Call of…

By Michael McWhertor Published September 2, 2011

Call of Duty Elite ‘Premium’ Membership Costs $50 A Year, Includes All This and More

Call of Duty Elite, Activision’s new social network and stat-tracking service that will launch alongside Modern Warfare 3—and work with last year’s Call of Duty: Black Ops—is largely going to be free to use. But there are very good reasons for investing in Elite. At the war game maker’s Call of Duty XP gathering, Activision…

By Michael McWhertor Published September 2, 2011

Be There Using the Magic of the Internet! Call of Duty XP Live Stream

The first ever Call of Duty expo, Call of Duty XP, is being held today and tomorrow in Los Angeles. If you didn’t score a ticket, you can still feel like you’re there via live coverage on both days. The site says that there will be one hour of live coverage today and tomorrow beginning…

By Jen Schiller Published September 2, 2011

Enjoy, Modern Warfare 3’s New Multiplayer Trailer

Say what you will of the basketcase this franchise’s singleplayer has become, one thing it still does very well is multiplayer. Which, you know, is the reason 95% of people buying this game buy this game. So…it doesn’t really need a trailer at all! But thanks for making one anyway, Activision. Appreciate it. Call of…

By Luke Plunkett Published September 2, 2011

Whatever Happened to That Third-Person Call of Duty Game?

Confirming something that was, well, already pretty clear earlier this year, Sledgehammer has said that helping Infinity Ward develop Modern Warfare 3 meant it had to abandon its planned third-person Call of Duty game. “We came on board to make a third person action adventure game, in the Call of Duty franchise, and we were…

By Luke Plunkett Published September 2, 2011

Hate Map Packs? You’ve Got Nobody to Blame But Yourselves (Or Your Friends)

Whenever a multiplayer game’s map packs are revealed- and Call of Duty is often the worst offender in this regard – people on the internet wail and gnash their teeth. And rightly so, in many respects, since you’re rarely getting much value for your dollar. All that wailing counts for naught, though, because as far…

By Luke Plunkett Published September 2, 2011

A Stroll Through A Bullet-Riddled Parisian Neighborhood in Modern Warfare 3

The record, they tell me, is level 28. We’re nowhere close to that when death comes quickly to both of us. That’s the way you die in Modern Warfare 3’s Spec Ops Survival Mode: In pairs. Death can come to the two players one at a time, but typically it’s sudden and bunched up. At…

By Brian Crecente Published September 1, 2011