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The week Activision sells Modern Warfare Remastered standalone, it puts COD: Ghosts on Xbox One back compat

Modern Woof-fare.

Call of Duty Ghosts on Xbox 360 is now playable via Xbox One, thanks to the console's backwards compatibility programme.

The timing of its addition is interesting - Activision has just this week started selling Modern Warfare Remastered standalone for Ł34.99, after previously only including it in the pricy Legacy edition of Infinite Warfare.

Ghosts was far less popular than Modern Warfare, however - it's unlikely it will see its own Remastered-style re-release.

Infinity Ward developing far future sci-fi take.

The next Call of Duty will feature a radical departure for the series - it's set in space.

NPD reveals top 10 selling US retail games for 2014

Featuring Call of Duty and more Call of Duty.

Gaming analyst group NPD has revealed the top 10 highest selling games in the US retail market.

Call of Duty: Advanced Warfare and Call of Duty: Ghosts block PS4 Share Play

Sony says developers can disable it if they want.

Sledgehammer's first-person shooter Call of Duty: Advanced Warfare blocks PlayStation 4 Share Play.

Which PS4 games block Share Play?

Call of Duty, Minecraft, Tomb Raider and more.

Share Play is one of the PlayStation 4's most eye-catching features.

Call of Duty: Ghosts' final DLC pack, Nemesis, launches next week

Adds mind-controlling aliens, mine carts and wolves.

Call of Duty: Ghosts is getting its fourth and final DLC pack next week with Nemesis, debuting on Xbox One and Xbox 360 on 5th August.

It will likely come to PlayStation consoles and PC after 30 days, like all Call of Duty DLC.

As with the other CoD: Ghosts DLC packs, Nemesis includes four new maps and a new episode of the sci-fi alien-blasting saga Extinction.

Is Britain really "in the grip of a gaming addiction"?

UK newspaper The Sun has been getting stick today for an article it published which carried the headline: "Gaming as addictive as heroin." But what's the real story?

Call of Duty: Ghosts DLC Invasion out 3rd June on Xbox

UPDATE: And 3rd July for PSN and PC.

UPDATE 19/06/2014: Call of Duty: Ghosts' Invasion DLC is set to launch on 3rd July for PS4, PS3 and PC, Infinity Ward has announced.

CoD: Ghosts' Devastation Pack is now available for PS4, PS3 and PC

Now all it needs is more Snoop Dogg.

Call of Duty: Ghosts' second DLC expansion, the Devastation Pack, is now available for PS4, PS3 and PC.

Call of Duty: Ghosts the best-selling PS4 and Xbox One game

WOW subscribers slide again, but Hearthstone and Diablo 3 do the business for Blizzard.

Infinity Ward's first-person shooter Call of Duty: Ghosts is the best-selling PlayStation 4 and Xbox One game, Activision has said.

Infinity Ward absorbs Neversoft

Neversoft heads retire from games after 20 years.

Call of Duty developer Infinity Ward has acquired Tony Hawk's Pro Skater developer Neversoft.

eSports are now part of ESPN's X Games

Top COD players will compete in MLG's X Games Invitational.

ESPN's X Games competition is now allowing eSports as part of its roster of things people can win trophies for.

Call of Duty Ghosts adds R. Lee Ermey narration DLC

"A day without blood is like a day without sunshine!"

Earlier this week Activision announced that it would be releasing Call of Duty: Ghosts DLC that makes Snoop Dogg narrate multipayer matches. Now the game is adding another colourful character to its roster of narrators with actor R. Lee Ermey lending his aggressive vocal chops to the popular FPS.

Snoop Dogg to narrate Call of Duty: Ghosts in upcoming DLC

"Don't stop. Cap 'em and shank 'em!"

Call of Duty: Ghosts is about to receive what is unequivocally the best DLC ever with an add-on that makes the game's multiplayer narrated by Snoop Dogg.

