Activision Blizzard appears to be struggling these days, as revenue and earnings fell compared to the same quarter last year. Let's take a look at the headline numbers, and see what those metrics can tell us about Activision stock today and in the future. Management commentary on some of the details may help us understand the struggles facing the company. Revenues and Earnings Get Clocked In the...
By CCN: Face it: No one plays Call of Duty for the single-player campaign. So gamers should take heart that the Call of Duty: Modern Warfare multiplayer preview teases Infinity Ward's most ambitious multiplayer experience to date. Traditionally, the Call of Duty games have allowed for competitive multiplayer matches generally sporting about 6 to 12 players per mode. However, the next title in the...
Many gamers have already witnessed the Call of Duty: Modern Warfare multiplayer footage that emerged mid-July. However, the official Call of Duty Twitter page has premiered Modern Warfare multiplayer gameplay that shows off some substantive material. In what amounted to a nearly three-minute preview, a video was posted to the game's official Twitter page that sheds light on many of the features...
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare fans, rejoice! Infinity Ward is bringing back killstreaks, but in keeping with the game's controversial rollout, what should have been a universally-popular announcement has many questioning whether Activision went too far. Killstreaks were a staple of the Call of Duty franchise before they inexplicably disappeared in favor of snooze-worthy "scorestreaks." Modern...
Infinity Ward has released new footage for Call of Duty: Modern Warfare, slated to hit stores on Oct. 25, which hints at the most mature and sophisticated CoD entry to date. The raw footage follows on from last week's tedious reveal stream featuring a handful of YouTubers navigating the 2v2 Gunfight mode with infantile squealing and asinine comments to match. After a backlash from uninspired fans...
By CCN: As first-person shooters continue to dominate player interest with Call of Duty Blackout, Fortnite, H1Z1, and other battle royale titles taking hold in younger players, Battlefield is rotting in a ditch somewhere. The dev team can save the franchise if they are willing to listen to the community, but their players are frustrated from years of existing in EA's 'freemium hell'. Call of Duty...
