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News Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War Readies Free Access Week on PS5, PS4 for Xmas
PS5, PS4 owners get longest double XP window
Activision is celebrating the spirit of the season by making Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War’s multiplayer free-to-play ahead of the holidays. There are some caveats: you won’t have access to absolutely everything the competitive suite has to offer, and the publisher will be rotating the modes you...
Rumour Is the Crash Bandicoot 4 Art Book Hinting at a New Spyro Game?
Spyro 4 on the way?
Activision has successfully revitalised interest in its colourful mascot platformers. With Crash Bandicoot and Spyro the Dragon in its ranks, the publisher has brought them both back with a bang. After several excellent remakes of PlayStation classics, the orange marsupial was given a huge new game in Crash Bandicoot 4: It's...
News Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War Season One Content Detailed, Now Releasing 16th December
New Warzone map confirmed
Activision has detailed what it is pitching as "the largest free content drop in Black Ops history" as the publisher prepares for the launch of Season One inside Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War. For that to happen though, the release has actually been pushed back by six days to 16th December 2020, but a series of Double XP...
News Call of Duty: Warzone Leak Reveals Return of Alcatraz Map
Black Ops 4 location is back
Call of Duty: Warzone will be fully integrated with Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War in just over a week on 10th December 2020, and it looks like the first season of content for Activision's latest FPS will mark the return of a certain Battle Royale map. Originally featured in the Blackout mode of Call of Duty: Black Ops...
Interview Triple-Spinning Answers with Crash Bandicoot 4 Composer Walter Mair
Aboogidaba
Recently, we got the chance to have a chat with the composer of Crash Bandicoot 4: It's About Time, Walter Mair. During the process, we talked about the return of everyone's favourite bandicoot, how to capture the sonic intersection of synthesized and artificial music, as well as the trials and tribulations that come with scoring for such...
News Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War Finally Increases Weapon XP Gain in New Patch
Nuketown glitch also fixed
Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War players can breathe at least one sigh of relief as Treyarch confirms that weapon XP gain has been increased as part of the PlayStation 5 title's latest patch. Arriving overnight for fans, the update simply reads: "Increased Weapon XP earn rates for both Multiplayer and Zombies". We don't...
News Crash Bandicoot 4 Is Hiding a Mysterious New Logo
New game coming?
Crash Bandicoot 4: It's About Time is a great return to form for the marsupial mascot, but his latest game was somewhat overshadowed by the arrival of next-gen (now current-gen, we suppose). Of course, the launch of PlayStation 5 hasn't dissuaded hardcore Crash fans from completing the new game 106 per cent. Doing so is an exercise...
Review Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War (PS5) - A Very Safe Entry for the New Generation
Out of the Woods
It was always going to be tough for Treyarch to follow up on both Call of Duty: Modern Warfare and Call of Duty: Warzone. The twosome has created a powerhouse for the past 12 months, providing the franchise's devout fanbase with some of the best and most consistent content drops ever seen. But such is the Activision statement that...
News Classic Call of Duty Map Nuketown Gets a Retro Makeover Next Week
Acceptable in the 80s
It wouldn’t be a Call of Duty game without Nuketown now, would it? Treyarch’s legendary close-quarters map is getting a retro makeover for Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War next week, and you’ll be able to infiltrate the 1984-themed neighbourhood from 24th November. It’ll be available for free for everyone. There’s an...
News Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War Reddit Page Ablaze with Complaints
Skill-based matchmaking causes trouble
It's probably fair to say that the hardcore Call of Duty community hasn't taken too kindly to the launch of Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War. With skill-based matchmaking at the forefront of multiplayer complaints, those playing the game day in and day out are racking up a huge list of problems the latest entry...
Hands On Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War Plays It Safe, Mostly
Everybody live for the war-go-round
It feels like we're at a point where the plethora of Activision studios working on the Call of Duty franchise would find it extremely difficult to put out a product that's anything less than solid. Gone are the days of Call of Duty: Ghosts. The world's biggest FPS has put out hit after hit for the latter half of...
But the rest of Black Ops Cold War does
PlayStation 5 backwards compatibility can bring some stunning improvements to PlayStation 4 games, as the likes of Days Gone and Ghost of Tsushima demonstrate. However, one thing we learned with Rocket League this week, is that developers need to port their games to Sony’s next-gen console in order to get...
