Tag: Activision
News As Tony Hawk's Pro Skater Turns 25, the Birdman All But Confirms There's More to Come
"There will be a future"
One of PlayStation's biggest success stories is the Tony Hawk's Pro Skater series. While there have been some sloppy landings here and there, the skateboarding franchise has been extremely popular ever since the first entry, which released 25 years ago. The series' namesake has commented on not only the legacy of the games,...
News Tony Hawk Teases He and Activision Are 'Working on Something' as Series Turns 25
Is Pro Skater 3 + 4 coming after all?
Tony Hawk, the legendary skateboarder and namesake of Activision's beloved skateboarding game series, has teased something in relation to the franchise's 25th anniversary. Speaking in an interview with Mythical Kitchen, the Californian appears to more or less confirm a new game of some sort in the Tony Hawk's...
News No Campaign Early Access for Call of Duty: Black Ops 6
Wait until 25th October to play it
Treyarch has announced it's bucking the trend established by Call of Duty games of the past couple of years and won't be making the Black Ops 6 campaign available to play one week early. In Modern Warfare 2 and Modern Warfare 3, pre-ordering the game granted you seven days of early access to the campaign, meaning...
News Black Ops 6 Nerfs Its Best Weapon for Second PS5, PS4 Beta Weekend
Jackal PDW dominance already over
The Call of Duty: Black Ops 6 beta returns for a second weekend of availability today, but the gun that was on the tip of everyone's tongue the first time out won't be back in quite the same shape. An SMG named the Jackal PDW dominated matches during the beta's first weekend, and now Treyarch has addressed its...
News Tony Hawk's Pro Skater Social Media Channels Get New 25th Anniversary Branding
29th September is the big day
Activision seems ready to celebrate the 25th anniversary of the Tony Hawk's Pro Skater franchise, as the official Twitter and YouTube pages have been updated with fresh artwork marking the historic moment. Seen below, the image uses a blacked-out version of the Tony Hawk silhouette from the recent Pro Skater 1 + 2...
News Here's Your First Look at Call of Duty: Black Ops 6's Chaotic Competitive PS5, PS4 Multiplayer
Will you become a Prestige Master?
We’ve seen the single player campaign in action. We know all about the returning Zombies mode. So now it’s time to learn about Call of Duty: Black Ops 6’s chaotic multiplayer suite. For now, it’s just a montage trailer, but boy does it look like a return to form! There’ll be 16 all-new maps available at...
News Crash Bandicoot 5 Reportedly Cut in Favour of More Live Service Games
The Crash, Spyro teamup that could have been
In news that will likely come as a gut punch to fans of precocious marsupials, a new report from gaming historian Liam Robertson (thanks, VGC) alleges that Crash Bandicoot 5 was in development at Toys for Bob but was cancelled after Activision pulled funding in favour of live-service multiplayer...
News Call of Duty: Black Ops 6 Goes Hitman in Glitzy Campaign Gameplay on PS5, PS4
Most wanted
Activision has shown off a decent chunk of gameplay from its upcoming FPS, Call of Duty: Black Ops 6. Focusing solely on the campaign in this year's entry, the six-minute video takes us through the highlights of a single mission, 'Most Wanted', and it looks like a raucous good time. It all goes a bit Hitman to start with; playing as an...
News You'll Be Able to Play Call of Duty: Black Ops 6's Zombies in Third-Person
A new perspective
Call of Duty is, as you all know, a first-person shooter. But the highly anticipated Zombies mode for Black Ops 6 will allow you to toggle to a third-person perspective, so you can get your undead slaughtering fix from behind the back of your character as opposed to down the barrel of your gun. It’s part of a suite of...
News This Call of Duty: Black Ops 6 Zombies Trailer Is Stupidly High Budget
All the money
Can anyone honestly say they’re following the story of Call of Duty’s Zombies mode? We’ve been tangentially aware of the lore for some time now, but we couldn’t tell you the first thing about it. The upcoming Black Ops 6 will apparently continue the so-called Dark Aether plot, but we don’t really know what that is Here’s...
News WWE Wrestlers Team Up in Warzone, Modern Warfare 3 Season 5 Update
Rhea Ripley! Cody Rhodes! Rey Mysterio!
WWE superstars Rhea Ripley, Cody Rhodes, and Rey Mysterio have been announced as the next famous faces to appear in the crossover bonanza that is the Call of Duty series. Available from next week on 24th July 2024 in Modern Warfare 3 and Warzone, you'll unlock the Rhea Ripley skin as soon as you purchase the...
