Call of Duty: Advanced Warfare Labeled "Biggest Entertainment Launch" Of 2014
Series has now passed $10 billion in lifetime revenue, exceeding total box office receipts for Hunger Games, Iron Man, Transformers, and Avengers combined.
Series has now passed $10 billion in lifetime revenue, exceeding total box office receipts for Hunger Games, Iron Man, Transformers, and Avengers combined.
CEO Bobby Kotick says the Middle Eastern market could prove lucrative for gaming in the next decade.
Call of Duty players shown to be better learners than The Sims players.
Sledgehammer's new shooter becomes most streamed console game of 2014 during its launch week.
String of updates target online multiplayer lag and Prestige reset problems.
Activision's shooter series beats out Mario, Minecraft, Halo, Grand Theft Auto, and Zelda in recent online poll.
Combined retail and digital sales up year-on-year, publisher claims, though there are some caveats.
Sledgehammer Games details next update.
UPDATE: Sony clarifies that publishers can freely disable Share Play functionality, while Activision offers its own statement.
Reggie Fils-Aime says he would like to have any of the major multiplatform titles come to Wii U, though he insists that Nintendo still has great exclusives.
"I think a next generation game with the latest production values and robustness in a World War II setting like Band of Brothers would be amazing," Michael Condrey says.
New study from Stetson University researcher suggests violent video games do no lead to increases in violent crimes.
[UPDATE] Performance analysis gives frame rate advantage to Xbox One for single-player campaign, while multiplayer mode holds at 60fps across both platforms.
"I'm not thrilled by it … but it's part of the world we live in," Glen Schofield says.
"We see purchase intent well above last year … so I'm still optimistic," Activision Publishing CEO Eric Hirshberg says.
Latest "Clueless Gamer" segment takes on Sledgehammer's just-released FPS.
Find out what the critics are saying about this year's game.
Activision confirms release timing for game's DLC.
[UPDATE] Issue also pertains to PlayStation 4 copies of the first-person shooter.
Sledgehammer Games co-founder Michael Condrey says the community overall is "engaged and thoughtful," though there are examples of "people behaving poorly."
Xbox One version runs in at least 1360x1080, while PS4 version is native 1080p; both run at 60 fps.
Press release from GameStop confirms that Zombies are coming to Advance Warfare.
Best Buy and GameStop will start selling Advanced Warfare at midnight Eastern Time across the United States.
Catch up on all of GameSpot's Call of Duty: Advanced Warfare coverage before the game ships next week.
"That was the greatest feeling I've ever experienced, and I've watched two of my children be born."
Footage of Zombie-slaying EXO soldier confirmed as genuine by developer.
New trailer mixes live-action and CGI with impressive results.
Season pass DLC doesn't come out until next year, but buy it now and you'll get an extra multiplayer map on launch day.
Sledgehammer co-founder says pressure to deliver every year is similar to what Tom Brady faces when Patriots fans call for a Super Bowl victory.
Retailer now offering used games in stores across the US; GameStop president says his company isn't threatened.
GameSpot is giving one lucky reader a Day Zero edition of Call of Duty: Advanced Warfare.
"A real bummer. Thanks a lot," Sledgehammer Games co-founder says.
If you're thinking about picking up the next Call of Duty game for Xbox, PlayStation, or PC, we lay out exactly what kind of early access you'll get.
Steam page reveals the game's minimum and recommended PC system requirements; see them here.
Activision launches new gameplay trailer for upcoming shooter, which launches in just two weeks.
You'll need 55 GB of free hard drive space and 6 GB of RAM to run Sledgehammer's upcoming shooter.
"What you're seeing here is advance warfare," as Kevin Spacey says.
Sledgehammer Games co-founder explains how the game benefitted from a three-year development cycle.
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