Although new mechanics such as sprays and emotes have only just been added to Activision's latest blockbuster Call of Duty: Black Ops 4, it hasn't taken long for wily players to figure out a way to exploit them for nefarious needs.As exempl...

It's that time of year again, as schoolkids and employees the world over all fall mysteriously ill on the very same day and a brand new Call of Duty title hits the shelves. Now finally embracing a full-on Multiplayer Only lifestyle, Activis...

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...

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 ...

Looking to get into an exclusive closed VR beta for your HTC Vive or Oculus Rift? Who isn't? Being in a closed beta means that you, 1) get to try out a game before anyone else can, giving you bragging rights to all your friends, and 2) prov...

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...

EA and DICE are gearing up for the Battlefield V beta shortly, but they haven't forgotten the previous entry in the series. After talking about making DLC free and taking steps to prevent splitting the player base, everyone will have the ch...

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 weekend saw the Paris Major take place in France for competitive shooter Rainbow Six Siege. As part of the long weekend of peeking round corners, controlling cute cameras, and falling through walls like The Shockmaster, Publisher Ubiso...

Ubisoft has released a teaser trailer for the second Operator coming to Rainbow Six Siege's upcoming seasonal content; Operation Grim Sky. This time it's a new attacker, going by the call-sign "Maverick".Maverick is a young American merc wh...

As Ubisoft's multiplayer shooter Rainbow Six Siege prepares to unveil the details on its upcoming Operation: Grim Sky seasonal content, the publisher has dropped a new video giving us a teasing look at one of Siege's new Operators.Morowa Ev...

Ubisoft's ubi-popular online military shooter Rainbow Six Siege continues to enthrall its mammoth community with its exciting brand of highly-tactical shooter action. For those of you still on the explosive-laden fence, a new free trial wil...

Ubisoft's tactical-military shooter Rainbow Six Siege has started to tease details of its next season, bringing with it new Operators and the first "Map Rework", a ongoing commitment by Ubisoft Montreal by change the balance of certain stag...

[Update: The demo should be rolling out today on PS4, Xbox One and Nintendo Switch. Valkyria Chronicles 4 is now available to pre-order digitally ahead of its release on September 25. Huzzah!]We are bearing down on the Western release of Se...

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...

Reaction to last month's Battlefield V closed alpha has been so positive that EA is planning for more "hands-on opportunities" ahead of the game's October launch. The publisher announced the news in a financial call, today, with CEO Andrew ...

DICE, developer of the popular Battlefield series, have uploaded a lengthy blog post announcing the release window for the open beta of the series' next entry, Battlefield V, which will roll out sometime in September.The team also took the ...

EA has revealed details surrounding its first ever alpha test of the upcoming entry in the stories Battlefield series, Battlefield V. Lucky PC players will receive invitation to jump into the preliminary build, so that developer DICE can te...

Activision have just dropped the latest DLC package for military shooter Call of Duty: WWII. The United Front DLC pack is available now on PS4, with one month's timed exclusivity before arriving on other platforms.Included in this wave of a...

Humble Bundle is at it again with another enticing bundle to add to your backlog. This time, you'll be able to nab the entire Arma series for $20, though you can opt for a lower tier if you already have some of these games. What really swee...

Last week's Battlefield V reveal showcased a pretty exciting, solid looking game, the latest in a long line of titles from the Electronic Arts/DICE shooter franchise. However, a contingent of the Battlefield community took serious umbrage a...

[Update: EA has confirmed to Kotaku that Battlefield V will not feature any loot boxes.] EA held a reveal event for Battlefield V today and confirmed a whole lot of details. For one, the game will be returning to World War 2 and giving us t...