Posts Tagged ‘Call of Duty’

Call of Duty on PS Vita a “Game Changer,” Due This Fall
Tuesday, February 21st, 2012

It was recently revealed that the Vita would be getting support from some huge franchises, popular shooter Call of Duty being among them. In an interview with GameTrailers.com, Senior Vice President of PlayStation Brand Marketing Guy Longworth dropped an interesting news bit for series fans, saying that Vita’s first Call is currently expected to arrive [...]

New Rumors Point Towards Next CoD Being Black Ops 2
Sunday, February 19th, 2012

With the first Black Ops breaking all kinds of sales records (later broken by MW3), it’s no surprise that yet another Black Ops is probably in development. But if looking at Activision’s track history at repeatedly reiterating a sales hit wasn’t enough, new rumors also point to a 2012 release of BO2.

Modern Warfare 3 Development Team Hiring for Unannounced Title
Wednesday, December 7th, 2011

Following the collapse of Infinity Ward, which wasn’t too long ago, a new development team was born. Named Sledgehammer Games, the team was constructed specifically to follow in Infinity Ward’s footsteps, a team that produced four extremely well-received Call of Duty titles. Now that they’ve released their first title with success, it appears that they [...]

Call of Duty Elite Facing Server Issues
Tuesday, November 8th, 2011

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 is arguably the year’s most anticipated game, and is expected to break sales record set by Call of Duty: Black Ops last year. Along with MW3, Activision has introduced Call of Duty Elite, a combination of free and paid stats tracking system, but many who tried to sign up [...]

Modern Warfare 3 Gets Its Own Live Action Trailer
Sunday, November 6th, 2011

Hot off the heels of Battlefield 3‘s live action trailer, Modern Warfare 3 gets one of its own. Activision did not mess around by getting some unknown actors, instead it splashed the cash on big-name actors such as Sam Worthington and Jonah Hill, while Dwight Howard featured as a cameo at the end of the [...]

Engage In Modern Warfare For a Deal
Monday, October 17th, 2011

We’re less than a month away from the release of Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 and Battlefield 3 and there are millions of gamers who can’t wait. EA and Activision have waged a verbal war over which game is the ultimate shooter and deserving of the consumers’ cold, hard cash. Gamers strapped for dough and [...]

Modern Warfare 3 Emphasizes Story, and Aims to do it Better than Battlefield
Monday, October 10th, 2011

The first-person shooter genre has been filled to the brim with an array of titles this generation, many of which fight to differentiate themselves to stand out from the pack. The Call of Duty has been the best-selling in the genre, while offering little in the way of difference, but has routinely delivered a polished [...]

Pachter: GTA Won’t Maintain Position as Biggest Mainstream Franchise
Wednesday, September 21st, 2011

Grand Theft Auto is arguably the biggest mainstream franchise in gaming, but with Activision’s Call of Duty: Black Ops outselling GTA IV and the franchise raking in billions, its position is in jeopardy. Analyst Michael Pachter believes that, with the Call of Duty series receiving such success (especially with a yearly installment), Rockstar’s GTA IP [...]

EA Says Battlefield 3 Has No Chance Against Modern Warfare 3′s Popularity
Monday, September 12th, 2011

The Call of Duty and Battlefield series have been competing for years now, but this year is different. The upcoming Modern Warfare 3 has been the target of skepticism, while Battlefield 3 has been garnering unprecedented pre-release attention. This extremely apparent behavior would make you think that EA has the upper hand this year, but [...]

New HD Modern Warfare 3 Images Awaken Reminiscence
Saturday, September 3rd, 2011

Up until now, all we’ve seen from Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 are flashy trailers and a couple of obscure screenshots. Activision is finally beginning to release some media in an attempt to combat the overwhelming hype for Battlefield 3, and today we have several gameplay screenshots to show for it.

EA Plans to Give Call of Duty Serious “Competition for the First Time”
Saturday, September 3rd, 2011

EA sure knows how to build attention for their game. By essentially declaring war on the most popular franchise in the industry, the studio has captured the attention of the entire gaming community. It looks like EA’s Labels boss Frank Gibeau is at it again, this time claiming the reason that the Call of Duty franchise has [...]

Black Ops Successfully Produces Over 18 Million Sales of Overpriced Map Packs
Friday, September 2nd, 2011

Since its inception, the development of downloadable content has been a mixed bag for the gaming industry. While consumers are enjoying additional content for many of their favorite games in ways that previous generations were unable to provide, publishers are finding tricky ways of using it as a way to generate significant additional revenue without [...]

Modern Warfare 3 Hardened Edition Details Captured
Thursday, September 1st, 2011

It was previously announced that attendees of the Call of Duty XP event would receive a voucher for the Hardened Edition of the game when it launches on November 8. However, until now people have had no idea what extra goodies would be included. A European advertisement has been leaked revealing the extra content. You [...]

PS3′s Aging Hardware is Limiting Call of Duty Says Sledgehammer CEO
Thursday, August 25th, 2011

The Call of Duty series may be the best selling franchise in recent times, but plenty of gamers reckon that it hasn’t changed much over the past few releases. Many are quick to say that it’s the fault of the developer, but it appears that the developer is blaming the hardware.

Call of Duty: Black Ops Annihilation DLC Dated For PS3, PC
Friday, July 15th, 2011

Love it or hate it, Call of Duty: Black Ops is the biggest game on PS3, having drawn in millions of players in record time and fans having put in “billions of hours” of playtime across the game’s various map packs. While Microsoft may have secured a timed exclusivity deal for CoD DLC, PS3 owners [...]