As part of Microsoft’s Xbox Game Pass revamp last year, the console manufacturer unveiled a new tier of its subscription service. Replacing Xbox Live Gold, Game Pass Core offers console owners the ability to play games online as well as giving access to a limited line-up of games. Four months …
Read More »Activision is FINALLY solving Call of Duty’s file size
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.
Read More »Black Ops 6 beta dates officially announced
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 …
Read More »Black Ops 6 trailer is already Call of Duty’s most-watched video on YouTube
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, …
Read More »KitGuru Games: Call of Duty is More Innovative Than You Know
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.
Read More »Microsoft’s secret ‘gameplay deep-dive’ stream is for Call of Duty
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 …
Read More »KitGuru Games: mClassic – an Upscaler for the Discerning Eye
With the rapid rate of technological progress over the decades, many older games no longer hold up to current day TVs and monitors both technically and technologically. In some instances, even modern systems are far behind the curve of video output, with a number of Nintendo Switch titles turning into a bit of a blurry/aliased mess when blown up on a big screen. This is where the mClassic comes in: a HDMI-based hardware upscaler offering “Real-Time Redrawing of Each and Every Pixel.”
Read More »Call of Duty: Black Ops Gulf War to be revealed ahead of Xbox showcase
Over the weekend, it was claimed that the Xbox Games Showcase would be returning on the 9th of June and that the next Call of Duty would be shown at the event. Now, new sources are corroborating this, although Call of Duty: Black Ops Gulf War should be announced before …
Read More »Call of Duty to transition to ‘open world’ campaigns
While Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 launched with a widely praised multiplayer mode, its single-player campaign left a lot to be desired. The campaign ditched the structured missions of previous COD campaigns and instead opted for 'open world missions'. Now, it appears that this will not be a one-off occurrence.
Read More »Black Ops II sequel reportedly coming in 2025
Though the franchise once had a clear rotation of game developers working on each successive Call of Duty title, the past few years have seen Treyarch, Infinity Ward and Sledgehammer Games all working together in various ways to maintain COD’s annual release schedule. Following the release of Modern Warfare III …
Read More »Call of Duty: Black Ops will return in 2024 with new game set during the 90s
Future instalments in the Call of Duty franchise are often a terribly kept secret, with the next game typically leaking before, or around the time of release as the current title. In keeping with that tradition, Call of Duty 2024 has now leaked, shortly following the release of Modern Warfare …
Read More »2025’s Call of Duty rumoured to include BO2 remastered maps
As Call of Duty has gotten further along in its years, we have seen Activision bring back many of its older entries to modern platforms in various forms. The upcoming Modern Warfare III is set to include the entire suite of multiplayer maps from the classic 2009 MW2 at launch. …
Read More »Call of Duty suffers major leak showing COD 2024 and more
Call of Duty is continuing its typical release schedule, with this year’s COD, Modern Warfare II, coming from development studio Infinity Ward. Meanwhile Treyarch are working on their own COD title, which isn’t set to come out until 2024 (due to delays). Despite this, a significant number of assets from COD 2024 somehow found their way into Warzone Mobile, giving us a look at maps, guns and more.
