As a self-confessed Call of Duty addict, I find it hard to part with the game when I have important things to do, like eat, sleep, work, or look after my children. But thanks to a new smartphone app from the team behind Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3, you can still perfect your game while away from the game. No, unfortunately you won’t be able to actually play Modern Warfare 3 on your...
Eric Hirshberg, Activision Publishing CEO, gave a keynote address during gamescom in Cologne, Germany. In it, the head of one of the worlds largest publishing companies reacted to the mudslinging coming from Electronic Arts towards Call of Duty on behalf of Battlefield 3. Hirshberg noted when John Riccietello, EA head, said that he'd like to see Call of Duty "rot from the core." The...
I’m sure you’re familiar with Zynga thanks to its plethora of popular Facebook games — that seem to spam my news feed on a regular basis, requesting my help in Mafia Wars or FarmVille — which have also made their way to the Android and iOS platforms. The company recently made a bid for PopCap, the developers behind games like Bejeweled and Chuzzle, but lost out to the might of Electonic...
Battlefield's biggest rival in the fight for the greatest first-person shooter is undoubtedly Call of Duty. Ask any FPS fan which game they're most looking forward to this year and I'm sure they'll tell you either Modern Warfare 3 or Battlefield 3. So in order to keep up with its rival, wouldn't it make sense for DICE to make Battlefield releases annually — just like Call of Duty?...
Kotaku has received yet another sizable leak concerning Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3. This time the information from their inside sources is all about the multiplayer aspect of Activision's yearly FPS titan. We're just covering some of the more tangible pieces of what's considered an unofficial rumor, so if you want the full scoop be sure the head over to Kotaku's article. Part of...
There have been rumors floating around the gaming hemisphere for the last several months that have indicated that Activision was bound and determined to base the Call of Duty series' multiplayer around a pay-to-play model. Word was that a subscription fee would need to be paid in order for players to access the online portion of their CoD games. That is not true. However, Activision...
After Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 was unofficially outed last week because of an enormous leak, many were wondering how Activision-Blizzard would respond to the situation. Though it may seem counterintuitive, the CEO of the well-known entertainment publisher suggested that the information that was leaked will ultimately have a positive effect on the game’s marketing. Screenshots,...
After Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 was unofficially unveiled in an extensive leak that details game's plot at locations, Activision and Infinity Ward made the decision to officially announce the title, providing us with a teaser trailer that is consistent with the concept art that we have seen thus far. The trailer does not contain any actual gameplay, but rather a stylized New York...
Though the title is not set to hit store shelves until fall of this year, publisher Electronic Arts has already started to heavily market its much-anticipated first-person shooter, Battlefield 3. During the month of March, EA began to release snippets of gameplay in a series entitled Fault Line. Despite the fact that the software hasn't even reached the status of alpha, the video...
Activision-Blizzard, the well-known game publisher, has decided to open its newest studio, Beachhead, which will be in charge of the “digital” aspects of the Call of Duty franchise. The announcement came during the same end-of-the-year fiscal meeting in which the gaming powerhouse announced that it would be killing the Guitar Hero franchise in favor of more lucrative brands,...