In today's episode of Destructoid Impulse: we take a look at Call of Duty's answer to battle royale in the form of Blackout. Yes, that's right, we're talking about the biggest trend in video games and possibly the biggest franchise in video...

Call of Duty: Black Ops 4's Blackout is a battle royale that has been slightly more miniature than its competitors. Call of Duty's first crack at battle royale has hovered in the 80-some player range during beta testing. That's a lot, but i...

Crawling through the long grass, a bead of sweat trickles down my temple. Sweat, or blood? It's hard to tell the difference on an island such as this one. I'd bought my ticket to ride and now I was on the journey, stamped "paid in full" on ...

It's Blackout beta weekend for Call of Duty: Black Ops 4, and that means lots of new players have begun dipping their toes into the game's promising battle royale mode. PS4 players have had access, but the beta just went live this morning f...

A mere four days before Treyarch and Activision christen Black Ops 4's Blackout mode with a private beta, we're finally treated to the first dedicated look at Call of Duty's take on battle royale. Details have trickled out in recent days -...

My favorite part of any battle royale is figuring out the locales when you're first getting started. You're still bright-eyed and hopeful about your odds because you simply don't know any better yet. "Military Base? Sounds interesting! I'll...

Are you sick of zombies and battle royale in your video games? What if I told you the two were getting combined in a major upcoming release? If you wanted to play a game with the largest combination of industry buzzwords possible, Call of D...

I've always said that the best Call of Duty DLC involves the silliest concepts. Don't give me maps that should have just been in the base game: give me water parks and locales where everyone is shrunken down to the size of ants. Call of Dut...

We're approaching the one year mark since the release of Activision's billion-dollar earning first-person shooter Call of Duty: WWII. There's still plenty of updates being applied to keep the game's multiplayer fresh, including a new divisi...

For years now, Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 has been the most requested game for Xbox One's backward compatibility service. Despite making last-gen ports of Xbox One Call of Duty games playable, Modern Warfare 2 seemed to elude the servic...

This week at Gamescom in Cologne, Germany, Activision and Treyarch have been in full promotional mode, showing off their upcoming cash cow Call of Duty: Black Ops 4.Two new trailers have been dropped this week. The first is a trailer design...

Soon, a selection of Call of Duty fans will get the opportunity to see how their favourite brand of shooter handles the popular genre of Battle Royale. Activision and Treyarch have finally revealed the dates for Black Ops 4's Blackout beta ...

Call of Duty: Black Ops 4 players will get their first real look at the game's battle royale mode Blackout on September 10. The beta is set to debut on PlayStation 4, with other platforms to follow, and you'll have access to solos, duos, an...

Just a few days ahead of the Call of Duty: Black Ops 4 PC beta, Treyarch and Activision have let us know what kind of rig we'll need in order to be able to run the game. Fortunately, it doesn't really require any heavy artillery. Here'...

Treyarch and Activision have announced, via Reddit, that the Private Beta for their upcoming military shooter Call of Duty: Black Ops 4 will run for a second consecutive weekend, also featuring some fresh new content.The previous beta, whic...

This weekend, Activision launched its first Private Beta for this year's entry in the gazillion dollar making Call of Duty series, Black Ops 4. A select few troops had the opportunity to check out the game's multiplayer modes, with hectic b...

We're in the middle of Summer, which mean the hype train is in full steam for this year's Call of Duty entry, Black Ops 4. A private beta is currently underway this weekend, allowing a chosen conglomerate of trigger-happy fans to try out th...

Call of Duty: WWII may be about one of the most horrifying events in the history of mankind, but that doesn't mean we can't celebrate fun in the sun!... or something. Regardless, Activision's billion-dollar shooter has a novel new map comin...

Treyarch is gearing up for its first Call of Duty: Black Ops 4 beta weekend, and in today's trailer, the studio has also shared a glimpse of Blackout, the game's battle royale mode. A four-man squad on the ground engages a helicopter with p...

Last week at SDCC, Treyarch unveiled a special collector's edition for their upcoming military shooter Call of Duty: Black Ops 4. The Mystery Box Edition, which is generally themed around this year's Zombies mode, is now available for pre-o...

Treyarch revealed a new trailer for Call of Duty: Black Ops 4 at SDCC this week, giving us our first real look at Blood of the Dead, a Zombies mission which sees the fan-pleasing return of some classic characters and maps.Richtofen, Dempsey...

During their panel at SDCC yesterday, Treyarch announced a collector's edition for their upcoming military shooter Call of Duty: Black Ops 4. I say "military shooter" but this set is clearly inspired by the game's equally-as-important Zombi...

[Update: Activision have dropped a new trailer, which you can check out below, revealing the owner of the creepy eyes above. Meow.]It's San Diego Comic Con this week, a place for thousands to gather, sweat and spend way too much money, usua...

Activision has announced the dates for the upcoming beta for this year's Call of Duty entry, Black Ops 4, which will include its much-hyped battle royale mode: Blackout."Private" Betas will be held on the PS4, Xbox One and PC platforms, the...

Activision have been keeping much under wraps ever since they revealed Blackout, the battle royale mode headed to this year's Call of Duty entry, Black Ops 4. But a mysterious photo doing the rounds online seems to hint at its player count,...