Shocking No One, Activision Confirms Call of Duty Will Be Released Every Year

Benjamin Franklin once said the only things certain in this world are death and taxes. But you can probably add annual Call of Duty releases to that list as Activision reaffirmed its commitment to annualized releases, even as live-service games take over the industry.

In an investor call for its Q2 2019 earnings, Activision was asked whether the company will keep its annualized release schedule for the Call of Duty franchise as games like Fortnite and Rainbow Six: Siege adopt live-service models. This model keeps the base game feeling new thanks to regular updates, years after the initial launch.

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Shocking No One, Activision Confirms Call of Duty Will Be Released Every Year

Benjamin Franklin once said the only things certain in this world are death and taxes. But you can probably add annual Call of Duty releases to that list as Activision reaffirmed its commitment to annualized releases, even as live-service games take over the industry.

In an investor call for its Q2 2019 earnings, Activision was asked whether the company will keep its annualized release schedule for the Call of Duty franchise as games like Fortnite and Rainbow Six: Siege adopt live-service models. This model keeps the base game feeling new thanks to regular updates, years after the initial launch.

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Gamers are Using a Meme to Show the Softer, Nicer Side of Video Games

Video games came under attack following the tragic mass shooting incidents in Gilroy, Dayton, and El Paso. Since blaming video games for gun violence doesn't make sense, gamers across the internet have been using a meme template to show just how harmless and cute gaming can truly be.

The "Woman Yelling at a Cat" meme combines an image of Taylor Armstrong from The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills pointing and yelling with a picture of a harmless cat sitting behind a dinner plate, because internet humor has become a bizarre mix of deep cut pop culture references and... cats.

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Gamers are Using a Meme to Show the Softer, Nicer Side of Video Games

Video games came under attack following the tragic mass shooting incidents in Gilroy, Dayton, and El Paso. Since blaming video games for gun violence doesn't make sense, gamers across the internet have been using a meme template to show just how harmless and cute gaming can truly be.

The "Woman Yelling at a Cat" meme combines an image of Taylor Armstrong from The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills pointing and yelling with a picture of a harmless cat sitting behind a dinner plate, because internet humor has become a bizarre mix of deep cut pop culture references and... cats.

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MoviePass Scandal Changed Users’ Passwords So They Couldn’t See Movies

A new report from Business Insider suggests business practices within MoviePass – the company with the subscription service where users could watch (almost) as many movies as they'd like – were unethical and possibly downright crooked.

According to SlashFilm, who cites Business Insider, MoviePass CEO Mitch Lowe ordered employees to change the passwords of frequent MoviePass customers so they wouldn’t be able to use the service as it began to profusely bleed money.

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MoviePass Scandal Changed Users’ Passwords So They Couldn’t See Movies

A new report from Business Insider suggests business practices within MoviePass – the company with the subscription service where users could watch (almost) as many movies as they'd like – were unethical and possibly downright crooked.

According to SlashFilm, who cites Business Insider, MoviePass CEO Mitch Lowe ordered employees to change the passwords of frequent MoviePass customers so they wouldn’t be able to use the service as it began to profusely bleed money.

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