Having to constantly switch between Elite and Modern Warfare 3 on the console, or having a PC close by, wasn’t the most convenient way to play and probably turned some people off to the idea. Still, Elite works extremely well, is fully featured, and being a premium Elite member entitles players to some exciting new content, nine months worth in f

The four players responsible don't just stop at building the map; they go on to stage their own 2v2 deathmatch, killing each other without building to keep it "boots on the ground." This is made possible by Playground 's fast respawns, allowing the players to simply drop back down into the action after getting kil

Activision has released mobile Call of Duty titles before, including paid-for title Call of Duty: Black Ops Zombies and free to play strategy title Call of Duty: Heroes . These games have received plenty of positive reviews, with Heroes having a four and a half star rating out of more than 1.5 million reviews. But Activision purchased King for almost $6 billion in 2015 to bolster its mobile gaming efforts even further and the companies will be hoping to build on the success of Heroes and Zombies more with this next ti

The recreation of Nuketown, which can be seen in the video below, is made entirely out of wood and is about as faithful to the fan-favorite Black Ops map as Fortnite would allow. Replacing Nuketown's iconic backdrop is Wailing Woods - but since the proportions are pretty spot-on, anyone who is familiar with Nuketown will recognize the buildings instan

All of the key bullet points, or at least the features that most Modern Warfare 3 players flocked to the Call of Duty Elite service for, are on display in the app -- from tracking your career, setting up custom classes, and looking at recent matches. Unfortunately, the community-based offerings from Elite, things like setting up clans and participating in tournaments or challenges (you can track challenges howev

Activision ’s blog post goes into lengthy detail about what Call of Duty: Mobile ’s battle royale entails. First, it will be its own animal similar to, but ultimately independent from, Black Ops 4 ’s Blackout mode. 100 players duke it out in singles, doubles, or four-player squads (these playlists are currently being tested). The game presents six character classes to choose from. Defenders drop transforming shields for protection. The Mechanic utilizes an EMP drone that disrupts enemies with electromagnetic interference. Scouts can see hostile footprints and use a sensor dart to reveal their map positions. Medics build medical stations that provide continuous healing for allies. Ninjas have grappling guns which make their map movement effective. Finally, the more bizarre Clown class drops Toy Bombs that summon zombies to swarm nearby f

The new Call of Duty mobile game may not just make bank in the mobile sector, however. Releasing a mobile game could potentially be a good way of introducing new fans to the Call of Duty franchise as a whole. While Call of Duty: WW2 sold well when it was released last year, managing to reverse the poor performance of Call of Duty: Infinite Warfare in 2016, the series has come a long way from its peak. Part of this is just down to series fatigue, but the access to shooter experiences on mobile platforms may have also led to that decl

This certainly won't be the last video like this we'll see from the Playground LTM - it likely won't even be the last Call of Duty map recreation. Between this new mode, and the current live events that are taking place as Season 5 approaches, Epic is continuing to set the industry standard on games as a live serv

Matches can be played in first- or third-person perspective. Rounds begin with players selecting their classes and loadouts, and Call of Duty: Mobile wisely aims to streamline this process for speedier onboarding. The single, large Alcatraz Codm Map boasts a range of topography features from hills to rivers to bridges. It also sprinkles in many familiar sights from previous Call of Duty games like the Nuketown suburbs, Black Ops 4 ’s seaside coast, and the estate from Modern Warfare

The hired candidate's role will involve creating and refining new and existing levels, including balancing them and ultimately ensuring that the game is fun to play. King lists two other positions for senior tools developer and senior network engineer, also in relation to the Call of Duty mobile g

The mention of Fortnite was inevitable given the game's unprecedented success - though it was more surprising to hear Activision Blizzard's Chief Financial Officer Spencer Neumann mention it in relation to revenue. After reporting on the company's better-than-expected first quarter earnings, Neumann noted that the company has "seen some near-term impact from Battle Roya

Despite this, and as with all mention of Fortnite during the call, Epic Games' success was presented more as encouraging than threatening. There was much talk of the millions of new players Battle Royale has brought to the shooter genre, and even some hints from Kotick that Activision Blizzard will take inspiration from the genre with its upcoming tit