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Call of Duty: Mobile passes 1 billion downloads
07 Nov

Call of Duty: Mobile passes 1 billion downloads

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Call of Duty: Mobile has been downloaded over one billion times around the world since it became available, Activision has announced along with the rest of the game's fifth anniversary offerings. The game was released back in 2019 for Android and iOS and reached 270 million downloads within its first year of availability. Despite the game's success, Microsoft told the UK's Competition and Markets Authority in a filing for its Activision Blizzard acquisition that "Call of Duty: Mobile is expected to be phased out over time" with the launch of Warzone Mobile.In response to fans' concerns after that information came…
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Microsoft removes the $1 Xbox Game Pass trial just before Call of Duty: Black Ops 6
17 Oct

Microsoft removes the $1 Xbox Game Pass trial just before Call of Duty: Black Ops 6

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Call of Duty: Black Ops 6 is just around the corner, with a release date of October 25, and Microsoft has temporarily removed the $1 Xbox Game Pass 14-day trial from stores —‚ again. Some gamers may remember that Microsoft pulled a similar stunt last year just before Starfield’s release. Essentially, this keeps players from trying out a big new release like Black Ops 6 without paying for a full subscription.The trial’s removal happened on October 8, but it was only caught by The Verge today. The most likely primary reason is to prevent gamers from playing through the campaign…
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Microsoft removes the $1 Xbox Game Pass trial just before Call of Duty: Black Ops 6
16 Oct

Microsoft removes the $1 Xbox Game Pass trial just before Call of Duty: Black Ops 6

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Call of Duty: Black Ops 6 is , with a release date of October 25, and Microsoft has temporarily removed the $1 Xbox Game Pass 14-day trial from stores —‚ again. Some gamers may remember that Microsoft pulled a similar stunt last year just before Starfield’s release. Essentially, this keeps players from trying out a big new release like Black Ops 6 without paying for a full subscription.The trial’s removal happened on October 8, but it was only caught by today. The most likely primary reason is to prevent gamers from playing through the campaign without paying the full price.…
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Three Call of Duty games arrive on Xbox Cloud Gaming later this month
14 Oct

Three Call of Duty games arrive on Xbox Cloud Gaming later this month

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Microsoft is bringing the latest Call of Duty game to Xbox Cloud Gaming on day one. Call of Duty: Black Ops 6 will be available to stream for Game Pass Ultimate subscribers at 10AM PT on its launch day, October 25. Modern Warfare III and the battle royale Call of Duty: Warzone arrive on the platform on the same day.This will be the first time Call of Duty games have been playable on Microsoft’s cloud gaming platform. “Game Pass Ultimate members will be able to enjoy Call of Duty in more places than ever before, including on their consoles, PCs,…
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Microsoft and Activision Blizzard accused of ‘bad faith bargaining’ by Raven Software union workers
29 Aug

Microsoft and Activision Blizzard accused of ‘bad faith bargaining’ by Raven Software union workers

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Raven Software’s union — the first of its kind in the gaming industry — has hit another snag negotiating its collective bargaining agreement with Microsoft and Activision Blizzard, games journalist Stephen Totilo reported in his Game File newsletter. The union has filed an unfair labor practice complaint with the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB), alleging chiefly that their employer refuses to bargain, or is not bargaining in good faith. The Raven workers succeeded in their union drive, joining the Communications Workers of America (CWA), over two years ago.The full complaints have not been made available to the public as of Wednesday.…
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The trailer for Call of Duty: Black Ops 6’s zombies DLC has risen
23 Aug

The trailer for Call of Duty: Black Ops 6’s zombies DLC has risen

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A new Zombies mode is headed to Call of Duty: Black Ops 6. A new cinematic trailer released on Friday shows that the DLC will take players to a small town called Liberty Falls infested with the running dead.The trailer starts in a picturesque piece of America with an old-timey song setting the tone. Then everything goes to hell and our unnamed hero wakes up in a post-apocalyptic world from what was just a nightmare all along. He receives a bulletin that the running dead are on their way so he picks up a shock rifle to start popping off…
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Activision is finally addressing those massive Call of Duty download sizes
16 Aug

Activision is finally addressing those massive Call of Duty download sizes

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Activision is finally taking some steps to stop Call of Duty games from hogging up hard drive space. The games are notoriously giant but the company is going to lessen the load a bit ahead of the October 25 release of Black Ops 6.How will this work? One big change is that Warzone is being decoupled from the rest of the games with regard to the default download for annual titles. This change happens on August 21, accompanying the launch of Season 5 Reloaded, and should actually help a lot. Warzone is huge (around 130GB) and this can be frustrating…
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A Call of Duty game is coming to Xbox Game Pass, just not one anyone wants
23 Jul

A Call of Duty game is coming to Xbox Game Pass, just not one anyone wants

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Microsoft has been taking a lot of hits over its Xbox Game Pass price hike and the overall lackluster offering of games. So to make up for it, they are offering a Call of Duty game for the first time on its virtual buffet. Unfortunately, it’s Call of Duty: Modern Warfare III, one of the lowest rated games in the series.Calling the reviews for Modern Warfare III “mixed” would be generous. IGN’s Simon Cardy said its single-player campaign was “shallow,” “dull” and “the worst Call of Duty single-player campaign I’ve played.” Jump Dash Roll’s Derek Johnson wrote that its main campaign…
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The FTC is as mad about the Xbox Game Pass price increase as you are
21 Jul

The FTC is as mad about the Xbox Game Pass price increase as you are

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Microsoft has made changes to its Xbox Game Pass service that are "exactly the sort of consumer harm" from its Activision acquisition that the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) was worried about, the agency wrote in a letter addressed to the US Appeals Court. The FTC's letter focused on a recent price hike for the Xbox Game Pass and pointed out that the Game Pass Ultimate now costs $20 a month, which is $3 more per month than before and represents a 17 percent year-over-year increase.In addition, the agency called attention to Microsoft's decision to discontinue the $11 Console Game Pass…
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Meta and Activision face lawsuit by families of Uvalde school shooting victims
25 May

Meta and Activision face lawsuit by families of Uvalde school shooting victims

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The families of the shooting victims at Robb Elementary School in Uvalde, Texas have sued Call of Duty publisher Activision and Meta. They alleged that the companies "knowingly exposed the shooter to the weapon [he used], conditioned him to see it as the solution to his problems, and trained him to use it." The plaintiffs also accused the companies of "chewing up alienated teenage boys and spitting out mass shooters."In the lawsuit, the plaintiffs explained that the Uvalde shooter played Call of Duty, which featured an assault-style rifle made by gunmaker Daniel Defense. They also mentioned that he frequently visited…
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