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Watch A Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtle Kick A Bad Guy In The Nuts

I was there from the beginning of the TMNT phenomenon, back when Kevin Eastman and Peter Laird were riffing off of Frank Miller’s Ronin and Dave Sim’s Cereberus comics. I don’t remember Mike, Don, Raph and Leo having junk punts as part of their martial arts repertoires.


Rumour: The Next Call Of Duty Is Called ‘Ghosts’

So, this is interesting. Rumours about a game called Call of Duty: Ghosts have been floating around for a month or so, but there hasn’t been much concrete info out there. Today, leaked retail listings and box art suggest that Ghosts could actually be a thing.


Call Of Duty Flack Stole From Activision To Pay For Engagement Party

An Activision PR manager who stole nearly $US30,000 from the launch budget for Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2‘s UK release and used it to finance her engagement party avoided active jail time in a sentencing hearing today. Kathryn Kirton, 35, stayed out of prison because a judge noted her prosecution has already threatened her marriage, and the stress of the experience caused her to deliver her now two-year-old son prematurely.


The Bizarre Japanese Of Call Of Duty: Black Ops II

The Japanese language and Call of Duty have never gotten along. But, in the past, that’s been simply due to translation mistakes. That might not be the case here. In the latest downloadable content for Black Ops II, the in-game Japanese is both strange and funny.


Call Of Duty Too Realistic For You? They’re Now Pitting Mobsters Vs Zombies

If Far Cry 3 can have its insane Blood Dragon DLC, then Call of Duty: Black Ops II can get Mob of the Dead, one piece of the new Uprising downloadable expansion to Activision’s blockbuster first-person shooter.


Who Owns The Rights To No One Lives Forever? No One Seems To Know

When it comes to shooters, Monolith had a good run — Blood, FEAR, Shogo, Condemned… just to name a few. Then there’s No One Lives Forever with its compelling protagonist Cate Archer. So, uh, why haven’t we seen a reboot, or even a re-release of the original games? It might be because no one’s sure who owns the IP.


No Wii U Fast And Furious: Showdown For Australia

Australian gamers are (sadly) used to certain games not being made available here, usually for reasons unknown. The latest non-offering is Fast & Furious: Showdown on Wii U, which appears to have had its local release nixed by Activision.


Sorry, There Will Not Be A New King’s Quest Game From The Walking Dead Studio

King’s Quest is one of the most storied franchises in adventure game history. It’s also a series that, terrible fan-made reboot aside, hasn’t been seen since 1998′s Mask of Eternity.


Activision Lays Off High Moon Studios’ Deadpool Team

The folks on the Deadpool team at Activision-owned High Moon Studios were let go today, having completed their developmental task. Activision tells Kotaku that around 40 employees have been impacted globally.


Activision’s Next-Gen Soldier Graphics Crawl Straight Out Of The Uncanny Valley

During a talk at GDC earlier today, attended by GameSpot, Activision artists showed off what they think/hope next-gen character models will look like. While stressing that these are just exploratory models, and not in-game assets, the fact this is Activision, and that there’s a soldier there, will still be pointing towards the obvious: your next Call of Duty — or at least its cutscenes — might just look like this.


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