Aug 27, 2010

Well, sort of. On the off-chance that anyone still cares, Activision have detailed the impressively bountiful breakdown of artists lending an incredible 105 tunes for inclusion in FreeStyleGames’ forthcoming deck-spinning simulator DJ Hero 2. Contributors include classic dance outfits The Prodigy, Basement Jaxx and The Chemical Brothers, plus tracks from...

Aug 13, 2010

It may just be idle tittle-tattle this early on but it has been rumoured that Treyarch’s new Call of Duty title Black Ops may feature the hugely popular Zombies mode from Call of Duty: World at War, Digital Spy reported earlier today. It’s no coincidence that World at War was the last Call of Duty game to be developed by Treyarch, explaining the...

Aug 12, 2010

We reported, a few weeks back, that collector’s editions would be available for Call of Duty: Black Ops – a Hardened Edition and a Prestige Edition, similar to it’s predecessor, Modern Warfare 2 – but at the time, no details were known about what these editions would include. No, it isn’t a riot shield or a tactical insertion...

Aug 11, 2010

Earlier this year some unsavoury reports manifested, alluding to the possibility of Activision introducing a subscription charge to play their multi million-selling shooter series Call of Duty online, separate to PSN or Xbox Live membership fees. Following a severely negative backlash from consumers, and so soon after controversy over the extortionate price of...

Aug 6, 2010

You’d be forgiven for assuming, like me, that a demo for the hugely successful Modern Warfare 2 had already been released – apparently not. The single player demo features the Cliffhanger level and is available to download from the Playstation Network and Xbox Live. Considering the game hasn’t been out of the charts since it’s release...

Aug 3, 2010

Call of Duty is probably the number one most played fps in the world. So here comes the unsurprising but actually pretty impressive news that the Call of Duty map packs have a combined total of more than 20 million units downloaded. There’s no doubt that the Call of Duty games do deliver an online experience that is yet to be paralleled by many similar...

Apr 16, 2010

We might not have covered it much here, but the industry is buzzing about the on-going ruckus over at Infinity Ward. As you may know, Jason West and Vince Zampella – the men credited with creating the best-selling game of all time – have found themselves in a legal battle with Activision … and a very messy one at that. Consequently, people are...

Jan 13, 2010

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare II was – is – a successful title. Everyone knows this – slugs know this. It’s topped the gaming sales charts for weeks on end, and not even the media fervor could dampen gamer excitement. And now Infinity Ward and Activision can boast that it’s not only a successful title, it’s now a BILLION DOLLAR...