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Activision Blizzard penned an open letter to the company’s employees that warned them of the “consequences” of joining a union.Brian Bulatao, the chief administrative officer of the embattled publisher and former Under Secretary of State for Management in the Trump administration, wrote to employees last Friday (December 10) over plans to unionise.

Activision Blizzard board of directors has formed the “Workplace Responsibility Committee”, which aims to “eliminate harassment and discrimination in the workplace.”A press release was published by the board last night (November 22), but doesn’t mention  how the company and the board will interact with its thousands of employees, just that the board is “committed to ensuring a healthy workplace in which all employees feel valued, safe, and respected.”“The Committee is empowered to retain outside

Activision Blizzard have been given improved pay and paid time off for their work at the company.This includes an increase of the minimum hourly rate for temporary employees at the to $17 per hour (or around £12). Other details of the changes for contract workers were outlined by Jessica Gonzales on Twitter, an Activision Blizzard employee.

Activision has released the minimum and recommended PC specification for Call Of Duty: Vanguard so fans can see if their rigs are up to running it.The PC specification for Call Of Duty: Vanguard suggests that the game will not be challenging to get running on most systems. The minimum graphics card required to run the game is only an Nvidia GTX 960 or an AMD RX 470.

Activision has said its forthcoming WWII shooter Call of Duty: Vanguard will take up “significantly” less storage space that past entries in the series, when it launches in November.A post on the official Call of Duty Twitter feed said that “Vanguard’s install size at launch will be significantly below previous Call of Duty releases”.

Deadpool game over a decade ago.In an interview with VGC, the No More Heroes creator said he had been approached by Activision (back when the publisher had the licensing rights to Marvel’s franchises) about making a game based on the Merc with a Mouth.“Over a decade ago, I was actually approached by Activision at one point to make a Deadpool game.

Dr Disrespect got so mad about the aim assist in Call Of Duty: Warzone that he punched his gaming setup.As reported by Dexerto, the popular YouTube streamer Herschel ‘Dr Disrespect’ Beahm was recently playing a game of Warzone with fellow streamer TimTheTatman when the outrage occurred.The streamer was downed by an enemy in-game, and after viewing the kill cam, Dr Disrepect went on to stand up and punch his gaming chair which shook his camera and setup.“Oh god,” he said.

Call Of Duty: Warzone‘s new anti-cheat software.Last week (October 13) Activision announced its brand new Richochet Anti-Cheat Initiative for Call Of Duty: Warzone and the upcoming title Call Of Duty: Vanguard.

Call of Duty’s new anti-cheat system, Ricochet, has already been leaked, allowing cheaters to begin reverse-engineering it.The new anti-cheat system, due to appear in Call of Duty: Warzone as well as Call of Duty: Vanguard has seemingly been compromised just one day after it was announced.Anti-cheat specialists @AntiCheatPD revealed that the kernel driver for the Ricochet system was leaked yesterday, appearing on forums.

Blizzard’s upcoming Diablo II: Resurrected now has an official release time for its September 23 launch date.Fans of Diablo 2 who have been waiting for Resurrected to launch will be able to download the game from 4 PM BST (8 AM PT) on September 23 from Blizzard’s BattleNet service.The open beta for Diablo II: Resurrected ran last month and allowed players to try out Act I and Act II of the main campaign, with five of the seven classes available to play as well.For players that had previously

Call Of Duty: Vanguard, revealed after the launch of the ongoing beta.The Reddit post revealed that 20 multiplayer maps, a Zombies map, and four arenas for the Champions Hill mode will be included in the final release of Call Of Duty: Vanguard, along with a few new game modes.The datamine appears to have picked up information regarding these new game modes, which include names like “Arms Race”, “Minefield”, “Crawl”, and “Patrol”.

Call of Duty: Vanguard, with the cross play beta last weekend experiencing issues with less than charitable players hacking the game right from the start.VGC collected up a number of videos shared on social media depicting wall hacks and other cheats within Call of Duty: Vanguard over the weekend.Cheating and hacks have been a big problem in recent Call of Duty games but Vanguard promises to have a new anti-cheat system to counteract that.

