The DeanBeat: My favorite games of 2021
Almost two years into the pandemic, it’s hard to look back and see much good that happened this year. But as reality was horrible...
Activision drops new details on Warzone Pacific map Caldera debuting December 8
Call of Duty: Warzone is getting its first really new map on December 8 in the form of Caldera, the Warzone Pacific map set...
Activision Blizzard employees petition Kotick to step down, Xbox boss weighs in
Today saw a couple of major updates to the continuing Activision Blizzard scandal. Now more games industry figures are criticizing CEO Bobby Kotick’s leadership, including...
Activision Blizzard hit with more allegations, some implicating its CEO
The Wall Street Journal released a new report today with further allegations against Activision Blizzard. The story has several new allegations of harassment and...
The DeanBeat: Digging into the campaign design of Call of Duty: Vanguard
Call of Duty: Vanguard debuts today on PC and consoles, and we’ve taken some time to dig into the details of the single-player campaign....
Call of Duty: Vanguard review — Aligning history, narrative, and gameplay
Call of Duty: Vanguard is a decent game that balances a love for history, a strong fictional narrative, and familiar and fun gameplay. You...
Call of Duty: Vanguard videos — first look at final multiplayer, campaign, and Zombies gameplay
Call of Duty: Vanguard debuts on Friday November 5 on the consoles and the PC, and we’ve had a good look at the whole...
Activision Blizzard meets expectations in Q3 2021, but stock tanks with 2 game delays
Activision Blizzard‘s net bookings of $1.88 billion in the third quarter ended September 30 matched expectations on Wall Street, with the net bookings rising...
Activision acquires Digital Legends for its future Call of Duty mobile games
Activision Blizzard today announced it has bought mobile game studio Digital Legends. The publisher’s new team will work on an unannounced Call of Duty...
War photographers go inside Call of Duty: Vanguard to capture images
Activision sent war photographers into Call of Duty: Vanguard, and their images illustrate the realism of the video game world’s graphics. The move showed...