With Call of Duty: Modern Warfare, the series chose to abandon its old form of post-launch support in favour of introducing seasonal content. As the first-person shooter is set to debut its second season later today, Infinity Ward has detailed what fans can expect both in terms of free content, …
Read More »Multiple remasters and reimagined titles are set to be announced by Activision Blizzard this year
Activision Blizzard recently had its earnings call, and in the meeting, they revealed that the company is planning to announce multiple remastered games and reimagined titles later this year. The company is no stranger to remasters, and so, many of the remastered titles which have circulated the rumour mill over …
Read More »A Call of Duty title has been confirmed to be releasing later this year
Though unsurprising, Activision has officially confirmed that a new Call of Duty title is set to release “this fall”. Since the release of Call of Duty 2, a new title in the series has come out on an annual basis. Still, this announcement differs somewhat from previous years’, as Activision …
Read More »Modern Warfare players helped raise over $1.6 million for the Australian bushfire relief
When news of the Australian bushfires began to gain traction across the news and social media, a Reddit user by the name of ‘Gazoob’ suggested in the Modern Warfare subreddit that proceeds from the game’s pre-existing ‘Outback’ bundle should be donated to the cause. After receiving widespread support from the …
Read More »Call of Duty: Modern Warfare update adds crossbow, five new loadout slots
When Call of Duty: Modern Warfare was announced, the game’s developer Infinity Ward promised that all future content updates including maps, weapons, and other gameplay-altering additions, would be provided to all for free. So far, the developer has kept true to this promise, with only cosmetic items being sold for …
Read More »The next Call of Duty will remain ‘boots on the ground’
Call of Duty’s last several releases have been mired in a number of controversies surrounding the players’ movement abilities. Starting with Advanced Warfare in 2014, players were given ‘enhanced’ movement capabilities in the form of jetpacks – with each following game tweaking the way in which movement worked. After the …
Read More »Modern Warfare is the most played Call of Duty game this generation
The decision to reboot the Modern Warfare franchise came partly from the desire to recapture the levels of engagement that were previously seen during the heights of the franchise’s lifespan, with the release of the earlier Black Ops and Modern Warfare entries. It appears that the strategy has been paying …
Read More »Tony Hawk is working on a new game, according to leaks
Tony Hawk’s Pro Skater series was one of the highest rated game series of all time. Beginning back in 1999, the Skateboarding franchise went from strength to strength, with the first 4 games in the series averaging a score of 94 on Metacritic. Following the release of HD consoles however, …
Read More »Call of Duty: Black Ops 4 fixes its loot boxes
Call of Duty has suffered many controversies with regards to its loot boxes. For a number of years, the First person shooter would launch without any microtransactions in sight, only to add them in later, once sales began to slow down. Call of Duty: Modern Warfare seems to be breaking …
Read More »Call of Duty: Modern Warfare breaks records; makes $600 million in first three days
The good news keeps rolling for Infinity Ward and Activision, as the publisher confirms that not only did Call of Duty: Modern Warfare make $600 million in its first three days, but is also the fastest selling Call of Duty this generation, set a PS4 record for the highest digital …
Read More »Call of Duty Modern Warfare beats Black Ops 4 in first week sales
Going back to its roots and reimagining the 2007 smash hit that was Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare, seems to be paying off as, if the UK sales charts are any indication to go by, Call of Duty Modern Warfare (2019) is outpacing the sales of last year’s Black …
Read More »Night maps removed from Call of Duty: Modern Warfare; will be brought back later
With Call of Duty: Modern Warfare launching today, you might have noticed that one of its core new features is missing – namely, night maps. Infinity Ward have removed all the night time maps from rotation temporarily for the sake of cohesion and will be adding them back, in a …
Read More »Call of Duty: Modern Warfare will have a Battle Pass; no loot boxes present
Amid questions surrounding the upcoming Call of Duty’s post-launch loot box plans, Activision took to its blog to explain the situation. Call of Duty’s monetary structure has been relatively consistent for the last several years: at launch, the game contains no microtransactions or loot boxes; it gets reviewed well; then …
Read More »Activision details Call of Duty: Modern Warfare system requirements and co-op mode
Activision has revealed detailed PC minimum and recommended requirements for the upcoming Modern Warfare reboot, along with discussing what’s to come in the returning co-operative Special Ops game mode. PC system requirements for the highly anticipated Call of Duty: Modern Warfare has been revealed on Blizzard’s Battle.net website. Both the …
Read More »Crash Team Racing update will add micro-transactions
In true Activision fashion, the publisher has announced that it will be sneaking micro-transactions into Crash Team Racing: Nitro-Fuelled. This is a similar tactic to what Activision has been doing with Call of Duty recently, keeping micro-transactions out of the game at launch and introducing them later. While we normally …
Read More »Call of Duty 2020 reportedly in upheaval as Activision switches studios and contemplates F2P
