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Random Phil Spencer Has Been Playing Some Call Of Duty: Vanguard On Xbox
Checking out his new purchase
This past week was one of the busiest not just in Phil Spencer's time as Head of Xbox, but also for the Xbox brand itself, and the Microsoft Gaming CEO has been using his downtime to analyse Microsoft's new purchase. Multiple Xbox fans have been pointing out that they've spotted Spencer ("P3" on Xbox) playing the...
Feature Call Of Duty Might Be Ditching Yearly Releases, And It's About Time
We [don't] need to bring him back
Ah, Call of Duty. One arrives each and every year like clockwork, delivering a quick adrenaline shot of shooter action for millions of us worldwide. Usually, that shot is pretty polished, as publisher Activision Blizzard pours resources into its creation. However, development struggles, and a pandemic, meant...
News Xbox's Phil Spencer Confirms Plans To Keep Call Of Duty On PlayStation
Along with honouring "all existing agreements"
There's your answer, folks! Xbox boss and Microsoft Gaming CEO Phil Spencer has confirmed today that the Call of Duty franchise will remain on PlayStation following Microsoft's acquisition of Activision Blizzard. In a message on Twitter, Spencer promised to "honour all existing agreements" with Sony in...
Talking Point Will Call Of Duty Become An Xbox Exclusive In The Future?
It's up to Phil & Co
And breathe! Today's news that Microsoft is purchasing Activision Blizzard has got us all flustered here at Pure Xbox, and although we know some of the details of the acquisition already, we've still got tons of questions that are being left unanswered — or vaguely answered — for the time being. For example, what's...
News 2022's Modern Warfare Sequel Could Reportedly Release A Little Earlier Than Usual
With a planned Summer reveal
Rumours have been swirling recently about the next Call of Duty game, which is set to return to the Modern Warfare series. As it turns out, we may be able to go hands on with it a little earlier than usual for CoD. According to prominent leaker Tom Henderson, Modern Warfare II will be revealed this summer, and could...
Guide How To Get COD: Vanguard Free Access On Xbox This Weekend
The multiplayer free trial lasts until next Tuesday
As you may have seen in our Xbox Free Play Days roundup yesterday, Call of Duty: Vanguard is having a free access weekend on Xbox (and other platforms), but finding out how to download it isn't quite as simple as you might expect. So, without further ado, here's how to get COD: Vanguard's free...
Pick One Which Call Of Duty Multiplayer Is Your Favourite?
Which will it be, soldier?
To the surprise of no one, a new Call of Duty game has launched. Call of Duty: Vanguard is in the wild, offering a new multiplayer experience for fans of the series to dive into. It's a standard formula, but one that has kept the community coming back for more over and over again. Over the years, there's been a ton of...
News 12 Months Later, Black Ops Cold War's 'Zombies Onslaught' Mode Is Finally Available On Xbox
It's no longer a PlayStation exclusive
Remember this, COD fans? All the way back in October of 2020, we reported that Black Ops Cold War would be getting a PlayStation exclusive 'Zombies Onslaught' mode, but now that timed exclusivity period has finally expired. It means that as of yesterday's November 2nd update, Zombies Onslaught is available to...
News Call Of Duty: Vanguard's Install Size Is Surprisingly Small On Xbox
Not bad at all!
Activision has officially released the install sizes for Call of Duty: Vanguard's launch on November 5th, and despite the COD series being known for ridiculous file sizes in recent years, Vanguard is not too bad at all to start with! On Xbox One, you're looking at a download of 56.6GB, while Xbox Series X and Series S clock in a...
News Once Again, Call Of Duty: Vanguard Will Have Exclusive Benefits On PlayStation
Crash, bang, wallop!
With Call of Duty: Vanguard just a few weeks away, Sledgehammer Games and Activision are ramping up the marketing. Deviating away from the game's multiplayer component, this latest trailer focuses on the story, filled with explosions, emotional moments and heroics, and also reveals PlayStation owners will be receiving "exclusive...
Poll What's Your Verdict On The Call Of Duty: Vanguard Beta?
Been suffering any visual glitches?
Well, Call of Duty: Vanguard's Open Beta on Xbox has been eventful to say the least. The issues started with the pre-order beta last week, where it was discovered that both the Xbox Series X and Xbox Series S versions were suffering from major visual bugs when running at 120fps, and there have been reports of...
Pick One Are You More Interested In COD Or Battlefield This Year?
Or neither?
It's time for another round of Pick One! This week, we're taking a look at two highly-anticipated Xbox shooters on the horizon in the form of the new Call of Duty: Vanguard and Battlefield 2042. With Halo Infinite also around the corner, these two behemoths have got plenty of competition in store for them. But which of COD and...
