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News Call of Duty: Warzone Shutting Down on 21st September Across PS5, PS4
Warzone 2 remains playable still
Activision has revealed the original Call of Duty: Warzone, which launched with 2019's Call of Duty: Modern Warfare, is shutting down on 21st September 2023. The free-to-play Battle Royale game will no longer be playable in order to free up the team to focus on other Call of Duty content and the ongoing Warzone 2.0...
Bandicoot skin when?
Iconic PlayStation mascot Crash Bandicoot is coming to Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 and Warzone, although sadly not as a nightmarish Bandicoot skin in which players could play pretend soldier. Instead, the Crash Team Rumble Bundle (a name we enjoy repeating under our breath), available now, introduces a vehicle skin, weapon...
Payback time
Crash Team Rumble is out today, and we thought it worth pointing out to Trophy Hunters that were perhaps burned by Crash Bandicoot 4's notoriously brutal list that you might find something more approachable here. With 45 in total, the Trophy List on offer here does have a couple of tricky-looking gongs to contend with, but the vast...
News Activision Boss Bobby Kotick Blames 'Outside Forces' for Firm's Poor Reputation
Bigwig speaks out as acquisition hangs in the balance
Bobby Kotick, the boss at the embattled video game publisher Activision Blizzard, has told Variety that there has never been a “systemic issue with harassment” at the organisation – despite being targeted by the State of California for its alleged “frat boy” culture. In the aftermath of...
Rumour This Year's Call of Duty Is Modern Warfare 3 for PS5, PS4
War never changes
Is it really that time of the year again already? It feels like Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 just released, but we suppose Activision’s got to return to the well, as we doubt Crash Team Rumble’s going to top up its bank balance alone this year. So here we are, then, a report from reliable rumourmonger Tom Henderson:...
News For Some Reason NBA's Kevin Durant Is Coming to Call of Duty
Nothing but net
Amid all the handwringing over Microsoft’s proposed $69 billion acquisition of Activision Blizzard, the background story is that Call of Duty has become a bit of a basket case. The series is still infinitely popular, of course – although it is shedding numbers – but in chasing Fortnite’s crown it’s started doin
News Activision Poised to Pocket a Cool $3 Billion if Xbox Buyout Breaks Down
Must be funny
Microsoft’s unfathomable $69 billion buyout of Activision Blizzard is hanging by a thread after the deal was blocked by UK regulators earlier this week. In the aftermath of the decision, the trillion dollar tech titan immediately went on a rampage, piling pressure on the government by
The best one, even
It seems like the long, drawn out, and seemingly inevitable acquisition of publisher Activision Blizzard by Xbox parent company Microsoft will finally be approved (probably tomorrow), putting the future of Call of Duty on PlayStation platforms in doubt. But we don't care, not really, because we (hopefully) will still have Call of...
Preview Crash Team Rumble's Beta Delivers an Undercooked Helping of Wumpa on PS5, PS4
We're still waiting to rumble
Crash Bandicoot doesn't have the greatest pedigree regarding spin-off video games. Crash Team Racing is a bonafide classic and deserves that recognition, but titles like Crash Bash, Crash Boom Bang, and Crash Tag Team Racing are pretty forgettable. After playing the recent closed beta, while not as extreme, we feel...
News Call of Duty Warzone 2 Players are Calling Season 3 DMZ Bundle 'Pay-to-Win'
Immediately no
Activision is in the crosshairs again, with Call of Duty and Warzone 2 players accusing the monolithic publisher of introducing a "pay-to-win" bundle into the game's real-money marketplace. Added alongside yesterday's Season 3 update, a new progression system was added to DMZ, which is described in the patch notes thusly:...
News Everything Is Just Beachy in This Crash Team Rumble Map Reveal Video
It's because beach rhymes with peach
Crash Team Rumble is just a couple of months away, with a beta test coming in about a week. The multiplayer spin-off is very much on the approach, and in the lead-up to its release, Activision has been releasing short videos highlighting each map. The latest of these is for Just Beachy. Set on a tropical island,...
News Sony Claps Back at UK Regulator's 'Irrational' Reversal on Microsoft Activision Deal
Down, but not out
Sony has hit back at the UK's Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) over its revised stance regarding Microsoft's proposed $69 billion buyout of Activision Blizzard, which has softened significantly in recent days. The CMA published Sony's response, which calls out the organisation's abrupt about-face, stating: "The CMA’s...
