Call of Duty
The Game Awards 2020: Start time, new games, multiple CoD nominations
Don’t miss out on The Game Awards 2020. Here’s its start time and the show will have info on new games and the results of CoD’s nominations.
Gaming’s most prestigious award-ceremony returns for a 2020 edition. We have all the information on its start time, rumors about new games, and nominations for Call of Duty.
It’s not quite of the stature of say the Academy Awards, but it’s still a huge deal nonetheless. The Gaming Awards is where we recognize all the hard work and effort put into the year’s biggest games.
Expect to see some exciting game announcements and details and also find out how Call of Duty fares in the multiple categories it’s been nominated in.
The Game Awards start time
Due to the ongoing circumstances that are sadly plaguing the world at the moment, the ceremony will not be conducted in front of a live audience. However, its creator – Geoff Keighly – will be presenting them virtually.
The show will take place across studios in London, Lo Angeles, and Tokyo – so no expense has been spared. Brie Larson and Wonder Woman’s Gal Gadot are just some of the A-list names that are scheduled to present at the show.
These are the various start times for The Game Awards 2020:
- CST – 5:30pm
- EST – 6:30pm
- PST – 3:30pm
- GMT – 11:30pm
How can I watch it?
With or without a live audience, The Game Awards is a special, annual occasion that gamers all over the world love to watch and tune in live. It’s not just all about the awards, in-between the awards and nominations new games are regularly shown off to much surprise and joy.
For instance, the bumper 2018 edition showed-off: Crash Team Racing Nitro-Fueled, Far Cry: New Dawn, Mortal Kombat 11, and one of this year’s hottest games – Hades.
Here’s how you can watch the ceremony to catch all the excitement and reveals live on their YouTube stream:
You can also catch it on their Twitter and Twitch channels too.
Given that we’re now very much in that hot, early period for the PS5 and Xbox Series X, it wouldn’t be a shock to see at least one groundbreaking announcement.
Call of Duty Nominated
The industry’s leading first-person shooter franchise has rightfully been nominated for multiple awards and it’s a sign that all these years later the Call of Duty banner is still as strong as ever.
The last year has seen the rise and dominance of Call of Duty Modern Warfare, Warzone, Call of Duty: Mobile, and most recently Black Ops Cold War.
These are all the nomations for Call of Duty:
- Best Ongoing: Warzone
- Best Mobile Game: Call of Duty: Mobile
- Best Multiplayer: Warzone
- Best eSports Game: Call of Duty: Modern Warfare
There are also some associated awards such as the Call of Duty League Championship being nominated for Best eSports event too.
Outside of the Call of Duty bubble, you’ll also find some major awards handed out for Game of the Year, Best Narrative, Best Performance, and more.
The Game Awards 2020 is surely going to be a must-see event and with all the information above, you should be able to tune in and look forward to the drama that unfolds.
Image credits: The Game Awards, Infinity Ward, Supergiant Games
Call of Duty
Video shows off drastic evolution of Call of Duty Zombies from World at War to Cold War
This one is for the dedicated Zombies fans who have been around since Nacht der Untoten, as this video celebrates the evolution of Call of Duty Zombies.
For those Zombies fans who have been there from the start, here’s a great way to reminisce and relive the Call of Duty Zombies experience we all hold so dearly.
Call of Duty Zombies is still around in today’s Call of Duty, surviving ever since the 2008 classic World at War that started that fan-favorite game mode.
Although a lot has changed since then, players still love the mode, and what better way to bring back good old memories than this video showing the evolution of Zombies.
The video is by Evolution List on YouTube, a channel dedicated to showing the evolution of various games that have stood the test of time.
In the video, fans are given a walkthrough of Zombies from 2008 all the way to 2021, with Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War being the latest entry in the high-profile Call of Duty franchise to feature a Zombies game mode that recently saw its newest map, Mauer der Toten, added in the Season 4 Reloaded update.
Although the video is fairly short, spanning only 5 minutes, viewers are given one classic Zombies map from each Call of Duty game that possessed Zombies.
Evolution of Zombies video
Although the mode was mostly in Treyarch-developed Call of Duty games, there have been many variations of the mode, with the video also including WWII’s Zombies, Advanced Warfare’s Exo Zombies, CoD Mobile’s Zombies, and Infinite Warfare’s Zombies.
Some of the classic maps showcased include:
- World at War’s Nacht der Untoten
- Black Ops’ Five
- Black Ops 3’s Shadows of Evil
- Black Ops 4’s IX
Of course, there are many other maps shown in the video, but we don’t want to spoil it all!
If you’re a fan of Zombies, this is a great watch so make sure to check out the video below.
