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Tuesday8th Nov 2022
News Activision Confirms 'Premium Release' Planned For Call Of Duty In 2023
But will it be an expansion for Modern Warfare 2?
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 has proved another annual juggernaut for Activision, breaking opening weekend sales records yet again. Even so, the publisher has already been looking ahead to next year's release in its Q3 2022 financial overview. Tucked into their fiscal results a
Friday4th Nov 2022
News Modern Warfare 2's Latest Update Is Over 40 Times Larger On Xbox Than PlayStation
Needless to say, fans aren't happy!
Yep, it's one of these stories again! Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 has pushed out its latest update today (1.08), and Xbox fans are finding that it's in the region of 40-50GB, whereas it's less than 1GB on PlayStation and PC. Although full patch notes haven't been provided yet at the time of writing, it seems...
Thursday3rd Nov 2022
News Modern Warfare 2 Multiplayer Is That Cinematic, It Features Killstreak Cutscenes
Bravo Six, going down
It's safe to say we've played our fair share of Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 over the last week or so. That playtime has been spread across both campaign and multiplayer, but even so, we hadn't spotted this neat feature tucked into MW2's killstreak system! Basically, when you're piloting a player-controlled killstreak in...
News Call Of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 Is Getting Ranked Play In 2023
Treyarch will also be retiring modes in some older games
Activision's latest title Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 will be getting Ranked Play at some point in 2023. Treyarch (Call of Duty: Vanguard) announced it was working with its partners at Infinity Ward to deliver competitive modes, ranked skill divisions, visible skill ratings, a "top 250"...
Tuesday1st Nov 2022
News Call Of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 Just Delivered The Series' Best-Ever Opening Weekend
Raking it in
Call of Duty always sells ridiculously well, doesn't it? Even in an off year, the franchise is typically one of the best-selling releases, with millions of copies shipped worldwide for each title. So, what happens when Modern Warfare returns as most AAA games are pushed to 2023? The best-selling CoD launch ever, as it turns out. In an...
News Xbox Insists It's 'Not Taking Call Of Duty From PlayStation'
Phil Spencer: "That's not our intent"
Last week, Xbox boss Phil Spencer mentioned how Microsoft intended to treat Call of Duty like Minecraft when asked about the series' future post-acquisition. Now, during an interview with the 'Same Brain' YouTube channel, Phil has reiterated his comments about making Call of Duty as accessible as possible - in...
Sunday30th Oct 2022
News Call Of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 Ping Temporarily Disabled Due To 'Wallhack'
A fix appears to be on the way
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 multiplayer seems to have had a decent enough start this weekend, but there are still quite a number of bugs that need to be resolved. One rather serious one is an issue with the ping feature that allows players to "wallhack" - keeping tabs on an enemy player wherever they are. This was...
Friday28th Oct 2022
News As It Turns Out, Modern Warfare 2 Has Plenty Of PlayStation Exclusive Content
Here's what we're missing out on
Activision's latest Call of Duty title is now out in the wild, which means players are getting their hands on all the content the game has to offer. As has been the case for a number of years now, PlayStation has its own set of exclusive content in this year's Modern Warfare 2, and it's quite an extensive list...
News Call Of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 Receives Huge Day One Update On Xbox
Make some space
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 is available now in certain parts of the world, and if you have got your hands on it, you might have already been required to update the game. Activision and Infinity Ward have released the day-one patch - so on top of the preload, you'll also need to download this before you can play. It's around 60GB...
Thursday27th Oct 2022
News Xbox Players Warned Against 'Moving To New Zealand' For Modern Warfare 2
Infinity Ward issues a PSA
We've seen on countless occasions in the past that Xbox players have used the "New Zealand trick" as a way of getting access to new releases slightly earlier than planned, but Infinity Ward doesn't seem very happy about it for Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2. Basically, this is where you change your region t
Tuesday25th Oct 2022
Rumour Crash Bandicoot, Spyro Dev Is Already Working On Call Of Duty Warzone 2.0
Wasted potential
Last spring, Crash & Spyro developer Toys for Bob revealed that it had begun working as a Call of Duty support studio, at least in some capacity, with its work on Warzone Season 3. Since then, the team has dropped
Monday24th Oct 2022
Poll What's Your Favourite Call Of Duty Campaign On Xbox?
