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Kanye West Preparing a Big Call of Duty Concert
One of the world’s most popular musicians will close the first official fan convention for one of the world’s most famous games. No, Lady Gaga is not rocking a Computer Solitaire con. Kanye West, however, is performing on day two of Call of Duty XP, the big Call of Duty fan convention in Los Angeles…
By Stephen Totilo Published August 23, 2011 -
These Gaming Glasses Have Modern Warfare 3 Written All Over Them
Modern Warfare 3 is going to sell millions of copies when it hits gaming retailers this November, and those millions of players are going to need quality gaming eyewear. Or at least that’s how gaming glasses maker Gunnar Optiks sees the world, and they’re prepared for those lens-craving gamers with the limited edition Call of…
By Mike Fahey Published August 23, 2011 -
Rise From Your Graves, It’s Black Ops Rezurrection Day
It’s time to strap on your space suit, dual wield your space guns, and take out some space zombies on the moon, as Activision and Treyarch launch the all-zombie Rezurrection map pack for Black Ops on the Xbox 360. What you see above is perhaps the most bizarre Call of Duty screenshot I’ve ever posted,…
By Mike Fahey Published August 23, 2011 -
Peace for Our Time. Battlefield, Call of Duty Makers Play Battlefield 3 Together
EA execs talks smack about Activision’s Call of Duty. Wants it to rot. Predicts it will collapse, and soon. Activision execs rolls their eyes at EA, sigh and suggest there’s enough room for EA’s Battlefield 3 and all the Call of Duty/Modern Warfares to co-exist. Meanwhile… In Germany at Gamescom today, Robert Bowling, creative strategist…
By Stephen Totilo Published August 19, 2011 -
Trash-talking Battlefield Publisher Predicts Call of Duty Will Collapse ‘In 2-3 Years’
EA, the publisher of this fall’s Battlefield 3, responded today to a call from their competition for cooler rhetoric with some heated trash talk. “Welcome to the big leagues Eric,” EA spokesperson Jeff Brown said in a comment issued to Kotaku but adressed to Eric Hirshberg, CEO of Activision and the man who said in…
By Stephen Totilo Published August 19, 2011 -
Call of Duty Makers Say Competitor’s Anti-Call of Duty Talk Harms the Gaming Industry
EA CEO John Riccitiello, head of the company making this fall’s premiere Call of Duty competitor, Battlefield 3, recently said he hopes that Call of Duty would “rot from the core.” In Germany, this week, Riccitiello’s counterpart at Actvision, CEO Eric Hirshberg, fired back, defending not just his company’s Call of Duty/Modern Warfare franchise but…
By Stephen Totilo Published August 18, 2011 -
And Now a Very Bloody Message from Call of Duty Zombie Labs
At Call of Duty Zombie Labs, the worlds’ top scientists are working around the clock to familiarize themselves with the undead inside and out. And inside-out. Ew. In this exceptionally gory advertisement for Black Ops’ Rezurrection DLC, due out on August 23 for the Xbox 360, we’re given a sneak peek at what happens when…
By Mike Fahey Published August 18, 2011 -
Modern Warfare 3 Gets Dedicated Servers on PC (That’s a Great Thing for Competitive Play)
You heard that right: Modern Warfare 3 will support dedicated servers on the PC, just like your daddy’s multiplayer shooters did. That’s the kind of stuff we like to see—and the kind of stuff you get when the king of pop shooters has a challenger to the throne. Robert Bowling’s Twitter [Twitter.com]
By Joel Johnson Published August 17, 2011 -
Brace Yourself for So Many More Call of Duty (Websites)
Hope you like Call of Duty! Because Activision, the game’s publisher, is reportedly going on a domain registering spree. The folks at website Fusible believe Activision has registered the following websites: CODBlackOps3.com, CODBlackOps4.com, CODBlackOps5.com, CODBlackOps6.com, BlackOps4.com, BlackOps5.com, BlackOps6.com, CallOfDutyBlackOps3.com, CallOfDutyBlackOps4.com, CallOfDutyBlackOps5.com, CallOfDutyBlackOps6.com, CallofDutyMW5.com, and CallofDutyMW6.com As Fusible pointed out, the domains were registered by DNS…
By Brian Ashcraft Published August 17, 2011 -
Is Iron Wolf the Next Call of Duty?
