Xbox Live Update targets Black Ops and Modern Warfare piracy
A mandatory update for Xbox Live was pushed out to Xbox 360 owners on Wednesday the 19th, with the formal reasons released as the return of the 'Boot to Disc' option and some minor Gamercard design changes. But it appears that the download seemed to take longer than needed for two small changes, and various forum posters have claimed that their pirated copies of both Call of … [Read more...]
Call of Duty: Black Ops – First Strike Multiplayer Preview
CoD: Black Ops – PS3 servers aren’t being shutdown
When tech blogger Jason Koblovsky joined a number of Playstation owners in complaining to Activision regarding the online connection problems many have been experiencing, he got a rather grumpy response from the customer service department of the publisher. In their defence, he was offered the opportunity to return the game disc, and receive a sealed copy which could be … [Read more...]
Black Ops nominated in Game Developers Choice Awards
Call of Duty: Black Ops has received two nominations in the prestigious 11th annual Game Developers Choice Awards, including becoming a finalist for the Game of the Year title. It's up against four top titles to be crowned Game of the Year, which pits it against Red Dead Redemption (Rockstar San Diego), Mass Effect 2 (BioWare), Limbo (Playdead) and Assassin's Creed: … [Read more...]
Gamers hack medical computers as CoD server
An American radiology practice has revealed that hackers got into a server containing social security numbers and medical codes for over 200,000 patients - just to use the server bandwith to play Call of Duty: Black Ops. Seacoast Radiology sent out letters to all affected patients after noticing someone had accessed an office server on November 12, 2010. The server contained … [Read more...]
Would you buy a Call of Duty: Black Ops Jeep?
We might have bought Call of Duty: Black Ops at the midnight launch event. We may even have paid slightly more for the limited edition, considered special controllers and headsets, and worn CoD T-shirts. But even we're not quite sure about buying the $30,625 (two door) or $33,500 (four door) 2011 Jeep Wrangler Call of Duty: Black Ops Edition. To try and convince us, the … [Read more...]
Rumours: Activision call Raven for next CoD?!
Either you love it or hate it, but there is no denying the importance of this brand and the vast quantities sold on all major gaming platforms. Any Call of Duty title is (well for most FPS gamers) a must have. As for a developer, you would snap up any opportunity to get yourself some CoD pie. Okay, recent Activision related news prompts one to refer back to past CoD … [Read more...]
Rumours: Activision to leave UK and subscription model for Call of Duty
Neither of these bits of news are confirmed as yet, but could have big implications for the Call of Duty franchise. First up is a report in the Telegraph that Activision could move out of the UK following the Government decision to scrap tax relief for the UK games industry. Currently employing around 600 developers and other staff at offices in Slough, Berkshire, the chief … [Read more...]
Call of Duty: Black Ops – Most pirated game in 2010
Call of Duty: Black Ops has the dubious honour of being the most pirated videogame in 2010, as reported by Torrentfreak from public BitTorrent trackers. The most popular format for pirates is by far the PC, with Call of Duty: Black Ops downloaded 4,270,000 times for that format. And in second place? Battlefield Bad Company 2, with 3,960,000 - and that's considering BFBC2 was … [Read more...]