Infinity Ward teases Predator DLC for Call of Duty: Ghosts

UPDATE: And this is what Predator looks like in COD.

UPDATE 31/03/2014: Activision has confirmed the Predator appears in the next Call of Duty: Ghosts DLC, Devastation.

Call of Duty: Ghosts DLC free to try this weekend

On Xbox 360 and Xbox One, and other platforms later.

Climb out of your Titans! Activision wants you to play Call of Duty: Ghosts' new Onslaught DLC this weekend without paying a penny.

Call of Duty: Ghosts' second DLC pack, Devastation, due next month

Xbox Live users can try Ghosts' multiplayer free this weekend.

Call of Duty: Ghosts' second DLC pack, Devastation, will launch on 3rd April, exclusively on Xbox Live.

Free COD: Ghosts multiplayer demo on Xbox this weekend

Shh don't anyone mention Titanfall.

"For the first time in franchise history", Activision will release a free multiplayer demo of Call of Duty: Ghosts on Xbox 360 and Xbox One this weekend.

Modern Warfare's Captain Price is a playable DLC character in Call of Duty: Ghosts

Complete with moustache.

Ghosts and Modern Warfare might be two separate Call of Duty universes, but they're both developed by Infinity Ward, and so, we have a crossover.

Digital FoundryCall of Duty: Ghosts Xbox One patch hits performance

Frame-rates lower than launch version.

Last week Infinity Ward released an update for Call of Duty: Ghosts, designed to prepare the game for the recently released Onslaught DLC in addition to implementing various bug fixes, new features and balance tweaks to the title's multiplayer mode. The goal was to create a more stable and fairer online experience that is better suited for tournament play, but shortly after the patch went live players started noticing significant performance issues with the Xbox One version of the game, to the point where even "sub-20" frame-rates were reported.

Recent feedback indicates the new frame-rate issues appear most prominently on the Stonehaven level, with explosions and alpha-based effects appearing to cause these fluctuations. The reports are somewhat worrying, given that the Xbox One version of Ghosts previously had no notable frame-rate problems outside of the campaign mode, with online multiplayer featuring action mostly locked at 60fps with very few dips in performance. While resolution may be unimpressive at 720p, Ghosts on Xbox One mostly delivered the 60fps gameplay that defines the series.

Bearing in mind that reports on game patches tend to be based purely on perception, we decided to run some fresh multiplayer captures through our analysis tools in order to get to the bottom of the issue. We loaded up the standard Team Deathmatch mode and recaptured gameplay on some of the key maps allegedly affected by the update, while also introducing Stormfront into the mix - a stage that features regular alpha effects in the form of frequent rain.

Due later this month.

Call of Duty: Ghosts' first DLC pack, Onslaught, will be available on PS3, PS4 and PC on 27th February, Activision has announced.

Call of Duty: Ghosts Onslaught DLC out end of January

UPDATE: Contains four maps and starts the episodic Extinction story arc.

UPDATE: Activision has confirmed that Onslaught's 28th January release is exclusive to Xbox Live, of course.

$1m up for grabs in the next Call of Duty Championship

Ghosts updates based on eSports feedback.

Activision is stumping up a whopping $1m for the next Call of Duty Championship.

FIFA 14 is UK Christmas 2013 number one

Call of Duty settles for second place.

FIFA 14 is the UK's Christmas 2013 number one video game.

Call of Duty: Ghosts season pass innards confirmed

Calm down ODIN-son.

Confirming a leak from last month, Activision has announced the content of the Ł34.99 Call of Duty: Ghosts season pass.

It includes four downloadable map packs: Onslaught, Devastation, Invasion and Nemesis, to be released throughout 2014. Their initials spell out ODIN, the name of Ghosts' troublesome orbital strike platform.

Also thrown in is a four-part Extinction "experience".

UK chart: COD, it's Ghosts town

Gran Turismo 6 still off the pace.

The gaming industry has wrapped up for Christmas and it's the familiar faces staking their claim for that coveted festive number-one spot.

