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As the Call of Duty franchise has already moved from past warfare to modern warfare, the logical next step is to move into the near future and craft a combat experience based on concepts currently being developed for use by the military. We’ve already seen some of this in recent titles like Call of Duty: Black Ops II, but upcoming release Call of Duty: Advanced Warfare will leap 40 years into the future and introduce players to all kinds of futuristic tech....

Many of these innovations will come in the form of tweaks to standard features, such as a highly replayable, nonlinear Call of Duty campaign. Big changes are coming to the multiplayer as well, with the addition of Specialist characters. Zombies will return with a fresh coat of paint, too. In addition, for only the second time in franchise history, Black Ops 3 developer Treyarch will hold a public beta to test the game’s multiplayer gameplay and servers before launch....

As such, the studio behind Birds of Prey has three options: They could count this as the movie’s digital release, meaning that the Harley Quinn movie will come to a streaming service in about four months; they could set the streaming release as about seven months after the initial cinema release (which means the movie will be on a streamer in around September); or they could decide to add it early to DC Universe, their in-house streaming service which already has The CW’s former Birds of Prey series as well as the animated Harley Quinn series....

The series follows Jeff, Greg and Mike - each gaming stereotypes of their own who live together. Using skills learned from videogames - Dead Rising 2 is especially referenced - they must survive the oncoming wave of horror cast upon Los Angeles (in a way much better than Skyline). The cast also expands to include a generic Jersey Shore type guy with the hot chick at his arms, the generic hot neighbour the guys talk about, and the generic girlfriend pulling one of their friends away....

We’ve already heard about the ‘Escalation’ content pack after it was initially leaked, only to have the publisher make the announcement official by releasing a host of details on map types and exotic locales. Call of Duty multiplayer certainly isn’t lacking in online participation, but the fan base has already proven in the past that maps are all it takes to give a boost to online sales, and they’re more than willing to pay top dollar for them....

httpv://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KQv90T800kw What makes Call of Duty: Black Ops II’s depiction of the future so terrifying? Certainly the fact that its writers envision the world’s technology infrastructure as vulnerable, a digital fortress with the gate wide open. Certainly the hypothesis of Moore’s Law, one of the first angles Black Ops II was marketed from, which suggests that our weaponry in 2025 will possess capabilities unfathomable even by today’s standards. But what Black Ops II clearly, and frighteningly wants to convey, as evidenced in the latest trailer above showing us the face of its new villain, is that the threat - the individual or individuals with the power to ignite a movement and overthrow the world - can truly be anonymous....

[Before reading our Impressions Post please watch our Bloodborne Let’s Play Video for a closer look at the game’s mechanics and systems] Many games are actively referred to as spiritual successors, but most wear the banner with some qualification. Bloodborne, however, is as true to the moniker as can be expected. As a genuine spiritual successor to From Software’s Demon Souls and Dark Souls games, Bloodborne is every bit a more polished version of those extremely difficult action RPGs....

While Bloodborne has been well received by critics and players, one negative issue that has stood out is the game’s load times. These occur both when resurrecting a character after death and in loading individual levels. The issue might not stand out as much in another game, but Bloodborne’s challenging nature by design means even top-tier players are going to die a lot, and so those load times start to add up....

Borderlands 3 Update 1.11 Patch Notes New Content Added support for Revenge of the Cartels, the new seasonal event happening from April 23 to June 4! Our cross-cultural researcher Maurice is back, but he’s gotten himself mixed up with a rough crowd, and he’s now in debt to Eridium Cartel kingpin Joey Ultraviolet. It’s now up to you to take on Joey Ultraviolet and his gangs of underlings to save Maurice’s hide....

Borderlands 3 Update 1.16 Patch Notes New Content Added support for Borderlands 3’s forth campaign add-on: Psycho Krieg and the Fantastic FustercluckIncreased the level cap by five levels to 65 General Added two more ammo SDU upgrades for pistols, shotguns, submachine guns, assault rifles, and grenades and two expansion SDU upgrades for the Lost Loot machine on Sanctuary IIIAddressed a reported concern where the “Refill Ammo” prompt would persist for clients in a multiplayer sessionPlayer class icons will now show with profile pictures for Steam and Epic Games Store PC cross-platform players...

