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Bungie and Game Informer: We Aren’t Out of the Woods Yet

Sigh. When it looked like the worst industry-wide redundancies were behind us, Bungie decided that one round of layoffs wasn’t enough. Despite an initial cost-cutting exercise in October 2023, the studio decimated its ranks by a further 17% this past week. Nothing I write here will be unique; it’s all…

August 4, 2024August 4, 2024

Call of Duty Gaming Zombies

The Truth Dies Along With the Lies

We finally have a definitive answer. The cy83r14 “ARG” is not officially endorsed by Activision or Treyarch, despite Milo (MrRoflWaffles) explicitly referring to Treyarch as the sender of the briefcase in his possession. He has now added a disclaimer to the descriptions of his “ARG” videos, but unfortunately, it’s a…

August 1, 2024August 11, 2024

Call of Duty Gaming Meta Zombies

The Black Ops 6 Zombies ARG May Be Back From the Dead

I may have spoken too quickly about the fate of the Cy83r14 ARG. After the revelation that Activision claimed no involvement in the teaser site and associated e-mail address, I lost interest in actively working on it. I wrote it off as a well-made hoax, but I kept an eye…

July 31, 2024July 31, 2024

Call of Duty Zombies

BO6 Zombies: Should the Perk Limit Return?

Show a casual COD player—or even someone who’s never played COD—the Juggernog machine, and they’ll likely say, “That’s that thing from Zombies, isn’t it?”. The perk system is one of several examples of Zombies taking standard gameplay components from Call of Duty and making them cool. Perk-a-Colas, as they are fondly…

July 29, 2024July 29, 2024

Call of Duty Gaming Zombies

The Black Ops 6 Zombies Reveal Hoax

Well, that was an eventful Thursday evening! For about an hour, it felt like the Black Ops 6 Zombies reveal teasers had kicked off, and all was right in the world. Unfortunately, that wasn’t quite the case. I’ve made it back up the rabbit hole in one piece to explain to…

July 19, 2024July 19, 2024

Call of Duty Gaming Zombies

Everyone Needs To Calm Down About Dark Aether

Call of Duty entered the podcast game yesterday, announcing and releasing the franchise’s first official podcast episode. The CODPOD, hosted by Miles Ross and Stephanie Snowden, aims to give players a peek behind the curtain and relay important information in a longer format than usual COD marketing. Among the tidbits…

July 16, 2024July 16, 2024

Call of Duty Zombies

BO6 Zombies: Should Loadouts Return?

To loadout or not to loadout? Thanks to the lack of new Black Ops 6 information, that question is doing the rounds again. Like most current-day Zombies disputes, the starting weapon debate isn’t new. The community remains split on the idea that emerged when Treyarch first toyed with letting players…

July 8, 2024July 8, 2024

Call of Duty Zombies

MWZ: Unstable Rifts Live Up to Their Name

Modern Warfare III’s Season 4 Reloaded update launched this past week, and with it came another nail in Modern Warfare Zombies’ coffin. It’s a shame. I was a big proponent of the mode, and despite receiving much criticism at the reveal, it launched to a fairly positive reception: The gameplay…

July 1, 2024July 6, 2024

Call of Duty Zombies

Excising the Easter Egg: What Can Black Ops 6 Zombies Learn From Destiny 2?

Bungie delivered. The Final Shape was a worthy conclusion to Destiny’s Light and Dark saga, more than living up to the ten-year build. It continued the hot streak of campaign expansions in Destiny that started with The Witch Queen (despite notable issues with Lightfall’s story, I thought the campaign was…

June 23, 2024July 6, 2024

Call of Duty Zombies

Black Ops 6 Reveal: First Impressions

Having recovered from the Black Ops 6 blowout at the Xbox Showcase last weekend, I wanted to share my first impressions of the game. Surprise, surprise: I’m feeling pretty positive! Campaign The campaign reveal trailer was an epic blend of archival news footage and gameplay, soundtracked by Firestarter by…

June 11, 2024July 6, 2024