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Custom faceplates may have gone out of style immediately after the Xbox 360 launched, but custom controllers are a whole different story. Microsoft experimented with customization and hardware with the original Xbox, releasing a translucent green console with a translucent green controller packaged with... More

Details of Bungie’s latest game leaked online yesterday , and it led us to start thinking about some of video game’s biggest leaks of the past. Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 – About six months before the release of Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3, and before the game was even officially... More

Multiplayer is a pretty big component of the Call of Duty series, which is why we're devoting an entire episode of Test Chamber to it. Join us as associate editor Dan Ryckert walks Jeff Marchiafava and Jeff Cork through several of the modes and the new Pick 10 system. Dan reviewed the game, which... More

It's another November, so that means it's time for another Call of Duty. If you read my review , you know that there are some things I liked about this new installment, and some areas where I thought Treyarch dropped the ball. Most of the changes in Black Ops II revolve around the campaign, so... More

About a month ago, I was scrolling through the comments on one of our stories about Resident Evil 6 . As anyone who has ever used the Internet can attest, you’re bound to run into some misguided statements and opinions in the comments section of any website. One in particular irked me as I read... More

Jack Wall has worked on some of gaming’s biggest properties, from Mass Effect and Mass Effect 2 to Treyarch’s upcoming Call of Duty: Black Ops II. We recently spoke to Wall about his work in video games and approach to crafting the music for Black Ops II. We also learned about his surprising... More

Audio director Francois Lafleur is passionate about the sound of Army of Two: The Devil's Cartel ( as evident in this video feature ), but one of the topics that he was most eager to discuss was the involvement of composer Brian Tyler. From his work on films like the Fast and the Furious series and... More

Sometimes video game franchises are kind of similar. It can’t be avoided. Sometimes, those games inspire conflict and people take sides. Sometimes, a feature is written that arbitrarily decides a winner. It could be a matter of sales, a clear case of objective quality, or my own personable preference... More

Last week, we discussed what the term eSports meant and made a case for why people might enjoy it. This week, we talk about the core games and franchises that make up the eSports scene. Just as traditional sports include different games like football, baseball, and hockey, eSports are comprised of many... More

From its explosive debut in 2003 to its modern-day dominance, Call of Duty has always held a prestigious position in the gaming landscape. We all remember storming Stalingrad in the original title and sneaking into enemy territory as a bush wookie in Modern Warfare, but do you recall the series’... More

Whether it's on the disc, supposedly not on the disc, or definitely not on the disc, DLC is a major component of all current generation games. Here's a compendium of what's coming soon, and what recently released for the biggest games of the last few months. Street Fighter X Tekken Street... More

It may seem a little strange, but George Washington has been cropping up everywhere in games these days. Our first president is an important figure in Ubisoft's upcoming Assassin's Creed 3 , and a clockwork version of Mr. Washington is one of the new enemy types in BioShock Infinite . Don't... More

Activision is planning on a nine-month DLC schedule for the massively popular Modern Warfare 3, and it kicked off this week with two new maps. Elite members can now download Liberation and Piazza, and we decided to take them out for a test run. You can see the new maps in action below. While non-Elite... More

The first content drop for Modern Warfare 3 is set to launch on January 24th, and we had a chance to talk to Infinity Ward's creative strategist Robert Bowling about what to expect. GI: Modern Warfare 3’s DLC will be released via “content drops” over the next nine months. Tell me... More

The manufactured Battlefield 3 vs. Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 rivalry may have dominated headlines, but gamers had plenty of opportunities to get behind the ironsights in 2011. From the creative, under-appreciated entries like Bulletstorm and Crysis 2 to the big guns like Gears of War 3, we had no... More

Yesterday, we took a look at the current state of Battlefield 3. Today, we're putting our eye on the Modern Warfare 3 online experience. Almost a month after its release, let's take a look at what's working and what's still an issue with the newest Call of Duty. Triumphs Kill Confirmed... More

I have to keep my sentences short. These are games that appeal to gamers with short attention spans. This list could also appeal to narcoleptic people or those with the Memento disease where you can’t create new memories. Are you already bored? Here’s the list. Games in your pocket Jetpack... More

As what is likely the most popular franchise in gaming, Activision has a lot to prove with this entry in the Call of Duty series. Is the formula getting stale? Can they keep things polished in spite of developer drama and turmoil behind the scenes? Let's find out! Reiner and I spend half an hour... More

We're less than a week from the massive Modern Warfare 3 launch, and FPS fans are sure to be dumping dozens (if not hundreds) of hours into the game's multiplayer in its first few months. While Black Ops focused on a new currency system, some of Modern Warfare 3's biggest tweaks are coming... More

For the last few years, there hasn't a surer bet in the gaming industry than the annual Call of Duty incarnation putting up astronomical sales numbers. With the shakeup at Infinity Ward and the looming threat of a serious competitor in Battlefield 3, Modern Warfare 3 is a critical moment in the series'... More