News Call of Duty: Black Ops 6 Nails Down Upcoming Multiplayer Beta Dates
Duty calls
Call of Duty: Black Ops 6 is creeping ever closer, and Activision has revealed the dates players can come to grips with its next game, offering multiple opportunities to try it out ahead of launch. Depending on your buy-in level, you could play for over a week at the end of August and into September. Announced on its blog, Call of Duty...
News Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3's Retro Bit Party Mode Looks Like an Absolute Blast
Press start to play
A colourful new game mode is coming to Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 in the form of Bit Party. The pixel-inspired action kicks off Season 4, which goes live today, 26th June. Earning kills in this mode will cause the killer's head to grow in size, making the headshot required to end the streak that much more straightforward...
That's no spin
Released in 2017 (was it really that long ago?!), Crash Bandicoot N. Sane Trilogy has just hit an impressive sales milestone. The collection, which is available across PS4, Nintendo Switch, Xbox One, and PC, has topped 20 million — and at least by our count, that makes it the single highest selling Crash Bandicoot release ever...
News Xbox Really Wasn't Happy with PlayStation's Call of Duty Marketing Deal
Phil Spencer says Microsoft won't do "slimy platform things"
Microsoft has spent $69 billion on Activision Blizzard, so now it calls the shots when it comes to juggernaut franchise, Call of Duty. Of course, previously, starting with Call of Duty: Black Ops 3 in 2015, Sony had marketing dibs on the series, which meant it could advertise annual...
News Call of Duty: Black Ops 6 Demands Always Online Internet Connection, Campaign Included
Dialled in
Activision has officially put a date on Call of Duty: Black Ops 6, showing off the spy action thriller and announcing it will launch on the 25th October on PS5 and PS4. With store pages now live, it didn't take eagle-eyed viewers long to spot some new additions, such as this year's edition requiring an always-online internet connection to...
News Call of Duty: Black Ops 6 Gets October Release Date on PS5, PS4
On either the 17th or 25th
Today's the day Activision lifts the lid on Call of Duty: Black Ops 6, but since PS Store pre-orders have gone live before the show even takes place, some key details have already been made public. Most importantly, the game releases for PS5 and PS4 this October. The PS Store lists a date of 17th October 2024, but that...
News Call of Duty: Black Ops 6 Live-Action Trailer Revealed
Releases on Xbox Game Pass day one
Activision has today posted the first piece of promotional material for Call of Duty: Black Ops 6, in the form of a black and white live-action trailer. More of a mood piece than anything else really, the big news here is Microsoft has indeed committed to releasing the game on Xbox Game Pass straight away now it...
News Call of Duty: Black Ops 6 Now Official, Reveal Next Month
After the Xbox Games Showcase
Update: Activision has now posted to Twitter that this year's Call of Duty game is now officially called Call of Duty: Black Ops 6. The full reveal will take place next month following the Xbox Games Showcase on 9th June 2024. Original article: Activision has officially begun teasing this year's Call of Duty game...
News Microsoft Commits to Next Call of Duty Game on Xbox Game Pass, New Report Says
All or nothing
Following reports of internal debates at Microsoft over whether the next Call of Duty entry should be part of Xbox Game Pass at launch following the firm's acquisition of Activision, a new article from the Wall Street Journal claims it has now settled on going forward with plans to bundle the FPS in with the subscription service...
News This Year's Call of Duty May Not Be Included in Xbox Game Pass After All
Microsoft keeping a close eye on the financials
One of the big reasons Xbox fans were so eager for Microsoft to purchase Activision Blizzard was the promise of the juggernaut publisher’s output being included in subscription Game Pass at no extra cost. However, it appears the bean counters at the Redmond firm are reconsidering, and Xbox Series X|S...
News Activision Reportedly Rejected Vicarious Visions' Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 3 + 4 Pitch
In favour of supplementary work on Call of Duty
Nostalgic players on PS5 and PS4 warmly received Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 1 + 2, so it seemed reasonable enough to assume that another collection could be in the offing. Sadly, according to a new report, Vicarious Visions pitched Activision on the subject, but it was summarily rejected, with the studio...
News Whoa! Crash Bandicoot 4: It's About Time Has Sold More Than 5 Million Copies
Head spinning
It seems Toys for Bob's warmly received Crash Bandicoot sequel has been a huge success. Crash Bandicoot 4: It's About Time, the first numbered sequel in the series since 1998's Crash Bandicoot 3: Warped, has sold over five million copies, according to the studio's design director, Toby Schadt. It's About Time is a return to the...
News Crash Team Rumble Support Winding Down with Final Update Next Week
Will remain online for now, though
Multiplayer spin-off Crash Team Rumble is an inoffensive and novel game for fans of Activision’s platforming hero, but it seems it doesn't have the player base to keep things moving. Developer Toys for Bob has announced that post-launch support for the game is drawing to a close, with the final update coming next...
