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Read More »Analyst thinks Battlefield 3 will steal MW3 players
Activision’s decision to introduce a part-premium online service for the next Call of Duty will cause a small number” of players to defect to EA’s rival shooter Battlefield 3. That’s the prediction of Michael Pachter who reckons that EA’s game is in line to smash previous sales records for the …
Read More »Fan focus as Activision ups the ante in franchise battleground
An intensive live event designed to engage and excite Call of Duty fans will make them forget all about EA’s rival Battlefield. That’s presumably the intention of publisher Activision, which announced the COD XP event last week.XP is billed as the ultimate, fully-immerse live experience” by Activision Publishing CEO Eric …
Read More »Modern Warfare 3 to cater for the colour-blind
One of the most high-profile game series of the past ten years is to introduce a new mode for those affected by Colour Vision Deficiency. Sledgehammer Games, the co-developers of Modern Warfare 3, said a new feature added to the FPS would help those with a decreased ability to perceive …
Read More »Call of Duty Elite is "the best free games service ever made"
Activision Publishing CEO Eric Hirshberg is supremely confident in the Call of Duty online service the publisher is launching with Modern Warfare 3. In fact he thinks Call of DutyElite’s mix of community features, content updates and competitions will make it the best free gaming service available. At E3 we …
Read More »COD: XP convention to debut in September
The first iteration of Call of Duty: XP will be held in Los Angeles this September. Activision announced the new event will be similar to Blizzcon, and will focus purely on the Call of Duty franchise and its community. The publisher will use COD: XP to officially unveil the multiplayer …
Read More »Treyarch hints at more Black Ops DLC
There could be more map packs in the works for Call of Duty: Black Ops. Treyarch’s studio head David Vonderhaar hinted that the latest entry in the best-selling FPS franchise could break the series’ tradition and release more than three DLC add-ons. Speaking to Digital Spy, he said: I can’t …
Read More »Black Ops breaks UK sales record
Call of Duty: Black Ops has become the biggest selling game in UK games market history, GfK ChartTrack has just confirmed. The game was released in November last year and has already leapfrogged sister title Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 to claim the top spot. It’s cumulative UK sales …
Read More »Sledgehammer’s COD spin-off on hold
Activision has said that the mysterious "action-adventure" instalment to the Call of Duty franchise is on hold. The game was first cryptically mentioned in the wake of the Infinity Ward saga of early 2010. However, with Sledgehammer named as one of the four studios working on Modern Warfare 3 the …
Read More »Black Ops gets Limited Edition
Activision is to release a new Limited Edition version for Call of Duty: Black Ops. The SKU was first outed by US retailer GameStop but has since been confirmed by the publisher on consumer blog Joystiq. The game will retail for the same price as the current title but will …
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