Activision and Infinity Ward have released a new tech trailer for Call of Duty: Ghosts, showcasing the graphical effects that will be supported in this next-gen version of this popular franchise. Call of Duty: Ghosts will support displacement mapping, SubD, sun-shafts, HDR, volumetric lighting, and high-resolution textures. To be honest though, apart from the SubD technique, these techniques have been used in other current-gen titles such as Crysis 3 and Metro: Last Light. Therefore, we are really puzzled here; does Activision believe that this is what gamers expect from a true next-gen title? You can view the tech trailer below. Continue reading Call of Duty: Ghosts – Tech Demo Trailer→
Geoff Keighley and Activision held an Early Access event today in which they showcased the SP mode of Call of Duty: Ghosts. Call of Duty: Ghosts was running on next-gen hardware (though Activision did not reveal the platform that was used) and seems to be a true COD game. In other words, it’s scripted to death. The dog in Ghosts will be called Riley and players will be able to control it. And simply ‘lol’ at the ending sequence where the dog jumps in a window, makes a lot of noise and then out of nowhere 5 trained guys with weapons somehow break down a wooden door so it explodes. I mean, seriously now? None of them thought of shooting the dog? Come oooooooooon. Anyway, you can view the streamed footage below, as well as some new screenshots that were recently released! Continue reading Call of Duty: Ghosts – Early Access Single Player Gameplay Footage→
Activision and Treyarch have released a new update for the PC version of Call of Duty: Black Ops 2. According to its changelog, this update adds support for both the free-trial of Revolution DLC from 5/24-5/28 and the Personalization Pack Community Voting. In addition, the game’s weapons have been re-balanced and some multiplayer issues have been addressed. You can view its complete changelog below. Continue reading Call of Duty: Black Ops 2 PC Gets A New Update→
The official Call of Duty: Ghosts trailer was released yesterday. Naturally, some people were excited about it, while other felt that those visuals could not compare with those of Crysis 3 or even Battlefield 4. And it appears that COD: Ghosts’ lighting system is seriously messed up at its current state. Continue reading Official Call of Duty: Ghosts Trailer Reveals A ‘Fake’ Lighting System→
Microsoft has officially announced Xbox One, the next Xbox console that is planned for release later this year. During this event – which was disappointing to say the least – Activision has revealed the official trailer of Call of Duty: Ghosts. Call of Duty: Ghosts is planned for release on next-gen platforms and will be powered by a brand new engine. Quite honestly, we don’t see anything that we haven’t seen in Crysis 3. But then again, what do we know? Enjoy the trailer after the jump! Continue reading Call of Duty: Ghosts – Official Reveal Trailer→
Activision and Treyarch announced that their latest DLC Map Pack for Call of Duty: Black Ops II is now available on PC and PS3. Uprising includes four new multiplayer maps, plus “Mob of the Dead,” a bone-chilling new Zombies experience that takes players to the notorious prison island of Alcatraz, where four of Hollywood’s most iconic mobster actors, including Ray Liotta, Michael Madsen, Chazz Palminteri and Joe Pantoliano, lend their talents to the game to bring this horrifying adventure to life. Continue reading Call of Duty: Black Ops II – Uprising DLC Now Available On PS3 and PC→
Remember Nvidia’s and Activision’s facial tech demos? They were amazing, weren’t they? Well get ready for a new facial animation capture technology that looks even better. Motion Capture Systems Developers have released a tech demo, showcasing their real-time markerless Facial Motion Capture System in Action. It looks miles better than what Nvidia and Activision showcased a few months ago. Of course we don’t know whether this new tech will be used in games or not, however the same can be said about Nvidia’s and Activision’s demos. Nevertheless, this is impressive stuff so go ahead and take a look! Continue reading Markerless Facial Motion Capture Demo Puts To Shame Activision’s & Nvidia’s Facial Tech Demos→
Well, it was bound to happen, eventually. In its latest financial report, Activision revealed that World of Warcraft has lost 1.3 million subscribers in the last three months. Despite that, WoW is still the most famous and profitable subscription-based MMO on the planet, with more than 8.3 million subscribers. However, that decline proves that F2P MMOs are gaining ground, and that it will be tougher for newer games (that are subscription-based) to meet the success of WoW (or even surpass it). Continue reading World of Warcraft Loses 1.3 Million Subscribers In Three Months→
Activision has issued a press release for Call of Duty: Ghosts, announcing the next part in the Call of Duty franchise. That press release didn’t feature important information to be honest, and as it was hinted, the game will be unveiled during Microsoft’s May event. Despite that, it appears that Raven Software and Neversoft will be assisting Infinity Ward in creating this latest Call of Duty title. Continue reading Call of Duty: Ghosts – Raven and Neversoft Will Be Assisting Infinity Ward→
