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Weirdness Call of Duty: Ghosts Resists Alien Invasion in Co-Op Mode
Independence day
Call of Duty has always been a little bit over-the-top, but ever since Treyarch opted to add zombies to its World War II spin-off, the franchise has been slowly getting stranger. The upcoming Call of Duty: Ghosts, though, is opting to dial up the weirdness to dizzying new heights, augmenting a Resistance-esque co-op mode that will...
Rumour Call of Duty: Ghosts Will Command 49GB of Your PS4's Hard Drive
Oh my Dog
We all know that the Call of Duty franchise likes to break all sorts of mindboggling first day sales records, but this time around it seems to have its sights set on something a little bit different: it's gunning for the 'Largest Hard Drive Install for a PlayStation 4 Launch Title' gong. Yesterday, we brought you the news that Guerrilla...
News PS4 Pulls in The Amazing Spider-Man 2 Next Year
Swinging onto PS3, too
PlayStation Vita owners may be forced to make do with an overdue port of the original The Amazing Spider-Man, but that’s not stopping Activision from lining up The Amazing Spider-Man 2 for the PlayStation 3 and PlayStation 4. Due out next spring, the Beenox developed open world adventure aims to build upon the events of the...
Video Getting the Family View on Skylanders: Swap Force
Swapping the old for the new
With Skylanders: Swap Force hitting store shelves in North America today, and on 18th October in other territories, we thought that we’d have a quick look at how the sequel has panned out – and get the family perspective in the process. While the title offers great visuals, voice acting, and oodles of new...
News Wrap Yourself Up in The Amazing Spider-Man on Vita
Swingstar
You said that you wanted more retail releases on the PlayStation Vita, so it looks like you’re going to have to make do with overdue ports. Activision’s so-so movie tie-in The Amazing Spider-Man is the latest PlayStation 3 release to get the portable treatment, with the bustling streets of Manhattan being squeezed onto Sony’s pocket...
Video Watch Skylanders: Swap Force Arrive in Stores Ahead of Launch
Fresh off the truck
Never, ever question Andy Robertson’s dedication to a Skylanders: Swap Force scoop. The face of Family Gamer TV got up bright and early this morning to see a slew of the games arrive at Toys ‘R’ Us. He even got to go behind-the-scenes with his video camera while the boxes got unloaded, and sent off for stock taking...
News Call of Duty: Ghosts Will Sport Dedicated Servers on PS4
Current generation counterpart getting some love, too
Microsoft’s famous moneyhats are being spent in strange places these days. Alright, maybe we’re being a teensy bit unfair assuming that the Redmond-based manufacturer is responsible for Infinity Ward’s caginess regarding dedicated server support in the non-Xbox versions of Call of Duty:...
Hands On Skylanders: Swap Force Looks and Sounds the Part on PS4
Next generation treatment
As we get closer to the release of Skylanders: Swap Force, we’ve obtained better access to the game. Having played through some snatched sections at Gamescom, it was good to be able to take the time to fully investigate the available levels at this year's Eurogamer Expo. Played here on the PlayStation 4, you can see...
News Fly to the Moon in This Athletic Destiny Trailer
Become legend
As promised, Halo creator Bungie has deployed a brand new trailer for Destiny. The clip – which confirms that pre-orders will unlock beta access early next year – sets the overall tone of the interstellar plot, and shows se
News You'll Be Able to Fulfil Your Destiny with a Pre-Order
Bungie unlocks beta access
While you impatiently chomp at your nails waiting for Bungie to deploy Destiny’s next gameplay trailer, Amazon.com has accidentally announced a sliver of information regarding the first-person shooter’s online beta, which is set to begin in early 2014. According to the retailer, pre-ordering the title on either the...
News Destiny's Box Art Should Tide You Over Until Tomorrow's Trailer
Got you covered
Bungie has promised to release a brand new trailer for its upcoming shoot-and-loot outing Destiny – but you’ll have to wait until tomorrow in order to watch it in full. To make up for the miniscule delay, the former Halo developer has deployed the first-person shooter’s official box art, which shows the title’s three main...
News Call of Duty: Ghosts Takes Shooting Into Outer Space
Explosive single player trailer has it all
Fresh from Activision and Infinity Ward comes this latest trailer for Call of Duty: Ghosts, which is all about the single player campaign. Opening with a gunfight set in space, the video is just as bombastic as you'd expect. We even catch a glimpse of Riley, the game's canine mascot, wrestling with someone...
