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What’s the Best Game for a Multiplayer Shooter Noob?

Commenter DeapGalaxy isn’t an online multiplayer shooter fan, but he’d sure like to be. Help him find the perfect game in today’s thrilling episode of Speak Up on Kotaku. Okay, I need help with getting a game. I’ve never really gotten into the whole multiplayer shooter scene, I’ve never even owned a single Call of…

By Mike Fahey Published July 29, 2011

The New York Yankees of First-Person Shooters Welcomes the Negative Feedback

I couldn’t get Robert Bowling to use the words Battlefield 3 in a sentence. He’s an Infinity Ward guy, which means he’s a Call of Duty and Modern Warfare guy. And I guess that means that, in public, he’s not going to try to talk about Battlefield 3, the latest taste-test challenge to the mighty…

By Stephen Totilo Published July 28, 2011

Battlefield 3 Isn’t Competing With Modern Warfare 3, But it Still Wants to Win

The way I see it, Battlefield 3 and Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 aren’t really competitors. They’re just two modern shooters that happen to be coming out two weeks apart from each other. When I suggest this to Kevin O’Leary, brand manager for Battlefield 3, he’s quick to agree. But he’s also quick to…

By Brian Crecente Published July 28, 2011

We’ve got Free Tickets to Call of Duty XP

If you really really want to go to the live Call of Duty XP event (and who could blame you) but can’t swing the $150 price tag, then we have good news! We’ve Got it, You Want it We’ve got four tickets to the expo to give away, so act fast! The tickets only get…

By Jen Schiller Published July 27, 2011

Duke Nukem Forever Lives On to Parody Call of Duty, Team Fortress & More This Fall

We’re not done with Duke Nukem Forever. Gearbox Software has revealed the “Hail to the Icons Parody Pack,” an add-on for the recently released Duke Nukem game, downloadable content that takes a few shots at games like Doom, Call of Duty and Team Fortress 2 Continuing the tradition of mocking games to which it is…

By Michael McWhertor Published July 26, 2011

You’ve Got Modern Warfare 3 in My Turtle Beach Headsets

Just in time for Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3, peripheral maker Turtle Beach is releasing line of MW3 branded cans for the Xbox 360, PS3, and PC. There are four different MW3 Ear Force headsets that range in price and features. At the top end, there’s the Ear Force Delta. It’s a Bluetooth-enabled, programmable…

By Brian Ashcraft Published July 19, 2011

ModernWarfare3.com’s Owner Revealed!?

Website ModernWarfare3.com used to redirect to Battlefield 3‘s website. Pretty funny! Modern Warfare 3 publisher Activision was not amused. Before that, the site hosted anti-Call of Duty rants like this: Modern Warfare is crap. On November 8, 2011, the most over-hyped first-person action series of all-time returns with the copy and paste sequel to the…

By Brian Ashcraft Published July 19, 2011

The Next Time You Slag Off Call of Duty, Bear This in Mind

Some wise words from a man who knows a thing or two about both first-person shooters and making a ton of money. [Doom Creator Fires Back [IndustryGamers]

By Luke Plunkett Published July 19, 2011

Activision Seeks to Sieze Nettlesome ModernWarfare3.com Domain

It appears that Activision is fed up with the owner of ModernWarfare3.com. The publisher filed a complaint with a dispute board seeking to sieze control of the domain, after noticing this week that it was redirecting visitors to Battlefield 3‘s official site. Before that, ModernWarfare3.com had simply hosted anti-Call of Duty propaganda. When the redirect…

By Owen Good Published July 16, 2011

PS3 Getting In On New Black Ops Map Pack

Call of Duty: Black Ops map pack Annihilation – already out on the Xbox 360 – will be available for PS3 users come July 28. The week after that, it’ll be a double XP extravaganza. Map Hits July 28th [PlayStation]

