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Read More »Is Black Ops 4 Call of Duty’s 2018 title? And could it really be coming to Switch?
300 GAME stores to open at midnight for Black Ops 3
GAME’s latest midnight launch will be for Call of Duty: Black Ops III, with a special tournament taking place at its Westfield Stratford store. More than 300 of the retailer’s outlets will open in time for Activision’s latest shooter. They will be joined by flagship venues in Stratford, Birmingham Bullring …
Read More »Black Ops 3’s Juggernog Edition comes with a working mini-fridge
There’s been night vision goggles, remote-control cars and drones – and now Call of Duty has stepped up its collector’s edition offering once again. According to a leaked product listing on the site of New Zealand retailer Mighty Ape (thanks,Polygon), this year’s physical bonus of Black Ops 3 promises to …
Read More »Call of Duty: Black Ops 3 is also headed to PS3 and Xbox 360
The third Call of Duty: Black Ops title is coming to last-gen, but definitely won’t match up to its PS4 and Xbox One counterparts, Activision has said. The game had previously been announced for PS4, Xbox One and PC only, leading some to question its appearance on older hardware. However, …
Read More »Call of Duty: Elite to close this Friday
Activision’s social network for Call of Duty is to be canned. The stat tracking service was introduced with Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 and Call of Duty: Black Ops II. However, it received little use in new release Ghosts, which instead favoured the new Clan Wars system. The publisher …
Read More »GTA V UK sales 2.4 times greater than GTA IV
In the least surprising news of the day, Grand Theft Auto V is No.1. But perhaps what IS surprising, is the incredible margin of its success. GTA V has smashed the five day sales record for any video game ever, says Chart-Track. Its sales are 2.4 times ahead of GTA …
Read More »Chart-Track: GTA V could topple Call of Duty
Grand Theft Auto V has the potential to be the biggest launch of the generation, GfK Chart-Track says. The fastest selling game of all time in the UK is Call of Duty: Black Ops, which sold 2m units in its first week.The game that made the most money after its …
Read More »Black Ops Vita dev Nihilistic Software quits console market
The studio currently working on PlayStation Vita release Call of Duty: Black Ops Declassified is to abandon the console gaming sector. It’s also undergoing a rebranding, adopting the new name nStigate Games. It will in future be focusing on digital and mobile titles. It claims that no jobs will be …
Read More »Vita Black Ops bundle doesn’t include physical copy of the game
Sony’s Call of Duty: Black Ops Declassified Vita hardware bundle will not include a physical copy of the game. Videogamer reports that the SKU will instead contain a code to download the game from the PlayStation Store. Also included in the bundle is the handheld console and a 4GB memory …
Read More »Activision insists it IS publishing Black Ops: Declassified on Vita
It may sound like an obvious statement, but Activision has been forced to clarify that it is indeed the publisher of Vita shooter Call of Duty Black Ops: Declassified. "Activision is the publisher, but we also have a partnership with Sony to bundle Declassified with the PlayStation Vita," was the …
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