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As we reached the final years of the 8th generation of video game consoles, the file sizes for titles began to balloon somewhat out of control. One of the biggest culprits was Call of Duty – with some of the games surpassing 200GB. While measures have been taken in the past to ease the burden of such a large file size, it seems the latest plan will take this one step further.

Nvidia has revealed the next batch of DLSS titles, although two out of three had already been confirmed previously, with one of them being the new strategy game, Stormgate. Frost Giant Studios is finally launching Stormgate today, complete with DLSS 3 and Reflex support. With DLSS 3, those with an …

Following on from numerous leaks, Microsoft has officially confirmed that Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 will finally be added to the Game Pass library this week. After what I view to be a pretty low-ranking month for Game Pass, Microsoft is upping the ante a little bit during the …

Earlier this month, shortly following the announcement of the new Game Pass pricing and tier structure, rumours began claiming that Call of Duty would finally land on Game Pass this month. Now, a more specific date has been revealed by a number of known leakers. Insider Gaming is reporting that …

As they have done for years and years now, ahead of the upcoming Call of Duty Black Ops 6, Activision/Treyarch will be allowing players to get their hands on a slice of the game early, with early beta access being given to those who pre-order – ahead of an open …

Earlier today, it came to light that Microsoft is planning a Game Pass business shake-up, which will see the service going up in price, and the removal of day-one games for the standard tier subscription. The big reason behind this is the addition of Call of Duty to the library, …

It looks like Xbox Game Pass is indeed finally in for a price increase. Higher prices won't be the only change though, it turns out Microsoft has plans to completely restructure Game Pass in September, ahead of the launch of Call of Duty: Black Ops 6, including the removal of day-one games for the standard tier. 

Deadpool and Wolverine is the next major film set to come out of Marvel Studios, with the MCU entry being one of the most hyped in a while. Aligning with the film’s upcoming release, it appears as though the X-Men characters are set to make appearances across multiple games. As …

Due to the FTC's pending court case against Microsoft over the acquisition of Activision Blizzard, Microsoft has been quite slow in merging Activision IP with the wider Xbox ecosystem. We expected to see an update on Activision games coming to Game Pass in June during the Xbox Showcase, but nothing …

As a Call of Duty title enters the latter half of its life, we typically see the developers having more fun with content drops – moving away from realism in favour of unique or weird modes, maps and more. As part of the upcoming Season 4 Reloaded, MWIII is set …

The Past few years for Call of Duty has not been the best reception-wise, with Vanguard and the latter Modern Warfare sequels receiving quite a bit of criticism from fans. The return to the Black Ops series with this year’s upcoming entry seems to have attracted a lot of attention, …

Late last month after a great deal of hype – and many internal delays – Ubisoft’s XDefiant finally released for all the world to play. Following the official reveal of the game’s Season 1 update during the publisher’s ‘Ubisoft Forward’ showcase, the team have now revealed that XDefiant has surpassed …

We often see many writing off Call of Duty each year, claiming that each new entry is somehow worse than the last, only for them to be critically re-examined years down the line. For instance, after having the most disliked trailer upon its initial reveal, many now praise Infinite Warfare for its fresh take on the franchise. This isn't new though, in fact, Call of Duty has been more innovative in the shooter space than any other shooter in the past decade.

While video game showcases are always a fun time, far too often the visually stunning titles on display are done a great disservice by being live streamed at 1080p – sometimes even running at just 30fps. Fortunately, the upcoming Xbox / Call of Duty showcase will be streamed at the …

With the most recent COD safely in its mid-life cycle, the launch of xDefiant comes perhaps at the perfect time to try and steal as many eyes away from Call of Duty as possible. While in many ways, xDefiant is indeed competing in the same space as COD gameplay-wise, one might argue that Ubisoft’s efforts have resulted in a product which feels as though it was designed to compete with Modern Warfare 3 (2011), not Modern Warfare III (2023) – and that’s not necessarily a bad thing...

Earlier this week, a jury ruled against the operators of cheat-selling site, AimJunkies, awarding Bungie tens of thousands in damages and setting a precedent for future legal cases against those making and supplying cheats for online games. Now, Activision Blizzard has had its own court success, taking down EngineOwning.  EngineOwning, …

While we were already expecting this year's Call of Duty to come to Game Pass on day-one, Microsoft had yet to officially confirm this. We thought they may save such an announcement for the upcoming Xbox Games Showcase, but it turns out they wanted to get the word out a …

While we would typically see last-gen consoles phased out entirely at this point in a new hardware generation, the PS4 and Xbox One still have a bit more life in them than anticipated. New mainline Call of Duty titles are still heading to previous-gen consoles, and that won't be changing …

Earlier this week, Activision officially announced this year's Call of Duty. Just as leaks suggested, this year's game will come from Treyarch and will be the latest mainline entry in the Black Ops series. It would seem that Black Ops 6 has had some extra development time too, as the …

Following on from numerous leaks in recent weeks, Activision has now officially announced this year's Call of Duty. As you would expect, previous leaks were indeed accurate, with Call of Duty: Black Ops 6 set to release this year. While it was no secret that there would be a new …

Summer Game Fest is just a couple of weeks away. With E3 now officially cancelled for good, Summer Game Fest has cemented its position as the new go-to summer event for game announcements. This year's show will see over 55 partners being involved, ranging from smaller indie companies and gaming-adjacent software makers, to the biggest publishers in the industry. 

Microsoft plans to shake up its subscription service after acquiring Activision Blizzard

We’ve known through leaks for a while now that Call of Duty’s next game will be a return to Black Ops, with Treyarch leading development. The game is expected to be officially revealed at the Xbox Games Showcase in June, but the release date may have leaked ahead of time. …

While Sarah Bond appeared to confirm this already in an interview earlier in the month, a new report has come out stating that Microsoft has finalised plans to bring Call of Duty to Game Pass this year.  A previous report had claimed that there had been debate within Microsoft about …

Jason Blundell is a well known name within the Call of Duty community. His reign as the head of COD Zombies at Treyarch had him oversee some of the series’ most successful entries. After departing the studio, Blundell founded Deviation Games and was working on a PlayStation exclusive. This never …

Microsoft's announcement that four Bethesda studios will be shut down has caused another wave of speculation around Game Pass. Reports claim that Microsoft is debating whether or not to keep bringing major releases, like Call of Duty, to Game Pass due to the revenue drop in sales. Just one day …

XDefiant has had an interesting development. Published by Ubisoft, the upcoming free-to-play first-person shooter has been received with a great deal of positivity during its many public server testing periods. Despite this, the game has suffered from development issues, leading to a bunch of delays. Finally however, xDefiant is set …

Call of Duty typically doesn't do a great job of keeping upcoming crossover content under wraps. We've regularly seen leaks for previous crossover DLCs and 2024 is no exception. This year for Modern Warfare 3, it looks like Activision is planning to release packs based on Fallout, Gundam and even …

Yesterday, Microsoft officially confirmed its plans for the next Xbox summer showcase. Like last year, this year's big stream will be a two-parter, with a second stream offering a lengthy deep-dive into a new game “in a beloved franchise”. At the time, we noted that the teaser image resembled Call …

For the first time, GeForce Now is getting support for Battle.net titles. This opens the door for many of Blizzard's games to be streamable after years of staying off the cloud. Several Activision titles also joined GeForce Now recently, including Call of Duty. To kick things off, the first wave …