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Call of Duty: Advanced Warfare will not be making an appearance on Wii U, developer Sledeghammer Gamers has confirmed. Responding to a fan on Twitter, Sledgehammer co-founder Michael Condrey explained the decision to skip Nintendo’s current console hardware ultimately came down to the call of publisher Activision Blizzard. "No WiiU. …
Read More »Three-year dev cycle gives Call of Duty teams ‘freedom to fail’
Activision says shift to longer development times also opens more scope to be creative
Read More »Call of Duty shines in Cologne as Activision bids to boost pre-orders
In Activision’s recent financials, CEO Eric Hirshberg revealed a worrying statistic. He said that Call of Duty: Advanced Warfare is ‘not immune’ to the downturn in pre-order numbers impacting the entire industry. He is right, this is not an exclusive trend that’s hurting just Activision’s market leading shooter. And let’s …
Read More »Pre-order Call of Duty: Advanced Warfare, play it a day early
Activision hopes to boost pre-orders of Call of Duty: Advanced Warfare by letting customers play the game 24-hours early. By pre-ordering the Call of Duty: Advanced Warfare Day Zero Edition, fans can play the game from November 3rd, that is 24 hours from release. The SKU also comes with two …
Read More »VIDEO: First look at Call of Duty: Advanced Warfare’s gameplay
Activision has released a new trailer for the latest Call of Duty title, Advanced Warfare. The video gave fans a first look at the title’s gameplay, featuring a group of US Marines dropped into Seoul, South Korea as a part of the ‘Induction’ mission. This footage was shown at last …
Read More »THE BIG GAME: Sledgehammer’s dramatic revamp of Call of Duty
In the first of our weekly in-depth pieces on an upcoming blockbuster, we speak to Sledgehammer to discover why Advanced Warfare is the most exciting Call of Duty in years. A giant space ship is seen floating above an unknown planet. In the background, a woman eerily sings the children’s …
Read More »Sledgehammer’s first solo game is Call of Duty: Advanced Warfare
Studio takes reigns on new futuristic shooter starring Kevin Spacey
Read More »New Call of Duty game reveal this weekend
The next title in the Call of Duty franchise will be unveiled this Sunday, according to a new teaser page for the game. The page reads Get Ready for a New Era of Call of Duty,” and shows images of a soldier and what appears to be the Golden Gate …
Read More »Call of Duty switches to three-year development cycle
Sledgehammer Games takes helm for first time on 2014 entry in blockbuster franchise
Read More »Develop 100: The curious case of Modern Warfare 3
The Call of Duty mega-hit garnered massive sales but left Infinity Ward off top spot, so what gives?
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