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Call of Duty: WWII Gets a Free Beta Weekend

by April Carvelli September 15, 2017

written by April Carvelli

The eagerly anticipated Call of Duty: WWII will get a second PC Beta in just two weeks. The big difference is that this one will be open access.

On September 29th, Steam will release the Beta for free. But act quickly because the Free Beta will only last the weekend. It’s all over on October 2nd.

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According to a press release by Sledgehammer Games, the open Beta will be the stress test for the “core gameplay systems and online backend infrastructure at scale.”

This will also give PC users a first-hand look at the game, and hopefully draw in an avid crowd of players who will be champing at the bit for the final release.

The Beta will be available on Steam and the minimum required specs (at this point) are:

OS: Windows 7 64-Bit or later
CPU: Intel® Core™ i3 3225 or equivalent
RAM: 8 GB RAM
HDD: 25 GB HD space
Video: NVIDIA® GeForce® GTX 660 @ 2 GB / AMD Radeon™ HD 7850 @ 2GB or better
DirectX: Version 11.0 compatible video card or equivalent
Network: Broadband Internet connection
Sound Card: DirectX Compatible

September 15, 2017 0 comment

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Pop Cult News

Two Years Ago Today – May 26, 2015

by Reptile May 26, 2017

written by Reptile

On May 26th, 2015 we announced the loss of a great writer, Tanith Lee. The author of The Silver Metal Lover and Tales from the Flat Earth series passed away at the age of 67. She had a long writing career that began in 1971 when Macmillan published her first novel, The Dragon Hoard, and continued through over 90 novels and 300 short stories.

This was also the first time we covered MCM London Convention. Of course, we couldn’t go ourselves, so we lived vicariously through others.

May asked us What happens when Halo comes face to face with Call of Duty? You get a master piece! Or in this case, a Master Chief. Check out the great video by RackaRacka, also known as Danny and Michael Philippou.

And Manny gave us a mind-blowing preview of Treadwater, a new graphic novel by creator Morgan Rosenblum and actor Chad L. Coleman.

May 26, 2017 0 comment

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Games Pop Cult News

The Annual Video Game Awards 2015 Winners!

by Andrew Smith December 4, 2015

written by Andrew Smith

The 2015 Video Game Awards, the annual event that celebrates games by honoring developers and creators. This year is a little different as we have many heavy hitters that launched as opposed to previous years where winners were predictable. Here’s your list of nominees and winners! (Winners will be in bold)

GAME OF THE YEAR

Bloodborne (From Software/Sony Computer Entertainment)

Fallout 4 (Bethesda)

Metal Gear Solid V: The Phantom Pain (Kojima Productions)

Super Mario Maker (Nintendo)

The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt (CD Projekt Red/ Warner Bros Interactive)

DEVELOPER OF THE YEAR

Bethesda Game Studios (Fallout/Elder Scrolls)

CD Projekt Red (Witcher series)

From Software (Bloodborne/Dark Souls)

Kojima Productions (Metal Gear series)

Nintendo (Mario, Zelda, Donky Kong… Basically the majority of our childhood)

BEST INDEPENDENT GAME

Axiom Verge

Her Story

Ori and the Blind Forest

Rocket League

Undertale

BEST MOBILE/HANDHELD GAME

Downwell (Devolver Digital)

Fallout Shelter (Bethesda)

Lara Croft GO (Square Enix)

Monster Hunter 4 Ultimate (Capcom)

Pac-Man 256 (Hipster Whale)

BEST NARRATIVE

Her Story

Life is Strange

Tales From the Borderlands

The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt

Until Dawn

BEST ART DIRECTION

Batman: Arkham Knight (Rocksteady)

Bloodborne (From Software)

Metal Gear Solid V: The Phantom Pain (Kojima Productions)

Ori and the Blind Forest (Moon Studios)

The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt (CD Projekt RED)

BEST SCORE/SOUNDTRACK

Fallout 4

Halo 5: Guardians

Metal Gear Solid V: The Phantom Pain (Ludvig Forssell, Justin Burnett, Daniel James/Kojima Productions)

Ori and the Blind Forest

The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt

BEST PERFORMANCE

Ashly Burch as Chloe Price (Life is Strange)