Black Ops? Modern Warfare 3? Infinite Warfare? Come tell us!
With 2022's Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 launch, Activision has opted for a bit of a different release schedule. For the very first time, the company has dropped the upcoming game's campaign early, as a digital pre-order exclusive. This has allowed us, and likely much of the Call of...
Friday21st Oct 2022
News Call Of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 Campaign Is Seriously Impressing Xbox Players
A visual treat
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2's campaign is now out in the wild, with digital owners across all systems granted early access ahead of next week's launch. While a lot of attention will undoubtedly be on multiplayer come October 28th, campaign is getting its time to shine, and it's safe to say fans are very impressed so far. Across...
Wednesday19th Oct 2022
News Call Of Duty Will Be 'Restricted' On Xbox Game Pass, Confirms Microsoft
Due to Sony's existing agreements
We already know that Microsoft has plans to add tons of Activision Blizzard games to Xbox Game Pass when the deal (hopefully) goes through in 2023, but one franchise that will suffer a few stumbling blocks is Call of Duty. Microsoft confirmed in a recent response to the UK's Competition and Market
Monday26th Sep 2022
News Call Of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 Beta Ability Working Exactly As It Shouldn't
Perk Ping Problems
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 - that's the new one, not the 2009 one with exactly the same name - has been holding its multiplayer beta on Xbox over the weekend just past, and irate players have been taking to the internet in their droves to complain about the game's "Dead Silence" perk, claiming that it is, in fact, giving away...
Tuesday20th Sep 2022
News EA Sees 'Tremendous Opportunity' If Call Of Duty Goes Xbox Exclusive
Beyond the existing agreement
There's been a lot of back and forth recently between Xbox and PlayStation over the future of Call of Duty. Microsoft feels that it's laid out a generous plan for the next few years of CoD if the Activision deal goes through, while Sony doesn't feel the same way. Now, EA has had something to say on the matter; they...
Thursday15th Sep 2022
News Call Of Duty: Warzone 2.0 Releases This November, MW2 Multiplayer Details Also Revealed
A busy day of reveals for CoD!
Activision has today pulled back the curtain on a whole bunch of new Call of Duty details and footage as part of the Call of Duty: NEXT livestream, including for both Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 and Call of Duty: Warzone 2.0. Firstly, let's start with Modern Warfare 2. The multiplayer was the big reveal today, with...
Monday5th Sep 2022
News High On Life's Xbox Game Pass Launch Was Partly Delayed Due To God Of War, Call Of Duty
High on time
High on Life recently got pushed back to a December 13th launch on Xbox Game Pass (despite Microsoft's release date oopsie last week), and the developer has now revealed a reason for the delay, or part of the reason at least. Basically, it has a lot do with avoiding the big guns this fall. In an interview with
Thursday1st Sep 2022
News Phil Spencer: We Intend To Put 'Call Of Duty, Diablo, Overwatch' On Xbox Game Pass
But when Phil, WHEN?!
As the Xbox ActiBlizz deal continues to push on through its regulatory rounds, Xbox boss Phil Spencer has come out with a fresh statement on what the deal means for the industry. Within that statement, Spencer talks about Xbox's Game Pass growth, and how the Activision deal will help expand the service. The Xbox boss says that...
Wednesday17th Aug 2022
News Call Of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 Campaign Gets New Release Date
And it's not a delay!
Activision has announced that the story campaign for Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 will now release a week earlier than initially scheduled, with a new date of October 21st. The company is introducing an early access period specifically for the game's campaign mode, however, there's a slight catch. First off, this is...