"It looks as if he's having electronic urination against that pillar"

Charlie Brooker tries - and fails - to teach Jon Snow to play video games.

Channel 4 News presenter Jon Snow hasn't played a video game before. That much is clear.

COD dog gets next-gen fur on PC

Rover and out.

Like he just stepped out of the salon: Colin, the dog in Call of Duty: Ghosts, has been patched on PC to receive Nvidia's next-gen fur.

A new generation: a new price-point for games

"The market will determine what's appropriate over time."

As it stands, Sony's games are more expensive on PlayStation 4 than Microsoft's are on Xbox One.

Xbox One outsells Xbox 360 two-to-one in UK launch

UPDATE: Sold around 150,000, report claims.

UPDATE: Xbox One sold around 150,000 in the UK during its launch, according to a report by MCV.

The Xbox 360 sold 70,000 units during its launch eight years ago.

ORIGINAL STORY: The Xbox One outsold the Xbox 360 two-to-one in the UK when you compare both console's launch periods.

Onslaught! Devastation! Invasion! Nemesis!

Activision appears to have accidentally revealed the names of four DLC packs coming to Call of Duty: Ghosts.

Call of Duty: Ghosts PC patch drops 6GB RAM requirement to 4GB

UPDATE: Full patch notes released. Adds eSports features, 4k display option.

UPDATE: Infinity Ward has released the full list of patch notes for its latest update to Call of Duty: Ghosts. Most of the tweaks seem relatively minor in the grand scheme of things, though the 4k display option sounds rad for those with 4k displays. Read the full list on the official Call of Duty: Ghosts site.

ORIGINAL STORY: A patch for the PC version of Call of Duty: Ghosts is available, Infinity Ward has announced.

Reddit user "mkapex1" reports the patch reduces the minimum amount of RAM required to run the game. Ghosts had required 6GB of RAM to run, but the new 400MB update to the PC version means it now requires 4GB.

Day one patch makes Call of Duty: Ghosts single-player 1080p on PS4

Without it, it's 720p. Activision responds.

Activision will issue a day one patch for the PlayStation 4 version of Call of Duty: Ghosts that improves the native resolution of the single-player campaign, Eurogamer can exclusively reveal.

The patch makes the campaign output at a native 1080p resolution. Without it, the campaign outputs at 720p.

Digital Foundry's tests with a retail copy of the PS4 version of Infinity Ward's shooter turned up surprising results: the multiplayer runs natively at 1080p resolution - but the single-player runs natively at 720p. This clearly contradicts messaging from both Infinity Ward, Activision and Sony about the resolution of the game, which on Xbox One runs natively at 720p across all modes.

Despite the console not being released.

Annual Activision bullet-fest Call of Duty: Ghosts has zipped straight to the top of the UK all-formats chart.

Activision dodges Xbox One resolution concern

"They've taken different approaches to the design of the hardware."

Call of Duty publisher Activision has dodged questions around the resolution of next-generation games and power comparisons between the PlayStation 4 and Xbox One.

Activision focusing on Call of Duty: Ghosts "engagement"

"More engagement has meant better monetisation over time."

Activision sold $1 billion worth of Call of Duty: Ghosts stock into retailers for its launch on Tuesday - a figure lower than in previous years.

Call of Duty: Ghosts sells $1bn into retail worldwide for launch

But how many copies has it sold?

A new Call of Duty game launched this week, and so Activision blows the sales trumpet. But this time, it's done so a little differently.

Unlike in previous years when Activision has disclosed the amount of money generated by sales of the game on day one, this time around, for Infinity Ward's Ghosts, it's chosen to use the term "sells into retail".

The fact: Activision sold more than $1 billion of Call of Duty: Ghosts into retail worldwide as of day one.

Hopes for 1080p native with future Xbox One Call of Duty games.