Camilla Luddington as Lara Croft (Rise of the Tomb Raider)

Doug Cockle as Geralt (The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt)

Mark Hamill as The Joker (Batman: Arkham Knight)

Viva Seifert (Her Story)

GAMES FOR CHANGE

Cibele (Nina Freeman)

Her Story (Sam Barlow)

Life is Strange (Square Enix)

Sunset (Tale of Tales)

Undertale (tobyfox)

BEST SHOOTER

Call of Duty: Black Ops 3 (Treyarch/Activision)

Destiny: The Taken King (Bungie/Activision)

Halo 5: Guardians (343 Industries)

Splatoon (Nintendo)

Star Wars Battlefront (DICE/EA)

BEST ACTION/ADVENTURE

Assassin’s Creed: Syndicate (Ubisoft)

Batman: Arkham Knight (Rocksteady)

Metal Gear Solid V: The Phantom Pain (Kojima Productions)

Ori and the Blind Forest (Moon Studios)

Rise of the Tomb Raider (Crystal Dynamics/Square Enix)

BEST ROLE-PLAYING GAME

Bloodborne (From Software)

Fallout 4 (Bethesda)

Pillars of Eternity (Obsidian Entertainment)

The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt (CD Projekt RED)

BEST FIGHTING GAME

Guilty Gear Xrd –Sign- (Arc System Works)

Mortal Kombat X (NetherRealm Studios)

Rise of the Incarnates (Bandai Namco)

Rising Thunder (Radiant Entertainment)

BEST FAMILY GAME

Disney Infinity 3.0 (Avalanche Software/ Disney)

Lego Dimensions (TT Games)

Skylanders SuperChargers (Vicarious Visions/Beenox/Activision)

Splatoon (Nintendo)

Super Mario Maker (Nintendo)

BEST SPORTS/RACING GAME

FIFA 16 (EA)

Forza Motorsport 6 (Turn 10 Studios/ Microsoft)

NBA 2K16 (2K Sports)

Pro Evolution Soccer 2016 (Konami)

Rocket League (Psyonix)

BEST MULTIPLAYER

Call of Duty: Black Ops 3 (Treyarch/Activision)

Destiny: The Taken King (Bungie/Activision)

Halo 5: Guardians (343 Industries)

Rocket League (Psyonix)

Splatoon (Nintendo)

MOST ANTICIPATED GAME

Horizon Zero Dawn (Guerilla Games)

No Man’s Sky (Hello Games)

Quantum Break (Remedy Entertainment)

The Last Guardian (GenDesign/Sony)

Uncharted 4: A Thief’s End (Naughty Dog/Sony)

December 4, 2015 1 comment

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Games

Call of Duty: Black Ops 3 – Freaky Dr. Who Easter Egg!

by May November 19, 2015

written by May

YouTuber, TheHiddenBlade01, has revealed a crazy Easter Egg in Call of Duty: Black Ops III. It is sure to fill us horror lovers with delight and fill the Dr. Who fandom with fear!

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But what could possibly scare Whovians out of their wits? If you are a Whovian, you probably shrieked out, “WEEPING ANGELS!” then opened your eyes wider in order to not blink. The characteristics of these terror inducing creatures have managed to sneak their way into a perfect tribute on Call of Duty: Black Ops III on the ever popular Nuketown map.

Treyarch decided it would be funny (or at least I bet they decided it would be funny) to make it so if you shot off all of the arms to every mannequin on the map, they would come to life… Just not when you’re looking. In TheHiddenBlade01’s video, you can clearly hear them come after you, but once your turn around, they are as still as… Weeping Angel statues. nuketownarmless

But how do you survive the mass of mannequins chasing you down from all over the map? Face outwards from a corner and take headshots? Do they respawn? I’m not quite sure as the video does not show, but if you have the game, be sure to try it out and let us know in the comments below! Imagine if they came at you like large hordes of walkers. *AHEM* I mean zombies.

