2026-03-24 20:12 UTC · Rock, Paper, Shotgun
It sounds like Sony are continuing to do what they presumably coldly view as cost cutting. According to Jason Schreier, often known for his insider information, and a leak shared in a ResetEra thread, Dark Outlaw Games, a studio set up by former Call of Duty lead Jason Blundell, is being shut down. It's unclear how many people this includes at this time. Read more
2023-11-23 12:43 UTC · Rock, Paper, Shotgun
If rumour speak true, the next Call of Duty game will be another entry in the Black Ops series. It'll also, allegedly, take place during the first Gulf War across 1990 and 1991, in which a US-led coalition of countries including the UK, Saudi Arabia and Egypt invaded Iraq in response to the Saddam Hussein government's conquest of Kuwait. Read more
2023-08-20 14:30 UTC · VG247
David Vonderhaar, longtime Call of Duty lead, has announced he has left Activision and Treyarch. As spotted by CharlieIntel, Vonderhaar recently shared a post on his LinkedIn announcing that he has left Treyarch after working at the company for 18 years as a design director, best known for his work on the Black Ops line of games. "To my co-workers at Treyarch, I am immensely grateful for the time we invested working to improve our craft, never sitting on successes, and always wondering how to improve what we design and how we produce it," Vonderhaar wrote in his announcement post. "Thank you t
2023-07-17 15:23 UTC · VG247
Large numbers of players are swarming back to older Call of Duty games on Xbox 360 thanks to a recent update. As spotted last week by Twitter user ZekcoFS, an update arrived for a number of older Call of Duty titles that fixed matchmaking. This included classics such Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare, Modern Warfare 2, Modern Warfare 3, and Black Ops 2. Now, it seems that quite a large number of players are returning to the games. As reported by CharlieIntel, Black Ops 2 managed to hit more than 10,000 players over the weekend on Xbox 360, and Modern Warfare 3 had over 7000 players, significant n
2023-06-28 12:06 UTC · VG247
Sony has confirmed July's PlayStation Plus Essential games, and they include Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War, Alan Wake: Remastered, and Endling: Extinction is Forever. Confirmation of the games comes after Billbilkun on Dealabs, a leaker with a reliable track record, outed the contents earlier today. First up comes Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War, regarded among many in the long-time Call of Duty fanbase as a decent entry in the series history. It'll be coming to the service for both the PS4 and PS5, packed with one of the best campaigns in recent memory as well as a decent multiplayer FPS
2022-07-05 14:23 UTC · VG247
Remember Call of Duty: Black Ops, the military First Person Shooter released from the clattering cages over at Raven Software and Treyarch all the way back in 2010. For some, it stays a fan-favourite for those with a taste for a touch of retro Call of Duty action, general nostalgia, or the heyday of trick shots with a variety of sniper rifles and of course the trusty grenade launcher. Memories of this golden age of spinning shots and mouse-trap-esque grenade routes across the many maps present in the 7th generation title have recently reemerged thanks to a singular tweet from Faze Blaze shinin
2021-07-14 12:56 UTC · Eurogamer
Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War's hidden nuke scorestreak has expanded to the rest of multiplayer, Treyarch has announced. The nuke scorestreak that was only available in Cranked Hardpoint mode is now available in all multiplayer modes except League Play and CDL variants, Multi-Team, party games and Gunfight. Treyarch first added the nuke scorestreak to Black Ops Cold War without an announcement in May, during season three, to the Cranked Hardpoint mode. It was the first time a Treyarch Call of Duty had the nuke scorestreak. Read more
2021-07-09 11:17 UTC · Eurogamer
Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War and Warzone Season 4 Reloaded launches 5am UK time on 15th July. The update brings with it the next round-based map in the Dark Aether story for Black Ops Cold War's Zombies mode, developer Treyarch confirmed. The map is called Mauer der Toten, and its debut trailer is below: Read more
2021-07-08 12:28 UTC · Eurogamer
UPDATE 9TH JULY 2021: Activision appears to be taking action against the machine learning cheat that hit the headlines this week. YouTube videos showcasing the cheat were taken down following copyright claims by Activision. A video promoting the cheat has been removed from its creator's YouTube channel. Yesterday, it was online. Read more
2021-04-21 12:13 UTC · Eurogamer
Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War Zombies will get weapon unlock challenges in season three, developer Treyarch has announced. In a tweet, the studio listed a number of weapons, including the R1 Shadowhunter, that you'll be able to unlock by playing Zombies mode. This is welcome news for Zombies fans. Currently, you're only able to unlock Black Ops Cold War weapons via challenges in Multiplayer. Read more
2021-04-19 20:03 UTC · Eurogamer
Activision has announced the Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War and Warzone season three roadmap. The headlines are the confirmation of a map refresh (which we know to be 1980s-themed) for Verdansk, and a limited time mode called Hunt for Adler. This LTM sees the characters of Black Ops Cold War arrive in Verdansk in a bid to discover Adler's whereabouts. The season two outro cinematic, which sets all this up, is below: Read more
2021-01-19 15:00 UTC · Eurogamer
The arrival of a new gaming generation always shakes up the status quo - not just in the console space, but for PC owners too. With new Xbox and PlayStation hardware effectively resetting the baseline, how does your existing gaming rig stack up? Do you need to upgrade? What kind of PC kit is now required to match the console experience? We've already tested Assassin's Creed Valhalla, finding that relatively high-end PC kit is required to get the job done, while Watch Dogs Legion lowered expectations - provided you had an Nvidia RTX card. Call of Duty Black Ops: Cold War is our next port of cal
2020-12-17 10:10 UTC · Eurogamer
Call of Duty: Warzone players were surprised to discover yesterday that their hard-earned double XP tokens no longer work in the battle royale. Before the launch of Season One - the new, unified season set in place across Black Ops Cold War, Modern Warfare and Warzone - double XP tokens earned in Warzone and / or Modern Warfare were available to use in Warzone and / or Modern Warfare. Double XP tokens, obtained in multiple ways but also earned through premium battle passes, are one of the best ways of levelling up weapons quicker than normal. They last for a set amount of time, and are trigger
2020-12-16 11:31 UTC · Eurogamer
Treyarch has, as promised, shaken up the Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War meta with its weapon balance update. The developer issued the update for its shooter yesterday, 15th December, but only now has published the patch notes, revealing the extent of the changes. The headline change is a significant nerf to the M16 and AUG tactical rifles, both of which were seen as the two dominant weapons in the game. The M16 has seen its maximum effective range and fire rate reduced. The AUG has seen its headshot multiplier, maximum effective range and fire rate all reduced, while the damage for the 19.8"
2020-12-16 09:58 UTC · Eurogamer
The integration of Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War into Warzone has begun with a 21GB patch out this morning. The Call of Duty: Modern Warfare patch brings Infinity Ward's shooter up to version 1.30. It kicks off the new Season One that is unified across Black Ops, Warzone and Modern Warfare. There's a new Season One battle pass, too. However, while you can earn progress through this by playing either game, there is no new Modern Warfare content to be had. Read more
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