Hands On Cascade Glade Showcases Skylanders: Swap Force on PS4
Next generation
Having had a look at the Winter Keep level in Skylanders: Swap Force, today we’ve got some hands-on with Cascade Glade. Not only that, but we've also moved from the PlayStation 3 to the PlayStation 4. Our initial look at the Cascade Glade level was back when Activision announced Swap Force to a
First Impressions Skylanders: Swap Force Courts Core Gamers
Trading up
Being talked through a game by the developer and playing it at home is a very different experience. To close this “reality” gap, Family Gamer TV went solo with a full level from Skylanders: Swap Force on the PlayStation 4 at GamesCom. Let’s get the elephant out of the room straight away: jumping is not a big deal in the world of...
GamesCom 2013 This Is What Skylanders: Swap Force Looks Like on PS4
Nice 'n' shiny
Those pesky Disney Infinity toys may be stealing all of the headlines at the moment, but Activision’s own family friendly collectathon is not taking it lying down. Skylanders: Swap Force – which, for the first time, let’s you mix and match character parts – is due out on every platform under the sun this year, including the...
Rumour Call of Duty: Ghosts Sending Shivers Down Vita's Spine
White as a sheet
With the energy palpable ahead of Sony’s big GamesCom showing in Cologne next week, the Spanish arm of mega retailer GameSpot has hinted that Call of Duty: Ghosts could be coming to the PlayStation Vita. Activ
News Call of Duty: Ghosts Will Let You Transfer Your Multiplayer Profile to PS4
You'll also be able to play as a woman
Activision’s come up with a cunning solution for the pesky next generation transition: allow you to transfer your profiles between systems. The multiplayer component of Call of Duty: Ghosts will let you move your data between the PlayStation 3 and PlayStation 4 with ease. You won’t, however, be able to...
News Call of Duty: Black Ops 2 Expansion Ushers the Apocalypse
No sign of Ben Affleck, though
Treyarch’s infectiously enthusiastic David Vonderhaar is back to provide a run-through of Call of Duty: Black Ops 2’s final DLC pack, Apocalypse. The add-on – which is due out this month on the Xbox 360, and later on the PlayStation 3 – includes four fresh maps and a brand new zombie co-op experience. The new...
News Angry Birds: Star Wars Finds the Force on PlayStation 3 and Vita
Luke Flywalker
Angry Birds: Star Wars, Rovio and LucasArts’ license to print money, is set to step away from the Pork Side of mobiles and tablets, and fly onto the PlayStation 3 and Vita this fall. The title – which popped up on Amazon overnight – will catapult its way onto a console near you on 29th October in North America and 1st November...
Review Deadpool (PlayStation 3)
Chimichangas!
Juvenile quips, over-the-top gore, fourth wall breaking referential humour, and excursions into insanity all paint the picture of the perfect Deadpool game, and in some ways this is it. You'll laugh wholeheartedly at the jokes and ridiculous scenes, but despite the excellent realisation of the character, the highly repetitive and...
News Call of Duty: Ghosts Comes Crashing Down with Pre-Order Bonus
Free fallin'
Firm footing is not guaranteed in Call of Duty: Ghosts’ bonus ‘Free Fall’ map. The dilapidated arena – available alongside pre-orders for the impending first-person shooter – will drop you “into a shattered skyscraper on the brink of collapse”. As you play, the building will crumble in real-time, showcasing one of the...
News Destiny Gameplay Demo Dropped into the Wild
Halo developer plots debut on PS4
Bungie’s upcoming online first-person shooter Destiny was easily one of the biggest title’s at E3 2013, making this high-definition footage of the game totally worth your attention. It’s the same sequence that was originally shown during Sony’s press conference – complete with irritating developer...
News Call of Duty: Ghosts Spooks Late Night with Jimmy Fallon
Looks a bit woof
Jimmy Fallon’s video game week has continued with a brief look at Call of Duty: Ghosts. This is the same footage that was shown at E3, in which you get to take control of dog Riley via a remote video link. There are some pretty cool ideas on display – we especially like the way that you can bark to bring guards out into the...
News Call of Duty: Black Ops 2 Is Back with a Vengeance in New Map Pack
Lock and load
Call of Duty: Ghosts may be guzzling up Activision’s attention at the moment, but that doesn't mean that it's done with last year’s Call of Duty: Black Ops 2. Following a string of leaks earlier today, the publisher has confirmed that the first-person shooter’s latest map pack Vengeance is on the way, and it includes four new...
E3 2013 Here's Your First Look at Call of Duty: Ghosts on PS4
Doggy paddle
Looks like Microsoft doesn’t have time to squeeze Call of Duty: Ghosts into its press conference this year, as Activision has deployed some brand new footage from the upcoming sequel's campaign. The first snippet – running on next generation hardware – shows a couple of scuba diving soldiers navigating an underwater corridor...
