Former Activision U.K. PR executive pleads guilty to embezzling Call of Duty money (Updated)

Kathryn Kitron funneled funding to support her expensive lifestyle, including paying for her engagement party.

Contrary to popular belief, Call of Duty multiplayer engagement is still healthy (exclusive)

Engagement measures show that Black Ops II is doing better than multiplayer activity for Modern Warfare 3.

The DeanBeat: Expert advice on staying alive in Call of Duty: Black Ops II multiplayer

If you follow the advice of experts, you can perform a lot better in the shooting gallery of Call of Duty: Black Ops II multiplayer

Call of Duty: Black Ops Declassified should be dishonorably discharged (review)

The PlayStation Vita's first Call of Duty title is a shaky recruit not capable of maximizing the portable's firepower.

Activision reveals ridiculous toy in the Call of Duty: Black Ops II collectors’ edition

Crazy Call of Duty collectors' edition bonuses take to the sky with the Black Ops II Care Package.

Black Ops II multiplayer is all about change (hands-on preview)

GamesBeat goes hands-on with Call of Duty: Black Ops II's multiplayer, which allows for better customization of your killer machines and brings eSports to the franchise.

And the grenade’s red glare: Call of Duty downloadable content is half off

In celebration of Independence Day, publisher Activision halves the price of all downloadable content for Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 and Call of Duty: Black Ops for one week. Cue the slowly waving American flag.

New multiplayer map info for Call of Duty: Black Ops II

Activision assures that everyone who pre-orders Call of Duty: Black Ops II will receive a redeemable code for the new version of the popular Black Ops map Nuketown.

Minecraft digs upwards and becomes most-played Xbox Live Arcade title

Minecraft: Xbox 360 Edition became the most-played Xbox Live Arcade title in the first week of its release. Turns out digging for mono-colored boxes is actually fun.

Call of Duty: Black Ops II beats first-day preorders of Modern Warfare 3 on Amazon

Call of Duty: Black Ops II pre-orders for the first day after the announcement of the game have beaten first-day pre-orders for Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3. Black Ops II has beaten Modern Warfare 3′s pre-orders on Amazon by …

It’s not the same old 3D graphics in Call of Duty: Black Ops II

[Editor's note: minor spoilers on game locations]

The one requirement for a Call of Duty game is that it has to run at 60 frames per second on a console. The graphics of the game have to look good, but …

The DeanBeat: Losing my way to the top in Call of Duty Modern Warfare 3

It took me 154 days, but I finally reached Prestige, the highest level in Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 multiplayer. I’m very proud of this achievement, although I have to admit that I lost my way to the top.…

11 new things we’ve learned about Halo 4 (with video)

By the end of the year, we may finally solve one of the biggest mysteries in the gaming world: Why do red and blue Spartans hate each other so, so very much?

At Microsoft’s recent Spring Showcase 2012, we learned …

Call of Duty: Black Ops 2 leaked, Activision implicated in blacklisting cover-up [update]

Along with the ESRB, online game retailers are notorious for revealing unannounced games long before their publishers would like them to be. Amazon France seems to have done just that, according to GameBlog.fr. GameBlog took a screencap of the above …

Activision Blizzard earnings: Call of Duty Elite snares 7M subscribers

Activision Blizzard reported today that its new Call of Duty Elite social network service for hardcore gamers has signed up 7 million subscribers since going live in November.

That includes both free and paid memberships, and it represents a sizable …

Raptr unveils new data about Zynga’s social gamers

All eyes are on Zynga now as the social gaming company prepares to go public in an initial public offering. The social game maker has revealed some data about itself in filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission. But Raptr, …

Awesome! Activision blows a kiss to fans with Call of Duty XP event

Just as Blizzard Entertainment has Blizzcon for its game fans, Activision Blizzard is now creating Call of Duty XP 2011, a two-day convention for fans of the Call of Duty games.

The event is a stroke of marketing brilliance for …

Call of Duty Black Ops Annihilation map pack will entertain hardcore gamers

Activision Blizzard continues to milk its major video game hit of the year with the debut of a new map pack today for Call of Duty: Black Ops.

The Call of Duty: Black Ops Annihilation map pack is now available …