News Call of Duty Loads in Seconds on PS5, But You Have to Wait for Everyone Else
Cross-platform woes
Cross-platform play is cool and all, until you realise you have an ultra-fast SSD and the people you’re playing with don’t. Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War reveals a problem that we’d anticipated prior to launch: you’ll never see any speed advantages in multiplayer, because the game will always be held back by the lowest...
News How Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War's PS4 to PS5 Upgrade Works
The numbers, Mason
PS4 to PS5 upgrades are, in principle, a relatively straight-forward thing: you buy the game on the PlayStation 4 and you get to download the PlayStation 5 version when it’s available. Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War is making things a little bit more confusing by the way it’s handling things, so we figured we’d browse...
News Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War Video Demonstrates PS5 Controller's Transformative Triggers
Rat-a-tat
Many of our American readers will have already played with the DualSense, so you’ll have a good idea what it’s all about. For the rest of you, though, perhaps you’re still pondering what difference the PlayStation 5’s innovative new pad makes. Leave it to a 37-second YouTube video filmed on a smartphone camera to get the point...
News Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War Lets You Delete Modes You're Not Playing on PS5
Save some space
We’ve all had a bit of time to accept that storage space management is very much a thing on the PlayStation 5, but now it’s down to both the platform holder and publishers to ensure we have the tools we need to better manage the content on our console. Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War has a really interesting solution: you can...
News Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War Personalises PS5 Haptic Feedback for Every Gun
Very cool stuff
At least at launch, it very much looks like third-party developers will be embracing the unique features of the PlayStation 5 DualSense controller. Adaptive triggers and haptic feedback genuinely sound like big game-changers and those of you in the US will experience them for yourself tomorrow. Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War is one...
News Call of Duty Fans Aren't Pleased with the Black Ops Cold War Map Count
Just eight at launch
Although Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War looks set to be the most content-packed entry in the franchise so far, it appears to have hit a bit of a problem at the final hurdle. The game, out this Friday on PlayStation 5 and PlayStation 4, seemingly contains just eight multiplayer maps at launch. The total does scrape into double...
News Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War's PS5, PS4 Bonuses Are a Bit Embarrassing
Two extra loadout slots! Bonus Battle Pass skips!
Sony, as you know, is the principle marketing partner for the Call of Duty franchise, which means every-so-often Activision must walk a tightrope between not p*ssing off its fanbase while still providing PlayStation with some extras. In the upcoming Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War, it means...
News Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 1 + 2 Adds Solo Tours, Crash Bandicoot Gear in Today's Free Update
Woah!
Recently, Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 1 + 2 received an update that improved its multiplayer offering, and now the single player is getting an overhaul. A free update due to be released today not only adds new Crash Bandicoot-themed items for you to collect, it brings a much requested change to how the Tours operate. The update will introduce Solo...
News Call of Duty Combines Progression Across Three Games This December
Warzone, Black Ops Cold War, and Modern Warfare
Well, this is going to be really easy to explain. Following the launch of Call of Duty: Warzone, the free-to-play Battle Royale shooter has become a big enough deal to where Activision feels the need to combine and streamline its progression across another two games. Call of Duty: Modern Warfare has...
News Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War Requires 133GB of Free Space on PS5
95GB on PS4
Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War will take up a considerable chunk of your PS5's SSD. It's estimated that Sony's next-gen console has around 700GB of usable storage space straight out of the box, but that won't last you very long if Cold War's freshly revealed file size is anything to go by. The official word is that you'll need a...
News Crash Bandicoot 4 Reaches Decent Price in PS Store Deal of the Week
Available until 11th November
While Crash Bandicoot 4: It's About Time was absolutely a great PlayStation 4 game, its sales probably weren't quite as impressive as they could have been due to a high introductory price. That has been rectified, at least for a week, as the Madcap Marsupial becomes the PlayStation Store's Deal of the Week. Live through...
News There's Already a Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War Launch Trailer
More than two weeks early
Roughly two and a half weeks before its release, Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War already has a launch trailer. That's slightly unusual given the fact that these marketing drops usually work in tandem with the actual release of a game, but here we are. The minute-long slice of footage focuses entirely on the campaign for...
Random Call of Duty: Warzone Jump Scares Are Terrifying Players
Loot box haunting
Just in case you didn't already know, Call of Duty: Warzone is running a limited-time event right now themed entirely around Halloween. Titled the Haunting of Verdansk, special modes set Battle Royale matches at night while another sees players respawn as zombies upon death. Another factor to the celebration is jump scares, which...
News Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War Gets Exclusive Zombies Mode on PS5, PS4
Through until November 2021
Sony's partnership with the world's biggest first-person shooter franchise will continue with Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War as the latest iteration grants PlayStation players exclusive access to a new Zombies mode. Fittingly titled Zombies Onslaught, it will be available at launch on both PlayStation 4 and PlayStation...
Reminder Sekiro: Shadows Die Twice Receives Free Major Update on 28th October
Polish your parrying skills once again
Earlier in the year, Activision and FromSoftware announced a huge update would be coming to Sekiro: Shadows Die Twice. It's been several months since then, and with the update coming in just a few days, we thought it'd be worth a refresher. On 28th October, owners of the game will be receiving a free update...
News Looks Like Crash Bandicoot 4 Could Be Spinning Onto PS5
Next-gen ESRB listing spotted
Crash Bandicoot 4: It's About Time has only recently released for PlayStation 4, but the ESRB has seemingly just revealed that a next-gen version is in the works. Over on the organisation's website, a listing for Crash 4 on Xbox Series X has been discovered, suggesting a souped up port is heading to Microsoft's...
Round Up Crash Bandicoot 4 Reviews Show the Mascot Marsupial Is Back on Form
Woah!
Crash Bandicoot 4: It's About Time is the first totally new game in the series in over a decade, following the success of the N. Sane Trilogy. Like that collection of remakes, this new game is sounding very good indeed — that's according to the first batch of reviews, which have just gone live. The general consensus from critics is that...
News Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War Zombies Mode Really Could Be a Game of Its Own
Die Maschine
Treyarch has shared a first glimpse at the incredibly in-depth Zombies mode shipping with Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War this November. Much like the titles before it, this really does feel like its own game within a game as members of the team describe how they're overhauling the experience with free post-launch content, a brand new...
News Crash Bandicoot 4 Trophy List Could Prove to Be a Tough Platinum
Master Marsupial
Crash Bandicoot 4: It's About Time is going to be a difficult game and so adding the Platinum Trophy to your personal collection looks like it will also prove to be a tough task. The game's Trophy list has just gone live over on Exophase, and it looks like you'll need to complete and master pretty much everything it has to offer to...
News Call of Duty: Warzone Players Think a New Killstreak May Be Overpowered
Foresight
Season Six of Call of Duty: Modern Warfare starts today, bringing with it a whole host of additions to the game itself and Call of Duty: Warzone. However, one new feature that wasn't touched upon in the patch notes is the inclusion of another killstreak for players to find, and they're worried it might be a little bit too overpowered...
News Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War Zombies Reveal Set for Wednesday
The undead are back
Following a bit of a mixed reception to the Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War alpha test, the next step in Treyarch's marketing cycle will be to reveal the Zombies mode. It'll take place this coming Wednesday at 10am PT / 6pm BST on the official Call of Duty YouTube channel, assumedly in the form of a trailer along with a bit of...
News Crash Bandicoot 4 Local Multiplayer Modes Officially Revealed
N. Sanity
Crash Bandicoot 4: It's About Time is due out in just over a week's time, but it seems Activision still isn't done telling us about it. As revealed by IGN, the brand new entry in the series will feature competitive and cooperative multiplayer modes. You can see them in action in the brand new video above. There are two competitive modes...
News Crash Bandicoot 4 Looks Better Than Ever in Launch Trailer
N. sanity is back
Seriously, how good does Crash Bandicoot 4: It's About Time look? We're drawing closer and closer to that PlayStation 4 release date of 2nd October 2020 and somehow developer Toys for Bob has managed to make it look even better than before in the game's launch trailer. We were already seriously hyped for the return of Crash...
Hands On Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War Couldn't Be More Different
A step back from Modern Warfare?
Despite the fact that some will undoubtedly scoff at the idea, Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War might be the biggest deviation the franchise has made in quite some time. That's in terms of both feel and gunplay inside its multiplayer suite, and we don't think the change is for the better. Last year's Call of Duty:...
News Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War Multiplayer Alpha Test Coming to PS4 This Weekend
Play it early
Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War now has its first real trailer for the single player campaign, but what of the multiplayer? Well, we did also see footage of online battles a little while back, but it seems Activision is taking things one step further. This weekend, PlayStation 4 owners will be able to take the multiplayer for a
News Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War Looks Bonkers in PS5 Gameplay Trailer
It's gonna blow up
Call of Duty trailers are about as explosive as they come, and this new video for the latest game is no exception. The 80s-set Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War looks mad in this PS5 gameplay trailer, and what's more, it's taken from the first mission in the game. It involves a high speed pursuit along a Turkish airstrip after...