News Call of Duty: Ghosts' New Engine Is Actually, Well, Partially Old
Teaching an old dog new tricks
Remember when Activision said that the impending Call of Duty: Ghosts would take advantage of an “all-new engine” on the PlayStation 4? It turns out that the publisher was telling porkies, as the title will merely be operating on a “significantly upgraded” version of the technology that has powered the previous...
News Bungie Lays Down the Law in New Destiny Trailer, First PS4 Footage at E3
King of the jungle
With publishing giant Activision providing the marketing push behind Bungie's upcoming Destiny, it comes as no surprise that every piece of exposure from here on in is going to have some considerable clout behind it. The game's latest trailer is a mix of live action and CGI, starting off with a father telling his son about "the...
News Sneaky Snippet of Call of Duty: Ghosts Infiltrates the Internet
Warming up
If teaser trailers were getting a little too substantial for your tastes, then you should thank your lucky stars for social networking site Vine. Activision has deployed a full five seconds of the upcoming Call of Duty: Ghosts, showing off wireframe meshes and foliage. The full game will be revealed during Microsoft’s big Xbox event...
News Bungie Debunks Destiny of Spirits Spin-Off for PlayStation Vita
Fate can be cruel
Overnight, rumours were rife that Bungie was working on a spin-off of its first-person shooter Destiny for the PlayStation Vita. The speculation certainly made some sense – Sony has partnered pretty heavily with the former Halo developer of late, and it recently filed a trademark for the name Destiny of Spirits. Alas, it’s not
Review The Walking Dead: Survival Instinct (PlayStation 3)
No signs of life
Clearly intended to cash in on the overwhelming success of the TV show and the recent critical acclaim of Telltale Games’ excellent episodic adventure, The Walking Dead: Survival Instinct doesn’t so much as explode out of the gate, but, perhaps appropriately, shamble. The ‘plot’ revolves around the TV show’s troublesome...
Reaction PS4 Looks Poised to Play Second Fiddle in the Call of Duty War
Console combat
Love it or loathe it, Call of Duty is an important cog in any console’s catalogue. The series may have peaked in popularity with Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3, but last year’s Call of Duty: Black Ops 2 still managed to rake in a cool $1 billion in just 15 days on the market – an impressive sum for a series that’
News Call of Duty: Ghosts Targets PS3 on 5th November, PS4 Version Employs New Engine
All-new characters, all-new story, all-new world
Activision is aiming to refresh its blockbuster first-person franchise later this year with Call of Duty: Ghosts. The title – which has been the source of much speculation for weeks now – will officially release on the PlayStation 3 on 5th November. Meanwhile, a PlayStation 4 version will deploy...
News Haunting Teaser Image Hints at Call of Duty: Ghosts
Ghost in the machine
There’s no question that Call of Duty: Ghosts is a real thing now. Activision has updated the series’ official website, including a mysterious teaser image which resembles a phantom-like face. Cleverly, the picture is made up of hundreds of smaller icons, submitted by users to the page. You can link up your Facebook or...
Rumour Call of Duty: Ghosts Display Blueprints Caught on Camera
Full reveal coming next week
It looks like Call of Duty: Ghosts will turn opaque next week, if display blueprints distributed to GameStop stores are to be believed. IGN acquired images of the promotional materials, which indicate that shops will receive additional items on 29th April ahead of a full reveal on 1st May. Interestingly, Activision...
News Call of Duty: Ghosts Floats onto Various Retail Release Schedules
Leaked box art seems legit
Call of Duty: Ghosts, the next title in Activision’s blockbuster first-person series, is supposedly set to step out of the shadows on 5th November. At least, that’s according to a Target pamphlet, which is promoting the fact that the North American retailer is currently taking pre-orders for the unannounced game. We...
News Deadpool Lives from 25th June in North America
Activision resurrects antihero later this year
Transformers: Fall of Cybertron developer High Moon Studios’ next project Deadpool will target store shelves on 25th June in North America, publisher Activision has announced. The title may be flying under the radar swifter than a superhero wearing a suit, but the game promises a blend of mass murder...
News Fast & Furious: Showdown Sounds Like the Pursuit Force Sequel You've Been Dreaming Of
Pulling onto PS3 next month
After the atrocious The Walking Dead: Survival Instinct, you’d probably do well to turn your nose up at yet another licensed Activision tie-in – but Fast & Furious: Showdown has the potential to be alright. The title – which is set to drift onto the PlayStation 3 on 21st May in North America – sees you assume...
