After the recent Annihilation map pack leaks Activision have gone on record to officially confirm the third map pack and its release date. In a press release posted by the publisher the release date is confirmed for June 28th on Xbox. Treyarch’s studio head Mark Lamia gives a few words on Annihilation whilst also revealing the name of the new Zombies map: Shangri-La. “With Annihilation, Black Ops fans will get four exciting and unique multiplayer settings with Hangar 18, Drive-In, Silo and Hazard. [...]

  EA boss John Riccitiello has directed a fresh barrage of taunts at Activision in the aftermath of the Battlefield 3 showing at E3, declaring the conference “the beginning of the war” between Modern Warfare 3 and Battlefield 3. In reality, the war started months ago. Riccitiello and Kotick have been at each others’ throats since late last year. The latest exchange was started by Bobby Kotick’s comments on the Battlefield 3 E3 showing, which also sum up his feelings [...]

E3 2011 has well and truly arrived and it’s time for some more Modern Warfare 3 gameplay demos. Unfortunately, we’re not going to see any Modern Warfare 3 multiplayer at E3 – which is what everyone really wants, but the developers do have some more Campaign gameplay to show us. In this demo with GameTrailers, Infinity Ward’s Robert Bowling and Sledgehammer’s Glen Schofield join GT’s Geoff Kieghley to play through a different level to the one shown earlier at the [...]

With all the confusion over Call of Duty Elite and which aspects will be free and which won’t, Activision has released a Elite FAQ to put the confusion to rest. The publisher still haven’t released info about the aspects of Elite that will be subscription-based because the service was designed to be deeply integrated with Modern Warfare 3, and will not be demonstrable until closer to the launch of the game. Read on for clarity on everything they are willing to tell [...]

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 [...]