Back when Activision announced Blackout Battle Royale for Call of Duty: Black Ops 4, we had assumed that this would be a mode that carries over to each new game. That didn't last very long, with Infinity Ward opting to create Call of Duty Warzone instead- a mode that does …
Read More »Fractal Design launches Celsius Blackout series
Fractal Design has been designing all-in-one liquid coolers for years now. We first saw the Celsius series some time ago but now, the blackout version has arrived, delivering all of the features you would expect from high-end liquid cooler in a uniform all-black colour scheme. As with any Fractal Design …
Read More »Call of Duty: Black Ops 4’s Blackout mode is still free to play, new map available
Despite being the first game in the series to not feature a campaign mode, Call of Duty: Black Ops 4 received a lot of praise when it came out. A large portion of that came down to the Blackout mode, a Triple A take on Battle Royale. For the rest …
Read More »Call of Duty: Black Ooops 4 adds controversial loot boxes after four months of bliss
Contrary to Activision’s usual business choices, the publisher surprisingly allowed Treyarch to release Call of Duty: Black Ops 4 without controversial loot boxes. Sadly, 4 months of bliss has come to an end, as Operation Grand Heist introduces paid Reserve Crates. The change isn’t entirely unexpected given that the series …
Read More »Call of Duty’s Blackout will let players rise from the dead in limited time game mode
Today marks your last chance to try the battle royale mode within Call of Duty: Black Ops 4 before the free trial comes to an end tomorrow, January 24. Before that however, Activision has one more surprise in store, unveiling a brand new Blackout game mode that allows players to …
Read More »Activision announces free trial for Call of Duty: Black Ops 4’s Blackout mode
While Fortnite might have successfully jumped on the battle royale bandwagon popularised by PlayerUnknown’s Battlegrounds back in 2017, the subsequent barrage of copycats has made it difficult to know which ones are worth it and which ones aren’t. It seems as though Activision realises this, and will now be offering …
Read More »Treyarch details changes coming to Blackout based on beta feedback
Treyarch's Call of Duty Blackout beta wrapped up late last night and so far, the new battle royale mode seems to be a big success. As always though, there will be a few changes made before the final release. Today, Treyarch revealed the patch notes for the release version of …
Read More »Nvidia’s latest GPU drivers prep for Tomb Raider, Assetto Corsa and COD Blackout
There are some big game launches heading our way this month, which means its time for a GPU driver update. This week, Nvidia has launched its new 399.24 WHQL driver for GeForce graphics cards, bringing optimisations for Shadow of the Tomb Raider, Assetto Corsa Competizione and the Call of Duty …
Read More »Call of Duty Blackout targets 60 frames per second but some systems may struggle
Call of Duty is doing something a little different this year. Black Ops 4 will feature ‘Blackout' as a brand new game mode, heavily inspired by popular Battle Royale titles. While we can usually count on Call of Duty's multiplayer running at a solid 60 frames per second, it looks …
Read More »Call of Duty’s Blackout battle royale beta will house up to 80 players per match
Treyarch will be breaking new ground for Call of Duty next week, testing the waters of its battle royale mode, Blackout. It seems as though the developers aren’t holding back too much with stress testing, revealing that there will be up to 80 players per match during the beta period. …
Read More »The Call of Duty Blackout beta now has a PC launch date
Update (21/08/18): We already knew that the Black Ops 4 Blackout beta would be kicking off for PS4 owners on the 10th of September. However, we now have dates for PC players. In an update last night, Treyarch tweeted out that the Blackout PC beta will go live on the …
Read More »Call of Duty’s Blackout battle royale beta now has a date
The Call of Duty Black Ops 4 multiplayer beta may have concluded, but those of you who downloaded it will want to hang on to the files for a bit longer. The Black Ops 4 beta is taking place in two phases, one for regular multiplayer and another for the …
Read More »Black Ops 4 beta will be updated in September, so don’t delete it just yet
The Call of Duty Black Ops 4 multiplayer beta may have concluded, but those of you who downloaded it might want to hang on to the files for a bit longer. Activision has confirmed that a multiplayer beta update will be arriving in September. We've known for a while that …
Read More »Call of Duty Black Ops 4 PC beta dates and system requirements
The team at Treyarch is trying something different for Call of Duty this year, shifting away from single-player and focussing all efforts on multiplayer. A few weeks ago, the game's beta dates were announced for PC and consoles, and now, the minimum and recommended system requirements for Black Ops 4 …
Read More »Call of Duty: Black Ops 4 multiplayer beta details announced
The team at Treyarch is trying something different for Call of Duty this year. Black Ops 4 will be the first game in the series to ditch the single-player campaign mode, refocussing all efforts on multiplayer. The standard multiplayer and Zombie modes will be returning, alongside a Battle Royale mode …
Read More »Call of Duty Black Ops 4 event confirms leaks, game won’t launch on Steam
Activision held its Call of Duty Black Ops 4 reveal event last night, confirming that rather than having a single-player campaign, this time around Treyarch is focussing on additional multiplayer modes. This year's Call of Duty will have a bigger focus on zombies, in addition to a new Battle Royale …
Read More »Porn Site block protests against forced-condom law in California
Californian's attempting to access some of the world's most popular pornographic websites this week will have found it a little harder than normal. In protest of Proposition 60, which would make it mandatory for porn performers to wear condoms during shooting, a number of sites blocked Californians from viewing any …
Read More »Study claims Youtube music videos hurt album sales
Piracy is often cited as the main detractor for album sales around the world, but a new study from the University of Colorado and Fairfield University has found evidence to suggest that even legitimate Youtube videos could cause a drop in album sales. The study is called Online Music, Sales …
Read More »Syria is offline again
Syria is one of those few countries that's presence on the internet isn't massively felt and this isn't helped by the fact that every few months it seems, someone gets the bright idea to turn off its connectivity to the outside world. Unfortunately for the average Syrian, that seems to have happened …
Read More »Jordanian website blackout hits hundreds in protest
Update: The main site for 7oryanet does appear to be down for now, but the explanation of the protest is still up. The site's owners just tweeted that they are working on getting the site back online. Original Story In a similar style to the website blackouts initiated by many …
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