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Four New Looks At Call Of Duty: Black Ops

These new Call of Duty: Black Ops screens from Treyarch take us over the mountains and through the woods. Be sure to check out our most recent Black Ops impressions

By Aulistar Mark Published August 18, 2010

Call Of Duty Devs Warn Of Gamertag Imposters

The multiplayer trailer for the latest Call of Duty game had some gamertags featured, and some unscrupulous souls are taking advantage of that to scam people on Xbox Live. Josh Olin and David Vonderhaar, from Call of Duty: Black Ops developers Treyarch, have alerted fans of the game to the fact that someone is contacting…

By Luke Plunkett Published August 12, 2010

Call Of Duty Map Packs Downloaded Over 20 Million Times

Complain about the cost of Call of Duty map packs all you want; it doesn’t stop Activision charging a ton for them, and it’s certainly not stopping people from buying them. The publisher revealed today that over 20 million map packs for the Call of Duty franchise have now been sold. That’s not just Modern…

By Luke Plunkett Published August 3, 2010

Call of Duty’s Pay To Play Rumors Squashed By Treyarch, Infinity Ward

The publisher of Call of Duty may want to explore “new digital business models” for its bestselling military shooter—perhaps as an MMO—but rumors of Modern Warfare 2 going pay-to-play appear to be premature. Call of Duty: Modern Warfare developer Infinity Ward’s Robert Bowling took to his massively followed Twitter account today, dispelling rumors that the…

By Michael McWhertor Published July 19, 2010

Lawsuit: Activision Created Modern Warfare “Police State”

Guarded doors, secret interrogations and broken promises are just the latest allegations laid out in the ongoing saga about the break-up between the world’s largest game publisher and the people in charge of creating Modern Warfare 2. Activision created a “police state,” conducted secret “interrogations” of employees and held $54 million dollars hostage as they…

By Brian Crecente Published July 9, 2010

Activision Wants “More Value” For Call Of Duty Xbox Live Players

The Call of Duty games have a massive multiplayer following on Xbox 360. But is the series going to make the leap to a massively multiplayer online game? Nothing is confirmed yet. “We’ve heard that 60 per cent of [Microsoft’s] subscribers are principally on Live because of Call of Duty,” Activision Blizzard honcho Robert Kotick…

By Brian Ashcraft Published July 5, 2010

Call Of Has A LOT Of Helicopters

Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare’s most famous aerial sequence may involve an AC-130 Hercules, but as this clip shows, the real stars of the show are the game’s helicopters. All 147 of them. How do we know there are 147 helicopters? Because some guy has a blog called “Call of Helicopters“, in which every…

By Luke Plunkett Published June 21, 2010

Modern Warfare 2 Resurgence Package Dated For PS3, PC

Infinity Ward provides an ETA for Modern Warfare 2‘s second map pack. PlayStation 3 owners get the “Resurgence Pack” on July 6 in the US, the next day in Europe. PC gamers worldwide get it July 6. Hoorah!

By Michael McWhertor Published June 11, 2010

Modern Warfare: Frozen Crossing Outdoes The Previous Best Call of Duty Fan Film

How can this short action flick manage to knock out the previous title holder for best fan made Call of Duty movie? It’s bigger, bloodier and has a more substantial budget. And it’s from the same creative team. The second chapter of Niko Pueringer and Sam Gorski’s Modern Warfare: Frozen Crossing makes use of its…

By Michael McWhertor Published June 7, 2010

Hold It There Soldier, That Tattoo’s Not Serviceable

This might sound nitpicky, but it’s not to veterans who game. And those who served in Vietnam might wonder why Call of Duty: Black Ops personnel in “denied” areas would want to advertise an American military unit on their forearm. That’s the point behind Aaron Schol’s interesting research into the unit insignia tattooed on the…

By Owen Good Published June 6, 2010

Modern Warfare 2 Soundtrack Hits iTunes

Listen to Modern Warfare 2 without playing it. The Hans Zimmer soundtrack for the game is now available on iTunes for 10 American dollars, give or take a penny. [Thanks, Paul]

By Stephen Totilo Published June 1, 2010

Wii Version Will Blow You Away

Call of Duty games on the Nintendo Wii have been far from spectacular. But developer Treyarch promises that the Wii version of Call of Duty: Black Ops “will blow you away.”

By Brian Ashcraft Published June 1, 2010

Get An Inside Look At Modern Warfare 2’s ‘Resurgence’ Pack

Call of Duty developer Infinity Ward will unleash the new Resurgence map pack for Modern Warfare 2 next week and creative strategist Robert Bowling is here, in video form, to tell you all about it. When screen shots won’t do, this new look at Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2’s second (and final?) batch of…

By Michael McWhertor Published May 28, 2010

Say You Like Call of Duty And Activision Will Donate To Veterans Fund

Memorial Day is this coming Monday and what better way to celebrate your day off, here in the U.S., than by helping a group that finds jobs for veterans? All you have to do is “Like” Activison’s Call of Duty Endowment Facebook page by noon on Memorial Day and they will increase their donation to…

By Brian Crecente Published May 28, 2010

What Was Call of Duty: Devil’s Brigade?

We’ve got a sighting of what may be a World War II Call of Duty game that was built for the Xbox 360. The website for visual artist Terry Allen shows three brief clips from what Allen refers to as a ” a COD game called Devil’s Brigade set in Italy in WWII.” The clips…

By Stephen Totilo Published May 14, 2010

Rumor: Call of Duty Has Another New Developer In Raven [Update]

With close to half of the team at Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 developer Infinity Ward bailing on the troubled developer, publisher Activision appears to have found a new source for Call of Duty development. Raven Software, the developer of sci-fi shooters Wolfenstein and the recently completed Singularity, has been pulled off its current…

By Michael McWhertor Published May 13, 2010

Call Of Duty: Black Ops Has 4-Player Co-op

A few more details on Treyarch’s Call of Duty: Black Ops popped up today, answering a few of the more pointed questions arising from the game’s debut trailer Intrigued by the presence of an SR-71 Blackbird reconnaissance aircraft in the clip? According to this report there’ll be another “C-130” sequence in Black Ops, with a…

By Luke Plunkett Published May 11, 2010

Activision Boss Explains Firing Of Modern Warfare Creators, What’s Next For Infinity Ward

The canning of Infinity Ward founders Jason West and Vince Zampella was not a decision that Activision took lightly, says big boss Bobby Kotick, saying that the pair’s conduct was a disappointing “compromise of our friendship.” The man at the top of one of the world’s biggest video game publishers laid out Activision’s side of…

By Michael McWhertor Published May 6, 2010

The Top 50 Video Game Franchises Of All Time, Voted By Gamers

The 2010 Guinness Book of World Records Gamer’s Edition features a list of the Top 50 video game series as voted by the gaming public. Which series came out on top between The Legend of Zelda, Call of Duty, and Halo? Instead of opting to go with game review scores or a board of experts,…

By Mike Fahey Published May 6, 2010

What Has Treyarch Done For Call of Duty?

The upcoming Call of Duty title, Call of Duty: Black Ops, was developed by Santa Monica-based studio Treyarch. The studio did not create Call of Duty. Has it done anything for the franchise? Back in 2003, the Call of Duty franchise was developed and created by Infinity Ward for the PC. Treyarch was brought on…

By Brian Ashcraft Published May 3, 2010