Call Of Duty: Vanguard has put out a Twitter thread highlighting their aims to tackle audio-visual issues in the game.The first beta for Vanguard launched recently on PlayStation consoles, and developer Sledgehammer Games has compiled a thread of known issues that have been reported so far.We’re aware there is a significant amount of discussion around player visibility and audio mixing.

Crash Bandicoot 4: It’s About Time Toys For Bob has celebrated the series 25th anniversary with a wholesome video.The video, which is embedded below, is just one of the many celebrations of the bandicoot’s 25th birthday.

Call Of Duty: Mobile is working with the famed Japanese mecha designer Shoji Kawamori to design a new character skin for the seventh season of the game. Launching on September 10 at 1am BST, the Reaper – Ashura skin is supposed to be an “anime-like military robot”.“When I was thinking about the mecha design of the robot weapons in Call Of Duty: Mobile, which has a military-style worldview, I incorporated an “anime feel” to achieve a balance that is more human, while still retaining a mecha vibe

Call of Duty: Warzone, the game’s official Twitter account has teased.The Call of Duty feed tweeted out an image of four close-ups of Dredd’s iconic uniform, highlighting his shoulder pauldrons, a gloved hand clasping a Lawgiver gun and the Justice Department badge.The tweet was accompanied by the ominous phrase “a new order is about to rise in Verdansk”, along with hashtags hinting at both Warzone and Black Ops Cold War.A new order is about to rise in Verdansk… #Warzone #BlackOpsColdWar

Warzone content creator Jgod has called aim assist for controller users on Warzone “broken” after seeing a clip demonstrating its abilities.Sharing a clip that appears to show a Warzone player using controller-enabled aim assist to quickly track and kill a target, Jgod calls the aim assist feature “broken” and accuses controller players of living “in denial” over its strength (thanks, Dexerto).Elaborating, JGod adds that aim assist is “what makes it so hard to full commit to KB&M [keyboard and

Activision Blizzard to include contracted workers.Read more: ‘Recompile’ review: a bite-sized but disappointing MetroidvaniaThe lawsuit, which was filed late last month, alleges Activision Blizzard employees face “constant sexual harassment, including groping, comments and advances” while at work.

TikTok creator, Activision banned the console they were playing Warzone on, signalling a shift in the publisher’s fight against cheaters.The TikTik creator in question, Rushman360, took to the platform to alert others about the new anti-cheat efforts. Rushman360 talks about how he has been playing with cheats for some time, but goes on to congratulate Activision, saying: “I want to say a big congratulations to Activision, you guys have finally got your shit together.

Sledgehammer Games has said it may want to make other games, the studio has only developed games in the Call Of Duty franchise since its formation in 2009. Speaking to VentureBeat in a recent (August 18) interview, studio head Aaron Halon said: “We love our legacy and what we’ve created, but we also wanted to think about the future of the studio and how we could set ourselves up to be even stronger.”Sledgehammer Games has co-developed and took the lead on multiple titles in the franchise,

Sledgehammer Games has revealed that Call Of Duty: Vanguard will have 20 multiplayer maps available to play at launch, and has shared further details on Vanguard‘s tactical approach to multiplayer.On November 5, Call Of Duty: Vanguard will launch with 20 maps, however only one – Eagle’s Nest – has been named.

Call Of Duty: Vanguard.As more details surrounding Call Of Duty: Vanguard emerge – including the confirmation of a November 5 release date – composer Bear McCreary has told members of the press what to expect from the soundtrack of the upcoming WW2 shooter.McCreary – who created the soundtrack for 2018’s God Of War and has composed pieces for TV shows such as The Walking Dead – said that he used “small ensembles of strings” as a starting point, aiming to create something “smaller and more

Call Of Duty: Black Ops 4 and the latest Modern Warfare game will be added to Call Of Duty: Mobile, following a teaser from the official Twitter account for the game.After a first glimpse on Twitter, it seems like the Hades LMG from Black Ops 4 and the Crossbow from 2019’s Modern Warfare will be joining the weapons roster in Call Of Duty: Mobile.So you say you've used all these weapons before?

Call Of Duty: Vanguard can end the speculation, as the game appears to have been confirmed for an official reveal event.According to a screenshot taken from GamesRadar, the PlayStation Store appears to have revealed a Call Of Duty: Vanguard event at 6:30PM BST on August 19.

