Call of Duty has been such a staple of gaming that it’s hard to imagine a time when it wasn’t a household name. But way before its yearly release cycle kicked in and modern and futuristic settings became CoD’s bread and butter, even before the franchise made its debut and was largely about simulating World War II battles, there was …
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Battlefield boss Vince Zampella has said that Activision’s best-selling Call of Duty franchise only exists “because EA were dicks.” It’s an eye-opening but typically frank statement from Zampella, who is of course now an EA employee himself once again. Over his career, Zampella has ping-ponged between rival publishers EA and Activision, working first on EA’s Medal of Honor series, then …
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Hot off the main stage at MIPCOM, Mattel Studios President Robbie Brenner caught up with The Hollywood Reporter about the company’s epic slate. Mattel’s upcoming projects include a Polly Pocket live-action film with Reese Witherspoon’s Hello Sunshine attached and Lily Collins starring as well as Travis Knight’s Masters of the Universe with Nicholas Galitzine, Camila Mendes and Idris Elba coming …
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OpenAI plans to allow a wider range of content, including erotica, on its popular chatbot ChatGPT as part of its push to “treat adult users like adults”, says its boss Sam Altman. In a post on X on Tuesday, Mr Altman said upcoming versions of the popular chatbot would enable it to behave in a more human-like way – “but …
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Borderlands 4 is already on sale. Helldivers 2 is on a break, sorta. The head of Assassin’s Creed is leaving after roughly two decades at Ubisoft. Welcome to the latest edition of Morning Afternoon Checkpoint, Kotaku‘s daily roundup of gaming news and culture. This week is already off to a wild start. We’re officially in peak period for the fall …
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The boss of JP Morgan, Jamie Dimon, has warned over further losses linked to the private credit sector, saying more “cockroaches” could emerge after the collapse of the sub-prime auto lender Tricolor and the car parts supplier First Brands. The bank said on Tuesday that although it had no exposure to First Brands, which sells car parts across the US, …
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US authorities had raised concerns about the boss of a China-owned chipmaker before it was taken over by the Dutch government this week, according to court papers. The documents show US officials warned the Netherlands in June that Nexperia may not be able to export to the US if its Chinese chief executive, Zhang Xuezheng, remained in post. Late on …
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In what’s become a very extended waiting period for Crimson Desert after its earliest 2019 reveals, now that we have a release date to look forward to, we seem to keep getting new gameplay looks at the coming open-world action-adventure title. As part of the IGN First preview series, the latest gameplay showcase puts another boss fight on display, though …
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Little more than 48 hours passed last week between a warning from the IMF chief, Kristalina Georgieva, that “uncertainty is the new normal” and Donald Trump’s latest tariff onslaught – this time aimed at China. Markets plunged on Friday after Trump threatened to levy punitive additional tariffs of 100% on Chinese goods in retaliation for Beijing’s blocks on exports of …
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