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Activision has announced that its next Call of Duty game will hit shelves November 9th, 2010. The new title is called Call of Duty: Black Ops, and a teaser website has gone live here. The new game is being developed by Call of Duty: World at War developer, Treyarch. No …
Read More »Activision: Treyarch is taking CoD to the next level
Activision Publishing’s chief operating officer Thomas Tippl has promised that developer Treyarch will push the next Call of Duty’s quality beyond that seen in previous iterations of the series. The statement comes in the build up to this evening’s official unveiling of details of the game’s content and setting. Tomorrow …
Read More »EA: Treyarch CoD titles are B-team
The inevitable war of words between West and Zampella’s new best friends EA and their less amicable acquaintances Activision has kicked off with EA Partners boss David DeMartini claiming that Activision has blown up” Infinity Ward. Who knows what’s going to happen with Infinity Ward now that they’ve decided to …
Read More »Activision confirms dev switcheroo for CoD
Infinity Ward out of the frame as new studio Sledgehammer takes control - new Call of Duty unit established
Read More »Next COD heading to Vietnam?
It’s not the first time such talk has done the rounds, but rumours that the next Call of Duty title will be set in Vietnam have once again resurfaced.OXM claims that the title will take inspiration from cult films such as Apocalypse Now, Platoon and Full Metal Jacket. Following the …
Read More »Activision boosts Call of Duty development resource
Third team set to work on new game in franchise while word leaks of MMO version
Read More »JAPAN: Square Enix to publish Quantum of Solace
Publisher and developer Square Enix is to publish Activision Blizzard’s James Bond: Quantum of Solace on Xbox 360, PS3, Wii and PS2 in Japan, Andriasang reports. The game, which is developed by Call of Duty: World at War studio Treyarch, was released alongside the film last year in Europe and …
Read More »Second-rate James Bond games a thing of the past
Developer Treyarch insists that its upcoming title Quantum of Solace, will draw a line under the disappointing Bond games of the past, whilst also claiming that it will represent a return to form for the popular franchise. Quantum of Solace is set to be released alongside the movie this Christmas, …
Read More »‘Our engine is better for designers than Unreal,’ says Call of Duty 5 dev
Treyarch ready to battle middleware when it comes to World at War
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