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Thursday13th Sep 2018
News Treyarch Adds New 'Fast Collapse' Playlist to Call of Duty's Blackout Beta on PS4
Inner circle
Not content with testing Call of Duty: Black Ops 4's Blackout mode in its regular state, developer Treyarch is continually updating the beta with improvements and new additions. Earlier in the week, the player count moved from 80 to 88, and now a new playlist has been added, called Fast Collapse. As you might've guessed, the Fast...
Wednesday12th Sep 2018
Deals Sony Throws in Call of Duty: Black Ops 4 for Free with Its Latest Smartphone
Phonecall of duty
It's well established that Sony has partnered with Activision to market its Call of Duty titles for a while now, but the platform holder has moved beyond the PS4 in order to promote the latest entry. In order to get punters to plump for its new smartphone, the Sony Xperia XZ3, Call of Duty: Black Ops 4 will be thrown in as a...
News Call of Duty's Blackout Player Count Just Increased by Eight
More chumps to roast
There’s a lot of buzz surrounding Call of Duty: Black Ops 4’s new Battle Royale-themed Blackout mode, and it seems like developer Treyarch’s making some pretty impressive adjustments on the fly. With the beta in progress on the PlayStation 4, game design director David Vonderhaar has confirmed on Twitter that the mode’s...
Thursday6th Sep 2018
News Call of Duty: Black Ops 4 Trailer Is Our First Real Look at Its Battle Royale Mode
Dropzone
Well here it is, our first real look at Blackout, the brand new battle royale mode in Call of Duty: Black Ops 4. The relatively brief trailer gives a decent overview of what you can expect, as players are dumped into a huge map complete with various vehicles that you can take advantage of. It looks like it has potential for total...
Wednesday5th Sep 2018
News Call of Duty: Black Ops 4 Beta Reveals Battle Royale Blackout Player Count
Not quite 100
The Call of Duty: Black Ops 4 beta obviously isn't the finished game, but it does give us an idea of how developer Treyarch is planning on approaching the title's battle royale mode, Blackout. According to Game Informer's preview, the beta doesn't quite feature 100 players like various other battle royale games. Currently, the player...
Tuesday14th Aug 2018
News Call of Duty: Black Ops 4's Blackout Beta Begins 10th September
All aboard the BlOps bus
As was hinted at earlier today, Call of Duty: Black Ops 4’s anticipated Battle Royale mode Blackout will be officially unveiled soon – and you’ll be able to put it through its paces from 10th September on the PlayStation 4. A very brief new trailer suggests that you’ll be able to play in squads of up to four, but...
News Call of Duty: Black Ops 4's Battle Royale Mode Could Cause a Blackout at Gamescom 2018
Social media teasing something
Treyarch has just concluded a multiplayer beta for Call of Duty: Black Ops 4, but it appears that the developer isn't quite finished showing the game off yet. Across the Twitter accounts for the studio, Call of Duty, and Activis
Tuesday31st Jul 2018
News Call of Duty: Black Ops 4 Beta Gets a Bombastic Trailer
Kicks off this week on PS4
Call of Duty: Black Ops 4 is kicking off its big beta later this week, exclusively on PlayStation 4. Those who have pre-ordered the game will be able to take part, and you can get an early taste of what's in store by filling your eyes full of the trailer that we've embedded above. It all starts on the 3rd August,...
Wednesday18th Jul 2018
News Your Heart Will Go on in Call of Duty: Black Ops IIII's Co-Op Mode
Near, far
If you haven’t been paying attention to Call of Duty’s co-op Zombies modes then know one thing: they’re utterly insane now. As announced earlier in the year, Black Ops IIII is going all in, with a mode that will start out on the Titanic and then take you to a Roman coliseum. Why not, eh? This year’s instalment doesn’t have a...
Friday13th Jul 2018
News Call of Duty: Black Ops 4 Beta Comes to PS4 First in Early August
Target marked
The Call of Duty: Black Ops 4 multiplayer beta's got a confirmed date on PlayStation 4. As you'd expect, the beta is heading to Sony's system before it arrives on other platforms (as per Activision's partnership deal with the Japanese giant), and it's all kicking off early next month. Starting on the 3rd August, those who have...
