Fifteen years ago, id Software released Doom 3, a game with enormous expectations. Join me as I consider the shortcomings that kept it from becoming a true classic. Doom 3 is a conflicted game.…
August 3, 2019 | 12:00 EDT
When I started writing this piece, I wanted to push it out quickly because I was feeling frustrated. But I decided to wait because Treyarch had announced a new update coming on June 25. This update…
July 2, 2019 | 12:00 EDT
Everyone has a kart racer that they enjoy especially back when home consoles were new, if you were on a Nintendo 64 you were going to be a Diddy Kong Racing or Mario Kart person, if you were on a…
July 1, 2019 | 01:00 EDT
Treyarch had quietly disabled Call of Duty: Black Ops 4 split-screen support in the last week. It took a while for people to notice, but they eventually did and were baffled — why would a core…
July 1, 2019 | 10:00 EDT
It's a pretty good time to be a Spyro the Dragon fan. Spyro Reignited Trilogy is coming to Nintendo Switch and PC this summer. This'll mark the first time the three original Spyro the Dragon games (…
June 13, 2019 | 09:40 EDT
Spyro the Dragon has had a resurgence this past year. After being a minor part of the toys-to-life craze with Skylanders, the plucky purple dragon saw a comeback with the Spyro Reginited Trilogy, a…
June 8, 2019 | 05:20 EDT
From Software's latest game Sekiro: Shadows Die Twice has sold over 2 million copies. The game achieved this milestone within less than 10 days of its March 22nd release date. It's worth noting that…
April 11, 2019 | 12:42 EDT
Rumors swirled online upon Sekiro: Shadows Die Twice's original announcement back in December 2017. A typically From Software-style cryptic trailer revealed only a mechanical device of some sort and…
April 6, 2019 | 11:00 EDT
You can now play Call of Duty: Black Ops 4's Blackout free on PC, PlayStation 4, and Xbox One. This free version will include pretty much everything in the game mode that paid players can have access…
April 3, 2019 | 04:09 EDT
Sekiro: Shadows Die Twice is the lastest Souldborne title developed by FromSoftware. You play as shinobi the One-Handed Wolf, or Sekiro. Your young master's power has brought you back from the dead…
March 30, 2019 | 02:00 EDT
After a protracted and convoluted rollout, including multiple in-game stores, tiered progressions, and microtransactions, the last of Black Ops 4's monetization is here. The final piece of the puzzle…
February 20, 2019 | 10:47 EST
Treyarch has revealed the next wave of content coming to Call of Duty: Black Ops 4. Operation Grand Heist, which Treyarch is calling the start of "a new season of content, events, and updates in…
February 18, 2019 | 06:05 EST
The first major content update for Black Ops 4 is now live. Owners of the Black Ops Pass can expect to get two multiplayer maps, a star-studded Zombies map, and a new (cosmetic) Specialist in…
December 13, 2018 | 09:30 EST
The Call of Duty: Black Ops 4 Absolute Zero update will be bringing a bunch of new content to the game. Among that new content is the game's first post-launch specialist who is appropriately named…
December 10, 2018 | 06:20 EST
A brand-new Call of Duty: Black Ops 4 Battle Edition has been released and is now available for purchase, letting players get a more streamlined multiplayer experience at a cheaper price. Call of…
December 6, 2018 | 04:21 EST
In the era of Sony, Nintendo, and Sega, everyone needed a mascot. Nintendo and Sega had already established their own, with Mario and Sonic battling it out for console supremacy. Meanwhile, Sony was…
November 26, 2018 | 02:00 EST
Sales of Call of Duty: Black Ops 4 don't appear to have been damaged in the slightest by its lack of a single-player campaign. Developer Treyarch and publisher Activision opted not to include a…
November 23, 2018 | 09:36 EST
Call of Duty changes things up more than any game in the series has for a while. Black Ops 4 will be the first game in the popular shooter series to not include a traditional single-player campaign.…
November 17, 2018 | 12:00 EST
Popular Call of Duty map Nuketown will be making a return to Black Ops 4, but not quite how you remember it. The map, which originated in the first Black Ops, will be getting a distinct overhaul. The…
November 13, 2018 | 05:28 EST
Last week, a thread appeared on the Call of Duty Zombies Subreddit from a disgruntled ex-Treyarch employee detailing the poor working conditions of the QA department. The thread has since been…
November 12, 2018 | 10:36 EST
A bundle has been spotted for PS4 and Xbox One that packs in the Crash Bandicoot N. Sane Trilogy and the upcoming Spyro Reignited Trilogy. The folks over at Gematsu noted that several retailers were…
October 30, 2018 | 11:07 EDT
Treyarch has issued an update to Black Ops 4's new tiered progression system to make it faster. The Black Market, which is time-limited and currently only available on PlayStation 4, allows players…
October 24, 2018 | 10:17 EDT
UPDATE 2 - October 24 Following player feedback about the server tick rate being lowered to 20hz across multiplayer and Blackout, Treyarch have issued an update that has increased the server send…
October 21, 2018 | 01:40 EDT
The Black Market is available on PlayStation 4 for Call of Duty: Black Ops 4. The in-game store is available first on PS4 and seven days later on Xbox One and PC. The Black Market will introduce…
October 19, 2018 | 03:55 EDT