Read More »Call of Duty is finally coming to Switch – but not Warzone
The Nintendo Switch has been a success exceeding even Nintendo’s own expectations, selling more than 100 million units and turning nearly every new game on the system into a 1 million+ seller. Despite this, Activision has not put a single Call of Duty game on Nintendo’s system – though this …
Read More »More Call of Duty remasters could be on their way
Call of Duty has been a staple of the video games industry for almost two decades, with publisher Activision ensuring the chart-topping franchise released a game every year. With this no longer being the case under Microsoft, it seems the console manufacturer will supplement mainline releases with remasters of older …
Read More »Assassin’s Creed Valhalla outsold Black Ops Cold War, breaking franchise’s streak
Ever since Call of Duty first hit it big, the franchise has consistently topped the charts, both during its launch week, as well as throughout the year. It therefore came as a major surprise when Assassin’s Creed Valhalla, which launched in the same week as Black Ops Cold War, actually …
Read More »Every weapon in Black Ops Cold War is tuned differently for DualSense
One of the most unique aspects to the PlayStation 5 is the DualSense controller. With advanced haptics and adaptive triggers, developers can take advantage of the DualSense in order to create new and interesting gaming experiences. While it was already announced that Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War would …
Read More »Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War will use up to 250GB of storage space on PC
We're closing in on the release date for Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War, which means it is time to take a look at the game's PC system requirements. One thing immediately jumps out here – a requirement for up to 250GB of storage space. Call of Duty: Modern …
Read More »Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War will have an exclusive mode only for PlayStation
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare had some controversy prior to its release last year after it was announced that the game's Spec Ops Survival mode would be exclusive to PlayStation for a full year. Activision and Sony are continuing their antics again this year, with another exclusive game mode. Call …
Read More »Call of Duty Black Ops Cold War beta players already encountering cheaters
The Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War has been in open beta for a couple of days now across all platforms and unfortunately, it looks like cheats have already been developed. Over on the Black Ops Cold War subreddit, there have been multiple reports of cheaters, some including video …
Read More »Black Ops Cold War adds an FOV slider to all platforms
While most modern video games offer a field of view slider on PC, allowing players to customise how much peripheral vision is afforded to them when playing a game, console titles have rarely been offered the option. Be it for performance reasons or otherwise, only a handful of titles have …
Read More »Black Ops Cold War Zombies to be revealed tomorrow
Treyarch’s Call of Duty titles are often just as enjoyed for its Zombies mode as it is for its single player campaign and multiplayer. This year’s Call of Duty will be no different, as the studio previously confirmed that Zombies would be returning. Though we have yet to see any …
Read More »Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War beta dates announced
Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War just wrapped up its multiplayer alpha testing and now, as we head closer to launch, details for beta testing have been announced. As you would expect, Activision's marketing deal with Sony means that PS4 players will get access first, with other platforms following …
Read More »Call of Duty: Black Ops Warzone details leak, including release date and game modes
Last week, Activision officially confirmed Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War, unveiling the title and key art for this year's game. Now with those details out in the open, more insider sources appear to be comfortable speaking up on the project, with the latest leaks pointing to a November …
Read More »Treyarch teases new Black Ops Cold War details
After months of rumours, the new Call of Duty for 2020 was revealed to in fact be another entry in the Black Ops series set during the Cold War. While the blowout reveal event is set to take place on Wednesday the 26th of August, Treyarch have released a new …
Read More »Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War leaks via Doritos double XP campaign
Activision has yet to announce this year's Call of Duty, making this the longest wait between new game announcements since the franchise turned to annual releases back in 2005. While Activision is keeping quiet on what's coming this year, leakers and promotional partners are not. Each year, Call of Duty …
Read More »Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War is coming this year
We've known details about this year's Call of Duty for some time now, including the fact that Treyarch took over its development at some point last year. Now thanks to new sources, we know that this year's game will be called ‘Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War'. The news …
Read More »Call of Duty: Black Ops reboot info leaks from trusted source
Previously we reported on leaks by TheGamingRevolution which stated that a new Spyro game is on the way. The leaker is back now with more Activision information, though this time regarding the upcoming Call of Duty. According to TheGamingRevolution, the next game will be set during the Vietnam and Cold …
Read More »Call of Duty Mobile has a record-breaking start with 100 million downloads in the first week
Call of Duty Mobile has had the most popular mobile game launch in history, with over 100 million downloads of the game taking place in the first week after launch, beating huge titles such as Fortnite and PUBG Mobile. According to mobile app analytics experts Sensor Tower, Call of Duty …
Read More »CoD Black Ops III real trailer drops
If it feels like far too long since you've set the world ablaze with more bullets and explosions that even the Expendables would feel was excessive, never fear, as the next Call of Duty isn't far away. Along with a number of new screenshots, the next game in the series, …
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