Tagged: Call Of Duty & News
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TV, sports and Call of Duty are focus of Xbox One event, to gamers’ dismay (video) News
22.05.2013 A YouTube user has condensed last night’s Xbox One reveal into just 1 minute and 40 seconds of TV, sports and Call of Duty. Oh, and dogs. -
Microsoft unveils the Xbox One, blurs lines between gaming and TV News
21.05.2013 Microsoft has brought the Xbox One to light as its next-generation console at a press event at its Redmond, Washington, HQ. But to call it a games console doesn’t actually do it... -
Call of Duty: Black Ops II was biggest-selling entertainment title of 2012 News
13.03.2013 Call of Duty: Black Ops II was the UK’s biggest-selling entertainment title in 2012 with sales of 2.7m copies, according to the Entertainment Retailers Association (ERA) in the UK. -
Viral videos of the week – 27/01/2013 News
27.01.2013 We take a look at some of the most-viewed and most-shared videos on the web. This week features more Kerry-shtyle Pulp Fiction, a wayward referee, an honest trailer for the most... -
Call of Duty: Black Ops II grosses US$1bn in 15 days, outpaces Avatar News
06.12.2012 Black Ops II, the latest title in the Call of Duty franchise, has just reached US$1bn in retail sales just 15 days after launch. This means it has reached the US$1bn point... -
Pong, the world’s first successful video game, turns 40 today News
29.11.2012 One of the world’s first successful video game titles – Pong – was released by Atari this day 40 years ago (on 29 November 1972), kickstarting a major multi-billion video games... -
Call of Duty: Black Ops II reaches US$500m in sales in just 24 hours News
16.11.2012 Activision Blizzard’s Call of Duty: Black Ops II has reached sales in excess of US$500m within its first 24 hours, outpacing Microsoft’s Halo 4, which took in US$224m in its... -
Xbox Live celebrates 10th birthday and records 442m hours spent on service in one week News
15.11.2012 It’s been 10 years since the launch of Xbox Live, Microsoft’s online service for Xbox 360, which has a lot to celebrate having registered the most time ever spent on the service...Categories: Games/Entertainment, Digital Media -
Halo 4 claims more than US$224m in global sales in first 24 hours News
13.11.2012 Halo 4 is on track to reach US$300m in global sales in its first week, eclipsing box-office records set by Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2 and The Avengers. -
The future of gaming: E3 2012 roundup News
08.06.2012 The annual Electronic Entertainment Expo came to a close yesterday, but not before introducing us to new blockbuster games, cloud gaming on smart TVs and innovations from...Tags: Gaming, Mobile, Consoles, Xbox, Xbox 360, Kinect, PlayStation, PlayStation 3, Sony, Halo, Call of Duty, HTC, Nintendo, Wii U, Samsung, LG, Cloud, Music, TV, Entertainment -
Xbox previews biggest year for blockbuster games News
05.06.2012 Microsoft’s upcoming Xbox games portfolio, revealed at an E3 media briefing, promises something for every variety of gamer.Tags: Ubisoft, Halo, Call of Duty, Entertainment, Gaming, Voice Recognition, Kinect, Xbox 360, Microsoft, Xbox -
Call of Duty: Black Ops 2 trailer – an homage to technology (video) News
02.05.2012 Treyarch’s upcoming sequel to ‘Call of Duty: Black Ops’ – Black Ops 2 – jumps from Vietnam and the Cold War to a new Cold War in a dystopian future consisting robots and... -
Microsoft launches 7 App gaming competition News
21.12.2011 Ireland has produced some hot app success stories of late, with children as young as seven creating apps and getting noticed on the global digital stage. Microsoft is getting in...Tags: STEM, Paul Rellis, Economy, Angry Birds, Call of Duty, Mac App Store, Windows 7, Technology Careers, Software, Coder Dojo , Ireland, Gaming, James Whelton, Bill Liao, Apple, App, App Store, -
Top 10 video game Easter eggs from 2011 News
02.01.2012 It is probably the wrong time of year to be mentioning Easter eggs but the ones we’re here to discuss contain no chocolate and have nothing to do with an overly generous rabbit. -
Review of 2011 in gaming News
29.12.2011 We’re back at this time again, when we take a look at the last 12 months and ponder what games and consoles have left an impression on us. Adam Renardson takes a look at what...Tags: Call of Duty, Video Games, Entertainment, Xbox 360, PlayStation, Gaming, Sony, Nintendo, Microsoft -
CoD: Modern Warfare 3 hits US$1bn sales, eclipses Avatar News
12.12.2011 Activision’s Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 has crossed the US$1bn threshold in sales, making it the only entertainment product to eclipse Avatar’s 17-day record in reaching...Categories: Social Media, Online Business, Digital Media, Digital Business, Consumer Tech, Games/Entertainment -
World's youngest Mac app developer (12) scatters Angry Birds News
16.11.2011 UPDATE - An app created by a 12-year-old from Co Cork in Ireland - officially the world's youngest Mac app developer - has passed major gaming titles Angry Birds and Call of...Categories: Software & Web Development, Multimedia, Mobility, Internet, Games/Entertainment, Computers, Apps -
COD: Modern Warfare 3 breaks first-day sales records News
11.11.2011 Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 has sold more than 6.5m units in the US and UK in its first day alone, topping previous records set by its prequels. -
Activision Blizzard experiences better than expected Q3 News
09.11.2011 Activision Blizzard experienced a stronger than expected third quarter due to consumer interest in its new games and the company expects to raise its full-year financial outlook. -
GameStop to open at midnight for Modern Warfare 3 launch News
04.11.2011 GameStop is opening 55 stores across Ireland at midnight on 7 November for the worldwide release of Call of Duty Modern Warfare 3.