Watch this chilling video. You’ll never want to be near another mannequin ever again!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CzCzDH59Pm8&feature=youtu.be

November 19, 2015 0 comment

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Collectibles Pop Cult News

“Shadows of Evil” Zombies Trailer! Call of Duty Bundle Packs Announced – Working Mini Fridge!

by Manny Popoca July 10, 2015

written by Manny Popoca

Activision has finally revealed the latest look at the greatest new survival co-op game COD3 “Shadows of Evil” Zombies Trailer!

The original Call of Duty Zombies mini game in COD2 is still one of the most fun and challenging puzzle first person shooter to pop in the system once in awhile. So it comes with great pleasure to hear that the makers of that original zombie classic mini-game (Treyarch) returns with the new reinvention of a great zombie apocalypse shooter. Check out the reveal trailer below of Call of Duty Black Ops III – Zombies to get your zombie killing blood going! Also below is a video for Activisions contest for fans for COD III to have an opportunity to actually be a zombie in the game!!

Activision also announced the Call of Duty: Black Ops III – Juggernog Collector’s Edition! This massive monster pack which includes… a fully-functioning mini-fridge! Wait….what?! That’s right, a fully working mini-fridge that makes the lazy gamer even lazier. The mini-fridge is cleverly based on the Perk-a-Cola dispensers found in the game among other physical and retail bonuses included in the package deal. This is also in addition to the announced Hardened and Digital Deluxe Editions pack with their over set of separate goodies of course. Pictures of these great Activision packs and reveal trailer are posted below.

From the team behind the original Call of Duty Zombies, Treyarch returns with an all-new, mind-bending tale of the undead. Jeff Goldblum, Heather Graham, Neal McDonough, and Ron Perlman star in “Shadows of Evil,” an adventurously new survival co-op experience only available in Call of Duty: Black Ops 3. Set in the 1940’s, four unwitting characters are brought together under mysterious circumstances. Unravel the secrets and explore a massive world in the deepest Zombies experience to date.

Call of Duty: Black Ops 3 releases on November 6, the new Black Friday. Pre-order now:

Official Call of Duty®: Black Ops III – “Shadows of Evil” Zombies Reveal Trailer:

Activision’s How to be a Zombie in COD III contest!

July 10, 2015 0 comment

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Games Movies / TV Pop Cult News

Football Player Marshawn Lynch Will Appear in Call of Duty: Black Ops III

by May June 10, 2015

written by May

A man of few words for the media is probably the best way to describe Marshawn Lynch. The Seattle Seahawks running back who recently is trying to trademark the words, “I’m just here so I don’t get fined” is reportedly a featured character in the new Call of Duty: Black Ops III game.

ESPN covered the news and released some behind the scenes footage showing Lynch in action as Treyarch turns this real life athlete into a soldier. Motion capture technology has made it possible for gaming developers to create characters based on the likeness of actors and in this case, an athlete. Check out this video of Lynch going into beast mode.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zmhHV1w_YGk

Lynch has been known to be into video games. He appeared on Conan back in January on Conan’s Clueless Gamer segment where he, Conan O’Brien and Rob Gronkowski of the New England Patriots participated in a showdown over the highly anticipated Mortal Kombat X.

Call of Duty: Black Ops III will be set in the future where a new type of soldier has been developed using cybernetics and biotechnology. Using the Direct Neural Interface (DNI) technology, soldiers become more than just a soldier, but a lethal weapon. The game will feature a new way of campaign play by allowing gamers to co-op up to four players — this reinventing the multiplayer experience.

Call of Duty: Black Ops III is set to be released on November 6th this year.

Have more to add to the article? Let us know in the comments below!

June 10, 2015 0 comment

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Games

What Happens When Halo Faces Head to Head With Call of Duty?

by May May 26, 2015

written by May

What happens when Halo comes face to face with Call of Duty? You get a master piece! Or in this case, a Master Chief. (See what I did there?)

RackaRacka, also known as Danny and Michael Philippou, have released what might be one of the best crossover game battles we have seen. Master Chief from Halo comes to kill when Call of Duty players talk about not getting the Xbox One because it “only has Halo“.

That may be half true, seeing as Xbox One only has a select handful of games available to play and we are still waiting for more releases. Until then, check out this video and let us know what you think in the comments below!

May 26, 2015 0 comment

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