News Crash Team Rumble's Battle Pass Not Required to Unlock New Characters, Closed Beta Incoming
Play to win
Crash Team Rumble is on the horizon, with the competitive multiplayer spinoff unleashed on 20th June, on both PS5 and PS4. We just learned some juicy new details about the title, like that there will be a closed beta in the coming weeks and the welcome news that character unlocks won't be tied to Battle Pass progress. In a lengthy blog...
News Activision Boss Disappointed by Sony, But Commits to Best Games Possible on PS5, PS4
Assuming any releases remain, of course
Microsoft’s unprecedented $69 billion buyout of Activision Blizzard has brought out the worst in everyone, as the trillion dollar Team in Green has pleaded poverty to the press while PlayStation has embarrassingly undermined its entire catalogue in front of regulators. However, it now looks like the deal...
News US Senator Says Sony Has 'Monopoly' on High-End Japanese Game Market
You'll never guess her biggest campaign contributor
A new player has entered the neverending saga of Microsoft's proposed $69 billion dollar acquisition of Activision Blizzard. Democratic Senator Maria Cantwell (who represents the state of Washington) weighed in on the subject today in a rather confusing fashion. Spotted over
News Crash Team Rumble Spins onto PS5, PS4 in June, Closed Beta Coming Next Month
Update: Activision spills the beans
Update: Following the below gameplay leak, Activision has now confirmed more details about Crash Team Rumble. YouTuber Canadian Guy Eh has some new gameplay footage, embedded above. Firstly, the multiplayer title is due to launch on 20th June 2023 on PS5 and PS4, with full crossplay support so you can play with...
News Xbox Execs Eager to Save Call of Duty Fans from PS5, PS4 Exclusive Perks
Advantage no more
For the past few years, Sony has had a marketing arrangement with Activision which has seen PlayStation prioritised by the publisher, resulting in perks for Call of Duty players on PS5 and PS4. This followed on from the deal that Microsoft introduced during the Xbox 360 era, which would see map packs release first on the Redmond...
News European Union Likely to Pass Xbox's $69 Billion Buyout of Activision
Money talks
According to a Reuters report, the European Union will apparently not object to Microsoft’s unprecedented $69 billion buyout of Activision Blizzard. The Redmond firm went on a charm offensive in Brussels last week, signing a variety of deals with Nintendo and NVidia GeForce Now, promising Call of Duty for at least the n
News Some Fans Are So Invested in Xbox's Activision Acquisition They're Tracking a Sony Plane
Ryan air
The obsessive interest in Microsoft’s eye-watering $69 billion acquisition of Activision Blizzard has hit new highs – or lows, depending on your perspective – as fans have taken to tracking the flights of a private Sony jet. A strangely engaged fanbase has discovered that a plane from London to Seattle was charted on 6th February,...
News Modern Warfare 2, Warzone 2.0 Ups the Ante in Season 2 Launch Trailer
Lock and load
Season 2 of Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 and Warzone 2.0 launches tomorrow, bringing with it the new Ashika map, Ranked Play, a DMZ expansion, and 1v1 Gulag, in addition to a new Battle Pass, of course. This new content injection was actually
News Call of Duty Is the Main Reason People Buy PS5, PS4, Says New Survey
New data used against Microsoft's buyout
It doesn't really come as a huge surprise, but Call of Duty's overall popularity on PlayStation consoles is being used as an argument against Microsoft's proposed acquisition of Activision Blizzard. The UK's Competitions and Markets Authority (CMA for short) has found that a seemingly significant number of...
News UK Determines Xbox's $69 Billion Activision Buyout Could Harm Gamers
May result in "higher prices, fewer choices, or less innovation"
Microsoft’s eye-watering $69 billion proposal to purchase Activision Blizzard has been the source of intense scrutiny from global governments for nearly a year now, but the UK’s regulator has released a provisional report today which says it “could harm gamers” and potentially...
News Warzone 2.0 Ashika Island Map, Resurgence Mode Will Be Perfect for High-Risk Hot Drops
Let's get spicy
Season 2 of Call of Duty: Warzone 2.0 is set to drop on 15th February, after having been delayed in order to address community feedback. A new, more compact map will be available at launch, it's called Ashika Island, and we got our first glimpse of it in a new trailer. In addition, the Resurgence game
News Second Season of Modern Warfare 2, Warzone 2 Delayed by Two Weeks
Déjà vu
Activision has delayed the beginning of Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 and Warzone 2's second season of content by two weeks to 15th February 2023. A reason wasn't cited in a post on Twitter, but it's explained the many developers that work on the series have "been making several changes based on what we have heard from our player...
Rumour Spyro Fans Spot Potential 25th Anniversary Tease
Is Toys for Bob working on a new game?