Call of Duty: Ghosts has found itself in the firing line of the next-gen console power war. With Infinity Ward's COD: Ghosts a next-gen launch title, the news that the PlayStation 4 version runs at 1080p resolution native, whereas the Xbox One version runs at 720p native upscaled to 1080p, was seen as a huge blow to Microsoft. This from a game series that over the course of the current-generation has become synonymous with Xbox.

Xbox 360 Call of Duty: Ghosts single-player campaign requires 3GB install

Plus, 12 players max on current-gen, down from 18.

The Call of Duty: Ghosts single-player campaign requires a 3GB install on Xbox 360, Activision has revealed.

Call of Duty: Ghosts 720p on Xbox One, 1080p on PS4

Xbox One version upscaled to 1080p.

Infinity Ward has announced the resolutions of the next-gen versions of Call of Duty: Ghosts.

Call of Duty: Ghosts Perk system detailed

35 Perks, seven categories.

Infinity Ward has explained in detail the Call of Duty: Ghosts Perk system.

Injustice joins Sony's PS3 to PS4 digital upgrade programme

And this is how the programme works.

Fighting game Injustice: Gods Among us has joined Sony's PlayStation 3 to PlayStation 4 digital upgrade programme.

Infinity Ward confirms Call of Duty: Ghosts PC minimum specs

6GB RAM, 40GB hard disk space required.

Infinity Ward has confirmed the Call of Duty: Ghosts PC minimum specifications.

Earlier this month graphics technology company Nvidia published a list of minimum and recommended system requirements for the shooter, and mentioned it would need a whopping 50GB of space on your hard drive and 6GB of RAM to play.

Now, Infinity Ward has published the official specs, and they're slightly different. Ghosts does indeed require 6GB of RAM to work, but the hard disk space requirement has dropped to 40GB.

You need 6GB of RAM minimum, too.

Want to play Call of Duty: Ghosts on PC? Then you'll need 50GB of space on your hard-drive.

Call of Duty: Ghosts dedicated servers confirmed for all platforms

Will use a hybrid system of dedicated servers and listen servers.

Call of Duty: Ghosts dedicated servers have been confirmed for all platforms.

It had already been announced that the Xbox One version of the upcoming shooter would use Microsoft's 300,000 server Xbox Live Cloud to power dedicated servers. And we also knew that the PC version would benefit from dedicated servers.

Now, as Infinity Ward chief Mark Rubin teased in an interview with Eurogamer in August, the PlayStation 3, PlayStation 4, Wii U and Xbox 360 versions will support dedicated servers, too.

Bohemia Interactive rises to the challenge.

War games are becoming so realistic that it's time virtual soldiers started obeying the Geneva Convention, the Red Cross has argued.

Expect larger, more open campaign levels in Call of Duty: Ghosts

"You may find yourself in a mission or two where we don't tell you where to go."

Expect larger, more open campaign levels in Call of Duty: Ghosts than in previous games in the series, Infinity Ward has said.

Call of Duty: Ghosts' medieval castle map is large enough for snipers

Close gates to block pathways in Stonehaven.

Infinity Ward has unveiled a new Call of Duty: Ghosts multiplayer map - set in a medieval castle.

EGXPlay Call of Duty: Ghosts multiplayer at the Eurogamer Expo

First 500 players receive free Prestige Edition.

Be advised! In case you hadn't guessed already, visitors to this year's Eurogamer Expo will be able to play Call of Duty: Ghosts multiplayer on the show floor, sampling things like dynamic map events, the Marksman Rifle weapon class and new killstreaks and modes.

Call of Duty: Ghosts rated 16 in Europe

First COD not to be rated 18 in five years.

Call of Duty: Ghosts is rated 16, Eurogamer can reveal.

Call of Duty: Ghosts next-gen upgrade plan detailed

Xbox Game Ahead Program announced. Buy a disc-less dual-license digital version.

Activision has announced the Call of Duty: Ghosts next-generation upgrade plan.

Watch the Call of Duty dog take down an enemy helicopter

Modern Warfur.

