Back in 2020, former Call of Duty: Black Ops leads, Jason Blundell and Dave Anthony, formed a new studio, Deviation Games, and swiftly signed a publishing deal with Sony for a new multiplayer game. Unfortunately, that game will no longer see the light of day, as Deviation Games is now …
Read More »Call of Duty to crossover with Warhammer 40K
Ever since Call of Duty began to lean heavily into its live service elements, we have seen a plethora of crossovers announced and released, including the likes of The Walking Dead; Tomb Raider; DOOM; DUNE; Diablo, and many more. The latest franchise set to collab with Call of Duty is …
Read More »COD: Warzone Mobile finally launches next month
Call of Duty: Mobile has been a huge success for the first-person shooter franchise, with the free-to-play game having amassed more than 500 million downloads since its release back in 2019. That said, we have been waiting for the game’s successor for quite some time now. Built using the mainline …
Read More »Ex-Treyarch lead announces new studio
Back in August last year, we reported that David Vonderhaar – the long-time lead at Treyarch – announced his departure from the studio after more than 18 years. At the time, Vonderhaar opted not to share his future plans, though we now know that the industry veteran has opened up …
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 »Call of Duty x The Walking Dead crossover announced
Over the years we have seen Call of Duty lean increasingly into crossover content, with many different media properties finding their way into the game – be it through Seasonal events or in-game character skins, Ahead of the announcement of MWIII Season 2, the team have released a teaser for …
Read More »Next COD from Sledgehammer Games planned for 2027
Ever since they helped Infinity Ward with the development of Call of Duty Modern Warfare 3 all the way back in 2011, Sledgehammer Games have been positioned as the 3rd main development studio for the highly popular franchise – having been the lead dev for entries including Advanced Warfare, WWII …
Read More »Fortnite and FIFA 23 were the most played PlayStation games in 2023
With 2023 now officially behind us, Sony has published an interesting post detailing a full breakdown of the most popular games from the past 365 days. Perhaps somewhat unsurprisingly, Fortnite and FIFA 23 managed to take the top spots across most countries – followed closely by Call of Duty. Making …
Read More »KitGuru Games: MWIII’s Tac-Stance is an FPS Revolution
The latest COD entry has been mocked for its seemingly slapdash campaign, it's uninventive multiplayer suite of remade maps and a Zombies mode which eschews the ‘all-important’ round-based gameplay loop, instead taking the new Warzone map and slapping the barest of coatings of zombified paint on top. With all that said, MW3 has introduced a new gameplay function which may have just changed the first person shooter genre forever – akin to the creation of aiming down sight – the tactical stance...
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 »COD Zombies veteran Jason Blundell joins PlayStation
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. Unfortunately, he would leave late last year, with no …
Read More »Microsoft brings cloud streaming to Activision games
One of Microsoft’s core strategies for the Xbox has been its rapid adoption of cloud streaming as part of the company’s ‘play anywhere’ initiative. With Activision Blizzard now securely under the wings of Microsoft, the console manufacturer has announced that a wave of ABK titles are coming to streaming. Making …
Read More »You’ll only get ray-traced graphics in Modern Warfare 3 and Warzone’s pre-match lobbies
While Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 did launch with support for upscalers like DLSS 3 and XeSS, it does not feature ray-tracing. That will change with a patch this week, bringing ray-traced graphics to the game, but there's a catch – ray-tracing will only be shown in the pre-game …
Read More »Activision confirms DMZ extraction mode won’t return in Modern Warfare 3
Last year with the launch of Modern Warfare 2, Infinity Ward presented us with its take on the emerging ‘extraction shooter' genre with DMZ. Now one year on, support for the mode is being dropped. As part of a new roadmap post for Modern Warfare 3's first season and content …
Read More »Call of Duty is finally coming to GeForce Now
Nvidia has detailed what we can expect for GeForce Now in December, with plans to introduce over 60 games to the library. While Activision has steered away from cloud gaming services, now that the company is owned by Microsoft, we are finally getting Call of Duty in the cloud. The …
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 »Modern Warfare 3 sets new “engagement records”
There's been a great deal of discourse surrounding the recently-released Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3. Initially internally pitched as DLC for 2022’s MW2, the game was ultimately sold as a separate full-priced package. Of course, being Call of Duty, the game was undoubtedly going to sell well, and while …
