The Game Fanatics (http://www.thegamefanatics.com) in partnership with FraggedNation (http://www.fraggednation.com) and CompuExpert (http://www.compuexpert.com/) are proud to announce the Mionix CoD: Black Ops PC 4×4 Tournament. More details after the jump. continue reading…
Update: We’ve contacted Infinity Ward’s Robert Bowling who confirmed to us that the rumor is just a rumor, nothing else. Consider this squashed. Good riddance!
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This is one rumor that isn’t good. We’re sorry ahead of time for bringing it to you guys, but it seems Activision is working on a subscription model for the multiplayer portion of Call of Duty: Black Ops. continue reading…
A video posted earlier this morning, which can be seen below, fired up rumors that Activision was, indeed, going to begin using a subscription plan for Call of Duty. The video shows a user trying to sign into a game with his friends when a menu for a subscription plan surfaced on the screen. Suspicious? Definitley. But, Activision has vehemently denied that a subscription plan is coming to Call of Duty. continue reading…
Infinity Ward may be finished with Call of Duty.
After the massive public spat with founders Jason West and Vince Zampella, Activision has found itself losing staff members from the studio at a rapid pace as they flee to West and Zampella’s newly-created Respawn Studios at EA.
In an interview with VG247, Activision’s Executive Vice President of Studios, David Stohl, essentially admitted that Infinity Ward may be done with Call of Duty, the franchise it founded. “We’re not saying [whether Infinity Ward will continue to be a Call of Duty studio]. There is definitely a strong shooter philosophy there, for sure. And I think there’s a short and long-term view on the whole thing. But I think we’re rebuilding a studio that can go off a build great new franchises in the future.” continue reading…
In honor of Memorial Day, the Call of Duty the has initiated the Call of Duty Endowment page on Facebook.
The Call of Duty Endowment Facebook page was created in order to help raise awareness and funding for Hire Heroes USA, a group that finds jobs for veterans. For each person that “Likes” Activison’s Call of Duty Endowment page, Activision will give $1 to the group, up to $50,000. It’s a great cause to honor the heroes of this country on Memorial Day weekend, so please “Like” the page now.
“Like” the group by noon on Memorial Day and help Hire Heroes USA help lots of veterans. It currently has over 6,000 “Likes” but let’s make sure it reaches $50,000.
