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This will be the first time the rebooted Modern Warfare series in the Call of Duty franchise will get a zombie mode, but the storyline also has ties to other Call of Duty games as well.

Activision revealed gameplay video from the first mission of Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 during Gamescom. It also announced that the game's multiplayer beta will begin on October 6.

The gameplay trailer shows footage from the campaign mission in Call of Duty Modern Warfare 3, which will also include new versions of the multiplayer maps from the 2009 version of Modern Warfare 2.

Activision has confirmed that Zombies are returning to the Call of Duty franchise with the release of Modern Warfare 3, and that Modern Warfare 2 players can carry over their inventory and weapons.

The next game in Activision's massive Call of Duty first-person shooter game franchise will launch on November 10. The teaser trailer offers up a few hints about the game's campaign storyline.

The Xbox 360 versions of Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 and Black Ops II got a resurgence in online players after Microsoft quietly fixed a long-standing matchmaking bug for those games.

The newly revealed agreement would seem to indicate that Sony is no longer going to fight Microsoft over its plan to acquire Activision Blizzard for $69 billion, which could close very soon.

Call of Duty's Ricochet Anti-Cheat team is now making cheaters see hallucinations that mimic a regular player but are only visible to the cheating software, flagging them in the system.

Phil Spencer says Call of Duty on Switch will offer "equal or better quality" compared to other Switch games, but won't match the performance of Xbox versions. Here's the detail of FTC court battle.

Activision says the decision to close down the debut version of Call of Duty: Warzone was due to the development team moving onto the current version and future editions of the first-person shooter.

In this week's Deals with Gold and Spotlight Sale, you'll find discounts on Call of Duty: Modern Warfare II, Red Dead Redemption 2, Duke Nukem Forever, and other popular Xbox games.

This week's deals include titles from the Call of Duty franchise, with Modern Warfare 2 down 50%, Diablo II: Resurrected is slashed by 67% off. Save 90% off Mad Max and MotoGP 18, and much more.

Players running Warzone and Modern Warfare 2 on some PC hardware can't play the game they paid for. The broken launcher is frustrating players to the point of opening a petition to get it fixed.

Activision Blizzard CEO Bobby Kotick has been doing the media rounds today. He said the UK's CMA had made a mistake to block the acquisition by Microsoft and said the company will appeal.

A new report claims that if the UK and EU regulators approve Microsoft acquiring Activision Blizzard, the company could close the deal soon afterwards, and take the chances with the UK FTC's lawsuit.

Activision and Infinity Ward have kicked off another free event for the latest Call of Duty entry, Modern Warfare II. A large portion of the multiplayer is available to play for free for a week.

South Africa's Competition Commission says the deal for Microsoft to acquire Activision Blizzard would not cause "a substantial prevention or lessening of competition" in the game industry.

Sony says that the UK CMA regulator has understated how much money Microsoft could make if Call of Duty was made into an Xbox-exclusive title under a merger with Activision Blizzard.

Activision Blizzard CEO Bobby Kotick published an email sent to the company's employees about its plans to be bought by Microsoft, and slammed Sony for its attempts to block the merger.

The UK Competition & Markets Authority's provisional conclusion says Microsoft's acquisition of Activision Blizzard "will not result in a substantial lessening of competition" for UK console gaming.

The move to delay the decision is likely to give Microsoft more time to offer concessions to the European Commission so it will finally approve the $69 billion acquisition of Activision Blizzard.

The US Federal Trade Commission says Microsoft has only sent it "a smattering" of requested files pertaining to its proposed Activision Blizzard purchase, and has not produced anything for 24 requests

Microsoft has signed its third 10-year Call of Duty distribution deal with a partner, this time Boosteroid. It had previously signed similar agreements with Nintendo and Nvidia already.

Sony told the UK's Competition and Markets Authority that Microsoft could put in "bugs and errors" on a PlayStation version of Call of Duty if it completes a merger with Activision Blizzard.

More Call of Duty games that skipped out on Steam releases have finally launched on the popular PC storefront, ditching their Battle.net exclusivity. Only Call of Duty: Black Ops 4 is missing now.

A new report says that the EU's European Commission is going to let Microsoft complete its $69 billion purchase of Activision Blizzard without Microsoft selling any of its assets and game properties.

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Activision's next Call of Duty title is reportedly set in the Modern Warfare universe while still acting as a standalone title so that it can be marketed as a full-price release this year.

Despite regulatory challenges, Microsoft president and vice chairman Brad Smith announced in a tweet that the company has signed a 10-year legal agreement to bring Call of Duty to Nintendo gamers.

Xbox has announced that gamers can participate in the CoD: MWII Multiplayer Free Access event until Monday even without an Xbox Live Gold membership. The multiplayer event gives access to some maps.

FTC has announced that it wants to block Microsoft's acquisition of Call of Duty publisher Activision Blizzard. The main reason for this seems to be earlier unfulfilled promises by Microsoft.

If its acquisition of Activision Blizzard goes through, Microsoft vows to bring the popular Call of Duty series to Nintendo consoles and make it available on the platform for at least 10 years.

Microsoft has updated its Deals with Gold discounts for this week, and they include a number of new games that weren't available in the Xbox Black Friday Sale. Be sure to check them out.

Microsoft could give Sony a 10-year licensing deal where it would continue to offer Call of Duty on the PlayStation, sources familiar with the matter said. The move could assuage EU regulators.

With Microsoft is confident about its proposed $69 billion acquisition of Activision, the software giant intends to continue supporting the Call of Duty franchise on PlayStation forever.

Microsoft just revealed this week's Deals with Gold discounts. Titles from the Call of Duty and Forza Horizon franchises have been heavily discounted, but there are many other great games in there.

Brazil has approved Microsoft's acquisition of Activision Blizzard. The regulators said that even if Call of Duty becomes an Xbox exclusive, it would not pose a risk to competition.

This week, games from the Call of Duty, Fallout, Max Payne, and other acclaimed franchises are available for less. There's also a Super Saver Sale going on with even more discounts.

UK's regulator isn't giving Microsoft a free pass in its $69 billion acquisition of Activision Blizzard. It has stated that the deal is anti-competitive in nature and wants a more detailed probe.