News Lawn Mowing Simulator (Briefly) Surpasses COD: Warzone On Twitch
"The response has blown us away"
Regardless of what you think of Lawn Mowing Simulator, there's no doubt it proved a relative hit when it launched for Xbox Series X, Series S and PC back in August - in fact, it even briefly beat COD: Warzone for viewers on Twitch! This little fact was shared by the development team at Skyhook in a new blog post,...
News Call Of Duty: Vanguard Suffers Reports Of Visual Glitches On Xbox Series X|S
As part of the pre-release beta period
Call of Duty: Vanguard's pre-order beta kicked off last night on Xbox Series X and Xbox Series S, but unfortunately it's been suffering from reports of visual glitches on both consoles, centred around playing at 120 frames per-second. Videos are strewn across YouTube and Twitter of bizarre graphical bugs, such...
News Call Of Duty: Vanguard's Beta Begins On Xbox, Free To All This Weekend
Try the latest COD ahead of release
Call of Duty: Vanguard is still six weeks away from release on November 5th, but its early access beta period is finally now available on Xbox, starting with a pre-order beta for the first couple of days, and then an open beta. If you've pre-ordered the game (or acquired a code), you can try it out right now...
News Call Of Duty 2022 Will Reportedly Be A Sequel To 2019's Modern Warfare
Developed by Infinity Ward
Call of Duty: Vanguard hasn't even graced our Xbox systems yet, but here we are with reports of next year's entry. The news may please some fans, as it's claimed to be a continuation of 2019's highly successful Call of Duty: Modern Warfare. This comes from Tom Henderson, a well-known Call of Duty and Battlefield leaker...
News Xbox Fans Call Out 'Activision's Greed' Over Call Of Duty Digital Prices
How much!?
This week's Deals with Gold selection on Xbox has rubbed certain Xbox fans the wrong way, as several Call of Duty titles are still ludicrously priced - despite being discounted by up to 67% off over the next few days. Fans took to Reddit to express their distaste for the pricing, highlighting Call of Duty: Black Ops and C
News Bad News, Call Of Duty: Vanguard's August Alpha Won't Be On Xbox
And the beta arrives a week later than PlayStation
Following the reveal of Call of Duty: Vanguard last week, Activision has revealed that the first public Alpha test for the game begins this weekend, but unfortunately it's only going to be available to PlayStation 4 and PlayStation 5 owners. "From August 27 at 10 AM PT to August 29 at 10 AM PT,...
News Don't Worry, Call Of Duty: Vanguard Isn't 270GB On Xbox
It's still pretty sizeable though
Call of Duty: Vanguard had its big official unveiling earlier today, with the game set to arrive for Xbox One, Xbox Series X and Xbox Series S on November 5, and to the surprise of no one, it's going to take up plenty of storage space. However, despite a listing of 270.05GB cropping up on the Microsoft Store...
News PS Store Accidentally Reveals Call Of Duty: Vanguard Reveal Date
Set your watches for this Thursday
It's usually the Microsoft Store dropping release dates early, but this time the PlayStation Store has swooped in to steal that crown. A store advertisement has confirmed a reveal for Call of Duty: Vanguard is arriving on August 19 at 10:30am PT / 1:30pm EST / 18:30pm BST and will be taking place as an event within...
News Call Of Duty: Warzone Analysis Highlights The Benefits Of VRR For Xbox Series X
"It's an absolute game-changer in scenarios like this"
In case you didn't know, Call of Duty: Warzone just received an update to run at 120 frames per-second on PlayStation 5, and so Eurogamer's Digital Foundry has set about analysing it, comparing it with the Xbox Series X experience. Interestingly, Digital Foundry discovered that while the native...
News Call Of Duty 2021 Is Reportedly Skipping E3 2021, Will Integrate Into Warzone
A reveal is said to be coming later this summer
If you're wondering where the new Call of Duty is this year, a new report has shed some light on the matter. It's claimed it won't be appearing at E3 2021, and instead will be opting for a reveal later this summer. The title is claimed to be the long rumoured Call of Duty: Vanguard, and as reported by...
News Call Of Duty 2021 Will Be 'Built For Next-Gen' And Helmed By Sledgehammer Games
"This is a built for next generation experience with stunning visuals"
To the surprise of no one, Call of Duty is returning this year. Shocking, we know, but now we do actually have some new information. While it's been speculated for some time, Activision has finally confirmed that this year's entry will be helmed by Sledgehammer Games. The news...
News Call Of Duty: Warzone Is Getting An Official Xbox Series X Upgrade
There's a dedicated team working on it
Good news for fans of Call of Duty: Warzone! Not only has the game been made free-to-play with Xbox Live Gold on Xbox this week, but Raven Software has also confirmed that it's working on a proper next-gen upgrade for the game. Speaking to CharlieIntel, the studio explained that it has a “dedicated...