News Crash Bandicoot 4 Demo Out Now on PS4
Take it for a spin
The playable demo for Crash Bandicoot 4: It's About Time is available now on PlayStation 4. It weighs in at around 8.6GB, and can be found on the PlayStation Store under the game's page. However, it's worth reiterating that only those who have pre-ordered Crash 4 digitally can access the demo, and it's unclear whether the demo...
News Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 1 + 2 Is the Fastest Selling Game in Franchise History
Super, man
Here's some news that'll have the Birdman himself kickflipping over the moon. Activision's brilliant remake of the first two games in the skateboarding franchise has been a huge commercial success. It should come as no surprise, as there's been an appetite for skating games of late, and now we finally have a game worthy of the name. So,...
News There Are No Words for Crash Bandicoot 4's Japanese Commercial
WTF
... (Apparently this is inspired by a music video that came included with the Japanese version of Crash Bandicoot 2, which is also a complete and utter acid trip.)
Hands On Crash Bandicoot 4 Can Be Both an Evolution and Series Homage
Another Toys for Bob masterclass
If you were worried that Crash Bandicoot 4: It's About Time would deviate too far from what made the original PS1 titles so memorable, cast those concerns aside. From the moment you gain control of the classic protagonist, it is immediately clear that developer Toys for Bob understood what it had to do with a fourth...
News Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War Multiplayer Reveal Is Intense, Chaotic, and Running on PS5
Notorious
Treyarch has taken the first couple of steps towards fully unveiling the multiplayer offerings of Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War, and it did so with a trailer featuring footage running on a PlayStation 5. Every snippet of gameplay you see in the epic, three-minute trailer above is taken from Sony's next-gen console, and it looks...
News Crash Bandicoot's Old Girlfriend Tawna Is Playable in Crash 4
She's got a new look, too
Tawna, Crash Bandicoot's old girlfriend, is back in Crash Bandicoot 4: It's About Time — and she's actually playable. The newly designed Tawna has been revealed through brand new gameplay fresh from PlayStation Underground. You can give it a watch above. Tawna comes equipped with one heck of a mean kick, and she's got a...
News Pre-Order Crash Bandicoot 4 and Gain Access to a Demo Next Week
Play two different levels
If you're chomping at the bit to play Crash Bandicoot 4: It's About Time as soon as humanely possible, you might want to pre-order it on the PlayStation Store. Starting next week on 16th September 2020, you'll gain access to a demo featuring two different levels from the game that lucky members of the press got to sample a...
Soapbox Let's Give Activision a Bit of Credit, Yeah?
It's not all bad
It’s a truth universally acknowledged, that a Real Gamer™ must hate major publishers. None of the big boys escape criticism, whether it’s Ubisoft for its perceived approach to copy-and-paste game design or EA for, well, absolutely everything, really. Activision has oft been a dirty word in enthusiast circles, presumably...
Round Up Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 1 + 2 PS4 Reviews Reveal a Return to Form
Nailed it
Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 1 + 2 reviews are starting to pour in from various publications, and it's looking mighty positive. North American press seems to be absolutely loving the triumphant return of the Birdman. Below, we've gathered some of these early reviews for your perusal. What about the Push Square review? Well, we only gained...
News Dev Confirms No More Crash Team Racing Content Updates
Team's moved to Crash 4 and other projects
Crash Team Racing Nitro-Fueled has been well supported since its release last year, with developer Beenox adding additional characters, courses, and more. However, following queries from the community, the team has confirmed that the title won't be getting any further content updates. Its 'Final Grand...
News Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 1 + 2 Trophies Require Some Sick Combos for the Platinum
Score attack
All eyes might be on Marvel's Avengers this week, but let's not forget about Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 1 + 2. This remake of the first two titles in the seminal skateboarding franchise hits PlayStation 4 at the end of this week, and looks to be a true return to form. Of course, a new PS4 game means new Trophies to earn, and that's no...
News The President Cameos in Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War Cinematic
Da Doo Ron Ron
We already saw glimpses of Ronald Reagan in this week’s Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War reveal trailer, but here’s a longer look at the president as part of an extended cinematic from the upcoming first-person shooter. The clip’s all aviator sunglasses and handlebar moustaches as you’d expect, but there’s some interesting...