We all love Reilly, aka Colin, aka the Call of Duty Dog, because grunting, slobbering canines are way more adorable than grunting, slobbering homo sapiens. But they're also more badass. Way more badass. For example, the Call of Duty dog single-handedly takes down an enemy helicopter at 1:28 into the new trailer for Call of Duty: Ghosts.

Xbox One release date announced

UPDATE: Retailers list loads of different bundles.

UPDATE: Now that the Xbox One release date has been announced retailers like ShopTo and GAME have begun taking pre-orders.

There are several bundle options available. The Day One Edition of Xbox One already comes with a digital copy of FIFA 14, a commemorative controller, wired headset, wireless controller and HDMI cable. Additionally, Shopto has bundles that include Battlefield 4 and Ł15 of Xbox Live credit for Ł489.85; a copy of Forza Motorsport 5 and a year subscription of Xbox Live Gold for Ł499.85; Dead Rising 3 with the same Gold subscription for Ł519.85; or a second wireless controller with a year-long Gold subscription for Ł504.85.

Curiously, both Game and Amazon have a listings for an Xbox One Day One Edition that includes Forza Motorsport 5 instead of FIFA 14 for the same standard price of Ł429.99. My hunch is that this isn't a proper Day One edition, but rather the standard Xbox One with Forza included in lieu of FIFA, but I'm following up with Microsoft to see if this is the case. More on that when I hear back.

UPDATE: Original game must have been bought from the retailer.

UPDATE: GAME has clarified a few details in the small print of its game upgrade promotion.

Annualised Call of Duty "a nice equilibrium with people's appetite"

"We've reached the status of pop-cultural inevitability."

Think the release of a new Call of Duty game every year is too much? Activision boss Eric Hirshberg told Eurogamer that all the company is doing it meeting fan demand.

COD: Ghosts Ł10 upgrade plan designed to help gamers with costly console transition

"Because transitions are tough."

The Call of Duty: Ghosts Ł10 upgrade plan is designed to help gamers out with the costly console transition, Infinity Ward has said.

Call of Duty: Ghosts dedicated servers confirmed for Xbox One and PC, but what about PlayStation and Xbox 360?

Xbox Live cloud part of broader initiative to improve matchmaking for all.

Infinity Ward has confirmed dedicated servers for the Xbox One and PC versions of Call of Duty: Ghosts, but what about other platforms?

During Microsoft's Gamescom media briefing this week Infinity Ward executive producer Mark Rubin announced the Xbox One version of the upcoming shooter would benefit from dedicated servers powered by the Xbox Live cloud in a similar fashion to Respawn's Titanfall.

In an interview with Eurogamer following the announcement, Rubin confirmed dedicated servers for the PC version also - but wouldn't be drawn on PlayStation 4, PlayStation 3 or Xbox 360.

Console bundle, new game modes detailed.

Call of Duty: Ghosts will have dedicated servers on Xbox One thanks to the cloud, Activision announced during Microsoft's Gamescom 2013 press briefing.

What's the difference between current-gen and next-gen Call of Duty: Ghosts?

Dynamic lighting and displacement mapping, that's what.

Infinity Ward has said the difference in terms of visuals between the current-gen and next-gen versions of Call of Duty: Ghosts will be clear for all to see.

Just how dynamic are Call of Duty: Ghosts' multiplayer maps?

After Battlefield 4 unveils "Levolution", Infinity Ward reveals its take on destruction.

Call of Duty: Ghosts' new dynamic maps let players set traps, destroy the environment and trigger game-changing events mid-match - but just how much scope is there to tear up the battlefield?

Microsoft's Xbox 360-One Season Pass Guarantee

Most carry across. But there's a catch...

Good news*! Companies signing up to Microsoft's Season Pass Guarantee - and the big names apparently are - will give you automatic access to Season Passes for Xbox One games that you've bought on Xbox 360.

