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A few weeks ago, we got our first glimpse of Call of Duty: Black Ops 4’s multiplayer with a reveal trailer for the game. There were plenty of details to take note of, but those hungry for more can tune in to a livestream from Treyarch tomorrow at 10AM Pacific Time. It’s rather telling that the livestream, like the reveal trailer, is going to show off the game’s multiplayer mode. This marketing focus on player-vs-player action very much reflects the general direction Treyarch has taken the series, having confirmed recently that Black Ops 4 the game will not feature a single-player Campaign mode....

Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War Zombies fans have good reason to be excited about Season 2, as it will be bringing the first Zombies character to the game’s lineup of Operators. None other than Samantha Maxis will be playable in Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War during Season 2, with three other Operators joining her. Samantha’s arrival was leaked last week, but today, her debut was officially confirmed....

Most players are simply not good enough to play video games at a professional level, but one Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War player did not let this stop him. Using hacks to make himself look better, the wannabe pro was caught cheating in Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War. Call of Duty has had no shortage of cheaters as of late, as January was a particularly bad month for the franchise’s hacking problem....

Obviously, the main shtick of a battle royale game is staying within the safe zone and eliminating opponents. While the core concepts are the same, each battle royale iterates on this in their own way. Frantic combat ensues, but each game has its own flair of intensity within the enclosing circle. Three of the best battle royale games have significantly different safe zone experiences between each other. The storm of Fortnite closing in on players is all about building five star hotels with free WiFi, as verticality becomes the name of the game....

Activision’s battle royale Call of Duty: Warzone, a spin-off of its first-person shooter franchise, has garnered big numbers since release. In fact, the game has been so popular that Internet marketplace OnBuy has been hiring ‘Gulag Gurus’ to train players so they can win more often. With that volume of people playing, inevitably glitches and bugs will come to the surface, and a player who goes by Acez Gaming on YouTube has found a particularly egregious one....

Call of Duty: Warzone recently added the Array Radar Tower to give snipers the higher ground, but it also serves as a formidable obstacle for intrepid players to climb. A handful of new locations were added to Warzone in the Season 3 update, and we’ve covered all of these locations within the new Verdansk ‘84 map. The Goya Summit, the Salt Mine, and the Factory now dwell in the expanses previously occupied by other low-lying structures, but the Array is a vertical behemoth primed to give snipers an eagle-eyed advantage on the battlefield....

Fans of the Black Ops series have had a lot to be excited about since the announcement of Cold War. However, its crossover with Warzone also leaves a lot to be desired. Hidden in the extremely convoluted purchasing options for Blacks Ops: Cold War was a detail that had a lot of you excited about the prospect of playing Frank Woods as an operator in Warzone. If you pre-ordered either of the digital versions of Cold War, you got immediate access to Woods in Warzone....

Activision Blizzard is currently under investigation following accusations of harassment, discrimination, and fostering a hostile work environment. You can read more about the investigation here. Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2‘s first sales figures are rolling in, and the early numbers are astonishing. In fact, publisher Activision Blizzard reports that Modern Warfare 2 is the fastest-selling Call of Duty game ever. The game has also reportedly earned over $800 million in retail sales alone during its first three days of availability....

A new wave of content arrived earlier this week for Call of Duty: Modern Warfare thanks to season 3 finally arriving. While the multiplayer portion of the game received a wealth of new content from maps, skins, weapons, and the latest operator, the wildly popular Battle Royale mode Warzone also got an update as well. The highly requested Quads mode made its debut, though its arrival caused a surprise change for fans....

Japanese game developer Atlus shocked the world last week when they announced the surprise, worldwide Steam release of Persona 4 Golden at The PC Gaming Show. The critically-acclaimed JRPG has HD visuals, multiple language options, and more for only $19.99 in its current iteration, making it a great first experience for new players able to tackle the game now that it is available outside of a console, and Atlus wants to keep it that way....