Monday11th Jun 2018
E3 2018 Call of Duty: Black Ops 4 Bucks the Trend with a Traditional Season Pass
Will include 12 multiplayer maps
With many other titles in the FPS space ditching the route of a paid Season Pass to access post-launch DLC, it was thought that Call of Duty: Black Ops 4 may go along with this trend too. However, this isn't to be the case, as the official Call of Duty Twitter account has tweeted out details of a Digital Deluxe...
Thursday17th May 2018
News Call of Duty: Black Ops 4 Ditches Traditional Campaign Mode
Slim pickings for single player
During the reveal event for Call of Duty: Black Ops 4, Activision skirted around the subject of the traditional single player campaign, emphasising that the focus this time around is squarely on multiplayer. Instead, story elements will be introduced into the other modes, in particular the various Zombies maps. There...
News Blackout Is Call of Duty: Black Ops 4's Battle Royale Mode
Go big
Yep, Call of Duty: Black Ops 4 will have a battle royale mode, because... Well, because of course it will. Announced during the game's big reveal event earlier today, the mode will drop you into a huge map with loads of other players, and you'll be tasked with being the last one standing. Interestingly, developer Treyarch confirmed that the...
News Call of Duty: Black Ops 4 Introduces Three Zombie Scenarios at Launch
Coliseum! The Titanic! More!
Call of Duty: Black Ops 4’s Zombies mode seems crazy – and kinda complicated. Treyarch’s introducing a brand new cast of characters who’ll fight the undead in a variety of scenarios. Including an ancient Coliseum in IX: And the Titanic in Voyage of Despair: And a throwback to classic Zombies in Blood of the...
News Call of Duty: Black Ops 4 Multiplayer Reveal Trailer Keeps Boots on the Ground
Ground pound
Call of Duty: Black Ops 4’s multiplayer reveal trailer is live, and it’s much more grounded than its predecessor, which should thrill franchise fans who are fed up of all the rocket boosting and wall-running. Instead, developer Treyarch is trying to keep the competitive action fast and fluid, while still sticking to that ol’ buzz...
Wednesday18th Apr 2018
Rumour Call of Duty: Black Ops IIII Cans Campaign, Adds Battle Royale
No single player in new CoD
There are crazy rumours swirling regarding Call of Duty: Black Ops IIII right now, as word has emerged that it may be the first entry in the franchise to scrap its single player campaign. While the series is synonymous with its multiplayer these days, its set-piece laden stories have always formed a big part of the...
Thursday8th Mar 2018
News Call of Duty: Black Ops 4 Announced, Launches 12th October
Deploying ahead of Red Dead?
Call of Duty: Black Ops 4 (officially, IIII) has been announced by Activision ahead of a 17th May community reveal event. As rumoured, the sequel is being helmed by Treyarch. This confirmation caps off a spate of leaks, including one courtside at an NBA game over the weekend. There are no other details on the title as of...
Wednesday7th Mar 2018
News Call of Duty: Black Ops 4's Stupid Logo Leaked in the Unlikeliest Place
Slam dunk
Considering it’s not officially announced yet, we were surprised to see Houston Rockets hotshot James Harden dressed in camouflage and sporting a Call of Duty: Black Ops IIII (more on that later) cap while en route to an NBA game against Oklahoma City Thunder overnight. Fans picked up on the similarities to Call of Duty: Black Ops 3’s...
Friday9th Feb 2018
News Activision Announces the Inevitable About This Year's Call of Duty
Treyarch in developing new game shocker
Treyarch is developing the next Call of Duty game. That’s literally all Activision would say about the title during a financial call earlier today, although it did tease that it “can’t wait to share more” in the future. Rumour has it that the title is Call of Duty: Black Ops 4 which will adopt a...
Tuesday6th Feb 2018
Rumour Call of Duty: Black Ops 4 to Infiltrate PS4 Later This Year
Top BlOps
We’ve tagged this article as rumour but it’s more predictable than an egregious EA monetisation scheme, isn’t it? Our friends over at Eurogamer.net are reporting that Treyarch is hard at work on Call of Duty: Black Ops 4, ahead of release this holiday. Given the success of previous Black Ops instalments, it’s hardly a surprise, is...