For many years now, Call of Duty has been on a three-year development cycle. Infinity Ward, Treyarch and Sledgehammer take turns on a predictable cadence but a wrench has been thrown into the works for Call of Duty 2020, with development reportedly switching back to Treyarch for Black Ops 5. …
Read More »Sekiro: Shadows Die Twice sold over 2 million in first 10 days
Sekiro: Shadows Die Twice has been off to an excellent start. From Software's latest masterpiece reviewed well across the board and earned ‘Must Play' status on Metacritic. Activision seems to be pleased with how things are going too, with confirmation that Sekiro sold over two million copies within its first …
Read More »Call of Duty: Mobile launching soon, beta sign-ups now open
Call of Duty Mobile has been talked about as a possibility for years now but it looks like the success of PUBG and Fortnite has pushed Activision to finally make the jump. In partnership with Tencent, soon, Call of Duty: Mobile will see release in Asia, North America, South America …
Read More »Activision responds to Spyro Reignited Trilogy controversy by adding full subtitles
While Spyro Reignited Trilogy was praised for its faithfulness to the original three games, Activision and Toys For Bob came under fire for omitting subtitles during cutscenes. Fortunately, this criticism has been heard, as the developer has issued an update to add the accessibility feature retroactively. Activision initially remained hesitant …
Read More »A class action lawsuit claims Activision misled investors over Bungie split
In a surprise move earlier this year, Bungie and Activision split up, allowing Bungie to go independent once again with the Destiny IP in hand. At the time, investors called for a third-party investigation into the situation and now, a class-action lawsuit is being pursued. Kuznicki Law PLLC, a California-based …
Read More »Activision Blizzard’s job cuts may ‘negatively impact’ business
There has been talk surrounding a shake up at Activision Blizzard for a few months now. All of that was confirmed in February, with the company announcing that despite a record financial year, 800 employees would be laid off. Now, Activision Blizzard is warning investors that this could negatively impact …
Read More »This year’s Call of Duty will bring back single-player campaign
Black Ops 4 faced some controversy last year when it was revealed that the game's single-player campaign had been axed in favour of a new Battle Royale multiplayer mode. Fortunately for Treyarch, Blackout was received extremely well and Black Ops 4 went on to be a huge success. However, Activision …
Read More »Activision Blizzard is letting go of around 800 employees
Over the weekend, it was reported that Activision Blizzard was planning to lay-off hundreds of staff members. The company held its quarterly financial earnings meeting last night, confirming that revenues are up, but despite that, the company will be shaving off eight percent of its staff. Around 800 employees will …
Read More »Former Infinity Ward developer says Call of Duty: Infinite Warfare 2 will never happen
Although Call of Duty: Infinite Warfare was debatably the game that prompted historically inspired shooters to return, being the best-selling console game of 2016 means there’s still a demand for a sequel. Former Infinity Ward creative strategist Robert Bowling has since shut these hopes down, emphasising to fans that Infinite …
Read More »Leaked listing suggests Spyro Reignited Trilogy will land on Nintendo Switch in August
Spyro fans had their hopes dashed last year, with no sign that the developer had even attempted to port its Reignited Trilogy to the Nintendo Switch. A new listing courtesy of GameStop’s German branch has breathed new life into the rumours, suggesting a launch later this year. Ditching the Skylanders …
Read More »Activision Blizzard reportedly set to layoff ‘hundreds’ of staff
At Blizzcon last year, it became more apparent than ever that things at Blizzard were changing. There has been a shift towards mobile gaming, Mike Morhaime has left the studio and Activision has chosen a new CFO to oversee and manage Blizzard's financial situation. Now, the folks at Blizzard are …
Read More »Destiny director talks short-term and long-term goals as Bungie goes independent
It has been just over a week since it was announced that Bungie would be splitting away from Activision and handling Destiny independently. Right now, there are still more questions than answers surrounding what this means for the future. Clearly though, Bungie is in good spirits about the whole thing, …
Read More »Black Ops 4 infuriates players by adding markers next to those without DLC
Update: The addition of yellow warning symbols next to those that haven't purchased DLC is reportedly caused by a bug that developer Treyarch has since patched. Original story: As of patch 1.11, Call of Duty: Black Ops 4 players noticed a new icon appearing next to their name when matchmaking, …
Read More »Bungie goes independent after 10-year publishing deal with Activision has been cut short
After eight years working with the company on its Destiny series, Bungie has announced that it is parting ways with Activision. The developer has managed to retain “full publishing rights and responsibilities” for the shared world shooter, and hopes to bring more of a “seasonal experience” moving forward. The partnership …
Read More »Blizzard downsizes Heroes of the Storm team and cancels future esports events
We've known for a few weeks now that Activision has started to take a bigger role in Blizzard's operations, with plans to cut costs and ship more games to boost profits. The first casualty appears to be Heroes of the Storm, which is having its development team downsized and future …
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