Police said during a Thursday morning press conference that they will not be identifying the boy’s parents at this time out of respect for Zarelli’s siblings, some of whom are still alive. At the time Zarelli’s body was found, his age was estimated to be between 4 and 6, police said Thursday. Police have now confirmed that Zarelli was born on January 13, 1953. He lived until he was just over 4 years old, authorities said....

While Trump was impeached by the House of Representatives, he is expected to be acquitted Wednesday in the U.S. Senate. If that holds true, Trump will remain in office and is expected to run for reelection. Texas Democratic Congressman Al Green tweeted Tuesday morning that he would not be in attendance for the State of the Union address. “Because of an impeached, reckless, ruthless, lawless, shameless, corrupt, & unapologetically bigoted president - who is still engaging in a coverup, the state of the House, the state of the Senate, and the #StateOfTheUnion are divided....

During an interview with Axios on HBO, Khosrowshahi said that Saudi Arabia acknowledged they “made a mistake” with regards to Khashoggi’s death. He noted that Uber has also made mistakes, including with self-driving cars, which caused a woman’s death in 2018. “People make mistakes. It doesn’t mean they can never be forgiven,” Khosrowshahi said. Khosrowshahi later told Axios that he “said something in the moment” that he doesn’t believe. He called Khashoggi’s murder “reprehensible” and something that “should not be forgotten or excused....

The public won’t be able to enjoy the game for themselves until January 28, when (despite some alternative funding methods being considered) Broken Age: Act 1 goes on sale through Steam for $29.99. The boost in funds will be used to complete Act 2, which will come at no extra charge for those who took the plunge for the first half. Just how man consumers choose to take that leap remains to be seen, but the early reviews are in....

In the episode, Derek and Claire chose to perform the Fish Fry detour, where they were supposed to prepare 18 espetos (grilled sardines cooked over open flame.) Claire herself is a vegan, so Derek performed the task. Aubrey and David decided on the same detour because the latter’s father is a fisherman. Aubrey herself did not touch the fish because she was “grossed” out so could not help her partner....

The anime streaming service announced over the weekend that the female-led action series will arrive with subtitles worldwide, outside of Asia, in early October. Burn the Witch follows two witches, Noel Niihashi and Ninny Spangcole, working for the western branch of Soul Society—called “Wing Bind”—in an alternate version of London, Reverse London. If Soul Society sounds familiar, that’s because it’s the same organization that the Soul Reapers of Bleach were a part of....

Line: Cal -7, Total: 67.5 Line movement: The Wynn opened Cal as a 6.5-point favorite, moving to -7 within 24 hours of trading. About 24 hours before kickoff, most Vegas books were dealing -7, while MGM Resorts was at -6.5. The total opened 63 offshore and has been bet up to 67.5 and 68 at most outlets. Visit our odds page for updated bowl numbers. Trends that matter: Cal is 0-5 ATS in its last five against a team with a winning record…....

Sledgehammer Games’ upcoming title Call of Duty: Advanced Warfare will feature voice acting celebrity Troy Baker (whose voice has also been featured in several other Call of Duty games) as solo protagonist Private Jack Mitchell, who is recruited into the private military organization Atlas and pays a heavy price in the line of duty. Atlas is run by the power-hungry Jonathan Irons, who is played by Call of Duty: Advanced Warfare’s Hollywood actor du jour, Kevin Spacey....

Last week, however, alongside the release of the game’s first update, Advanced Warfare was revealed to have accomplished the former of Activision’s statements, outselling Ghosts; at least, in the UK. Today, it seems that the game has vindicated the second of the two claims, with Activision announcing that AW is now the “biggest entertainment launch of 2014” when it comes to overall revenue, even when compared to the likes of movie, music and book launches....

[HTML1] One of the biggest selling points of the Call of Duty series is its multiplayer, with over 100 billion multiplayer matches having been played so far. With Call of Duty: Advanced Warfare, the latest game in the franchise, developer Sledgehammer Games decided to switch things up as they introduced ‘Exo Zombies’. Instead of the normal running and gunning of past Call of Duty zombies modes, Exo Zombies featured powerful zombies wearing exo suits and it had a narrative tied to it too....