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We still have a while to wait before Call of Duty: Black Ops 4 launches, but eager fans are going to get something to sate their eagerness later this week. Activision and Treyarch are planning to launch a multiplayer test on August 3, but before that goes live, the two companies have delivered a launch trailer to try to tempt out a few last minute pre-orders. While the trailer largely takes us through things we already know, it does offer a brief glimpse at Blackout, Black Ops 4's battle royale mode.

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These days, every big-name video game franchise sees special and collector's editions for their titles, and the Call of Duty series is a shinning example. But for this year's release of Black Ops 4, publisher Activision has taken things well beyond including the yearly season pass and other digital goodies. They've just announced the super special Black Ops 4 Mystery Box Edition at this year's San Diego Comic-Con, and it comes in an actual, creepy skeleton-themed box.

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Following the popularity of Black Ops 2 and 3, it's safe to say that a lot of Call of Duty are excited for Black Ops 4. As is usually the case for these Call of Duty games, there will be a beta test that allows fans to get an early look at Black Ops 4 before it launches later this year. Activision and Treyarch are shaking things up a little bit, announcing today that they'll actually be holding two betas - a private multiplayer one and another that centered around the game's Blackout mode.

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Just when you thought first person shooters had no surprises left, along comes Activision Blizzard's Overwatch. Now one of its most prized brands, Activision Blizzard is now reaching out to partners at the Licensing Expo 2018 to help raise awareness, and profits, around Overwatch by putting it into more products, even those remotely related to gaming. And, of course, that's just the tip of the franchising iceberg that includes World of Warcraft, Call of Duty, and even Spyro.

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Confirming previous rumors, Activision has decided to ditch the single-player campaign in newly revealed Call of Duty: Black Ops 4. However, the company has more things to offer in substitution, not the least of which is its own take on the battle royale genre popularized by PUBG and Fortnite. The new mode is called "Blackout," and we've got all the details on what to expect.

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Alexa is already capable of doing a wide variety of things, thanks to the thousands of third-party skills that have been developed for the platform. Today, those skills expand to Call of Duty, with Activision announcing a new skill for Call of Duty: WWII. Not only will this skill give you statistics about your matches, but it could also help you get better at the game.

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The battle royale genre made popular by PUBG and Fortnite may make its way to the Call of Duty franchise with the upcoming launch of Black Ops 4. Multiple sources have surfaced this week claiming the latest COD game won't include the traditional single-player campaign found in past installments, instead featuring a battle royale mode of its own.

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Activision found a lot of success in reviving the Crash Bandicoot franchise with last year's N. Sane Trilogy, so it only makes sense that it would look to other dormant series for more opportunities. Back in February, we heard that the company may be thinking of giving the original Spyro trilogy the same treatment it gave to Crash Bandicoot, and today, Activision confirmed those reports.

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We already know that Black Ops 4 will be this year's major Call of Duty release, but as it turns out, it may not be launching alone. Following the popularity of Call of Duty: Modern Warfare Remastered, it appears that Activision may keep riding the nostalgia train. A new retail listing for Modern Warfare 2 Remastered has appeared, suggesting that Activision is gearing up to re-release one of most popular entries in the series.

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Well, that didn't take very long: just about a month after we heard rumors that Black Ops 4 would be 2018's Call of Duty game, Treyarch has come out and confirmed it. Of course, that we'd see Black Ops 4 in 2018 was a pretty safe assumption even without the rumors, as it's Treyarch's turn to put out a Call of Duty game and the Black Ops sub-series has been a successful one for Activision.

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Last week, we heard that Activision's return to Crash Bandicoot with the N. Sane Trilogy was so successful that the company might be planning to release a new game in the series this year. That success may also lead Activision to revisit other franchises from the past, with the next rumored to be the original Spyro trilogy. It's been a long time since we received a proper Spyro game, so taking the classic trilogy that started it all and updating it for modern platforms would probably make a lot of fans happy.

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2017 brought the return of a name we hadn't seen in a long time: Crash Bandicoot. After 7 years of silence from the once-popular franchise, Activision revived the original mainline series on PlayStation 4 with the release of Crash Bandicoot N. Sane Trilogy. This remastered the first three games in the franchise for the modern era, but today we're learning that there might be more on deck for old Crash.

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