Here's one way to make anyone over 30 feel old. This year, Spyro the Dragon will celebrate his 25th anniversary since debuting on the original PlayStation. The little purple dragon has had some ups and downs during that time, bouncing back on PS4 with the Reignited Trilogy, but fans have been patiently waiting...
News Crash Team Rumble Is a Competitive Multiplayer Spin-Off for PS5, PS4
Bandicoot is back
After some teases, a man in a suit Crash Bandicoot himself announced a brand new game in the long-running series. Crash Team Rumble is a PvP multiplayer game, pitting two teams against each other in a mix of combat and platforming. There aren't too many details as yet, but you can get a taste for what the game's like in the above...
News US Government's FTC Will Attempt to Block Microsoft's Activision Buyout
Points to repeatedly withholding content
The FTC (USA's Federal Trade Commission) has confirmed it will attempt to block Microsoft's $69 billion acquisition of Call of Duty developer Activision. In a statement on its official website, the FTC pointed to Microsoft's record of buying other developers to suppress content from its rivals. "Microsoft...
News Call of Duty Wants to Remix Your National Anthem in Honour of the World Cup
Yes, really
Activision has found a rather fun way of cashing in on World Cup hype; right now, players can vote in Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 and Warzone 2.0 for which team they think will win in upcoming matches, and if you guess correctly, expect to be rewarded with a bunch of XP the winning countries flag as a Calling Card, and a remix of its...
News Warzone 2 Notches More Than 25 Million Players in First Five Days Alone
Rack em' up
Warzone 2.0 is currently the shooter de jure, setting a new benchmark for polish and AAA fidelity in the now-familiar battle royale genre. As a free-to-play title, and one bearing the Call of Duty moniker, it was always going to attract a massive player base, and publisher Activision has confirmed that Warzone 2.0 drew in more than 25...
News Modern Warfare 2, Warzone 2.0 Invisibility Glitch Is Sure to Spike Your Blood Pressure
Pretty convenient excuse, though
Have you ever had one of those moments in Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 or Warzone 2.0 in which you are shot from seemingly nowhere and would have sworn the coast was clear just a moment before? It might not just be a convenient excuse, either, because, as it turns out, a glitch is apparently causing some players to...
News Modern Warfare 2, Warzone 2's Max Tokens Battle Pass Bug Under Investigation
Credit crash
Those of you frantically trying to claim your goodies from Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2’s spiffy new Battle Pass system may have been hit by a bug where you’re being told you’ve got Max Tokens. The way the system works is that you earn tokens through gameplay, which you can then trade in for unlocks on a combat map. Each sector...
News Modern Warfare 2 Stealthily Adds Gyro Aiming on PS5, PS4
Tilt to the top
Slowly but surely, developers are opening their minds to gyro aiming as a legitimate control option. It’s not for everyone, of course, but games like Splatoon and more recently Fortnite have proven that it’s a legitimate option. And both the DualSense and DualShock 4 have great motion tracking technology inside them, so why not...
News Modern Warfare 2, Warzone 2 Battle Pass Adds a Layer of Strategy This Time Around
Time to spice things up
The newly revamped and rather innovative Battle Pass system for Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 and Warzone 2.0 has been revealed and, in an intriguing twist, adds an (admittedly thin) layer of strategy to the business of unlocking cosmetics and skins. As you play the game, you will earn Battle Token tier skips, which can be...
News Call of Duty: Warzone 2.0 Launch Trailer Is Two Minutes of Unadulterated Hype
We get a cheeky peek at DMZ, too
Featuring the best use of Lynyrd Skynyrd's iconic anthem Free Bird in a video game since Guitar Hero 2, the launch trailer for the eagerly anticipated Call of Duty: Warzone 2.0 is finally here, and it looks like one hell of a good time. We got two minutes of pure unadulterated hype and a glimpse of the scale on...
News Modern Warfare 2's Revamped Shoot House Map Looks Like Classic Call of Duty Chaos
Shoot House is the new Nuke Town
Call of Duty players have blasted their way across almost every locale imaginable, from casual fracas in Favela to close-quarter tussles in Nuke Town. We got a preview of the next map coming to Modern Warfare 2, the appropriately named and newly-revamped Shoot House, which is sure to see scenes of incredible violence...
News Modern Warfare 2 Has Nearly Outsold Call of Duty: Vanguard in Europe Already
In just two weeks
In the space of just two weeks, Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 has managed to sell so many copies across Europe that it has already on the brink of outselling Call of Duty: Vanguard in the region. Last year's World War II shooter was widely agreed to be a misfire for the FPS franchise, so with first-week sales up 125 per cent, the...