By Luke Plunkett Published July 15, 2011

Call of Duty Elite Trailer is Like a Simile Wrapped in a Metaphor

Call of Duty Elite beta began a “staged launch” today and to kick it off, Activision unloaded this two minute trailer that spends one minute cracking jokes and another minute answering questions except for the biggie: How much is this damn thing going to cost? For now, it’s free; for now, it’s in beta. You…

By Owen Good Published July 14, 2011

Get Your Call of Duty Convention Tickets July 19

Tickets for Activision’s paintball-playing, Modern Warfare 3-sampling, fundraiser celebration of all things Call of Duty go on sale July 19, at 10 a.m. Tickets for the two-day event will sell for $150 with 100 percent of the proceeds going to the Call of Duty Endowment, a non-profit that helps returning veterans find employment. The Sept.…

By Brian Crecente Published July 14, 2011

Two Million People Signed Up to Test a Call of Duty Community Feature

The beta test for Call of Duty Elite kicks off tomorrow, with invitations to be sent out to those selected for the the first run. Does that mean you? Maybe. Depends if you signed up to test something that’s not even a game! The first emails for successful applicants (of which there were around two…

By Luke Plunkett Published July 14, 2011

Death Is the Perfect Time for In-Game Advertising

Dying in a video game pisses people off. In-games advertising pisses people off. Independent free-to-play browser-based online game developer Artix figures it might as well kill two angry birds with one annoying stone, merging death with in-game ads. Isn’t it just perfect? In-game advertising is a way for game developers to recoup a little of…

By Mike Fahey Published July 5, 2011

When Call of Duty’s Creators Left, They Took a LOT of People With Them

Last year, Vince Zampella and Jason West – heads of Infinity Ward and the creators of the Call of Duty franchise – abruptly resigned from the studio and formed a new company At the time, it became knowledge that a few of their former IW colleagues had joined them at their new studio, Respawn Entertainment.…

By Luke Plunkett Published July 1, 2011

Children Not Allowed at Call of Duty Fest

For those of you considering attendance at this fall’s 12-acre, $150-a-pop Call of Duty festival, but worried about an abundance of under-aged gamers spewing their obnoxious, curse-laden diatribes at you in person, don’t be. You have to be 18 or older to attend. Of course, that doesn’t stop obnoxious adults from showing up.

By Brian Crecente Published June 30, 2011

Real World Modern Warfare 2 Maps Highlight of Call of Duty Convention

This fall Call of Duty fans will be able to shoot up their friends in real-world, life-sized replicas of two of the game’s maps, grab a bite to eat at the game’s fictional burger joint and get their hands on Modern Warfare 3 months before its release as part of a video game convention designed…

By Brian Crecente Published June 30, 2011

Teen Who Tore Modern Warfare Mom a New One is Embarrassed and Sorry [Updated]

[Updated] Last night, the fury took over. The first time in three weeks he fired up the Xbox 360, and some little shit was griefing him in Modern Warfare 2. Hell, he normally plays Battlefield. As the two yelled at each other across Xbox Live, Cody, 17, heard the voice of his antagonist’s mother coming…

By Owen Good Published June 29, 2011

Video Games Make Lots of Money – But is That a Good Thing?

With juggernauts like the Call of Duty franchise set to make their annual sales record breaking splashes this fall, we don’t have to look far to be reminded that video games make heaps of money. However, SuperFLI wonders if this causes more harm than good to the industry as a whole. Have been thinking on…

By Joshua Rivera Published June 29, 2011

Aliens, Arcades, Pulsing Apples: These Are Call of Duty‘s Latest Multiplayer Maps

The Annihilation map pack for Call of Duty: Black Ops just hit the Xbox 360 bringing with it four new multiplayer maps and another zombie-killing cooperative adventure. Here’s a quick look at the multiplayer maps Drive-in, Hanger 18, Hazard and Silo. There’s some interesting little things in each of the maps. Hanger 18 seems to…

By Brian Crecente Published June 28, 2011