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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 …

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 …

In 2003, Vince Zampella and his Infinity Ward co-founders unleashed the original Call of Duty after previously shepherding EA’s Medal of Honor franchise. The latter never reached the heights of the former, and according to Zampella, Call of Duty would have never come into being if EA hadn’t come into conflict with his team. “The only reason that Call of …

Head of Battlefield Vince Zampella has given his opinion on the creation of the Call of Duty franchise, stating the series only exists “because EA were dicks”. In an interview with GQ, Zampella spoke about Battlefield 6‘s potential to save the modern military shooter, but also his own history in game development. After all, before he touched Battlefield, Zampella was …

PITTSBURGH, Sept. 8, 2025 /PRNewswire/ — DICK’S Sporting Goods, Inc. (“DICK’S” or the “Company”) (NYSE: DKS), a leading U.S.-based full-line omni-channel sporting goods retailer, today announced that it has completed its acquisition of Foot Locker, Inc. (“Foot Locker”), a leading footwear and apparel retailer. DICK’S is now positioned to become a global leader in the sports retail industry at the …

A Dick’s Sporting Goods store is shown in Oceanside, California, U.S., May 15, 2025. Mike Blake | Reuters Dick’s Sporting Goods raised its full-year sales and earnings guidance after delivering fiscal second-quarter results that beat expectations. The company is now expecting comparable sales to grow between 2% and 3.5%, up from a previous range of 1% and 3% and ahead …

Every misogynist joke poses a question to its female audience: Can you laugh along? Will you be chill or are you going to make a big deal out of this? Are you going to be a bitch about it? Arriving in the form of a dildo, the joke that is also the question becomes a double entendre: Can you take …

It’s alternate helmets/throwbacks season, with teams unveiling new looks — and hoping that fans will promptly order them. For one throwback jersey, the ordering cart apparently got in front of the revealing horse. Via Rashad Alexander of the Green Bay Press-Gazette, Dick’s Sporting Goods may have prematurely disclosed a new Packers shirt on Wednesday. It’s dark blue, with gold numbers, …