Call of Duty Archives

Modern Warfare’s Vladamir Makarov and the Nature of Evil

THATTUGGLIFE | May 3, 2024 | 0

It’s hard to believe now, but back in the day, you couldn’t keep a Call of Duty game on the shelf. On release day, there were hundreds of people in line at Best Buy, GameStop, GameCrazy, Walmart, you name it. If it sold video games, we were there, picking up our orders at midnight. It’s &helli...

Melanin Gamers Launches The Toxicity Rating

AlexGherzo | Apr 2, 2024 | 0

In the wake of the Sweet Baby Inc. blowup, the gaming community is shining a light on the various consulting firms trying to woke-ify video games. The latest exposed cockroach is a group called Melanin Gamers, diversity and inclusion consultants who, according to their website, “help identify barr...

Video Game Producer Mark Kern Talks Sweet Baby Inc. and ESG in Gaming

AlexGherzo | Mar 12, 2024 | 0

Have you been questioning the sanity of video game developers using consulting companies like Sweet Baby Inc. when it seems abundantly clear that gamers don’t like the changes they “suggest”? Today, an expert explained what their reasoning is. Mark Kern, a former producer at Blizzard Entertain...

Call of Duty Removes Popular Esports Figure Nickmercs Skin

AlexGherzo | Jun 9, 2023 | 0

The culture wars surrounding pride month have reached the gaming world. Nickmercs is a content creator for – and co-owner of – FaZe Clan, a popular esports company. According to his profile on the FaZe Clan website, he has 4 million YouTube subscribers, 6.2 million Twitch followers, 2.5 million ...

Summer Game Fest Showcase Roundup

Matthew Carmosino | Jun 10, 2022 | 0

This year’s E3 substitute is underway with Summer Game Fest, a weeklong showcase of game trailers, announcements, and awkward devs talking on stage. The opening show went live today, and boy, did it have some interesting things to show (sarcasm, maybe?) Here’s the breakdown: Street Fight...

Microsoft Acquires Activision Blizzard for $68.7 Billion

Lyndon Hall | Jan 18, 2022 | 1

Microsoft has added publisher and developer Activision Blizzard to its arsenal of titles, including the majorly popular Call of Duty franchise, for a cost of $68.7 billion. The announcement on Xbox Wire states, “As a team, we are on a mission to extend the joy and community of gaming to every...