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News Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 Gets Flashy Multiplayer Trailer Ahead of Livestream
Open beta soon
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 is coming, and it's looking a lot like a Call of Duty game in this new trailer. Emphasising the game's multiplayer, which will be the major draw for many, the video comes as anticipation grows for a full multiplayer reveal at a livestream later this week. There aren't too many details to unpack here,...
News Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 Reveals Incoming PS5, PS4 Beta, Begins This Weekend
Go time
Ahead of a full reveal scheduled for later in the week, publisher Activision is drumming up hype for the upcoming Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3. As part of this, we got the briefest of peeks at the eagerly anticipated new map for Warzone 3, Activision's anticipated battle royale offering. Brief glimpses of what each pillar of modern Call...
News Sekiro: Shadows Die Twice Slashes Through 10 Million Copies Sold
We died more than that while playing
Developer FromSoftware has announced its action RPG Sekiro: Shadows Die Twice has now sold through over 10 million copies. This figure includes physical and digital sales data across all platforms. On its website (translated via Google), the studio expresses its "sincere gratitude to everyone who played this...
News Ripto Plots PS5, PS4 Revenge in Crash Team Rumble's Second Season
Get ready to Rumble
Season 2 of Crash Team Rumble's ongoing service offering is now live, and players invested in the raucous multiplayer offering have a decent piece of additional content to bite into. There are five new mini-games to try out, two new maps to tear apart, a cooperative Party Mode, and Spyro 2's infamous antagonist, Ripto, joins the...
News Spyro Reignited Trilogy Glides Past 10 Million Sales as Series Turns 25
Upscaled
Spyro Reignited Trilogy, the brilliant remake of the PS1 platformers, has just passed the 10 million sales milestone. Activision has reported the game has now sold through this figure across all platforms, of course including PS4. The news comes just before the series as a whole celebrates its 25th anniversary. The original Spyro the...
News Lara Croft Joins Call of Duty Next Month, 21 Savage and Mace Too
Part of Season 5 Reloaded
Activision has confirmed Tomb Raider protagonist Lara Croft will be joining the Call of Duty universe on 9th September 2023 as a purchasable Operator in Modern Warfare 2 and Warzone. She'll arrive in the Season 5 Reloaded update, which also brings rapper 21 Savage and Modern Warfare characte
News Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3's Multiplayer Beta Dates Have Been Revealed
Go time
A series of beta tests for Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 have been scheduled to test the shooter's multiplayer aspect before its 10th November release. Players on PS5 and PS4 will get a crack at the game first, over the weekend of the 6th of October through the 10th. More information on MW3's multiplayer suite will be detailed at Call of...
News Enjoy Nine Minutes of Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 Campaign Gameplay
Ready for deployment
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 is locked and loaded for a 10th November release, and it’s Sledgehammer's turn in the spotlight. At Gamescom, we were treated to a "campaign premiere", which looks predictably slick and may entice us for that aspect alone, just as last year's Modern Warfare 2 managed to do. We're shown the...
News Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 Gameplay Revealed, Features Open World Zombies Map
Adapt or die
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3, after much teasing, has been laid bare, with Activision releasing an explosive gameplay reveal trailer. A direct sequel to last year's Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2, we got a good look at what the next COD looks like, with a helpful writeup over on the
News Next! Crash Team Racing Gets Unofficial 60fps Patch on PS5
Illusion back at it again
As predicted, the dominoes have begun to fall, and modder Illusion has apparently spent the weekend unlocking the frame rate of Crash Team Racing Nitro-Fueled. This joins a rapidly growing list of games that have achieved that glorious 60fps on a modified retail PS5, thanks to their efforts. For those keeping score at home,...
News Amid Ongoing ActiBlizz Acquisition Saga, Modern Warfare 3 Will Be Playable First on PS5, PS4
Marketing win
In an amusing but inevitable twist considering Sony still holds the Call of Duty marketing rights, the upcoming Modern Warfare 3 will be playable first on PS5 and PS4 – despite Microsoft’s ongoing attempts to acquire publisher Activision Blizzard. By the time the title launches later this year, many are expecting the ink to be dry...
News First Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 Trailer Revealed
Full reveal on 17th August
Following the game's official announcement, Sledgehammer Games has shared the first Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 trailer. Featuring what looks like cutscene and gameplay clips spliced in between CGI, footage ends with villain Makarov and confirmation the full reveal will take place on 17th August 2023 with an in-game...
News Play Crash Team Rumble for Free This Weekend on PS5, PS4
Game is on sale now
The Crash Bandicoot multiplayer spin-off Crash Team Rumble will be free-to-play this weekend as Activision confirms a Free Weekend promotion for the mainly online title on PS5, PS4. Anyone will be able to download and sample the game from Saturday, 12th August 2023 through to the Monday, and a selection of different characters...
News Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 Officially Announced, Launches This November
On your feet, soldier
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 was the expected next entry in the long-running shooter series, and that's exactly what we're getting. After a handful of leaks, Activision has now made it official with the above teaser trailer. It doesn't tell us a whole lot about the game itself, although it's something of a known quantity...
News Official Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 Reveal Expected Next Week
Full unveiling in Warzone 2
Activision looks set to officially announce Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 next week, as it comedically tweets a box art made in Microsoft Paint along with the wording: "We’ll share our artistic abilities and even more next week." Joining in with the fan-made artwork spread online over the past few weeks, we see a...
News Don't Worry, Activision Totally Has the Source Code for Those Awesome PS3 Transformers Games
"When a company eats a company that eats a company, things get lost"
As reported by our sister site Time Extension earlier in the week, the whereabouts of hard drives containing the all-powerful source code for a number of Transformer games was initially in dispute, with both Activision and Hasbro representatives pointing the finger at the other...
News Lara Croft, Nicki Minaj Coming to Call of Duty
Gun in my purse, b*tch, I came dressed to kill
Regardless of your stance on plundering graves, whether your anaconda does or not, Lara Croft and Nicki Minaj are coming to Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 and Warzone 2.0. It's the kind of straightforward, surreal video game news we enjoy indulging in, and it's just a small part of what's in store for...
News Of Course Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3's Logo Leaks from a Pack of Monster Energy Drinks
2023's most on-brand leak
In perhaps the most on-brand leak of the modern era, the logo for this year's Call of Duty game has made its way online on the back of a cardboard box containing Monster Energy drinks. Activision's FPS franchise has had a long-standing partnership with the energy drink, offering the likes of double XP if you buy a can, and...
News Modern Warfare 3 Will Be a Continuation of Last Year's Call of Duty, Activision Confirms
The times they are a-changing
No matter how crazy this wild world of ours gets, we can always count on the inexorable march of the Call of Duty franchise to stay on track. Call of Duty 2023, however, is doing things differently for the first time in the series' long history. Following some convincing leaks from insiders and the bragging of...
News Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 PS5, PS4 Details Are Leaking Everywhere
Weapons may transition from Modern Warfare 2
With the tedious courtroom drama involving Microsoft’s acquisition of Activision Blizzard finally coming to a close, and the commitment that the franchise will continue to release on PlayStation for the next decade at least, the actual Call of Duty game is poised to take centre stage once agai
News Sony and Microsoft Sign a 'Binding Agreement' to Keep Call of Duty on PlayStation
Update: Deal will last for 10 years
Update: Sony has now confirmed to outlet Axios that the "binding agreement" with Microsoft ensures the Call of Duty series will appear on PlayStation hardware for the next 10 years. Original article: With Microsoft's $69 billion acquisition of Activision Blizzard set to close in the coming days following an
News The Boys Come to Call of Duty Tomorrow in Violent, Comedic Crossover
I am done being persecuted for my strength
The Boys, it seems, are back in town and coming to Call of Duty with the launch of Season 4. Handsome heroes Homelander, Black Noir, and Starlight are all making their FPS debut tomorrow,12th July, and we got a fun, in-universe reveal straight from Vought International. The Boys in question will be added...
News This Year's Call of Duty Has Been Secretly Shown Off to NBA Stars
And yes, it's being demoed on PS5 still
A bunch of basketball players at the NBA Summer League in Las Vegas have gotten an early glimpse at 2023’s new Call of Duty game, suggesting a public announcement may be imminent. While this may seem unusual, it’s actually not the first time Activision has engaged in this kind of activity prior to a new...
News There's Already Concern Over Crash Team Rumble's Future
Crashed
Crash Team Rumble released on PS5 and PS4 over a week ago, but you'd be forgiven for completely overlooking its launch, which was — at least from our perspective — incredibly muted. The multiplayer title was met with okay reviews, but it's also had to endure quite a bit of criticism from Crash fans who just wanted another platforming...
News Call of Duty Netted Almost $1 Billion in Revenue for PlayStation in USA Alone
That's a lot of money
Why is PlayStation fighting tooth and nail to keep Call of Duty on its consoles? Well, in court documents brought to light by the FTC’s ongoing lawsuit against Microsoft, an email from bigwig Jim Ryan suggests the series netted Sony $800 million in revenue in the United States alone. That figure accounted for 2021, so the...
Review Crash Team Rumble (PS5) - A Pleasant Surprise That Might Not Last Very Long
It's about time... limited rewards
When Crash Bandicoot 4: It's About Time fans were daydreaming of what would follow the former PlayStation mascot's platforming return, we can't imagine an online multiplayer game with a Battle Pass ranked very high on their wishlist. Fast forward almost three years, though, and Crash Team Rumble makes emotes and...
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...
