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Swatting isn’t a new process in the streaming world. In fact, it’s been a punishable offense for quite some time, not just by Twitch, but by law as a waste of police time. Unfortunately, this holiday season hasn’t been kind to one family, who have tragically lost 28-year-old, father-of-two Andrew …

It’s no secret that Call of Duty: WWII has sold quite well, reviving the series from its slump, but it seems that the title might be doing better than expected. Not only has it managed to outsell its predecessors, but it has outdone any game in the past year within …

It has been close to two weeks since Call of Duty: WWII launched and during that time, Sledgehammer has had to address some ongoing issues. More specifically, there has been issues with servers and connection issues. Earlier this week, Sledgehammer addressed the PC player base to promise fixes and last …

While last year's entry in to the Call of Duty franchise failed to generate enough interest, it looks like Sledgehammer's switch back to ‘boots on ground' gameplay is already paying off. Call of Duty: WWII launched on Friday and already, it has become the series' best launch in the last …

Call of Duty: WWII is launching next week and after rounding up feedback from the beta, Sledgehammer Studios has made a few changes. Not only are the finalised PC system requirements now in place for the game, but the studio has chosen to make some changes to how it handles …

Publishers have been putting a lot of time and effort into finding new ways to sell microtransactions to gamers. Some games have managed to get it right, while others have fallen flat and drawn criticism for it. Activision has become the latest example of this, as the publisher recently patented …

There might be quite a bit of buzz surrounding Call of Duty: WWII but the jury is still out on how good the game will actually be. If you would like to get a feel for the game's multiplayer ahead of time, then you can jump in to the open …

In a controversial decision, Activision chose to release its remaster of the acclaimed Call of Duty: Modern Warfare in an exclusive highly-priced bundle alongside last year’s Infinite Warfare. It was less of an if and more of a when we would see the title break off into a standalone release, …

Update: Following on from last month's rumours, a standalone version of Call of Duty: Modern Warfare remaster is now looking more likely than ever. This time around though, we have hard evidence in the form of a leaked image, showing the standalone remaster boxed and ready to hit store shelves. …

Following leaks from earlier this month, Activision officially unveiled Call of Duty: WWII alongside plans for a full reveal livestream in two days time. However, the official reveal hasn't deterred leakers from jumping in while they still can, with new leaks this week revealing the game's release date, beta program …

Call of Duty has hit a rough patch over the last few years, sales have been declining as players began getting sick of the franchise's on-going futuristic themes. It seems that Infinite Warfare's jump to full-blown Sci-Fi was a step too far, resulting in a low point for the series …

With the top 100 best sellers list on Steam now released, we know that Call of Duty Black Ops III outsold its franchise sequel, Infinite Warfare, by quite a margin. Although we don't have hard numbers, while Black Ops III made it into the Gold Category in Valve's list, Infinite …

The deck has been stacked against Call of Duty: Infinite Warfare since its unveiling earlier this year. The game's first trailer went on to become one of the most disliked videos on all of YouTube and this eventually led to fans of the series making the jump to Battlefield this …

Last week, Call of Duty: Infinite Warfare was released and unfortunately for Activision, it doesn't appear to be doing much to stop the falling sales of the franchise as UK charts show a near 50 percent dip in launch sales compared to Black Ops III last year. Call of Duty: …

With the launch of Radeon Software Crimson Edition, AMD embarked on a mission to deliver monthly driver updates to Radeon GPU users and so far, the company has been keeping on top of it, with new driver updates for almost every major game release this year. That isn't slowing down …

If you're looking to buy Call of Duty: Infinite Warfare at some point today or in the near future, make sure you check which version you friends are buying. We're not talking PC or console either, but Steam Store or Windows Store, as whichever one you buy, you won't be …

Activision is trying something different with Call of Duty this year. In an effort to boost the series' declining sales, it will be bundling in a download of Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare remastered with deluxe editions of Infinite Warfare. While Modern Warfare will be a digital game, if …

Having a familiar face or voice in video games doesn't always work – we're looking at you Destiny – but Infinity Ward is doubling down with upcoming Call of Duty: Infinite Warfare. Not only is Kit Harrington, who plays Jon Snow in Game of Thrones, the lead bad guy, but …

UFC flyweight Champion and perennial mick taker Conor McGregor, has shown to the world that he has a part to play in the next Call of Duty game: Infinite Warfare. Following on from earlier pictures of the man himself in mo-cap hardware, he's now released a screenshot of his character, looking very …

Prior to Call of Duty's current batch of games set in the future, Activision was actually looking to experiment with the series and took pitches for various spin-off titles. This led to Call of Duty: Roman Wars, where the player takes on the role of a soldier in Julius Caesar's army. The game …

It might be a little early to call victory for EA in this latest generation of high-production-value, AAA shooters, but in terms of trailer popularity, DICE's Battlefield 1 seems to have drawn a lot more positive attention than Activision's Infinite Warfare. While the latter was a stand out for its …

As much as Call of Duty is one of the most enduring franchises of the past decade, it does also command quite an emotional reaction from its supporters. When the recent Infinite Warfare trailer dropped, fans of the series took it upon themselves to downvote it en masse, but publisher …

Last week, a PlayStation Network leak and several promotional poster leaks revealed that this year's Call of Duty would be titled ‘Infinite Warfare' and would come bundled with a remastered version of Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare. Now, Activision has gone ahead and released the official trailer and announcement …

Call of Duty has gone through several changes over the years but the big focus right now appears to be on futuristic themes with Black Ops III and Advanced Warfare. However, this year's game from Infinity Ward could take things a step forward with a full blown Sci-Fi setting with …

If you're one of those people who consider the Call of Duty games to be all about the multiplayer and couldn't care less about the single player campaign, Activision has now made a pack just for you. The Multiplayer Starter Pack for Black Ops III gives you access to multiplayer …

We recently heard that EA had set up its own eSports division internally to break into the pro gaming scene and get more involved with tournaments. Now, it looks like Activision is doing a similar thing, as the publisher has apparently bought Major League Gaming for $46 million. Activision has …

Activision has a tendency to tie pre-order incentives to its annual Call of Duty games and this year is no different. In much of the game's marketing worldwide, we have seen that the Nuketown map is coming back for those who pre-order. Unfortunately though, here in the UK, not everyone …

Activision Blizzard is a rich company, clearly; it bought its way out of being owned by Vivendi back in 2013 for just shy of six billion dollars and now once again its dropped a similar figure on another developer/publisher, King. Known for its addiction peddling gameplay in titles like Candy …

Treyarch has said plenty of times in the lead up to Call of Duty: Black Ops 3 that it is setting out to make an excellent PC game. Now, it seems that the studio is going the extra mile to make good on that, by announcing mod support and custom …

Much like how you can skip through scenes on a DVD, Treyarch will be giving gamers the option to play through the Black Ops 3 campaign in any order they choose. From the very beginning, the campaign will be fully unlocked, allowing players to either make their way through chronologically, or …