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Call of Duty: Ghosts announcement expected this week
- The latest release in the Call of Duty franchise could be announced as early as this week. Promotional material for the unannounced title known as Call of Duty: Ghosts highlight a May 1 reveal although it’s unclear if Activision plans…
Call of Duty: Black Ops II sales top $1 billion in 15 days
- Last month Treyarch and Activision announced that Call of Duty: Black Ops II generated $500 million in sales within the first 24 hours. That’s 20 percent more revenue than last year’s Modern Warfare 3 and it appeared the latest entry…
Black Ops II accidentally shipped with Mass Effect 2 disc
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If you plan to pick up Call of Duty: Black Ops II this week, you may want to rely on a digital service rather than a retail store. According to many users on Steam, Reddit, the Call of Duty forums and elsewhere, boxed copies of Activision's latest shooter can't be fully installed via DVD...
Weekend game deals: 50-75% off CoD, BF3, Total War, Dragon Age
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With Black Ops 2 due in early November, you can expect digital dealers to discount Call of Duty titles repeatedly over the coming weeks -- including this one. Steam has knocked half off Modern Warfare 3 along with a free multiplayer weekend, while GameFly has slashed Black Ops...
Modern Warfare 3 shatters one-day entertainment sales records
- The latest installment in the Call of Duty franchise has become the biggest entertainment launch of all time, smashing the previous record set by its predecessor a year ago. Modern Warfare 3 brought in over $400 million in revenue in…
GeForce 285.27 beta boosts speed in Black Ops, Crysis 2, more
- Nvidia has published its latest band of beta graphics drivers, giving GeForce owners a performance boost over last month's WHQL-certified release. Folks running the 280.26 drivers with GeForce 400 or 500-series cards stand to gain a 5 to 13% boost…
Weekend game deals: 50% off Call of Duty titles
- Coinciding with this weekend's Call of Duty XP event in LA, Steam has cut 50% off various Call of Duty titles, including the original, the sequel, both Modern Warfare entries, Black Ops as well as DLC. Meanwhile, GamersGate offers 20%…
Catalyst 11.8 delivers 20% performance boost in Black Ops, more
- Released late last month in preview form for 64-bit Windows 7 users, AMD's Catalyst 11.8 driver suite has now received Microsoft's nod of approval. If you installed the prerelease build a few short weeks ago, you'll probably still want to…
Black Ops gets fourth, all zombie map pack 'Rezurrection'
- Call of Duty: Black Ops fans have yet another map pack to look forward to before Modern Warfare 3 launches later this year. Called ‘Rezurrection’, Activision says this DLC is different than the previous three releases as there are no dedicated…
Catalyst 11.4 drivers bring 15% more speed in Black Ops
- AMD has received Microsoft's nod of approval for the Catalyst 11.4 preview drivers released last month and the WHQL-certified version is awaiting your download below. Unlike March's official update, the latest build delivers a slew of new features and performance…
Catalyst 11.1a boosts Black Ops performance up to 35%
- Seemingly prompted by the release of Nvidia's GeForce 266.58 drivers, AMD has dropped a Catalyst 11.1a hotfix with speed gains for its Radeon HD 6800 and 6900 series graphics cards. As usual, the hotfix is not officially supported, so be…
Call of Duty: Black Ops named 2010's most pirated PC game
- Call of Duty: Black Ops has been crowned the most pirated PC game of 2010 according to TorrentFreak. Launched only last month, the title has been downloaded a whopping 4.27 million times for PC. That's more than last year's most…
Call of Duty: Black Ops rakes in over $1 billion
- Call of Duty: Black Ops has crossed the $1 billion mark in sales worldwide, according to internal Activision Publishing estimates. To date, more than 600 million hours have been logged playing Call of Duty: Black Ops since the game launched…
Call of Duty: Black Ops gets performance, bug fixes on PC
- Despite Call of Duty: Black Ops' successful sales, it didn't exactly have the smoothest of launches. Many users complained of bugs and performance issues that made the game unenjoyable for some and unplayable for others. Treyarch has been working to…
Call of Duty: Black Ops breaks records, $650 million in five days
- Activision Blizzard has announced it has set a new sales record with Call of Duty: Black Ops. The game has broken theatrical box office, book, and video game sales records for five-day worldwide sell through in dollars. It has made…
Call of Duty: Black Ops gets patch for dual, quad-core CPUs
- Folks disappointed in Call of Duty: Black Ops' launch bugs should be pleased to know that Treyarch hears you loud and clear. The developer says it's actively listening to the community and creating updates based on player feedback. In fact,…
Call of Duty: Black Ops breaks first-day sales record
- Activision Blizzard has announced it has set a new record for the video game industry with Call of Duty: Black Ops. On its first day, the game sold about 5.6 million copies for $360 million.
Official Call of Duty: Black Ops trailer released
- The latest Call of Duty entry is now less than a week away with a slated release date of November 9 -- next Tuesday. Set to debut on PC, Xbox 360, PlayStation 3, as well as the Nintendo Wii and…
Black Ops preorders surpassing Modern Warfare 2
- Video game retailer GameStop is reporting that its preorders for Activision and Treyarch's upcoming Call of Duty: Black Ops video game are already outpacing the preorders for Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2. "GameStop is tracking to all-time, record reservations…
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