Our quick take Audio-Technica ATH-MSR7NC headphones - 5.0 / 5 The best Bluetooth headphones 2018: top on/over-ear wireless headphones Audio-Technica ATH-MSR7NC review: Design Audio-Technica ATH-MSR7NC review: Hi-res audio Audio-Technica ATH-MSR7NC review: Noise-cancelling To recap Having used the Audio-Technica MSR7NC headphones for dozens of hours, if not hundreds, we continue to be drawn back to them as our go-to over-ear headphones. The reason is simple: they’re comfortable and they sound great - whatever we’ve thrown at them....

This Barry review contains spoilers. Barry Season 3 Episode 7 Thank God for “ronny/lily.” The second-season stunner was not only furiously funny and craftily directed, but it’s also the moment that Barry tipped its toe into surrealism. Season 3 has taken advantage of this heightened reality in subtle ways, but “candy asses” takes things up a notch. Barry’s poison-induced, beach-set death fantasy instantly recalled The Sopranos, another HBO series led by an anti-hero that featured similar dream-like sequences....

Batman: Arkham Knight developer Rocksteady announces that free DLC will release next year containing fan favorite maps cultivated from Arkham Asylum and Arkham City With a PC launch that could be kindly referred to as “rocky” and DLC support that has been called “subpar,” Batman: Arkham Knight has had to fight tooth and nail to hold onto fans. But the Arkham franchise has managed to retain diehard fans, and it was these diehard fans that developer Rocksteady Studios turned to when deciding future DLC plans...

A lot of movie fanatics will remember the “This is my rifle…” speech from Full Metal Jacket, and it’s true. A soldier is as good as the tools he has and Battlefield 3 will have plenty of weapons, vehicles and gear to compliment each particular soldier’s tastes. Don’t think there’s something for you? You may have to reexamine that stance after reading the very extensive list of confirmed Battlefield 3 weapons, equipment and vehicles below....

The centre channel speaker acts as the workhorse of your home theatre setup, and the best options should give you crystal-clear dialogue and detailed effects that are complemented by the rest of your surround sound arsenal. Since it sits at the centre of the operation, likely just below your television, it often represents your first move when building a new setup. And many factors will influence which centre speaker you decide on, not just its breadth of audio features....

The world of fantasy is expanding (as you can see from the awesome, expansive titles we covered in 2019). While I still love a good tale of a farm boy from a feudal nation saving the kingdom (or the world), I’m thrilled that so many great titles from beyond the traditional fantasy white European setting (so, you know, a majority of the world) are hitting American bookshelves. This list of most-anticipated non-western fantasies has some ongoing series titles, as well as conclusions to fantasy sagas, and brand new series starters....

Finding the right smart speaker for your home may seem easy enough, with plenty of options now available to pick from, but the task is actually anything but. Chiefly, this is because speakers still require you to understand a bit about the smart assistant you want to be the dominant voice in your home. Else, things can become fragmented between devices quite quickly. Soon, hopefully, the smart speaker you pick won’t gatekeep you from the benefits of other ecosystems, but, for now, we’d suggest thinking long and hard about who you jump in with....

If you’re looking to place your Xbox One horizontally or provide it with more space for airflow, employing a dedicated stand is the best solution. Doing so allows you to mix up how you place it in your setup, as well as store Xbox controllers or Xbox One games, with some options also allowing the console to run cooler and without fan restrictions. However, before you select the first Xbox One stand that meets your eye, it’s important to understand which variant of the console you actually own....

Bloodborne PSX is a ‘demake’ of one of the PlayStation 4’s most popular titles. It takes every asset from the game, visuals, audio, gameplay, etc. and changes it up to befit that which you’d see on an older console, like the original PlayStation. The project is currently under development using the Unreal Engine by Lilith Walther, who constantly shares updates via their Twitter handle. It’s pretty neat for fans of the iconic title to witness retrofied versions of locations, enemies, weapons, and even the audio....

Four years after it was successfully funded on Kickstarter, and the Castlevania spiritual successor Bloodstained: Ritual of the Night is now available to the masses. Since the game takes inspiration from Castlevania, it features a large castle for players to explore that can be easy to get lost in, with many players getting stuck after the Twin Dragons boss fight. When players reach the Twin Dragons boss fight, they will have around 30% of the Bloodstained: Ritual of the Night map completed....