Friday12th Aug 2022
News Call Of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 Multiplayer Teaser Emerges From Unlikely Source
TikTok for you cool kids
Most Call of Duty fans have stuck with the series for so long due to the game's vast suite of multiplayer modes. It's only natural then, that each year, multiplayer gameplay is what we're all eager to see. Ahead of the series' 'Call of Duty Next' reveal event next month, developer Infinity Ward has shown an initial glimpse...
Monday8th Aug 2022
News Call Of Duty To Detail The 'Immediate Future' Of The Franchise At September Showcase
Next level
Activision and Infinity Ward have shared details about an upcoming showcase set to reveal the future of the Call of Duty franchise. The 'Call of Duty Next' event takes place September 15th, with a lot more than Modern Warfare 2 multiplayer on show. Hosted by developer Infinity Ward, the livestream will break down the "immediate future of...
News Call Of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 Beta Dates Confirm PlayStation Exclusivity Window
It's still coming to Xbox, just later
Ahead of Infinity Ward's big Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 launch later this year, the developer has revealed when we can all go hands on with the game's open beta. While there's plenty of Xbox time included across two weekends, sadly, we do have to wait longer than those playing on PlayStation. Here are they...
Wednesday6th Jul 2022
News Call Of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 Xbox Beta Dates Appear To Have Leaked
PlayStation exclusivity remains
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 (not the 2009 one) launches October 28th this year, with long-time developer Infinity Ward at the helm once again in 2022. Recently, publisher Activision confirmed that a beta would precede the game's launch, and thanks to a new leak, we may now know when it's coming to Xbox! Prominent...
Monday4th Jul 2022
News Call Of Duty 2023's Reported Free-To-Play Offering Thrown Into Doubt
'DMZ' won't be free
Back in February, we brought news of a report detailing Call of Duty's upcoming release slate. That report said that developer Treyarch's next CoD will now launch in 2024, and that a free-to-play title would fill the gap next year. However, a fresh report from leaker Tom Henderson has thrown that supposed plan into doubt. Given...
Thursday9th Jun 2022
News Latest Modern Warfare 2 Campaign Level Looks Like, Well, Call Of Duty
The next in a long line
Infinity Ward has brought its latest Modern Warfare game to Summer Game Fest 2022, via an extensive campaign demo. The stretch of gameplay shown takes place out on an oil rig of sorts, featuring your usual array of intense shootouts, door breaches and sneaky stealth kills. It doesn't look like much of anything particularly...
Wednesday8th Jun 2022
News Modern Warfare 2 Has No Xbox One-Only Version, Base Game Now $70
Cross-gen only
Activision has dropped the official gameplay reveal trailer for Call of Duty Modern Warfare 2, along with detailing the game's release and what editions will be available. Unlike the last two years — where standalone last-gen versions were $60 — the base game is now $70, featuring access across both console generations. The base...
Thursday2nd Jun 2022
News Call Of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 Full Reveal Set For Next Week
Watch the teaser trailer
This past month has treated us to the official name and release date for Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2, but next week we'll be getting the full worldwide reveal, taking place at 10am PT / 1pm ET / 6pm GMT on Wednesday, June 8th. To mark the announcement, Infinity Ward and Activision have released a teaser trailer called...
Wednesday25th May 2022
News Call Of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 Contains PlayStation Exclusive Bonus
The game's beta is set to launch first on PS4/PS5
After Infinity Ward graced us all with the launch date for the next Call of Duty (surprise, it's out this fall), other details began to trickle out about the game and its release. Thanks to the PlayStation store, along with a bit of datamining, we now know that the Sony exclusivity deal continues, at...
Tuesday24th May 2022
News Call Of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 Gets Official October Release Date
No word on Game Pass yet
We've got a date! Activision has announced today that the upcoming Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 will officially release on October 28th, 2022, although specifics about platforms and Xbox Game Pass have yet to be announced. Details are still really limited at the moment, but we do know that the game is being developed with...