News Crash Bandicoot Developer Toys for Bob Struck by Layoffs, Office Closure
The ongoing cost of consolidation
Layoffs have been reported at Toys for Bob, the developer behind Crash Bandicoot 4: It's About Time and the Spyro: Reignited Trilogy. They form part of the ongoing consolidation efforts necessitated by parent company Activision's acquisition by Microsoft, resulting in 1900 roles being made redundant. Some 86 workers...
Rumour Call of Duty Games Will Feature Open World Campaigns Starting This Year
Gulf War apparently the first
Word on the street is that future Call of Duty games will expand their single-player offerings with open world campaigns. The first of these will be this year's entry, which is supposedly Black Ops Gulf War. That's according to Insider Gaming's Tom Henderson, who has heard from sources that the open world-style...
News Call of Duty Boss Takes the Top Job at Blizzard
Former NFL exec is in
Blizzard, now a Microsoft subsidiary of course, has gone through something of a shake up in the last couple of weeks. And now the company has confirmed ex-Call of Duty boss Johanna Faries as its next head honcho, following the unexpected departure of Mike Ybarra last week. Faries, who previously spent 12 years working for the...
News Cancelled Call of Duty Game Posted Online, Was Set in the Future
From the Tony Hawk dev Neversoft
Footage from a scrapped Call of Duty game has surfaced online, revealing in development gameplay of its single player and multiplayer offering. The project was reportedly meant to take the Call of Duty: Ghosts slot in 2013 and would have been the franchise's first entry set in the future before it was cancelled. The...
News Microsoft, Activision Cut 1,900 Jobs in More Video Game Layoffs
Bethesda employees also affected
Microsoft will be laying off 1,900 workers across its gaming divisions, an IGN report reveals. Divisions affected include internal teams at Microsoft, Bethesda, and the recently acquired Activision Blizzard. In a message sent to staff, Xbox head Phil Spencer said those affected will receive "severance benefits...
News Developer Raven Apologises for Busted Call of Duty: Warzone Update, Explains What Went Wrong
Sitrep
Developer Raven Software is one of several Activision studios responsible for Call of Duty, with the company considered the face of maintaining and managing the ongoing Warzone side of things. Last week, we brought you word of the game's vaunted Season 1 Reloaded update buckling the game, and Raven has issued an apology, explaining what went...
News Call of Duty: Warzone's Latest Update Appears to Have Buckled the Game
Self-inflicted
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 and Warzone players excited to jump into the shooter's vaunted Season 1 Reloaded might want to hold off, as it appears some fairly catastrophic bugs have broken containment. Players have been sharing their experiences of the update so far, which really must be seen to be believed.
News Spyro the Dragon Tweet Ignites Hopes for a Sequel
We want to believe
Proving the timeless power of the IP, an affirmational Tweet from the official Spyro the Dragon account has caused a stir, fueling speculation that another entry in the series might be in the offing. The Spyro: Reignited Trilogy was released in 2018 on PS4, and outside of an appearance in Crash Team Rumble, we haven't seen much of...
News Activision Blizzard CEO Bobby Kotick Is Stepping Down on 29th December, 2023
New year, new Acti
We all knew it was coming, but now we know the big day. Bobby Kotick's official last day as CEO of Activision Blizzard will be Friday, 29th December, 2023. This news comes as Microsoft makes preparations and changes following its $69 billion acquisition of the publisher. A replacement for Kotick has not been announced as yet, but...
Rumour Call of Duty 2025 Will Return to a Near-Future Setting in Sequel to Black Ops 2
This timeline is confusing
The Call of Duty machine will keep chugging along, whether the games are well received or not. This year's entry may not go down as a favourite, but perhaps a future one will regain your interest. Not only have we had reports about 2024's Call of Duty, we're now also seeing word about where the series is heading in 2025...
News Call of Duty Devs Walk Back Kratos Voice Actor Criticisms, 'It's Not About the Joke'
"It's just been such a sh*t year for games"
Call of Duty developers that levelled criticism at Kratos voice actor Christopher Judge for joking about the length of Modern Warfare 3's campaign at The Game Awards have walked their initial comments back, citing frustration at the industry's current state. After Judge's joke (which was self-deprecating...
News Kratos Voice Actor Underfire for Roasting New Call of Duty Campaign
Judge and jury
Kratos’ voice actor Christopher Judge has p*ssed off the Call of Duty team, after he roasted Modern Warfare 3’s campaign prior to presenting the Best Performance award at this year’s The Game Awards. The actor – who infamously rambled for several minutes when he grabbed a gong last year – said: “Fun fact, my speech was...