Call of Duty has used COD points (Call of Duty points) as their premium currency for years now. Players have come to expect that every annual release in the series will allow you to purchase COD…
October 17, 2018 | 02:48 EDT
An update for Black Ops 4 saw Treyarch messing around with the player count for Blackout, their battle royale mode. Quads now supports up to 88 players, while Duos fill feature 100 players as the new…
October 17, 2018 | 01:20 EDT
With the fourth entry in the Black Ops series, Treyarch is shaking things up in some major ways. This is the first time we’ll see Call of Duty without a campaign, replaced instead with a topical…
October 17, 2018 | 12:30 EDT
Although Call of Duty: Black Ops 4 isn't going to have a single-player campaign for this yearly entry, it'll have the series' iconic multiplayer and zombies modes alongside the new battle royale…
October 8, 2018 | 09:45 EDT
It’s hard to imagine a world without Call of Duty. The massively popular multiplayer, the iconic zombies, the blockbuster campaigns - they’ve all become integral parts of gaming’s annual release…
September 24, 2018 | 01:00 EDT
Call of Duty: Black Ops 4 launches next month, but Treyarch are already planning much further ahead. They have announced their plans for content releases for the rest of the year. This content will…
September 20, 2018 | 03:35 EDT
The beta period for Black Ops 4's Blackout mode has ended. Before it came to an end, Treyarch extended it an extra two hours past its original closing time and increased the player count to 100. The…
September 17, 2018 | 04:59 EDT
Call of Duty: Black Ops 4 is the 2018 annual release in the Call of Duty series and is making a drastic change with dropping the campaign mode to add the new Blackout Battle Royale and further…
September 17, 2018 | 04:58 EDT
Call of Duty: Black Ops 4 will be the first game in the series without a single-player campaign. Instead, Black Ops 4 will feature a Battle Royale mode called Blackout. The Blackout map will be made…
September 6, 2018 | 01:31 EDT
A fourth DLC pack has been announced for Call of Duty: WWII. Titled Shadow War, the DLC will include three new multiplayer maps, a new mission for the game's War Mode, and the final part of the Nazi…
August 24, 2018 | 09:45 EDT
Treyarch has announced the PC and Xbox One starting dates for the Black Ops 4 Blackout beta. The beta will start on September 14 for people who have pre-ordered, four days after the PS4-exclusive…
August 22, 2018 | 07:59 EDT
As announced by publisher Activision today, Sekiro: Shadows Die Twice will launch March 22, 2019 alongside a collector's edition. Officially revealed at E3 this year, it was teased last December at…
August 21, 2018 | 11:16 EDT
The next game from the Dark Souls creator, Sekiro: Shadows Die Twice takes FromSoftware's unique action adventure style to the world of swords and samurai with a focus on action. Battle ogres and…
August 21, 2018 | 11:14 EDT
Fans that have been eagerly awaiting the return of Spyro might have to wait just a little bit longer as Spyro Reignited Trilogy gets delayed until November 13th. The game was previously meant to be…
August 17, 2018 | 09:12 EDT
Spyro is back in the Spyro Reignited Trilogy. Return to the Dragon Realm with your favorite purple dragon as you jump, charge, and glide your way through Spyro The Dragon, Spyro 2: Ripto's Rage (…
August 2, 2018 | 02:02 EDT
It's not only a little over a month until fans of Sony's purple dragon will be able to return to memorable locations like the Artisan's world or the Summer Forest in Spyro Reignited Trilogy. As both…
August 2, 2018 | 12:42 EDT
Crash Bandicoot N. Sane Trilogy has received an update, which includes the first new level created for any of the original games in 20 years. The new stage is called Future Tense, it's playable in…
July 3, 2018 | 07:58 EDT
At this past E3 I was invited to a closed door event held by Activision to allow a select few people have hands on time with Black Ops 4 multiplayer. While I went into this with skepticism, I left…
June 26, 2018 | 01:30 EDT
Souls fans, rejoice. FromSoftware’s newest project has been revealed. Sekiro: Shadows Die Twice is an action-adventure game in a slightly similar way to Dark Souls or Bloodborne, although some key…
June 15, 2018 | 08:06 EDT
A brand new reveal at Microsofts E3 press conference is a new game coming out of From Software called Sekiro: Shadows Die Twice. The game looks to be in a similar style as Nioh (which took heavily…
June 10, 2018 | 05:21 EDT
According to a report from Polygon, Call of Duty: Black Ops 4 is slated to drop its single-player campaign, a feature that has been a staple of the franchise since its inception. Additionally,…
April 18, 2018 | 01:30 EDT
Update: The original leaked trailer for the Spyro Reignited Trilogy has gone down. Fortunately, the official website for this trilogy of Spyro The Dragon remasters is now live. We've swapped out the…
April 5, 2018 | 11:46 EDT
Target today apparently decided to upstage Activision, when on the official Ask Target twitter account they answered a question about Spyro Treasure Trilogy saying they weren't able to say when it…
March 21, 2018 | 04:06 EDT
The Crash Bandicoot N. Sane Trilogy will be making its way to Xbox One and PC worldwide on July 10th. A tweet posted by the official Twitter account confirms the release date, as well as the…
March 10, 2018 | 11:00 EST