The high-tech battlefields of 2065 may be dominated by cybernetic implants, but your greatest weapon is still the soldier by your side. Call of Duty: Black Ops 3 is a bombastic shooter that perfectly preserves the split-second, hair-trigger gunplay of its predecessors. What’s different this time around is that every …
Read More »Black Ops 3 shows off foot-race time trial mode – and you thought zombies were odd
What do you get the game that has everything? And by “everything,” I mean a story-driven campaign mode that can be played solo or co-op, one of the most active multiplayer communities in the industry, and a zombie horror survival mode starring Jeff Goldblum as a moustache-twirling magician. Why, you …
Read More »Black Ops 3s Twitter account loses its mind and fakes a terrorist attack
The Call of Duty: Black Ops 3 (opens in new tab) Twitter account usually tweets trailers, events, and general updates about the game – standard pre-release promotional stuff. But earlier today, Activision turned it into a mock near-future news outlet, reporting on a mysterious explosion and resulting quarantine in Singapore. …
Read More »Black Ops 3 pre-orders let you return to Nuketown (again)
Black Ops’ celebrated legacy of bathing quaint little villages in nuclear fire will continue in Call of Duty: Black Ops 3 (opens in new tab). But if you want to get Nuk3town for free, you’ll have to pre-order the game on PC, PS4, or Xbox One – last-gen versions are …
Read More »Black Ops 3 beta adds new map, mode and raises the level cap
Good news if you are hitting the Black Ops 3 (opens in new tab) Beta on PS4 this weekend. Treyarch is adding new map Stronghold, the drone juggling Uplink mode and raising the level cap to level 34. According to Treyarch design director David Vonderhaar on Twitter (opens in new …
Read More »Black Ops 3 promises to break tired COD traditions
The next instalment in the CoD franchise may look a little similar to last year’s future-set Advanced Warfare (we do know the COD studios check out each other’s games during development, although we’re assured they never share ideas), and its armies of robotic enemies certainly look familiar – but don’t …
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