Read More »Nvidia ships new Game Ready driver with DLSS 3 support for new games and bug fixes
Last week, Bethesda shipped a new Starfield beta on Steam, adding DLSS 3 with Frame Generation, DLAA and Reflex to the game. These features are still in beta but now, Nvidia has shipped a driver update supporting these features in the game. The latest Game Ready driver also brings additional …
Read More »DLSS 3 in Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 is limited to the campaign
Months ago, it was announced that Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 would support DLSS 3, bringing Nvidia's latest Frame Generation tech to the game to enhance frame rates on supported graphics cards. As it turns out, that support only extends to the campaign, as you can't switch on DLSS …
Read More »Four Modern Warfare 3 maps disabled on day-one due to spawn issues
Modern Warfare 3 has officially launched. The game has already attracted some harsh reviews for its seemingly rushed campaign but many were still hopeful for the multiplayer. Unfortunately, there are early issues creeping up there, with Activision already removing several maps. The Quarry, Rundown, Karachi and Scrapyard maps have all …
Read More »Three more DLSS-supported titles are on the way this month
Nvidia has had quite the run of DLSS 3-supported titles in recent months, with Cyberpunk 2077: Phantom Liberty arriving in September, Alan Wake 2 in October and now, Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 is the latest AAA game to sport the tech at launch. On the 10th of November, …
Read More »Activision tries to justify COD MW3’s 200GB+ file size
The Call of Duty games have become increasingly difficult to keep installed on PCs and consoles due to growing file sizes. With this year's entry, it looks like file sizes are going to increase again, going up to well over 200GB.
Read More »Select MWII (2022) maps will be added to Modern Warfare III
Originally said to be a mere expansion to last year’s Call of Duty Modern Warfare II, Activision announced that 2023 would see the release of a new standalone ‘premium’ COD entry: Modern Warfare III. Alongside the inclusion of all guns from last year’s game, MWIII will also bring forward a …
Read More »Nvidia drops Game Ready driver for Modern Warfare 3 and other new DLSS 3 titles
We're just a couple of days away from the early access campaign release of Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3. We already know the game will utilise a suite of Nvidia features, including Reflex, DLAA and DLSS 3 with Frame Generation. Now, the Game Ready driver is available for the …
Read More »Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 PC system requirements announced
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 has already had its beta and is on the way to launch on the 10th of November. While many have already had the chance to test the game out on their PCs, Activision has now confirmed the final PC system requirements for the game. …
Read More »Call of Duty: Warzone Mobile nears 50 million pre-registrations
Call of Duty: Mobile has been a huge success for the first-person shooter franchise, with the free-to-play game having amassed more than 500 million downloads since its release back in 2019. That said, Activision is set to launch its successor next year, with Call of Duty: Warzone Mobile said to …
Read More »“We have no goal of somehow using Call of Duty to get you to buy an Xbox” claims Phil Spencer
After months of legal battles, Microsoft has finally officially acquired Activision Blizzard, giving the Xbox console manufacturer control over one of the biggest franchises in gaming: Call of Duty. According to the head of Xbox Phil Spencer, the FPS juggernaut will feature 100% parity on content for Call of Duty …
Read More »Ubisoft’s XDefiant delayed again
While XDefiant seemed like a surprisingly good competitor for Call of Duty this year, the game has unfortunately suffered some setbacks. The game was due to release a while back but failed console certification, delaying the release by a couple of weeks. Now, the game has been delayed again, this …
Read More »Modern Warfare 3 may not hit Game Pass this year but other ActiBlizz games will
Microsoft's acquisition of Activision Blizzard is set to close any day now and with that, we expect to see many games hitting Xbox Game Pass for the first time. However, in an effort to protect sales of games like Diablo 4 and Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3, Activision has …
Read More »Nvidia’s new RTX game bundle includes Alan Wake 2, new Game Ready driver available
Nvidia has a lot of updates in the pipeline today. For starters, a new GeForce Game Ready driver has dropped, bringing support for the Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 beta, as well as new releases like Forza Motorsport and Lords of the Fallen. Beyond that, new DLSS games have …
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