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Activision Blames Disappointing Call Of Duty Sales On World War II
3.5.2022
The Call of Duty machine stalled last year, in response to which publisher Activision Blizzard is blaming the slowdown on the latest game’s World War II setting and lack of “innovation.” Sure.Read more
Activision Announces 47th Call of Duty, Modern Warfare II, Which Is The 10th Modern Warfare Game
29.4.2022
I don’t need to tell you that the Call of Duty franchise is massively popular. Equally, you’re already well aware that the Modern Warfare sub-franchise within Call of Duty is pretty successful too. So it’s no surprise that we are getting another Call of Duty Modern Warfare, this one a sequel to...
Report: There Will Be No Mainline Call Of Duty Game Released In 2023
23.2.2022
The Call of Duty series, a sales juggernaut since its debut in 2003, will for the first time in decades be skipping a year in 2023, following reports that Activision has delayed next year’s mainline game.Read more
Report: Warzone Devs: "We F**ked Stuff Up. We Broke It."
11.2.2022
In a reported meeting between Call of Duty developers and select content creators and influencers, the Warzone devs admitted that the free-to-play battle royale was in a bad state, telling those in attendance that they had “fucked up” and that the current state of the popular online shooter...
Microsoft Closing In On $50 Billion Deal To Buy Activision Blizzard
17.1.2022
In an extraordinary turn of events, the Wall Street Journal is reporting today that Microsoft is getting near to a deal to buy Activision Blizzard. Which not only would be one of the most major shake-ups in the gaming industry in years, but also could finally spell out the end for its horrendous...
Call of Duty QA Testers Face Layoffs After Reportedly Being Promised Raises By Activision
4.12.2021
Today, contract testers at the Call of Duty studio Raven Software were told that the studio would face layoffs on January 28th of next year, a Call of Duty community manager said on Twitter. A source familiar with the goings-on at the company confirmed to Kotaku that for the next few days in early...
Bobby Kotick Has Always Been A Siimy Douchebag
24.11.2021
Bobby Kotick is a weasel of the highest order. And while he may finally be facing a reckoning for some of his actions as CEO of Activision Blizzard, it’s been a long time coming.Read more
15 Years Later, Call of Duty Fan Gets Credit For Game-Changing Control Scheme
15.11.2021
In 2006, quadriplegic video game tester and streamer Randy Fitzgerald helped create “NOM4D,” a button layout for Call of Duty designed for disabled players. At the time, he says, he was told he’d be credited by name in the game, but that didn’t happen. All CoD titles since then have omitted...
Call Of Duty: Vanguard's Campaign Is An Insult To World War II
11.11.2021
The original Call Of Duty, released 18 years ago, was a game that gave a shit about the Second World War. To play it today (and you should, it remains excellent) is to experience fear, disorganization, confusion, and horror. A bunch of barely-trained teenagers are thrown into a situation beyond...
Call Of Duty: Vanguard's Campaign Is An Insult To World War II
11.11.2021
The original Call Of Duty, released 18 years ago, was a game that gave a shit about the Second World War. To play it today (and you should, it remains excellent) is to experience fear, disorganization, confusion, and horror. A bunch of barely-trained teenagers are thrown into a situation beyond...
Activision Blizzard's Social Media Empire Has Been Silent For Days Now
24.7.2021
Social media accounts related to Activision Blizzard and its various properties have stopped posting following California’s lawsuit against the major video game conglomerate going public.Read more
Call of Duty Dev: Visiting Europe To Shoot Old Guns Was Hard Work, Y'know
15.7.2021
A profile in the latest issue of Edge magazine saw Sledgehammer Games co-founder Glen Schofield tell the venerable UK publication that fans don’t fully appreciate what it takes for a studio to get a Call of Duty game out the door.Read more
Activision Accused Of Stealing Call Of Duty Character
4.2.2021
The creator of a character called “Cade Janus”, developed as part of a film pitch, is taking Activision, Infinity Ward and Major League Gaming to court, accusing them of going behind his back and stealing the character for use in Call of Duty: Modern Warfare.Read more