A pair of hackers that gained access to the Xbox account of a Treyarch employee believes they’ve stumbled across the next entry in the Call of Duty series, code named Iron Wolf. Are they on to something? The Iron Wolf speculation comes after hackers gained access to the Xbox Live account of an internal PartnerNet…
By Mike Fahey Published August 12, 2011 -
Behind-the-Scenes With Black Ops‘ Zombie-Bursting Rezurrection DLC
Treyarch gives us a behind-the-scenes look at the Rezurrection downloadable content coming for Call of Duty: Black Ops, including a look at what happens to zombies in the vacuum of space. BOOM! Along with the video, Treyarch and Activision have also shared a striking piece of art for the new zombie map included in the…
By Mike Fahey Published August 11, 2011 -
Activision Says No Thanks to Facebook Gaming Because It’s Already Kicking Ass In Pay-to-Play
The CEO of Activision Publishing (that’s not Bobby Kotick—he is the CEO of Activision Blizzard) pointedly said his division does not share rival Electronic Arts’ interest in Facebook gaming because “Call of Duty has more players who pay-to-play online than any Facebook game.” Ruh roh. That’s another bon mot offered by Eric Hirshberg at the…
By Owen Good Published August 10, 2011 -
From the Director of Alien, Blade Runner, New Content for Call of Duty Elite
Call of Duty Elite, Activision’s bid to make their billion-dollar shooter more community driven, will be getting some “exclusive episodic entertainment” from the likes of Will Arnett, Jason Bateman and Ridley Scott, the company said during a recent presentation. Speaking to a gathering at the 13th Annual Pacific Crest Global Technology Leadership Forum in Vail,…
By Brian Crecente Published August 10, 2011 -
A Deep Look at Modern Warfare 3‘s Spec Ops Survival Mode
We’ve written quite a bit about Modern Warfare 3‘s Spec Ops survival mode. Think of it as a sort of Horde mode but with the ability to call in riot shield -wielding soldiers and attack dogs. Here’s an official look at the game. You can contact Brian Crecente, the author of this post, at [email protected].…
By Brian Crecente Published August 9, 2011 -
Modern Warfare 3 on Wii Is in Familiar Hands
The upcoming Modern Warfare 3 is being developed by Infinity Ward. Or, at least, what’s left of it. The Wii version, however, is being developed by somebody else, somebody just as familiar with the series, if not quite as popular with its fans. That developer is Treyarch, the team behind Call of Duty 3, World…
By Luke Plunkett Published August 5, 2011 -
A Little Arrested Development Comes to Call of Duty
It’ll take more than Facebook-with-guns for people to sign up for Activision’s Call of Duty: Elite service. Which is probably why the publisher is bringing original content from two of the stars of Arrested Development to the platform. Jason Bateman and Will Arnett, who played brothers Michael and Gob Bluth on the funny-as-hell TV show,…
By Luke Plunkett Published August 4, 2011 -
Black Ops’ Rezurrection DLC is One Small Step for Zombie-Kind
Nacht der Untoten. Verruckt. Shi No Numa. Der Riese. These names strike terror in the hearts of anyone that dared venture into the undead playgrounds of Call of Duty: World at War. The zombie story started there. It ends on the Moon. Due out on August 23 for the Xbox 360, the Rezurrection donwloadable content…
By Mike Fahey Published August 3, 2011 -
Modern Warfare 3 is Also Deploying to Wii
Not one to exclude 87 million customers, Activision confirmed today that it will release a Wii version of Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 this year. Typically, the Wii versions of Call of Duty games launch alongside their HD counterparts.
By Michael McWhertor Published August 3, 2011 -
Call of Duty: Black Ops Getting A Resurrection This Fall
Activision will release the fourth Call of Duty: Black Ops “content pack,” named Resurrection, by end of September on Xbox 360, PS3 and PC, the company says. Resurrection will follow First Strike, Escalation and Annihilation. Details still to come…
By Michael McWhertor Published August 3, 2011 -
Everybody at the Call of Duty Convention Gets a Free Modern Warfare 3
Activision sweetens the pot for fans considering attending the first-ever Call of Duty XP convention in Los Angeles next month, revealing additional details on what fans can expect to get out of the show, including a free copy of the Modern Warfare 3 Hardened Edition. $150 is a lot to ask fans to spend on…
By Mike Fahey Published August 3, 2011