News Modern Warfare 2, Warzone 2 Reveal Huge First Season of Content
New maps! Battle Pass! Weapons!
Activision has revealed what Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 and Warzone 2 players can look forward to across the two title's first season of content. Starting 16th November 2022 — the release date of Warzone 2 — Modern Warfare 2 users will get two new maps, a fourth co-op mission named High Ground, and CDL...
News Call of Duty: Warzone 2.0 Promo Features Personalised Highlight Reels
How did you do?
Everyone loves statistics, don’t they? Call of Duty has picked a move from the ol’ Spotify Wrapped playbook to promote the upcoming Warzone 2.0, sending out personalised trailers to everyone who tried the original Warzone with their stats inside. To be honest, ours aren’t overly impressive – we never won a game and only...
Time will tell
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 has proven to be another hit from the franchise, with the vaunted shooter currently selling like hotcakes. It should come as no surprise, then, that we would see a follow-up in the next year, but what form the next full-price Call of Duty release will take is currently a matter for debate. Activision...
Sounds contentious
Seasoned composer Sarah Schachner will no longer be involved with the recently released Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2, leaving fans to wonder about the status of the game's soundtrack. As reported by Variety, Schachner cited “challenges in the working dynamic with the game’s audio director” as the reasons for her...
Poll What Review Score Would You Give Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2?
Staying frosty
The campaign has been out for two weeks and the multiplayer and co-op mode one week, so now it's time to share your own review score of Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2. We published our own Review in Progress of its single player offering, and then updated to a final score of 8/10 after having enough time to play everything Infinity...
News Messi, Neymar, and Paul Pogba Really Are Coming to Modern Warfare 2
Neymar is used to diving for cover
Following a series of rumours, Activision has announced footballers Lionel Messi, Neymar Jr, and Paul Pogba really are coming to Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 and Warzone 2 as playable Operators. When they'll be available for purchase hasn't been revealed yet, but with the World Cup starting later this month, it's...
News Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 Ranked Play Targets 2023 Launch
Warzone 2.0 will keep us busy in the meantime
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 is really firing on all cylinders, locking in the biggest launch in the franchise's almost 20-year history. We also thought it was great, and it's hard to describe how much that is worth, bound as we are by the constraints of the English language. Trillions, probably...
Review Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 (PS5) - Infinity Ward Proves It Knows Best
The Price Is Right
As the development cycle of the Call of Duty series wraps back around to Infinity Ward, excitement in the FPS franchise feels renewed. Last year's Call of Duty: Vanguard will forever go down as a misfire, but after the success that was 2019's Call of Duty: Modern Warfare, Activision couldn't have wished for a better studio to take...
News Amsterdam Hotel Depicted in Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 Resents 'Unwanted Involvement'
A picture is worth a thousand words
A real-world Amsterdam hotel was used as the inspiration for a multiplayer map and section of the campaign in the recently released Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2, and the establishment's manager doesn't appreciate the association. First reported by
News Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 Nears $1 Billion in Opening Weekend
Sets a new record for franchise
Want to know why regulators are wringing their hands so much over Call of Duty, and Microsoft’s proposed acquisition of it? Well, the latest entry – which already broke a PS Store record for the series – just raked in $800 million during its opening weekend. In terms of raw revenue, that’s more money than the...
News As Long As There's PlayStation, Call of Duty Will Release on It
That's according to Xbox boss Phil Spencer
Chatty Xbox chief Phil Spencer has reiterated Microsoft’s commitment to releasing Call of Duty on PlayStation platforms, with his statements strengthening every time. As the trillion dollar tech juggernaut battles to get its near-$70 billion acquisition of Activision Blizzard over the line, the suit has...
News Modern Warfare 2 Records Call of Duty's Biggest PS Store Launch Ever
Most pre-orders and day one sales
Sony today confirmed Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 has recorded the franchise's biggest-ever game release on the PS Store, accumulating more pre-orders and day-one sales than any other entry in history. Of course, this is to be expected to a degree as the industry continues to shift more and more towards digital...
News Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 Wallhack Glitch Is a Bug, Not the Work of Cheaters
Super annoying, though
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 was fully released on Friday, and we have been having an absolute blast this weekend past partying up like it was 2007, with the experience being relatively smooth... shockingly so, when compared to the launch of contemporaries like Battlefield 2042. However, one particularly galling bug has...
News Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 Unveils More PlayStation Exclusive Bonus Content
Battle Pass Bundle, baby
Activision has revealed some more exclusive content coming to PlayStation players jumping into Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2. It's nothing too crazy, just some cosmetics, XP boosts and two additional loadout slots. But considering the contentious climate we currently exist in, in regards to console exclusivity, well, we are...
