Tag Archives: Call of Duty

Geoffrey Tim

FFD: Call of Duty – best thing ever, or worst thing ever?

May 17, 2013 at 10:30 am | 112 Comments

Call of Duty. Some love it (perhaps a little too much), while others detest its very name (definitely a little too much). While we could debate about its merits and flaws as a series of games forever, we won’t be doing that today. Instead, let’s rather discuss its impact on the video game industry as a whole.


Zoe Hawkins

Cape Town – Welcome to eSports!

May 7, 2013 at 12:00 pm | 16 Comments



SA's windy city is hosting a Black Ops 2 tournament this Saturday (11 May) in Rondebosch.  


Gavin Mannion

13 year old ‘rapes’ and kills his mother over Call Of Duty

May 6, 2013 at 7:45 am | 33 Comments

Living in South Africa has many benefits but it also has that constant reminder of crime and the depths people will go for one reason or another. In a sense it has become hard to shock us as a collective but I have to say I feel a little queasy after reading this article in the Daily Mail.

Ghosts in the CoD

Zoe Hawkins

Ghosts in the CoD

May 2, 2013 at 8:30 am | 113 Comments

It's official, the next installment in the Call of Duty franchise will be called Call of Duty: Ghosts, releasing 5 November 2013.  And they even followed the teenage approach to life of "if it's not on Facebook, it didn't happen."  Here is the official Facebook page for Call of Duty: Ghosts, not to be confused with the plethora of unofficial Facebook pages (which actually seem more active and interesting).


Darryn Bonthuys

Rumour – Call Of Duty Ghosts uses a new engine

April 29, 2013 at 9:00 am | 27 Comments

Now honestly, if there’s one criticism of Call Of Duty that I don’t get, it’s the visuals. Sure, it’s been using the same engine for a couple of years now, but considering that said engine is enhanced every year and still performs at a smooth frame rate, I’m pretty happy. But for Call Of Duty Ghosts, it looks like the franchise is getting a graphical revamp.


Gavin Mannion

Call of Duty PR reps steal R336 550

April 24, 2013 at 10:30 am | 34 Comments

So how big are the marketing and PR budgets for the big blockbusters? Well to put it in perspective the head of PR for the Call of Duty series in the UK, Kathryn Kirton, syphoned over R300 000 out of the PR budget and didn’t expect it to be noticed… she was wrong.


Darryn Bonthuys

Call of Duty Black Ops 2 Uprising DLC Review

April 18, 2013 at 3:30 pm | 10 Comments

There’s no denying that those extras for Call of Duty Black Ops 2 are a tad pricy. A season pass is going to cost you a pretty penny, so it better be worth it. Revolution was the first map pack released for the game, but it wasn’t exactly the best example of DLC, appealing to hardcore fans only in the long run. Uprising follows in those footsteps with an approach that only hits some of the necessary targets.


Darryn Bonthuys

An interview with MLG co-founder Mike Sepso

April 16, 2013 at 2:30 pm | 2 Comments

Our final interview at the Call of Duty Championship last week was with none other than the MLG co-founder himself, Mike Sepso. Starting from humble beginnings, the MLG has evolved over the years, yet Sepso remained down to earth, eager to talk about the future of esports as an entity and the direction that it was heading in.


Darryn Bonthuys

An interview with Black Ops 2’s David Vonderhaar – Next-gen,design and esports

April 15, 2013 at 12:30 pm | 12 Comments

While at the Call of Duty Championship last week, I got the chance to have a quick one on one with Black Ops 2 Game Design Director, David Vonderhaar. Maniacally enthusiastic about the game that Treyarch has worked on, here’s what Vonderhaar had to say about design, evolution, co-operation and next-gen ideas.


Darryn Bonthuys

Black Ops 2’s Mob of the Dead looks like a game for goodfellas

April 12, 2013 at 2:00 pm | 5 Comments

While I was in Los Angeles last week, for the COD Championship, sammiches were served. And pork sliders, which are kind of like tiny burgers. Accepting food from publishers is kind of seen as a no-no by journalists, something to do with ethics. But seeing as those sammiches were awesome, I gladly threw my principles out the window. Which is why I’m obligated to post this trailer for Mob of the Dead. Omnomnom…


Darryn Bonthuys

Call of Duty Championships – Day 3 results

April 8, 2013 at 5:10 am | 6 Comments

Two days of fierce fighting had led to this, the play-offs of the Call of Duty Championship. With $400 000 in prize money on the line to the winning team, as well as the bragging rights of best in the world, there was plenty of incentive to play like there was no tomorrow. Which is just what we got.


Darryn Bonthuys

The Call of Duty Championship–Day 2 results

April 7, 2013 at 6:00 pm | 4 Comments

With 16 teams left standing after the day one matches, the sakes were high for the second day at the Call of Duty championships. With North America fielding dominating, it became the USA versus the rest of the world. But not even some of the top dogs at this tournament managed to come out unscathed.


Darryn Bonthuys

The Call of Duty Championships – Day 1 results

April 6, 2013 at 3:30 pm | 7 Comments

This was it. The first of its kind event, and South Africa had a front row seat to not only observe, but to kick some sizeable amounts of ass as well. It was a day of excitement, exhilaration, hope and opportunity. Here’s it all went down.


Gavin Mannion

Who won that trip to Los Angeles with Call of Duty?

March 20, 2013 at 9:00 am | 66 Comments

Remember late on Friday when we posted up an incredible competition and gave you just the weekend to prove that you are South Africa’s number one Call of Duty fan to win a paid trip to Hollywood to see the million dollar Call of Duty Championship?


Gavin Mannion

Last day to enter to win a trip to Los Angeles with Call of Duty

March 18, 2013 at 10:15 am | 21 Comments

Did you miss it on Friday? Completely out of nowhere came an opportunity to win a full paid trip to Los Angeles to attend the Call of Duty Championship where the best gamers from across the world will be competing for a $1 million prize pot.

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