This Week In Mobile Gaming - May 31st 2010
So, while Activision Blizzard are in no danger of being significantly damaged by the financial competition posed by Fortnite , it's clear that bosses are paying close attention to its success. The inspiration Kotick mentions may be further evidence that Black Ops 4 will have a Battle Royale mode , or may simply refer to Epic Games' microtransaction mo
This week in mobile gaming, we search for big words, go on a nostalgic quest as a prince, check out an egg adventure, test the waters of crime life and get new ways to reap havoc on the undead - all with some mobile magic sprinkled on
The Call of Duty series has made its mark on mobile before, with apps based on its trademark Zombies mode, a real-time strategy game subtitled Heroes , and an attempt at a fully-fledged instalment designed for smartphones called Strike Team . However, the franchise hasn't seen a new mobile game since 2
The free-to-play Call of Duty title is being developed in Unity by the Tencent-owned studio Timi. It combines characters, weapons, and locations from across the Call of Duty franchise. These include maps from the Modern Warfare and B lack Ops series such as Nuketown (of course), Hijacked, and Crash. Call of Duty: Mobile promises to feature a fully fledged multiplayer on par with its console counterparts. Returning modes include Team Deathmatch, Search and Destroy, and Free-for-All. This won’t be the end of the game’s features, as the trailer promises that more features will be announced la
Development studio King is best known for mobile games like Candy Crush Saga and Bubble Witch Saga , but the company is now preparing to take on the enduringly popular Call of Duty franchise. King is apparently building a new team based in Stockholm, Sweden, with the purpose of bringing the biggest FPS franchise around to mobile devi
Prince of Persia Retro: With the release of the Prince of Persia movie , there is now an iPhone version of the original game in the app store. In Prince of Persia: Retro , you must fight your way from the inner depths of a palace in a race against the hourglass (or should I say " Sands of Time ?") to save your true love. Like the original, you fight with swordplay, work around traps and use acrobatics to get to the top. A ton of nostalgic fun for 99 cents in the app st
It's not too surprising to see King take a lead role in bringing the franchise to mobile devices. The company obviously knows how to make a profitable app — which is why Call Of Duty Mobile Battle Pass of Duty publisher Activision Blizzard bought the company for a whopping $5.9 billion in 2
During the 2019 Game Developers Conference, Activision and Tencent unveiled **Call of Duty: Mobile ** for iOS and Android. The upcoming shooter looks to be the series’ most ambitious outing on mobile devices to d
Call of Duty: Zombies: This title has been in the app store for quite a while now, but IGN reports there will be an update to get you back in the game. The addition is called Shi No Numa and will bring in a new map - Swamp - to slaughter the undead in. New enemies will be thrown in as well as new weapons: the Arisaka, Type 100 and Wunderwaffe DG-2. The update will be $4.99, otherwise it will be bundled with the full version of Call of Duty: Zombies at $9
The mention of Fortnite was inevitable given the game's unprecedented success - though it was more surprising to hear Activision Blizzard's Chief Financial Officer Spencer Neumann mention it in relation to revenue. After reporting on the company's better-than-expected first quarter earnings, Neumann noted that the company has "seen some near-term impact from Battle Roya
"Our challenge as a team is to create a Call of Duty experience on mobile that will strive to transform the best console experience fans know and love, while also breaking new ground for mobile and redefining the genre," reads a statement on the recruitment page . The project will apparently feature an extensive amount of prototyping, which suggest that there's currently no clear idea of how the mobile game will w
The iPad is good for a lot of things: gaming, organization, productivity, magic. Wait, what? Magic? "Yep," said Steve Jobs. Okay, he didn't say that, but the magicians on the streets of Japan say so. Check out the video above and see for yourself - the dove part may trigger a "WTF?" out of you, as it did
Fortnite and PUBG have thrived on mobile so there’s little reason to believe a recognizable brand like Call of Duty can’t have similar success. Cost and general monetization still needs to be clarified, however. Doing anything less than free-to-play would likely be an immediate death blow given Black Ops 4’ s decline. If nothing else, **Call of Duty: Mobile ** should serve as an interesting result of whatever lessons Activision has learned in the last y
Whatever the case, this conference call serves as the latest example of Fortnite 's immense impact on the games industry. However, with Treyarch's teasing of Black Ops 4 's perks already creating a buzz about the title, it will be interesting to see how the two industry giants perform against each other come Octo