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Posts Tagged ‘Call of Duty’
Confusion Brewing at Infinity Ward; Employee Morale “Extremely” Low
Saturday, March 13th, 2010If you recall, Infinity Ward studio heads Jason West and Vince Zampella were forcefully fired from their company March 1st of this year. The two then responded by filing a lawsuit against Activsion, their parent company, for unpaid royalties. It seems these unpaid royalties are a tradition for Activision now, according to this new rumor.
Treyarch Gets Green Light For Next Call of Duty Title
Wednesday, March 3rd, 2010Well, it looks like we have an official announcement regarding which team will head development for the next Call of Duty game for this upcoming Fall season, despite the storm of chaos over the past week. As most have probably speculated, the company that will develop the next Call of Duty title (the seventh in [...]
DICE Makes a Pot Shot at Modern Warfare 2
Monday, March 1st, 2010Battlefield: Bad Company 2, the direct sequel to Bad Company, is out very soon. The game is being hailed as a direct competitor to Infinity Ward’s Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2. With the release date of March 2nd, a lot of media has spilled out for the game, including this gameplay, which seems to [...]
New Call of Duty Not Aiming For MW2 Success
Friday, February 12th, 2010Activision CEO Mike Griffith said in the firm’s financial document last night, that they aren’t planning “on repeating the same level of success as” Modern Warfare 2.
Activision Blizzard Talks Financal Results, IP Success
Thursday, February 11th, 2010Activision has just released its calendar Year 2009 financial results, which confirms its releasing new titles for Call of Duty, Guitar Hero, Tony Hawk, True Crime and the SpiderMan series, all by the end of 2010.
Modern Warfare 2 Calls for 25% Off
Tuesday, January 19th, 2010If you haven’t picked up Activision’s blockbuster shooter, Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 yet (is there really anyone who hasn’t yet?), then now is your chance. One major online retailer has reduced the price of the biggest game of 2009 by 25%.
Uncharted 2 Nominated for Writers’ Guild Award
Friday, January 15th, 2010Uncharted 2 is among 5 video games nominated for the esteemed Writers’ Guild of America Video Game Writing Award. According to the WGA, the award was implemented to “encourage storytelling excellence in videogames, to improve the status of writers, and to begin to encourage uniform standards within the gaming industry,”.
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Rumors Aplenty Over Next Treyarch Game Setting
Tuesday, December 29th, 2009Many rumors have been swirling recently about what setting Treyarch will focus on in their newest Call of Duty game; that is set to hit store shelves in Winter 2010. Unlike Infinity Ward, with their Call of Duty : Modern Warfare and Modern Warfare 2, they have stuck with the often-used WWII setting. New rumors [...]
EA Says Modern Warfare 2 Airport Scene “Went Too Far”
Saturday, December 26th, 2009Infinity Ward caught the attention of the news media weeks before Modern Warfare 2 was scheduled to release, and it was not because footage from their upcoming blockbuster had leaked out. It was what the scene depicted that made people question whether wartime scenarios had finally been taken too far.
Call of Duty: World at War DLC Gets Bundled
Wednesday, December 23rd, 2009Call of Duty®: World at War Map Pack Bundle Now Available
Fans of one of the most-popular online multiplayer games ever can now get the entire collection of Call of Duty: World at War downloadable maps in one shot with the Call of Duty: World at WarMap Pack Bundle.
Call of Duty Franchise Nets Multi-Billion Dollars in Sales
Sunday, November 29th, 2009Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 accomplished multiple massive feats in terms of finances and sales, but what did it do for the franchise as a whole? While the series has been around since 2003, Activision’s blockbuster first-person shooter franchise combined with the sales of Modern Warfare 2 alone pushed the series into a new [...]
Modern Warfare 2 DLC set for Deployment this Spring
Sunday, November 29th, 2009Yet another developer has decided to give some info via their Twitter. This one is on Call of Duty Modern Warfare 2 and has to do with upcoming DLC.
Infinity Ward is Bested in Modern Warfare 2’s Pit
Friday, November 27th, 2009Modern Warfare 2 has been a very popular game the past few weeks, and rightfully so. Although the multiplayer has gotten the most attention, the cooperative experience is considered to be equally as good. The cooperative mode also allows for singleplayer play within the challenge maps, and many players try to achieve high records within [...]
Activision May Be Considering A Call of Duty MMOFPS
Saturday, November 21st, 2009To say the Call of Duty franchise has been a success would be a bit of an understatement. The launch of Modern Warfare 2 shattered entertainment business records. Though Activision is content with churning out yearly sequels, it may have bigger plans in store for Call of Duty.
