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Call of Duty’s Nazi Zombies Look Great in Real Life
Logan Fulton and his pals have put together this short homage to Call of Duty’s zombie mode, playing out a round of the game as a live-action fan film that’s not afraid to go overboard with the yellow glowing eyes. It’s not made for laughs, this is simply a straight-up recreation of the game mode,…
By Luke Plunkett Published May 10, 2011 -
Beachhead Project is an Important Part of This Year’s Call of Duty Game
Today’s Activision Blizzard first quarter 2011 financial results call came and went without specific mention of Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3, but talk surrounding Beachheads buzzword-powered online digital platform indicates it will play a strong role in the next Call of Duty game. Earlier this year Activision revealed that a new internal studio called…
By Mike Fahey Published May 9, 2011 -
Black Ops PS3 Bundle Coming in Three Weeks
A pair of retail sources informs Kotaku that a Call of Duty: Black Ops PlayStation 3 bundle will be available in North America on May 24. The unit—which features a 160 GB hard drive—lists for $299.99 USD. Kotaku has reached out to representatives of Activision and Sony Computer Entertainment. Any comment will be updated here.
By Owen Good Published May 7, 2011 -
Modern Warfare 3 to Get a June Reveal
To no one’s surprise, there will be a Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3. (C’mon, when Electronic Arts’ CEO is talking tough about Battlefield 3 versus Call of Duty, he doesn’t mean Black Ops.) Official PlayStation Magazine‘s latest edition includes a teaser for the game’s big reveal in next month’s edition. See it here.
By Owen Good Published May 7, 2011 -
New Call of Duty: Black Ops ‘Escalation’ Screens Will Give You An Itchy Trigger Finger
Here are a zoo-full of new screenshots from the next Call of Duty: Black Ops map pack, Escalation, which show off the add-on’s four new multiplayer levels; a Soviet zoo, a Cuban hotel, a Russian suburb, and an American convoy besieged by Russian troops. The new zombie map, Call of the Dead, is still shrouded…
By Mike Epstein Published April 21, 2011 -
Activision Explains How Call Of Duty Will Escape Guitar Hero‘s Fate
Guitar Hero was once a shining star of a video game franchise, with each yearly installment generating more excitement than the last. Now the series is on indefinite hold. An internal Activision memo obtained by Giant Bomb poses a compelling question. “Isn’t Call of Duty today just like Guitar Hero was a few years back?”…
By Mike Fahey Published April 20, 2011 -
Parents Concerned Over High School Students Play-Acting Call Of Duty
“It’s too real and too much like the Columbine tragedy,” says one concerned parent regarding a video shot at Rocklin High School in California depicting students pretending to play Call of Duty with imaginary weapons. Oh come on, really? There are no guns in the YouTube video “COD Black Ops JamT productions”, which features students…
By Mike Fahey Published April 15, 2011 -
Modern Warfare Actor Arrested, Charged With Hitting His Wife
British TV star Billy Murray – who many of you will recognise as the voice of Captain Price in the Modern Warfare series – has been arrested in the UK and charged with assault after allegedly attacking both his wife and daughter. The 69 year-old, who is famous in Britain for his roles on long-running…
By Luke Plunkett Published April 14, 2011 -
Black Ops Mod Tools Should Arrive in May
A PC mod toolkit for Call of Duty: Black Ops should release next month, according to this Treyarch developer (and retweeted by community manager Josh Olin.) Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 disappointed many when it did not release mod tools. Treyarch promised last year that Black Ops would bring them back.
