Tag archive: Call of duty

US Gamers' wallets have been slow to pry open in 2012. January marked an exceptionally sharp slump in video game hardware, software and accessory sales. When compared to the past two years, the data could signify a trend that consumers are restless for other gaming options. According to the NPD market research firm, total retail sales for gaming in the US was $750 million, which is down 34% from $1.14 million in January 2011. Gaming… Read More

A little update on the status of Diablo III; as expected, a quarter one release is not going to be happening. In fact, don't expect any game releases from Blizzard in the first quarter of this year. The good news is that Activision CEO Bobby Kotick says the new year is looking to be a good one for the company, and for consumers as well. “Our extraordinary employees around the world are focused on making 2012 another great year for our… Read More

The North American launch of the PlayStation Vita is just a few short weeks away, so for those of you considering picking up Sony’s new uber-device, it's time to start thinking about what you will do with it. As you might expect from a device of its sort, the Vita will have all the bells and whistles of a modern handheld media device: It will stream Netflix, have access to the PlayStation Store and all that it offers including video and… Read More

As metioned by Kotaku earlier today, Microsoft is reported to be testing a software or hardware method on the next version of the Xbox hardware designed to halt the ability to play used games. While this report doesn't indicate that this feature will definitely be included in the next version, the appeal to developers and publishers is likely incredibly high. This type of solution would make it vastly more difficult for retailers like… Read More

For those of you that plopped down the money for the Call of Duty Elite premium service on the Xbox 360, then yesterday you likely went online to discover a digital treat waiting under their proverbial online tree. Two new maps were released, kicking off a nine month season of content drops that will feature 20 in all. The first drop contained the maps “Liberation” and “Piazza.” Both maps will be included as part of a pack that will likely… Read More

For fans of Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3, the arrival of new maps is cause to celebrate. So go ahead, take a moment. Ok, you done now? Good. Beginning today, the Call of Duty content season kicks off with the release of two new maps for Modern Warfare 3: Piazza and Liberation. Both maps will be available for play in standard multiplayer as well as in the Spec Ops survival mode, and both maps are currently available exclusively for Xbox 360… Read More

Last week, file sharing site Megaupload was shut down and its founder, Kim Dotcom, was arrested under charges of piracy and illegal activity. But, despite his nefarious reputation and $175 million net worth, Dotcom's real passion seems to be Call of Duty. On New Year's Eve just a few weeks ago, Dotcom (known as MEGARACER in the game) became the #1 ranked Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 player in the world. The video below shows the… Read More

Now that we’ve left the money on the nightstand and shown 2011 the door, it's time to prepare for 2012. January has always just been the month that you prepare for the rest of the year, a toe that you gently slide into the pool to prepare yourself for the shock of cold water. January is the appetizer of 2012, and the perfect launchpad to look ahead at what is to come. Last year was a tumultuous one for the video game industry, filled with… Read More

Market analysis firm NPD has released its U.S. video game sales figures for December 2011 (and, hence, the entire 2011 calendar year), and the results aren't terribly pretty. NPD found that video game sales in the U.S. were down 21 percent in December compared to a year ago, and 2011 came in some 8 percent behind 2010 in overall sales. However, it's important to note what NPD is actually measuring here: retail sales of video games,… Read More

Call of Duty fans have been wondering since November how exactly Activision will make good on its promises of regular downloadable content drops for Call of Duty Elite's Premium members. We learned last month that the first download release would be coming on January 24; a freshly e-mail press release reveals some new details about that content release and those that will follow it. January 24 is the official kickoff date for the Modern… Read More

You don't need to look very far back to understand how Call of Duty: Black Ops was one of the most popular games of 2010. The Treyarch-developed FPS was the most popular Xbox Live game of 2011, managing to keep a top three place in the charts even AFTER Modern Warfare 3 was released. Treyarch is due to take the Duty reins once again in 2012, but will the game be Black Ops 2? That's what some are speculating thanks to a domain… Read More

Britain's Ministry of Defense wants to update its solider training tech and is looking at Xbox games with an envious eye. Apparently, newer recruits who have grown up with the latest generation of gaming consoles tend to lose interest with the MoD's unrealistic simulated training war games. The MoD currently uses something called Battlespace2; troops that were sent to Afghanistan had training with this digital war simulator. However,… Read More

Shoot, stab, stab, stab, run away, stab, stab shoot. Repeat. Okay, so the basic mechanics of a military shooter have not changed that much in the past few years. A multiplayer match still consists of running around in a crazed stupor, jumping or dropping prone to avoid cheap killshots, and plenty of random stabbings at close range (if you do not know how to stab opponents in these online gore fests, you probably are not winning too many… Read More

Twenty-one year old Alyse Baddley recently placed an ad on Craigslist to sell her husband after twenty-two year old Kyle Baddley spent three days constantly playing Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 after the launch of the extremely popular first person shooter on November 8. The text of the ad stated “I am selling my 22 year old husband. He enjoys eating and playing video games all day. Easy to maintain, just feed and water every 3-5 hours.… Read More

Call of Duty Elite is off to a very rocky start, no doubt about it. The stat-tracker/social network that was supposed to launch alongside Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 last week was overwhelmed in its opening hours by the influx of new users and quickly crashed. Efforts made in the subsequent days to bring the part-free/part-subscription-based service back online have moved slowly. As of right now, the website is loading up slowly and with… Read More