Remember that announcement of Beachhead, a new Activision studio dedicated to, in the words of Activision Publishing CEO Eric Hirshberg, “an innovative new digital platform and social service for our Call of Duty community”? Activision has revealed just what that studio has been working on: Call of Duty Elite, which will launch this fall, integrated into Modern Warfare 3. I have been following the project internally for a few months, and I figured that when people heard about it, they [...]
There are two notable war games coming out this year, and they both have the number three after their names. We’re finally able to talk about the Modern Warfare 3 content Activision showed the press at its pre-E3 event, and our enthusiasm for the game is rather muted. The thing is, the trailer for Battlefield 3 arguably makes the game seem like more of the same, and we’ve been much more enthusiastic about that game in our coverage. Why is [...]
Ubisoft have just announced Ghost Recon Online, a free-to-play multiplayer game in their near-future combat series. It’s a primarily third-person shooter with an unusual cover system, three player classes, and unlockable weapons and abilities. It’s built for 16-player games, uses dedicated servers and is exclusive to PC. There’s no server browser, but there is a party system to let you play with friends. We’ve had a play of it, see what we thought in our Ghost Recon Online preview. We’ve [...]
It’s official! Hot on the heels of the website launch, Activision has launched the Reveal Trailer for Modern Warfare 3, showing heated firefights, vehicular combat and destruction rocking England, France, Germany and America. For the latest info on Modern Warfare 3, be sure to check out CallofDuty.com/MW3.
In what you can kind-of call the official Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 announcement, here is the very first Modern Warfare 3 trailer titled “America Under Siege”. It seems that Activision and the developers have had some sort of crisis meeting and decided to release the first Modern Warfare 3 video early after a bunch of info was leaked over the last 24-hours. Infinity Ward’s Robert Bowling announced the release of the short teaser, in which a battles rage [...]
Meaty expansion pack. Click for meaty wallpaper in Full HD. Part I in a behind the scenes series on Battlefield 3: Back to Karkand Containing four of the best Battlefield maps ever created by DICE, the first expansion pack for Battlefield 3 will be a treat both for returning fans and newcomers. Read on for more in-depth details on Battlefield 3: Back to Karkand and how to get it at no extra charge. Anyone who preorders Battlefield 3 will receive our first themed [...]