News Call of Duty: Black Ops 2's 'Uprising' DLC Adds Volcanoes, Hollywood Stars
Staging a rock concert, too
Call of Duty: Black Ops 2 is set to host a global uprising later this year, with the first-person shooter’s second major expansion pack. The add-on – dubbed Uprising, in case you missed it – features four new maps and a fresh “zombie adventure”. Treyarch is describing the package as the most “fan-centric” it...
News Bungie's Destiny Is Definitely Still a Game, This Video Just About Proves It
Feast your eyes on some character models
Bungie’s reluctance to share actual gameplay footage of its upcoming PlayStation 3 and PlayStation 4 title Destiny continues with this ‘character development’ video. The short – which was shown during a GDC presentation overnight – introduces three of the character classes from the first-person...
News Call of Duty Could Look As Good As This in the Future
Pick up your jaw
Believe it or not, Activision is not content with recycling the same Call of Duty engine over and over again. The organisation’s research and development department has been hard at work on some futuristic facial technology, and while it’s going to be a long time before we see anything as good as this in the publisher’s...
Rumour Call of Duty: Ghosts Is the Next Entry in Series, Firing onto PS4
Dubious details deployed on YouTube
Remember that huge pinch of salt you used for this week’s Final Fantasy XV rumour? Sweep it up and take hold of it again, because a YouTube leaker claims to have obtained secret intel on the PlayStation 4’s first Call of Duty game. According to ‘Drift0r’, the information comes courtesy of a “very
News Call of Duty: Black Ops 2 Expanding Its Arsenal with Microtransactions
Pork packs
Call of Duty: Black Ops 2 may have managed to stave off the dreaded online pass – but the lure of microtransactions has proved too much for the title to resist. Activision has confirmed that the first-person shooter will be upgraded with a slew of small items in the coming weeks, which will allow you to further customise your game. For...
Feature PlayStation All-Stars Fans Campaigning for Crash Bandicoot and Spyro DLC
Community launches online assault at Activision and Sony Santa Monica
PlayStation All-Stars Battle Royale is a fine game, but there are some major omissions in its roster. The loveable Crash Bandicoot and Spyro the Dragon are both considered PlayStation icons, but unfortunately they belong to Activision. That clearly prompted some serious...
News Bungie Confirms That Destiny Will Be Fulfilled on PlayStation 4
Developer is excited about working on Sony's new system
Already confirmed for PlayStation 3, Activision and former Halo series developer Bungie appeared at the PlayStation 4 announcement event to confirm that Destiny is on the way to Sony's new console; both versions will be available together at the game's launch. After the extensive details a few...
News Bungie Deploys Destiny Details, Plots PlayStation 3 Debut
The next big thing
Few other developers could make a splash on the scale that Bungie has today. After years of speculation, the Bellevue-based studio has finally raised the curtain on Destiny, a persistent online first-person shooter that promises to change the landscape of the genre forever. And it’s firing onto PlayStation 3. Coming from the...
News Leaks Bring Bungie's Date with Destiny Forward
Can't stop the flow
Bungie is expected to announce Destiny on 17th February, but it may have been beaten to the punch. Joystiq has got its hands on a couple of promotional posters, which show the game’s logo and lead characters. Apparently, the hoardings will be available from GameStop stores on Monday, presumably as rewards for pre-orders.
News Call of Duty: Black Ops 2 Starts a Revolution on 28th February
Something about being televised
Those of you with tickly trigger fingers will finally be able to sate your Call of Duty: Black Ops 2 cravings on 28th February, when the first-person shooter’s hotly anticipated ‘Revolution’ add-on unloads on the PlayStation Network. The content – already available on the Xbox 360 – will cost you $14.99, or...
News Feast Your Eyes on The Walking Dead: Survival Instinct
Dead wood
For a game that’s less than two months away, it’s telling that Activision has only just released the first trailer for The Walking Dead: Survival Instinct. Sure, we got that rough footage earlier in the year, but believe it or not, that was fan-made. Thankfully, this new trailer is official, even if it still doesn’t look very good...
News Skylanders Swap Force Goes Mix and Match Mad This Autumn
Switching things up
Guess what? The toys are back in town. Activision has announced that it will release a new iteration of Skylanders this autumn, with development headed up by Vicarious Visions. According to the publisher, the change in personnel will give series creator Toys for Bob time to come up with the next big thing. With the significantly...
News Bungie Sets a Date with Destiny at GDC 2013
Out of this world
Bungie, the developer best known for creating the Halo franchise, will disclose the very first official information about its brand new intellectual property at the Game Developers Conference in March. According to the convention’s schedule, the studio will host an hour-long presentation dubbed ‘Brave New World: New Bungie...
