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It appears that Activision’s Call of Duty series had a very good 2016. The publisher has confirmed the news that not only was Infinite Warfare last year’s best-selling game in the US, but that Call of Duty was the best-selling franchise globally for the year. It is the seventh time …
Read More »Shooter audience switching to PlayStation 4, says Sony
Xbox may be enjoying its Halo sales success, but shooter fans are actually switching to PlayStation 4, Sony says. PlayStation has secured third-party partnerships with a number of big shooter franchises this year, including Destiny and Call of Duty: Black Ops III, as well as upcoming blockbuster Star Wars Battlefront. …
Read More »300 GAME stores to open at midnight for Black Ops 3
GAME’s latest midnight launch will be for Call of Duty: Black Ops III, with a special tournament taking place at its Westfield Stratford store. More than 300 of the retailer’s outlets will open in time for Activision’s latest shooter. They will be joined by flagship venues in Stratford, Birmingham Bullring …
Read More »Activision creates Call of Duty World League ahead of BLOPS 3 launch
Activision, publishers of the perennial Call of Duty franchise, today announced they are forming a standardised global league for eSports competition. The news comes ahead of Black Ops III’s November 6 launch, and details eSports-friendly features to be included in the upcoming title, such as spectator mode ‘CODcasting’ and built-in …
Read More »Black Ops 3’s Juggernog Edition comes with a working mini-fridge
There’s been night vision goggles, remote-control cars and drones – and now Call of Duty has stepped up its collector’s edition offering once again. According to a leaked product listing on the site of New Zealand retailer Mighty Ape (thanks,Polygon), this year’s physical bonus of Black Ops 3 promises to …
Read More »VIDEO: Call of Duty: Black Ops 3 gets official trailer and release date
We now have a concrete idea of what Call of Duty will look like when it arrives in November. Call of Duty: Black Ops III continues the series’ recent near-future theme, with a heavy emphasis on augmentation – as per last week’s teaser video. The plot takes place directly after …
Read More »VIDEO: Call of Duty: Black Ops III tease sets the stage for upcoming shooter
Activision has released a live-action short that lays out the premise for this year’s Call of Duty instalment. Black Ops III will be set some 50 or so years in the future at a time when man is struggling with the morality and social impact of biological implants, prosthetics and …
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