Call Of Duty: Warzone appear to be getting their own mid-season event according to a blog post.The blog post was uploaded to detail some of the major changes coming with the next update, but also seems to have announced a mid-season event involving the Red Doors.“The Red Doors grow unstable… mid-season event coming,” reads the blog, dropping mentioned of Perseus’ most recent meddling causing volatility in the fabric of the Red Doors.“Whatever broadcast Perseus set up is causing the Red Doors to

Call Of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 remaster was in the works, Activision has expressly denied that the remaster exists.Rumours of a Call Of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 remaster have been circulating since November 2020, with a leaker alleging that the remaster was still in the works in May of this year.However last Friday (August 6), an Activision spokesperson speaking to Charlie Intel has confirmed that there are no plans in the works: “A remaster of Modern Warfare 3, campaign or multiplayer, does not

Call Of Duty: Black Ops Cold War’s Season Five has been announced for August 12, including a Double Agent mode, new Perks, maps, and more.One of the biggest changes to Season Five is the inclusion of a Double Agent mode, described as a “multiplayer party experience” where team members work undercover to sabotage other players.“Communicate, investigate, and expose the traitors – or successfully wipe out the investigating team – to win,” reads the official blog post on the Call Of Duty website,

Blizzard until he retired in 2016, has issued a statement following the news of the lawsuit against Activision Blizzard.Metzen, the former senior vice president of story & franchise development who currently works at Warchief Gaming, released the public apology and statement on his twitter account.He said “There is no excuse.

Call Of Duty: Black Ops Cold War has quietly added support for trigger haptics on PC, a feature on PS5 controllers that adds more feedback and resistance to trigger inputs.In a recent update to the PC version of Call Of Duty: Black Ops Cold War, players with PS5 controllers can now enable trigger haptics by navigating to controller settings.As the setting describes, “Trigger haptics provide vibration feedback and tension on the controller triggers” and gives more “feedback for tactile elements

Edge magazine about how people do not understand how much work goes into creating a Call Of Duty game.As reported by VGC, ex-Sledgehammer Games general manager Glen Schofield has spoken to Edge about how the perception of creating Call Of Duty is wrong.

Call Of Duty: Warzone player has unveiled a new glitch that allows random players to parachute into Gulag matches and take out enemies while invincible.The glitch, posted on YouTube by NTrippy, allows Call Of Duty: Warzone players to drop into the Gulag arena while waiting for their turn, rendering them invincible and allowing them to take out opponents.“You take no damage from the players fighting,” reads the video’s description, “AND you can kill them by punching them!”The Call Of Duty:

Call of Duty 2021 has reportedly appeared on battle.net and PSN under the codename Slipstream.The details were initially discovered by Twitter user Helba, owner of BlizzTrack, who posted the information and logos for Slipstream in a series of tweets, saying: “cod2021 aka Fore is called Call Of Duty: Slipstream and here is the logos for it.”#cod2021 aka Fore is called Call of Duty: Slipstream and here is the logos for it pic.twitter.com/YMKEQHSy8L— Helba (@Helba_The_AI) June 29, 2021 This was

Call Of Duty: Warzone weapons have been nerfed in the latest patch for the game.Among the weapons that have seen performance affected are the nail gun and the C58 (Black Ops Cold War), and the Fara 83 (Black Ops Cold War) assault rifles.

Rainbow Six Siege pro Pengu has accused the competitive scene of exploiting audio bugs for a number of years.Pengu tweeted about the bugs yesterday, saying that he had managed to test and replicate abilities which allowed for “dropping hatches, vaulting, and ripping C4 nades” silently. He was also able to throw rappel ropes with no in-game noise as well.Rainbow Six Siege‘s highly-competitive nature means that players often use audio cues to understand what the enemy team is doing.

Call Of Duty Warzone has received a new high-resolution texture pack, however hardware limitations mean that the update is only applicable to certain consoles.The update, which VCG reports is “just under” 7GB, allows both Warzone and Black Ops Cold War to run in 1440p.

Call of Duty Mobile is heading into a new season – this time, Activision has revealed it’s naval-themed.Season 5 – In Deep Water – launches on June 29 at 1am and introduces a new themed event as well as new operators, weapons, maps and modes.Additionally, Call of Duty Mobile Season 5 adds a new perk and Battle Royale class.