By Owen Good Published April 13, 2011 -
Hope You Like Ads, Because Battlefield 3 Will Shovel Lots at You
This may have been a prediction. It sure as hell sounds like a threat. This year, Activision and Electronic Arts will both spend more on the marketing for two games than many publishers will ever spend on developing one, said Electronic Arts’ CEO. As he was speaking to a conference of advertisers, it was surely…
By Owen Good Published April 6, 2011 -
Call of Duty: Black Ops‘ ‘Escalation’ Add-on Pegged For May
Activision’s massively successful Call of Duty: Black Ops appears set to expand in May with the “Escalation” Content Pack for Xbox 360, according to a retailer listing from the Australian arm of GAME. What’s in Escalation? According to that purported listing, spotted by VG247, Escalation looks to feature four multiplayer maps and one new level…
By Michael McWhertor Published April 5, 2011 -
This Man Would Love To Star In A Black Ops Movie
Considering the dilapidated state of the game’s story, you’d imagine not that many actors (Ice-T aside) would fancy starring in a movie based on Call of Duty: Black Ops. So it’s a shame to see Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson do just that. I like The Rock! Not as a wrestler, mind, as I haven’t invested…
By Luke Plunkett Published April 5, 2011 -
Modern Warfare Makers Complain Of Secret Call of Duty Games And More Broken Promises
“Don’t worry about it. It’s impossible for you guys to get fired,” Activision boss Bobby Kotick told Infinity Ward founders Jason West and Vince Zampella in 2008, according to a new cross-complaint filed today in a Los Angeles court. Two years and one Call of Duty game later, the creators of the billion dollar war…
By Michael McWhertor Published April 1, 2011 -
This Is A Live-Action Modern Warfare Killstreak
What would Call of Duty killstreaks look like in real life? Maybe like this. This was created by a crew called The Film Fest Rejects, who also made a video featuring Solid Snake facing off against his greatest foe: Sam Fisher Good job, rejects!
By Stephen Totilo Published April 1, 2011 -
Call Of Duty‘s Cover Competition Has 32 Candidates, And The Fans Are One
Never one to let Electronic Arts steal a march on it, Activision will be holding a vote (hint: they’re not really) for its flagship franchise, allowing fans to select who (or what) will appear on the cover of the next Call of Duty game. You can place your vote in the comments section below. The…
By Luke Plunkett Published March 22, 2011 -
PC Gamers Get Black Ops First Strike Last On March 25
PC gamer holdouts get their first Call of Duty: Black Ops map pack, “First Strike,” later this week on March 25. If fifteen bucks is a touch too steep, Steam will knock off 10% of that for those who pre-order
By Michael McWhertor Published March 21, 2011 -
The Best Modern Warfare Fan Film Continues Briefly, But Beautifully
The gang at Corridor Digital, creators of great video game inspired shorts like Video Game Cheats In Real Life and The Last Minecart, continue their dazzling Modern Warfare fan-film “Frozen Crossing” with a muzzle flash-filled frozen moment. Bullets and blood fly in this latest homage to the modern day Call of Duty, a video tribute…
By Michael McWhertor Published March 15, 2011 -
Modern Warfare 2 Patched Up To Fix Rampant Hacking On PS3… Is It Working?
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 developer Infinity Ward just issued an update to the PlayStation 3 version of the first-person shooter, an attempt to curb rampant hacking in the game’s online multiplayer mode. It appears to be working (so far). “The Modern Warfare 2 patch to address hacking is now live on PlayStation 3,”…
By Michael McWhertor Published March 8, 2011 -
Generation Kill, Hurt Locker, Black Hawk Down, All Are Inspiration For Battlefield 3
You can’t make a first-person shooter without a story driving it. Gone, it seems, are the days of Battlefield games that are just that: A virtual battlefield. That doesn’t mean that Battlefield 3 will be any less a Battlefield game, just that it won’t just focus on the multiplayer gaming that made the series so…
By Brian Crecente Published March 7, 2011 -
This PSA Paid for by Fight Against Tomahawk Spam
“Every day, someone is killed by a total fucking bullshit tomahawk throw in Call of Duty: Black Ops. These are senseless cheesedick bullshit kills. Tragically, we are now even seeing three-way bank shots on Havana. And the killers are free to spam another tomahawk throw right after that. “Decent human beings could never say they…
By Owen Good Published March 5, 2011