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Activision: Call of Duty is not in decline

Activision CEO Eric Hirshberg has hit back at critics that claim the Call of Duty series is past its peak. At a special event that revealed the next game in the series – Call of Duty Ghosts – Hirshberg praised the franchises’ development teams, describing the process of building a …

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Infinity Ward shows off stunning new Call of Duty engine

Activision and developer Infinity Ward has finally shown the world what it can expect from the next generation of Call of Duty. The upcoming new game in the series, Call of Duty: Ghosts, will use a number of new graphical techniques to make the game ‘more immersive than ever before.’ …

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Battlefield UK product manager switches to Call of Duty

Former EA UK man Kevin Flynn has leapt over the sandbags of Battlefield’s barracks to become senior brand manager for Call of Duty. Flynn has spent the past two years as senior product manager for Battlefield at Electronic Arts, but this month joined Activision’s UK team as senior brand manager …

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Retail hails Call of Duty ‘reinvention’

UK retailers are very pleased by Activision’s decision to make big changes to its Call of Duty series. The publisher announced last week that the new Call of Duty will launch on current and next generation consoles, will be driven by an entirely new engine and will be a new …

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UPDATED: ShopTo shuns future Activision releases over Call of Duty shipping dispute

Has ShopTo become the first online retailer to be called out for early shipping? Eurogamer reports that ShopTo is refusing to sell any upcoming Activision games after a dispute involving November release Call of Duty: Ghosts. Activision has specified that ShopTo can only ship out copies to customers on the …

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Call of Duty: Ghosts goes official, gets release date; Uses next-gen game engine

The franchise that has defined a generation of gaming is set to raise the bar once again with the all-new Call of Duty: Ghosts.” That’s the opening gambit of Activision’s official announcement of the new Call of Duty. Despite dropping the Modern Warfare subtitle, the game is being developed by …

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Call of Duty: Ghosts confirmed

Activision has finally confirmed the existence of Call of Duty: Ghosts. The game was outed by retailer Tesco last week after a listing (presumably accidentally?) went live on its website. The quality of the included pack shots left little doubt that the game was genuine. All we have for the …

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Call of Duty creators’ next game is an Xbox exclusive – report

Those sleuths over at US site Kotaku believes it has all the information about a major new Xbox exclusive. Respawn Entertainment – the team set-up by the creators of Call of Duty – has built a futuristic online multiplayer-centric shooter that pits giant Titans against heavily armed foot soldiers. But …

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Call of Duty teaser goes live

Activision has launched a teaser page for its forthcoming Call of Duty game. The new title is expected to be named Call of Duty: Ghosts, and its reveal is likely to be over the coming days and weeks. The teaser image on the site features a face similar to the …

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