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Over 60 Billion Dead In The Battle of Call of Duty: Black Ops

Since its launch in November, Treyarch’s Call of Duty: Black Ops has racked up more than 5 billion headshots, downed more than a billion aircraft and killed virtual soldiers to the tune of nine times the world’s population. That’s about 62 billion and change, based on the U.S. Census Bureau’s world population clock Activision hit…

By Michael McWhertor Published February 1, 2011

Woe Betide He Whose Gamertag Appears In A Black Ops Trailer

An ordinary gamer is cleaning his Xbox Live inbox of dozens of friend requests each day, most of them containing a mercy plea from some Call of Duty cheater. What happened? His gamertag was shown in a Black Ops trailer. The trailer for Black Ops’ First Strike downloadable content pack hit on Monday, and at…

By Owen Good Published January 28, 2011

Call of Duty For NGP ‘Will Set The Bar’ For Next-Gen Portables

PlayStation Portable owners haven’t seen a Call of Duty game on their platform since 2007’s Call of Duty: Roads to Victory. That will change with the arrival of the next generation PSP, the NGP, says Activision. Philip Earl from Activision took to the stage at Sony’s unveiling of the PSP2 to show the Call of…

By Michael McWhertor Published January 27, 2011

Russian TV Links Modern Warfare 2 To Russian Massacre

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 may have influenced the deadly attack on Russia’s busiest airport earlier this week, state run news network Russia Today suggests. RT points out what they say are similarities between the bloody scenes depicted in the No Russian level of 2009’s game with the gruesome reality of yesterday’s attack at…

By Brian Crecente Published January 25, 2011

Black Ops First Strike Screenshots

Here are some screenshots of “Stadium”, one of the new maps included with Black Ops’ first DLC.

By Luke Plunkett Published January 25, 2011

Modern Warfare Makers Not Giving Up On Squashing Hackers

The situation for Modern Warfare fans on the PS3 was looking grim, but developer Infinity Ward says they’re still focused on getting their security in order. “Nothing is being left unattended,” writes IW creative strategist Robert Bowling.

By Michael McWhertor Published January 24, 2011

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Before They Were Game Of The Year Finalists…

We have four finalists in our 2010 Game Of The Year awards. All worthy contenders, but as has been pointed out, all are also either sequels or continuations of older series. So let’s take a look at how far they’ve come. In case you’re only just joining us, the four games nominated by Kotaku editors…

By Luke Plunkett Published January 22, 2011

Report: Modern Warfare 3 Coming In November, Spin-Off Delayed To Get It Done

If we’re getting a Modern Warfare 3 this November, it’s going to come at the cost of an Call of Duty spin-off from the head creator of Dead Space, the Los Angeles Times reported today. Citing “people familiar with the situation,” the paper says that Infinity Ward, the studio behind the last two Modern Warfares…

By Stephen Totilo Published January 20, 2011

Activision Can Take Its Black Ops And Go Home, You Know

A huffy customer support worker at Activision, no doubt fed up dealing with people complaining about Call of Duty: Black Ops’ poor online performance, has snapped over an email exchange with tech blogger Jason Koblovsky. Koblovsky, who for months has – along with many others – experienced connection issues with the game when attempting to…

By Luke Plunkett Published January 19, 2011

Football Player Loses Part Of Finger, Call Of Duty The Big Loser

Tom Alexander, an up-and-coming Rugby Union player from Canberra, Australia, lost the top of his finger in a freak accident earlier this week. And he’s bummed, not because he’ll miss any football, but because it affects his Call of Duty. I like this story. Not just because he plies his trade for my beloved hometown…

By Luke Plunkett Published January 12, 2011

This Video Game Looks Awfully Familiar

This is not Call of Duty. This is a game made by Gameloft, a company that has mastered the art of flattery. Modern Combat: Domination — Launch trailer (PS3) [YouTube, via Twitter]

By Stephen Totilo Published January 11, 2011

Will Call of Duty Get Standalone, Pay-To-Play Online Multiplayer?

Call of Duty publisher Activision has been talking about new ways to make even more money from its shoot ’em up cashcow for years. A new report makes it sound like a new way to play Call of Duty online is imminent. The analysts at Wedbush Securities believe that Activision is set to reveal a…

By Michael McWhertor Published January 3, 2011

Call of Duty Players Log More Than 600 Million Hours In 45 Days

Lending weight to CEO Bobby Kotick’s claim that Call of Duty is as much a social networking phenomenon as it is a video gaming one, Activision released numbers boasting of online time that, per user, surpasses the Facebook average. More than 20 million users on Call of Duty: Black Ops logged more than 600 million…

By Owen Good Published December 30, 2010

Call of Duty: Black Ops Nabs ‘Most Pirated Game of 2010’ Distinction

Not only is Call of Duty: Black Ops one of the fastest selling video games of all time, racking up more than a billion dollars in sales in 2010, it’s also impressively enough one of the most illegally downloaded. According to a report from BitTorrent news site TorrentFreak, the PC version of Black Ops has…

By Michael McWhertor Published December 28, 2010

Activision CEO Sees Call of Duty as a Form of Social Media

Speaking to CNN earlier this week, Activision’s CEO noted that more people play Black Ops, daily, than watch the late night hosts Leno, Letterman and Fallon, combined. No offense, but that would seem to be an easy goal to beat. No, network television isn’t the yardstick Bobby Kotick uses to measure Call of Duty as…

By Owen Good Published December 26, 2010

Call Of Duty In Real Life Looks Hard

Internet video superstar Freddie Wong, fresh from showing us how to do a real-life Rocket Jump, now shows us what a futuristic round of Call of Duty would like. Spoilers: it has great lighting, but strange character design. It’s funny, the whole time I was watching it, I was thinking: this looks great on camera,…

By Luke Plunkett Published December 23, 2010

Call Of Duty Is Nothing Like The Real Thing

I’ve been a long-time advocate of somebody making a war game that plays like an actual war: one where you fight in real battles, not battles from a video game based on an action movie. This is what I mean. This clip, posted on military site TheBrigade.com, depicts a US infantry squad in combat in…

By Luke Plunkett Published December 22, 2010

The Modern Warfare Fight: Your Guide to Activision Vs. Infinity Ward

The ongoing legal tussle between Call of Duty: Modern Warfare developer Infinity Ward and publishing giant Activision is full of intrigue, accusations, lawsuits, a mass exodus of key staffers from the studio behind the game and, now, allegations of sabotage. Updated with recent developments. At stake is the future of Infinity Ward, the studio behind…

By Michael McWhertor Published December 22, 2010

Call of Duty Giant Suing Rival Over Modern Warfare Meltdown, Paints Uglier Picture

The nasty lawsuits between Call of Duty publisher Activision and the ousted lead creators of that hit series got nastier today with accusations that the president of rival EA was instrumental in trying to “hijack” the Call of Duty developers. And there’s more mud being slung. Activision also says the makers of Modern Warfare gleefully…

By Stephen Totilo Published December 21, 2010

Black Ops’ First Downloadable Content Is Oscar Mike

The first downloadable content for Call of Duty: Black Ops has been revealed. It’ll go on sale on the Xbox 360 on February 1, and cost $15. The DLC comes in the form of a multiplayer map pack, containing four “regular” levels and one for the game’s zombie mode. Two of the regular maps are…

By Luke Plunkett Published December 20, 2010