News Reports Suggest This Year's Call Of Duty Will Be Called 'Vanguard'
And it'll be set during World War 2
There have been various reports flying around about this year's Call of Duty game over the past few days, and it looks very possible that the game is going to be titled "Call of Duty WW2: Vanguard". Details about the game have been reported by Modern Warzone, as well as Eurogamer and
Random Escaped Convict Gets Caught Going Out To Buy Call Of Duty
Was it worth it?
If you’re going to escape prison, maybe the best course of action would be to lay low? Not for this guy, who decided to go out and buy the latest Call of Duty, because he couldn’t “sit around in lockdown”. Unfortunately for him, his efforts were quickly squandered by some eagle-eyed police officers. Captured on body camera...
News Call Of Duty: Warzone's Season 2 Launch Broke A Virgin Media Record In The UK
They received some serious traffic!
Call of Duty has been known for introducing some hefty downloads over the past few years, but it seems the latest Warzone update to bring it to Season 2 has made a bit of an impact, especially with some internet providers. As reported by Eurogamer, the game’s update dropped on February 25 and weighed in at...
News Zombies Are Returning To Call Of Duty: Warzone
Get ready to fight the living and the dead
If you thought competing against other teams was bad, it looks as though Zombies are re-entering the fray in Call of Duty: Warzone according to the latest calling cards. As spotted originally by Eurogamer, the latest update for Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War has updated its calling cards with some new...
News Call Of Duty: Black Ops Cold War Is Having Another Free Access Week
Featuring the all-new Outbreak Zombies mode
To celebrate the launch of Season Two, all players are being offered the opportunity to try out Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War’s multiplayer for free. Starting from February 25th and ending on March 4th, players will be able to try a selection of multiplayer modes, such as the fan-favourite Gun Game...
News Surprise, Call Of Duty Is Confirmed To Return Again This Year
We're as shocked as you are
To the absolute surprise of no one, Call of Duty will be returning this year with a brand new iteration, as announced by Activision in a recent earnings call. With the recently released Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War and the immensely popular Warzone, the series appears to still be a huge success. As a result, expect...
News Black Ops Cold War Zombies Is Getting A Free Access Week On Xbox
Update: Confirmed by Microsoft
Update: Microsoft has now confirmed this Free Access Week for Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War Zombies, which will allow you to sample the Die Maschine and Cranked game modes during the trial period. "Get ready to gear up for a full week of zombie-slaying action when Treyarch’s legendary Zombies mode will be free...
News Black Ops Cold War Is Still Crashing On Xbox Series X, But There's A Workaround
This might fix your next-gen Call of Duty issues
We've been hearing reports of Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War crashing on Xbox Series X ever since the game launched for the system back in November, and unfortunately, the problem is still occurring for many players. However, if you're facing this problem when playing online, you might be able to...
News This Week's Call Of Duty Patch Includes Crash Fixes On Series X
As well as various quality-of-life improvements
Has Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War been crashing your Xbox Series X? You're not alone. Thousands of you have reported the same problem to us in recent weeks, and now it looks like a fix is finally on the way. As revealed by developer Treyarch, the game's latest patch arriving this week includes...
Talking Point Is Call Of Duty: Black Ops Cold War Crashing Your Xbox Series X?
Or even worse, completely killing it?
Last week, we reported here at Pure Xbox that multiple owners of Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War were noticing that the game was crashing their Xbox Series X - and in extreme circumstances, completely killing it. Since then, we've noticed many more reports of this issue flooding in from across the web,...
News UK Boxed Charts: Call Of Duty Climbs Into First Place, Assassin's Creed Drops To Fourth
And Fortnite re-enters the top ten
It was a bit of a surprise to see Assassin's Creed Valhalla initially beating Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War to first place in the UK boxed charts a couple of weeks ago, but normal service has resumed over the past week, with Call of Duty taking its expected throne, and Valhalla dropping down to fourth. Els
Review Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War - Par For The Course, But Undeniably Fun
Jingo all the way.
Call of Duty: Black Ops returns with a brash and bombastic Cold War campaign that hammers home the series' usual heavy-handed jingoism as it funnels you through shooting galleries full of dim-witted enemies and bashes you over the head with OTT set pieces. This is Black Ops returning to its roots somewhat, steering mercifully...
News Xbox Fans Really Aren't Happy About Call Of Duty's 'Sony Advantages'
It's getting a bit ridiculous now
You might remember a couple of weeks ago that Activision and Sony revealed an exclusive "Zombies Onslaught" mode coming to Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War on PlayStation, and now more "Sony Advantages" have been revealed, causing Xbox fans to throw criticism at the exclusive partnership once more. This time, these...
