2026-07-21 13:45 UTC · PC Gamer · Rory Norris
With the news that Call of Duty, of all things, is getting adapted into a movie by the director of Battleship—and it's unfortunately set in the Modern Warfare universe—I got vivid flashbacks to the series' last attempt in multimedia... Read more.
2026-07-20 16:00 UTC · PC Gamer · Rory Norris
I'm not sure who thinks we need a Call of Duty movie, but it's officially a thing, and it's coming out on June 30, 2028. It's "an authentic and exciting experience for longtime fans and newcomers alike." While this tidbit was confirmed earlier in the year, Activision and Paramount gave us little more than that in the months since. The big question was whether it will be set in the Modern Warfare or Black Ops universe, or something more unexpected, like WW2, Advanced Warfare, or Infinite Warfare (although probably not that last one)... Read more.
2026-05-29 16:23 UTC · PC Gamer · Mollie Taylor
In recent years, Call of Duty has been suffering from what I lamented last year to be a severe case of Fortnitification—you know, just about every game you know and love amalgamating and morphing into a multimedia glob where some bozo from a TV show can gun down a real-life celebrity and then proceed to be revived by their teammate donning the skin of some anime protagonist... Read more.
2026-04-27 22:46 UTC · PC Gamer · Morgan Park
The Call of Duty movie in development at Paramount will be directed by Peter Berg, one of the guys that studios call when it's time to portray the US military as big screen heroes... Read more.
2026-04-21 18:39 UTC · PCGamesN · editor@pcgamesn.com
Microsoft has announced that, effective today, it will be cutting the price of Game Pass, following a report last week that fledgling gaming division CEO Asha Sharma believed that it had become "too expensive" for players. However, the monkey's paw has curled for Call of Duty players, as future releases from the iconic franchise will no longer be coming to the subscription service at launch. Read the rest of the story... RELATED LINKS: Former Infinity Ward dev recalls "awkward pressure" for Call of Duty to make a game "about Iran attacking Israel" Call of Duty is sick of leaks that "mess with
2026-04-21 16:19 UTC · Rock, Paper, Shotgun
Microsoft have announced some changes to Xbox Game Pass. As of today, its Ultimate and PC Game Pass tiers are having their prices slashed, but neither will get Call of Duty games at launch going forwards. Instead, new instalments in the shooter series will hit Game Pass about a year after release, with already released CoDs remaining available to play as normal. Read more
2026-04-16 19:28 UTC · PC Gamer · Andy Chalk
The Call of Duty movie announced by Activision and Paramount in 2025 is set to come out on June 30—of, uh, 2028. No need to start standing in line just yet, I guess... Read more.
2026-03-05 16:31 UTC · Rock, Paper, Shotgun
Chance Glasco, an ex-lead animator on the Call of Duty series, has claimed that Activision once pressured Infinity Ward to make an entry in which Iran attacked Israel. He did so in response to a video montage posted on the official White House Xitter account, which combines the USA's real life military strikes against Iran with killstreak animations and Call of Duty interface elements. Read more
2026-03-05 13:01 UTC · PCGamesN · editor@pcgamesn.com
The official X account of The White House has released a montage of footage from 'Operation Epic Fury', the military offensive it began on February 28 alongside Israel against Iran. Bizarrely, the montage of torpedoes hitting warships and airstrikes hitting targets actually begins with footage from 2023's Call of Duty Modern Warfare 3, and CoD references are scattered throughout. In response to the video, one of the original founding developers of Infinity Ward (and thus the Call of Duty franchise) has described this as unsurprising, claiming that there was previously "awkward pressure" from p
2026-03-04 11:57 UTC · PCGamesN · editor@pcgamesn.com
For as long as I've been covering the Call of Duty scene (which is much closer to a decade than I'd care to admit) leaks have been part and parcel of the annual cycle. Rumors of which Activision studio is making the next game, what it'll be called, where it'll be set, and what kind of content it'll offer regularly spill out into the open, but over the years the amount of credible sources for those leaks have steadily diminished. Following some extremely significant claims from one of the last-remaining, prominent CoD leakers last week, which Activision publicly denied, it seems it's properly h
2026-02-24 12:02 UTC · PCGamesN · editor@pcgamesn.com
A prominent leaker has claimed that a standalone Call of Duty Zombies game is being eyed up for the launch of Xbox's next-gen hardware. However, in a rare instance of it publicly addressing a specific rumor, Activision has swiftly shot these claims down, which has been met with plenty of disappointment from Zombies fans. Read the rest of the story... RELATED LINKS: Call of Duty developer Sledgehammer has seemingly been working on an action RPG, but I'd be shocked if it's still alive Valve's new Steam Deck update doesn't promise much, but classic Call of Duty games could see some real performan
2026-01-26 12:40 UTC · PCGamesN · editor@pcgamesn.com
All Sledgehammer Games has known in its 16-year existence is Call of Duty. From leading the charge as the main developer on games like Advanced Warfare, Vanguard, and 2023's Modern Warfare 3, to assisting other Activision studios on several other CoD titles, FPS games are its bread and butter. However, it appears that another, surprising project has been in the works at Sledgehammer. While never officially announced, LinkedIn sleuths have spotted a reference to an "action RPG" in development at the California-based studio - however, it's not clear if it's still being worked on, or if it's fall
2026-01-20 21:53 UTC · PC Gamer · Andy Chalk
The Russian government is prepared to support the development of a homegrown military shooter akin to Call of Duty through measures including reduced corporate tax rates and insurance premiums for developers who make it. Confirmation of those potential incentives comes a month after a Russian lawmaker called for a ban on the Call of Duty series in the country, accusing Western nations of using it to spread "Russophobic propaganda.".. Read more.
2026-01-11 12:11 UTC · PCGamesN · editor@pcgamesn.com
Ever thought of reliving the early days of the Call of Duty boon by firing up the original Call of Duty Black Ops on your Steam Deck? Chances are, you've quickly put that idea to bed after finding out that it's a hitch-filled mess. Turns out you're not alone. Lucky for you, if the latest SteamOS beta build is anything to go by, older Call of Duty games could see a huge performance boost. And the benefits aren't limited to the classic FPS franchise, either. Theoretically, anyway. Read the rest of the story... RELATED LINKS: While Black Ops 7's Fallout crossover looks the part, it does nothing b
2026-01-08 16:31 UTC · PCGamesN · editor@pcgamesn.com
OK, I'll admit it: I actually quite like the newly revealed Fallout crossover in Black Ops 7. I'm not proud of it, given my past criticisms of Call of Duty's bizarre, totally unrelated collabs. Sure, seeing Ella Purnell call in a UAV or The Ghoul wall-bouncing with a rocket launcher is jarring, but as a fan of Fallout (the games and the Amazon series) they're pretty cool skins. However, I'm not sure liking it is the same as supporting it. I think some elements work well here, but on the whole, seeing Pip-Boys and blue jumpsuits in Black Ops 7 before Season 1 has even wrapped does absolutely no
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