Nicki Minaj has broken new ground as she becomes the first female celebrity to be immortalized as a character in the popular video game franchise Call of Duty. The historic moment was marked with the release of the Nicki Minaj Operator bundle, available for purchase in Call of Duty: Warzone and Modern Warfare II. The…
In a significant development for the gaming industry, Microsoft has announced that it has signed an agreement with Sony to ensure that the popular game franchise “Call of Duty” remains available on PlayStation even after Microsoft’s merger with Activision Blizzard. The agreement aims to address concerns raised by Sony regarding competition following the $69 billion…
Kevin Durant, also known as “easymoneysniper” on Instagram, is making his way into the virtual battlefield of “Call of Duty”. As an Operator skin, Durant will be featured in Season 03 Reloaded of “Modern Warfare 2” and “Warzone 2.0”. The limited-time store bundle will allow players to purchase his appearance, along with weapon skins that…
After a surprise decision by the UK’s Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) last week, the biggest acquisition in gaming history hangs in the balance. Microsoft’s $68.7 billion deal to acquire Activision Blizzard has been blocked by UK regulators, and EU regulators are due to make a decision in the coming weeks. In Status Update (above),…
Call of Duty’s anti-cheat team has shared demonstrations of the cheater “mitigations” we learned about last year. Call of Duty’s Ricochet Anti-Cheat system doesn’t always ban suspected Warzone and Modern Warfare 2 cheaters on sight. Sometimes, it keeps them around, but makes their efforts to cheat futile by applying “mitigations.” For example, a mitigation called…
Tucked inside a report to investors, one sees the plans PUBG: Battlegrounds publisher Krafton has made to extricate itself from a battle royale market it helped create, but which seems to be plateauing, even for the Big Four (including Apex Legends, Fortnite, and Call of Duty: Warzone) that dominate the space. PUBG’s studio is working…
Despite ongoing concerns over Microsoft’s pending buyout of Activision Blizzard, Xbox chief Phil Spencer says Call of Duty will remain on PlayStation, as reported by Pocketlint. https://www.pocket-lint.com/games/news/xbox/163220-call-of-duty-will-stay-on-playstation-xbox-chief-reiterates. While that’s the line that Microsoft has been leading with for months now, it bears repeating as the proposed buyout of Activision Blizzard continues to be put under…
Activision Blizzard has officially flagged off the Call Of Duty League 2022 Championship series today, running throughout the weekend, as reported by Bleeding Cool. The event will bring about the biggest set of contenders yet since the formation of this new league a few years ago, as they will all vie for the top bragging…
