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The team that invented Call of Duty said it could have abandoned the series altogether. Instead, developer Infinity Ward chose to leave the Modern Warfare brand behind, and build a whole new Call of Duty with a new engine and new characters. We all really knew we wanted to continue …

Activision CEO Eric Hirshberg has hit back at critics that claim the Call of Duty series is past its peak. At a special event that revealed the next game in the series – Call of Duty Ghosts – Hirshberg praised the franchises’ development teams, describing the process of building a …

Activision and developer Infinity Ward has finally shown the world what it can expect from the next generation of Call of Duty. The upcoming new game in the series, Call of Duty: Ghosts, will use a number of new graphical techniques to make the game ‘more immersive than ever before.’ …

Director behind Indiana Jones enlisted to handle Xbox's biggest entertainment property

Don Mattrick has taken to the stage in America to reveal the brand new Xbox. Called the ‘Xbox One’, the tagline is: "For the first time you and your TV are going to have a relationship." Furthermore, the machine will be launched worldwide later this year. Cloud is to be …

Microsoft has teamed up with one of Hollywood’s biggest filmmakers to bring Master Chief’s adventures to TV. The platform holder announced a live-actio Halo TV series is currently being made between 343 Industries and Steven Spielberg. "I’ve been playing games for decades," the award-winning director said in a pre-recorded video. …

15 exclusive games to be released on in the first 12 months, eight are original franchises

Microsoft has named some of the games heading to Xbox One. Forza 5 has been confirmed as a launch title for the machine and looks to up the visual ante over anything we’ve previously seen in the series before. Also shown was new Remedy title Quantum Break. It started with …

Microsoft is revamping its online gaming service for the launch of its next console, Xbox One. During today’s Xbox reveal, the platform holder confirmed the new Xbox Live service will be powered by a whopping 300,000 servers. According to Microsoft, that’s more than the entire world’s computing power in 1999. …

Electronic Arts’ sports division currently has four games in the works for Microsoft’s new console, including FIFA 14. EA Sports’ Andrew Wilson took to the stage during today’s Xbox One reveal, announcing the new titles would be the start of a new "broad strategic partnership" between Microsoft and EA, a …