As announced on the official website, the company will deploy a new system they are calling Ricochet. It will launch alongside Vanguard, but will see full utilization later in the year with the Pacific update in Call of Duty: Warzone. It will utilize a kernel-level driver on PC that will monitor applications for those that are seemingly trying to manipulate the software to weed out cheaters. The driver will only be on when playing Warzone and will not always be on. However, once Ricochet is deployed, it will be required to play Warzone. The service will only be on PC for now, but it’s stated this will also help console players who experience cross-play with PC. You can read the details via their blog through here.

Call of Duty: Vanguard will release on November 5th for most major platforms, and Call of Duty: Warzone is currently ongoing.

As seen below, and also confirmed by VGC, it seems the Activision logo will not appear on the boot up screen to the game’s upcoming alpha. This seems to be in a similar vein to the logo being totally absent from the game’s reveal trailer, instead opting for the phrasing, “Call of Duty Presents.” Considering how basically every Activision studio is working on Call of Duty in some capacity, maybe the plan is just to rebrand themselves as the literal Call of Duty publisher.

Call of Duty: Vanguard will release on November 5th for PlayStation 5, PlayStation 4, Xbox Series X/S, Xbox One and PC. The Alpha is expected to go live on August 27th for PS5 and PS4.

Here's the Call of Duty: Vanguard Alpha start up screen.

Very interesting to note…Activision logo does not appear. Only shows Activision at the end for copyright. Every other CoD game starts up with Activision's logo. pic.twitter.com/VN8vGrpSHH

— CharlieIntel (@charlieINTEL) August 23, 2021

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare probably wasn’t the massive change up maybe some were expecting (or hoping, anyway), but one big way it mixed up things is online and how they’ve structured the DLC post-launch content. Instead of the season pass system that’s been standard for years, the game will have free content and a battle pass like system. That system will launch today, and we got a teaser to show off things.

The teaser shows flashes of content from the game’s first season, promising the biggest single content drop in franchise history. The season will include new weapons, as well as new maps that are both remakes of older maps as well for a variety of modes, including the popular Gunfight. New modes will be in rotation with Reinforce, Infected, Gunfight O.S.P and new Spec Ops missions. Check it out below.

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare is available now for PlayStation 4, Xbox One, and PC. The first season content will launch later today across all platforms.

https://youtu.be/BsU9R7eVd_s

We’re getting close to the biggest shooter franchise’s (and arguably the biggest overall gaming franchise) annual release with Call of Duty: Modern Warfare. The multiplayer is all the focus right now, and we got a pretty good look at the whole thing earlier. Now, we’ve got some confirmation on some fun aspects of the multiplayer that many should enjoy.

Via Reddit, Co-Design Director of Multiplayer Joe Cecot confirmed that the game will continue having offline bots. So if you haven’t joined on the online side of things and play through LAN or solo, you won’t be totally shut out from the multiplayer scene. It may not be the same thing, but it’s an incredible simulation.

He also went on to confirm that custom games will be making a return. When asked if maps in 2v2 Gunfight mode will allow for 3v3 in custom matches, he said they would, and then said the same to 1v1 bouts, humorously saying that’s how they settled things in the office (or was he being serious? We may never know). Considering the amount of potential DLC the game is getting, it could go a very long way, too.

Finally, speaking of maps, he also dropped the tidbit that the “Realism” mode, which turns off the HUD and crosshairs, will be a modifier, along with night mode, for all maps. It’s not something restricted to just night mode, though you can combine the two for some real tense firefights when the game drops on October 25th.

Bungie commented a while back on how the unfinished areas and event markers that players managed to unlock in Destiny were just that – areas that still had work left on them prior to the release of upcoming expansions. Like the Seraphim Vault, players have found different ways to access these unfinished areas. One such video by YouTuber Nowise10 shows how you can access Terminus, an area that will not open up until 2015. Check it out above.

Of course, the key thing to emphasize is the unfinished nature of Terminus. Aside from three dead Ghosts that can be picked up, you won’t find any missions and such to do. It will actually go live when The House of Wolves expansion releases for Destiny next year. Until then, it’s just something cool that requires a good amount of dexterity to access.

What are your thoughts on Destiny these days, especially with the Iron Banner event going on? Let us know in the comments.

Activision and High Moon Studios have opened a new website where you can input your location to watch Dinobot and Shockwave go head-to-head and fight to the finish. It uses Google Earth obviously and is quite fun to watch.

Matt Tieger, Game Director at High Moon Studios explains: “Transformers: Fall of Cybertron is set amidst an apocalyptic war between the Autobots and Decepticons that ultimately sees the planet decimated. We wanted to give Transformers fans an even more personal experience that would allow them to truly understand the epic scale of the battle and the size of these two enemies as they unleash fury on each other on Earth.”

In Transformers: Fall of Cybertron, Grimlock is a virtually indestructible Autobot with a personal grudge to bear against Shockwave. Shockwave’s experiments left Grimlock with a malfunctioning voice processor and an alt-mode inspired by a primitive world.

Shockwave does not show emotion. He is scientific and detached, using logic to further the Decepticons’ plans. He experiments on prisoners of war by reformatting them into abominations from other worlds or galaxies.

You can check out the website over here. Tell us what you think in the comments section below.

Agents are tasked with infiltrating the space port lair of billionaire industrialist Hugo Drax. Using a mix of stealth and cunning, siding with some questionable characters and defeating one of the best bond villains of all time, Jaws.

007 Legends is a first for Bond games, featuring an original storyline which overarches six classic Bond films, Moonraker is only the first to be announced. Just like in the films, the player will be equipped with all the state-of-the-art gizmos and gadgetry Bond has at his disposal.

Developed by Eurocom and under license from EON Productions and MGM, 007 Legends is currently set for a 19 October launch on Xbox 360, Playstation 3 and PC.

For more information on 007 Legends, hit the game’s official website www.007legends.com and Facebook page. Here’s some screenshots to whet your appetite.

Check out the new multiplayer trailer from Modern Warfare 3. The game releases on November 9th on the PC, PS3 and Xbox 360.

UPDATE: We have an alternate video up.