News Despite Crap Reviews, Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 Boasts of Engagement Records
Historic, allegedly
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 is not a good game – in fact, it may be one of the worst entries in the series, aside from spin-offs like the abysmal outsourced PS Vita release. With a Metacritic score of just 56 for the PS5, this dismal edition of the annual first-person shooter series is tussling with titles like The Lord of...
News Call of Duty 2024 Reportedly Set During First Gulf War
Desert Shield, Desert Storm
With the bloated, undercooked, and outdated Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 still fresh in our collective consciousness, it's only fitting that a new report would out next years offering well in advance. Developed this time by Treyarch, Call of Duty 2024 will reportedly be another entry in the Black Ops series, set during...
News Spyro the Dragon Is Back... in Crash Team Rumble
Part of the game's third season of content
Believe it or not, the mostly forgotten PS5, PS4 multiplayer Wumpa Fruit collecting game Crash Team Rumble is closing in on its third season of content, and the big thing studio Toys for Bob has to talk about this time is Spyro the Dragon becoming a playable character. Coming on 7th December 2023, the...
Review Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 (PS5) - Bloated, Undercooked, and Outdated All at Once
Nostalgia trick
We've reached a point in time where one can be nostalgic for the PS3 generation, and Activision is banking on that with all its might to sell Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3. Rather than a new line-up of multiplayer maps, this year's entry is a strange amalgamation of the past, as all of the weapons and playable characters from 2022's...
News Players Want Modern Warfare 3's Wonderfully Camouflaged 'Groot' Skin Pulled
You can't catch what you can't see
In addition to some of the grimmest spawns we've seen in recent days, Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 appears to have a "Groot" problem. As players can transfer content from Modern Warfare 2 to its sequel, the controversial limited-time Gaia Operator skin
News Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 Has Some of the Worst PS5, PS4 Review Scores of the Year
Gollum's still got it beat, though
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 is being described by critics as one of the most cynical PS5 and PS4 releases in quite some time, and it’s getting battered by reviews. While we’re still taking our time to work through the campaign and multiplayer maps, the release’s Metacritic score currently sits at just 50,...
News Activision Pulling Modern Warfare 3 Maps Already Due to Grim Spawns
Lovely camping weather
The new Call of Duty, Modern Warfare 3, was released on Friday, and already multiple maps have been pulled from the game's multiplayer suite after players en masse were gunned down thanks to some truly miserable spawn points. The primary culprit was the map Quarry, which, when played in the Hardpoint game mode, would...
Video Modern Warfare 3 Maps Lack Character In Side-By Side Comparison
More pixels, more problems?
Modern Warfare 3 just landed on PS5, bringing with it the 16 original maps from 2009’s Modern Warfare 2. From Terminal to Wasteland, some of the best Call of Duty maps ever made have received a facelift — definitively bringing them into the modern gaming era. But how much has Infinity Ward actually changed with these...
Half the time normally allotted to Call of Duty titles
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 is out today, and critics and players in Early Access have been hammering the game's underbaked single-player campaign. Wouldn't you know it, it turns out the title was churned out in less than half the time generally allotted to such an undertaking, which would go...
News Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3's First PS5, PS4 Campaign Review Is a Massacre
"The worst campaign in series history"
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 won’t be judged solely on its campaign, as multiplayer is the main reason fans play. However, early reviews are absolutely savaging the single player experience, which is sounding like the worst solo mode in the series’ history – yes, even worse than the maligned Call of...
News Modern Warfare 3 May Not Have a PS5 Platinum, But It Does Have Campaign Gyro Aiming
Tilt to the top
The upcoming Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 has disappointed some players because it technically doesn’t have a Platinum Trophy on the PS5. In an unusual move, its gongs have been added as DLC to last year’s Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2, which means there’s no way for developer Sledgehammer Games to add PlayStation’s most...
News Campaign Early Access for Modern Warfare 3 Available Now on PS5, PS4
Earn loads of rewards by beating it
Those who have pre-ordered Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 on PS5, PS4 now have early access to the campaign, with the full release on 10th November 2023 bringing the online multiplayer and new open world Zombies mode. By finishing all 15 missions in the single player mode, you shall unlock items to customise...
News Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 Really Is Just DLC, Says Its Trophy List
There's no MW3 Platinum Trophy for you
In the leadup to its announcement, it was heavily suggested Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 would be a huge expansion for Modern Warfare 2. That didn't turn out to be the case as Activision is selling the FPS as its own standalone PS5, PS4 title, but there is one situation where the game quite literally is a DLC...
News New PS5 Slim Adverts Reveal Bundle with a Free Game
Get Modern Warfare 3 free of charge
Sony still hasn't given its updated PS5 model an official release date, but all the leaked information and public spottings are pointing towards 10th November 2023, the same day Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 is out. As reported by Charlie Intel, new promotions are now advertising the PS5 Slim along with a copy of...
