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New Call Of Duty Game, Rumored To Be Modern Warfare 4, Will Be Announced Soon
2019’s Call of Duty game from developer Infinity Ward is rumoured to be Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 4. Whatever it is, the game will be announced in the coming months.
During the Activision Blizzard earnings call today, management confirmed that the game will be revealed before the end of the current fiscal quarter, which means it’ll be announced before June 30. That makes sense, given new Call of Duty games are typically announced in May before getting shown off further at E3 in June. This year could be different in a way, however. Activision typically showcases the new Call of Duty game during Sony’s E3 briefing due to its exclusive content deal, but that won’t happen this year because Sony isn’t attending E3.
On the earnings call, Activision management says it feels “incredibly good” about how the new Call of Duty title is shaping up, and they’re excited to finally reveal it eventually.
Not only that, but Activision boss Coddy Johnson teased that Activision plans to support the game’s release with even more content after launch to keep players engaged.
“We need to do even more to maintain the breadth of our Call of Duty player base beyond the launch quarters,” he said. “The Call of Duty team is hard at work on that for this fall’s big content release, excitement for which is incredibly high around the organisation. We expect that both the launch and the post launch will bring game-changing experiences to our fans.”
Activision is able to create more content for this year’s Call of Duty game because it’s increasing development headcount across the board, including the Call of Duty team. Activision announced it was increasing aggregate headcount for its development teams by about 20 percent following its layoff of 800 people primarily from non-game development roles.
Little is known about the title, but Activision previously said the game will feature a campaign mode. That’s notable because 2018’s Call of Duty: Black Ops 4 did not include a campaign but instead added a battle royale mode called Blackout.
Additionally, it was confirmed that the Call of Duty series has sold more than 300 million copies since it premiered back in 2003.
Also on the call, Activision said interest in the new Call of Duty mobile game from Tencent is high; the game has more than 10 million pre-registrations on Google Play.
from GameSpot – Game News https://www.gamespot.com/articles/new-call-of-duty-game-rumored-to-be-modern-warfare/1100-6466630/
New Xbox One Backward Compatibility Games Out Now
Xbox One players have two more games they can now play on their console. Microsoft’s director of programming for Xbox Live, Larry “Major Nelson” Hryb, took to Twitter to announce that the Xbox One now supports two more Xbox 360 titles via backward compatibility.
Both Team Ninja’s Ninja Gaiden 3: Razor’s Edge and RedLynx’s Trials Evolution join Xbox One’s forever-growing backward compatibility list. These titles are available to download starting today.
NINJA GAIDEN 3: Razor’s Edge and Trials Evolution are coming to Xbox One Backward Compatibility today https://t.co/qPMRNrLoTQ pic.twitter.com/tBeZTGSQoy
— Larry Hryb (@majornelson) May 2, 2019
Developed by Team Ninja for the PS3, Wii U, and Xbox 360, Ninja Gaiden 3: Razor’s Edge is an enhanced Ninja Gaiden 3 port that includes the original DLC, as well as a variety of performance enhancements and improvements. Ninja Gaiden 3: Razor’s Edge released nearly a year after the initial game’s March 2012 release date and brought alongside a host of changes like increasing the speed of kunai climbing, introducing new weapons like the lunar staff and kusarigama, improving enemy AI, and more.
Trials Evolution was developed by RedLynx. Released for the Xbox 360 in April 2012 before speeding to iOS and PC in 2013, Trials Evolution–the fourth mainline entry in the Trials franchise–tasks you with facing and overcoming a variety of motorcycle trials in a bid to claim the top spot on the leaderboards. Trials Evolution includes two course editors (Lite and Pro) that allow you to create and share courses online.
In our Ninja Gaiden 3: Razor’s Edge review, we called the update “a welcome gesture, and one that makes for an improved action game–yet a hundred small fixes are no substitute for a game built from the ground up to be a challenging, fluid, and fulfilling action extravaganza.”
In our Trials Evolution review, we said it’s “a great game that not only tests your skill and patience, but keeps you laughing at the ridiculous scenarios.”
from GameSpot – Game News https://www.gamespot.com/articles/new-xbox-one-backward-compatibility-games-out-now/1100-6466624/
Fortnite Week 10 Secret Banner Location Guide (Season 8 Discovery Challenge)
We’ve finally reached the end of Fortnite Season 8, but there’s still one more set of weekly challenges to complete before Season 9 officially begins. Week 10’s challenges are now live across PS4, Xbox One, PC, Nintendo Switch, and mobile devices, which means this is your last chance to level your Battle Pass up and unlock any remaining Season 8 skins and rewards.
As has been the case this whole season, there’s an added bonus for completing as many challenges as you can. If you finish all of the tasks from a given week, you’ll complete one of Season 8’s Discovery challenges, which in turn will unlock a special loading screen. These screens all feature some cool artwork, but the real reason you want to unlock them is because each one contains a subtle clue that points you to a free Battle Star–which levels your Battle Pass up by one tier–or a Banner–which can be used as a profile icon–hidden somewhere around the game’s map.
If you’ve finished all 10 weeks’ worth of Season 8 challenges, you’ll be able to pick up one final Banner before the season ends. To find it, though, you’ll need to look carefully at the loading screen below, which is your reward for completing the tenth Discovery challenge. This screen depicts a group of characters gazing at the mysterious alien vault beneath Loot Lake, which will presumably play a pivotal role in the seasonal changeover as Season 9 begins.
Among the things you can spot in the loading screen is someone in the Peely banana skin and, more importantly, the hidden banner. It’s located just near the perimeter of the hole, in the northwest corner.
You can see the Banner’s exact location on the map below. We also walk you through where to find it in the video at the top of this guide. However, the usual caveats will apply. This particular Banner won’t appear in the game unless you’ve completed all 10 weeks’ sets of challenges and unlocked the above loading screen, so you won’t be able to simply go to the right area and collect it unless you’ve done all the necessary work.
You only have a few more days to complete any outstanding Season 8 challenges and unlock all of this season’s Battle Pass rewards. If you need help mopping up some remaining missions, be sure to check out all of the tips we’ve put together in our complete Fortnite Season 8 challenges guide. You also still have a little more time to take part in Fortnite’s Avengers: Endgame crossover event and unlock the new Avengers-inspired rewards.
Fortnite’s final update of Season 8, patch 8.51, arrived on May 2. Along with the usual assortment of bug fixes and gameplay tweaks, the update introduced the recently teased Shadow Bomb item, which gives players the ability to turn invisible temporarily and gain additional movement speed and abilities. You can read the full Fortnite 8.51 update patch notes here.
from GameSpot – Game News https://www.gamespot.com/articles/fortnite-week-10-secret-banner-location-guide-seas/1100-6466597/
