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According to reports from G4, the site that broke many of the early headlines in the Activision-Infinity Ward saga, Raven Software has become the latest developer to be drafted in for work on the Call of Duty series. G4 claims that Raven, which is currently working on Activision shooter Singularity …
Read More »CoD: Black Ops gets fourth developer?
Claims that Singularity dev Raven Software is making map packs for FPS
Read More »EA: Modern Warfare damaged
The Modern Warfare franchise may never be the same again – that’s the claim of EA Partners boss David DeMartini who thinks that the world-conquering FPS franchise may never recover from the fallout of Activision and Infinity Ward’s disagreement. I don’t like to see that go on in our industry …
Read More »CoD: Black Ops targets Wii
There will indeed be a Wii version of Treyarch’s Call of Duty: Black Ops, publisher Activision has confirmed. In a brief statement released to Eurogamer, the company simply stated: Black Ops will be available on all four platforms, PS3, X360, PC and Wii, on 9th November.” Until this point Activision …
Read More »UK CHARTS: FIFA on top
With Chelsea smashing eight goals past the hapless Wigan to hold firm at the top of the Premier League, EA’s 2010 FIFA World Cup South Africa did the same in the ELSPA GfK Chart-Track All Formats Top 40. It’s the second week at number one for the football sim, though …
Read More »Now GAME slashes first Modern Warfare
UK games retailer GAME has once again targeted the popular Modern Warfare franchise for some heavy discounting with both new and pre-owned prices for the original Call of Duty: Modern Warfare being driven to an all-new low. Last week GAME hit the headlines for selling Call of Duty: Modern Warfare …
Read More »Infinity Ward IS working on new COD
Activision has confirmed that Infinity Ward will definitely be working on a new Call Of Duty title. During the publisher’s latest financial call to investors, Activision president Bobby Kotick said that despite the recent drama, Infinity Ward remains an important process” to the Call Of Duty brand, according to VG247. …
Read More »PSN problems plague Stimulus launch
A technical problem on the European arm of Sony’s PlayStation Network has prevented thousands of gamers from getting their hands on the highly anticipated Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 Stimulus Map Pack. Many users are having problems topping up their wallet funding on PSN meaning that if they currently …
Read More »EA dates Medal of Honor
Avoiding the competition or getting the jump on a key rival? Whatever you call it, EA has confirmed that it’s relaunch of the Medal of Honor franchise will arrive in the UK on October 15th – just 25 days ahead of Activision’s Call of Duty: Black Ops. This will give …
Read More »Retailers give CoD: Black Ops £54.99 RRP
It didn’t seem to hurt Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2’s performance at retail, so talk of a 54.99 RRP for the upcoming COD: Black Ops shouldn’t come as a huge shock. There was much furore in July last year when Activision took the bold move of pricing Modern Warfare …
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