News Call Of Duty: Black Ops Cold War Is A Whopping 136GB On Xbox Series X|S
But there's a way of reducing that size
Here we go again! Activision has confirmed today that the file size for the upcoming November 13th launch of Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War will be expectedly large, clocking in at a massive 136GB on Xbox Series X|S. That means it'll take up a significant portion of your internal storage, and keep in mind...
News The Retail Boxes For The New Call Of Duty Are Seriously Confusing
Spot the difference
Next month marks the launch of the highly-anticipated Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War, but there will be two different versions of the game on store shelves for Xbox, and they literally look almost identical. One of the issues here is that Call of Duty isn't utilising the Xbox Smart Delivery feature for a free next-gen upgrade...
News Call Of Duty: Black Ops Cold War's 'Zombies Onslaught' Mode Won't Be On Xbox For A Year
It's a timed PlayStation exclusive
Activision has revealed that a new two-person, fast-paced 'Zombies Onslaught' mode is coming to Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War, but unfortunately it won't be on Xbox for an entire year. This is due to the mode being a PlayStation timed exclusive, set to launch on November 13th for PS4 and eventually PS5, but...
News Call Of Duty: Black Ops Cold War Open Beta Now Live On Xbox One
Get an early hands-on preview
Update: Activision has extended the Open Beta to Tuesday, October 20th, so you've got a little longer to take part! Original Story: Fancy checking out the new Call of Duty? Activision is hosting a Beta Weekend for Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War, and it's now available to everyone for free on Xbox One. You've got...
Guide All The 10+ Backwards Compatible Games In This Week's Xbox Sale (Sep 15-22)
Hope you like Call of Duty
This week's Xbox sale is now live, and it includes just over 10 backwards compatible titles from the original Xbox and Xbox 360, with the vast majority of those being old Call of Duty games. We've highlighted every backwards compatible offer in the table below, and you'll find more games, bundles and DLC add-ons for Xbox...
News Don't Worry, Call Of Duty: Modern Warfare's Season 4 Update Isn't 84GB
Update: Activision says it's resolved
Update (Thu 11th Jun, 2020 19:50 BST): Activision Support has released a new statement saying the issue has been resolved, but we're getting conflicting reports from fans. For some who have already begun downloading the 84GB update, cancelling it is apparently deleting their games entirely. If you're in this...
Rumour This Year's Call Of Duty Is Called Black Ops Cold War
Multiple sources
It looks like the Call of Duty game coming later this year will be called Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War. This was first teased by known leaker Okami on Twitter yesterday, and backed up by Eurogamer's own sources earlier today, suggesting a return to a historical setting for the series. Players have also recently been noticing...
News Infinity Ward Cracks Down On Call Of Duty: Warzone Cheaters
New authentication measures appear to be working
Back in April, we ran a story about Xbox players disabling cross-play in the free-to-play title Call of Duty: Warzone to avoid PC cheaters. At the time, Infinity Ward had already issued over 70,000 bans within the first month of the game's release and stated how it had "zero tolerance" for these types...
News Activision Is Releasing A New Call Of Duty And Two 'Library IP' Titles In 2020
Crash? Tony Hawk?
Activision has revealed some of its upcoming projects via a recent earnings call, stating that it's working on a new "premium release" of Call of Duty and two "library IP" to release later this year. We're excited to hear of a new Call of Duty, although we're not 100% sure what it is. We shared a rumour back in March that Infinity...
News Call Of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 Campaign Remastered Is Out Now On Xbox One
It's finally here
The remastered campaign for Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 has been exclusively available to PS4 players for the past month, but has now finally dropped on Xbox One. You can buy it right now from the Microsoft Store for £19.99/$19.99. As you'd expect from the title, Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 Campaign Remastered
News Call Of Duty: Modern Warfare Voted The Most Stressful Game In New Study
Calm down, soldier
Did you see that story over at sister site Nintendo Life this morning about The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild being named one of the least stressful games? The study in question also revealed the most stress-ful games, with a few select shooters coming out on top, including Call of Duty and Fortnite. The study was conducted...
News You Can Play Call of Duty: Modern Warfare's Multiplayer For Free This Weekend
Just five maps though
If you've been enjoying Call of Duty: Warzone but haven't yet dipped into Modern Warfare, this weekend is your chance to do so! Everyone is able to take part in Warfare's multiplayer via Warzone for free this weekend, but the caveat is that only five maps are available. According to a report from Charlie Intel, the five...
News Call Of Duty: Warzone Is Combatting Cheaters By Matching Them Together
Battle of the aimbots
Cheaters have proved quite the headache for Call of Duty: Warzone and Modern Warfare developer Infinity Ward over the past few weeks, with tens of thousands of bans being handed out. Now, the studio is implementing new security measures for both games, including matching suspected cheaters together. Starting this week,...
