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The big hits just keep coming this time of year and tonight it’s the turn of Call of Duty: Ghosts, which arrives worldwide at midnight. Although it will have to perform far beyond expectations to topple Grand Theft Auto V’s record-breaking 2013 performance, Ghosts will undoubtedly be one of the …
Read More »The Medal of Honor killer: A Call of Duty story
Over the decades, the global video games industry has seen some fierce rivalries. Sonic vs Mario. FIFA vs PES. Xbox vs PlayStation. But the fiercest and bitterest of all conflicts has to be the one between EA and Activision. The two super-powers of game publishing have been locked in battle …
Read More »Read how the PC is now the UK’s fastest selling games platform in this week’s MCV
This week’s issue of MCV features UKIE’s latest PC download data, along with a look back at the history of Call of Duty. The next-gen consoles will have some stiff competition as they launch later this month, as the PC became the fastest-selling platform in the UK throughout the first …
Read More »Call of Duty: Ghosts is 1080p on PS4 and 720p on Xbox One
After a week of fierce rumours, the resolution disparity between the Xbox One and PS4 versions of Call of Duty: Ghosts has now been officially confirmed. The game’s producer Mark Rubin took to Twitter last night to say that while both versions run at 60 frames per second (as is …
Read More »Asda confirms £39.97 price for COD: Ghosts; outlines midnight events + deals
UK supermarket Asda will be selling Call of Duty: Ghosts for 39.97 from midnight on the evening of Monday November 4th. The Hardened Edition of the game will also be on sale for 69.00 as well as COD-branded Turtle Beach headsets for 69.97. Gamers will also be able to pick …
Read More »Who needs sleep? Trio of midnight launches on the way for GAME staff
Spare a thought for the hard-working staff of UK retailer GAME who face a very busy eight days. A huge number of stores will be opening their doors tonight at around 11:45pm to welcome the arrival of Assassin’s Creed IV: Black Flag on current gen machines at midnight. Special event …
Read More »New, official Call of Duty: Ghosts PC specs are less demanding
The official minimum PC requirements for Call of Duty: Ghosts have been released. They’re broadly the same as the Nvidia specs reported earlier in the month, although the GPU requirements have been paired back a bit from a GTX 550Ti to a GTS 450 and HDD space requirements have been …
Read More »UK retail’s back-up plan as postal strike threatens Call of Duty launch
The UK’s biggest online games retailers will make sure customers receive Call of Duty: Ghosts on launch day, despite a proposed postal strike. The Royal Mail strike is scheduled for November 4th, the day before the launch of Ghosts on Xbox 360, PS3, PC and Wii U. But retail giants …
Read More »VIDEO: Call of Duty: Ghosts gameplay trailer arrives
Ready for another trailer? Good. Hot on the heels of the Battlefield 4 TV ad, now Activision has released a gameplay trailer for Call of Duty: Ghosts. It may appear much like EA’s trailer on the surface – listen out for the Eminem track so you can remember which video …
Read More »These Call of Duty: Ghosts TV ads are pretty funny
Activision has released six TV spots for Call of Duty: Ghosts that you can expect to see plenty of in the build up to release. They’re pretty funny, too, depicting folk discussing their online antics from the night before in the game in a host of unsuitable location. They all …
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