Watch this space on Call of Duty: Ghosts dedicated servers

Cloud computing "the new unexplored territory", says executive producer.

Call of Duty players have long called for the addition of dedicated servers in the hope they would reduce lag and other negatives experienced during online multiplayer, but so far these wishes have fallen on deaf ears.

Call of Duty: Ghosts Prestige Edition includes a wearable camera for Ł180

Multiplayer shown off for the first time.

Call of Duty: Ghosts' Prestige Edition will include a wearable 1080p water resistant tactical camera, Activision announced at today's COD: Ghosts multiplayer reveal event.

You can earn both Xbox 360 and Xbox One achievements for the same game

If you have a copy on both formats.

You'll be able to earn two sets of achievements for cross-generational games if you own Xbox 360 and Xbox One copies, Microsoft has announced.

Activision blames low Call of Duty: Ghosts pre-orders on next-gen hesitation

Do you know which platform you'll play on?

Pre-orders for Call of Duty: Ghosts are down compared to pre-orders for last year's game, Call of Duty: Black Ops 2 - and Activision reckons it knows why.

Activision: we're doing "everything we can" to support Wii U

Six games due this autumn, compared to EA's none.

Activision has confirmed a line-up of six Wii U games this autumn and said it is "committed" to continuing support for Nintendo's struggling console.

Activision Blizzard buys independence from Vivendi

"Tremendous opportunity" costs $8.2 billion.

Shoot those PDW-57s in the air because, in a huge financial move, Activision Blizzard has bought its independence from Vivendi.

Call of Duty: Ghosts confirmed for Wii U

Throws Nintendo's struggling console a bone.

Infinity Ward's highly anticipated Call of Duty: Ghosts aka "The One With the Dog," has now been confirmed for Wii U.

While a Wii U version of the game had been hinted at, it was never confirmed until today when a picture of its box art recently popped up on Nintendo's official Wii U Facebook page. Additionally, Activision noted that the upcoming game would feature Wii Remote and second-screen GamePad support.

Call of Duty: Ghosts will be out on 5th November on PC, Xbox 360, PS3, and Wii U. Xbox One and PS4 versions will follow shortly thereafter.

Continues to drop throughout the match.

Those who pre-order Call of Duty: Ghosts will get the multiplayer map Free Fall, Activision has announced.

Call of Duty: Ghosts runs at 1080p and 60fps on Xbox One and PS4

Won't make use of always-online, though.

Call of Duty: Ghosts runs at 1080p resolution on Xbox One and PlayStation 4, Infinity Ward has said.

Colin it now: Infinity Ward insists the Call of Duty dog is named Riley

New footage shows off exciting swimming action, next-gen fish.

After much fan speculation, Activision has revealed that the dog in Call of Duty: Ghosts is named Riley.

Aroooo! The inside story on Call of Duty dog motion capture

Colin hates spandex and booties but is fine with stickers.

Infinity Ward has revealed the inside details on the greatest AI companion in the history of video games, Colin the dog from Call of Duty: Ghosts.

Call of Doggie: Ghosts, the CoD game we always wanted

"Many butts were sniffed, as we marched."

I don't think it's any exaggeration to say the most exciting thing at Tuesdays's Xbox One reveal was the Call of Duty dog.

Call of Duty: Ghosts confirmed for PC, PS3, Xbox 360, and "next gen platforms"

Out 5th November 2013.

The next Call of Duty game has been announced.

Confirming previous rumours, it's called Call of Duty: Ghosts and is in development at Infinity Ward. It launches on 5th November 2013.

Ghosts is confirmed for release on PC, PlayStation 3, PlayStation 4, and "next gen platforms."

PC and Wii U versions spotted on Spanish shop's website.

Call of Duty: Ghosts is built on a new engine, according to a shop description for the game.

Call of Duty: Ghosts listed by Tesco

PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360 versions spotted.

UK supermarket Tesco listed and quickly removed information on an unannounced Call of Duty game, Call of Duty: Ghosts, on its website.