For more on Zombies, especially the latest Black Ops Cold War map, Mauer der Toten, be sure to stay tuned on Charlie INTEL.
Image Credits: Treyarch / Activision / Evolution List
Battlefield
Call of Duty players want a Battlefield Portal inspired mode in the future
After FPS fans were blown away by Battlefield Portal’s reveal, Call of Duty fans want to see a similar mode in the future.
Battlefield 2042’s REDACTED mode was finally announced at EA Play: Battlefield Portal. This is a hub for content from previous Battlefield games, and Call of Duty players want to see a similar mode in the future.
Like Battlefield, Call of Duty has depicted various theatres of war over the years, both real and fictional. Although Battlefield 2042 is set in the near future, as a throwback for long-time fans of the franchise, they’ve included Battlefield Portal.
This brings weapons, maps, vehicles, and more from Battlefield 1942, Bad Company 2, and Battlefield 3 into one, ultimate sandbox experience. Impressed with the new mode, Call of Duty fans have been asking for a similar experience.
Call of Duty fans have been desperate for remasters of their favorite games from the franchise, with Modern Warfare 2’s multiplayer being the most prominent. Black Ops Cold War is chock-full of maps from Black Ops 2, but players still want to see more content from the games they grew up with.
Battlefield 2042 found the solution to this with their new Portal mode. With access to a ton of content from previous Battlefield games, players can create almost any custom game mode they can dream up.
“And that’s how you incorporate remastered content into your game,” said renowned industry insider Tom Henderson after seeing the reveal. He followed this by theorizing that Call of Duty will create something similar in the “next 5 years.”
His theory was met with resounding excitement, with many Call of Duty players wanting to see their favorite multiplayer and Zombies experiences return in the same way.
Battlefield Portal “truly could be the next BIG THING for creators,” said popular YouTuber Chaosxsilencer. “Imagine a Call of Duty Portal with BO2, BO3, WaW, MW2, MW3 assets all usable and customizable.”
“The custom game options available with #BATTLEFIELD2042 and the Battlefield Portal are amazing. So many options and ways to be creative and have fun,” said Call of Duty news account ModernWarzone. “@RavenSoftware we need things like this in Warzone, especially with Battlefield announcing this today.”
With how extensive of a backlog Call of Duty has, it’s very likely that Activision will take inspiration from Battlefield’s exciting new mode – and the demand for it is certainly there.
If you can’t wait to play Battlefield 2042, you can check out how to get access to the Open Beta in September.
Image Credit: Activision / EA
Call of Duty
Zombies World Record beaten after nearly 300 hours of Call of Duty: Black Ops 3
It took one Twitch streamer nearly 300 hours of gameplay to beat the World Record for Black Ops 3’s Nacht Der Untoten Zombies.
One player has done the unthinkable and beaten the Call of Duty: Black Ops 3 Nacht Der Untoten Zombies World Record by reaching round 255.
Zombies has a storied history dating all the way back to 2008 when Call of Duty: World at War came bundled with a bonus mini-game called ‘Nacht der Untoten.’ The legendary Nazi Zombies mode would go on to reach ridiculous levels of popularity to the point that Treyarch had to make extra Zombies maps.
Since then, virtually every single CoD title has included new versions and variations of the Zombies formula. Black Ops Cold War is currently enjoying the launch of Mauer Der Toten, the freshest Zombies experience.
However, one Twitch streamer has overlooked modern Zombies in favor of a previous game – Black Ops 3. After 20 days of playing the same game of Nacht Der Untoten on and off, a new World Record was set.
The feat was accomplished by CoD Zombies Twitch streamer TomPhantasy as he smashed the previous record by a staggering 40 rounds to reach Round 255.
Beginning his run on July 2, he spent the next 20 days clocking up nearly 300 hours of game time to obliterate the previous Nacht Der Untoten record.
Remarkably, he was only downed twice, and they both came once he’d surpassed the record figure anyway.
The final seconds of the footage are of the streamer clearing up the last few dregs of Zombies until the round icon in the bottom-left changes to 255.
This absolutely smashes the previous record of 216 rounds set by user Chihiro-516, and may never be beaten.
Dexerto was even able to secure an exclusive word with the streamer to get more reaction to his feat: “The Zombies community has been supporting me for months when I have been attempting this record through the highs and lows,” he said.
He continued: “I knew I had to keep going, because after 24.8 days the game freezes, This meant I had to play 13+ hours per day for those 25 days.”
Massive congratulations need to go to the player who was able to gut his way through an arduous three weeks of Zombies. With Mauer Der Toten very much the new Zombies craze, we wonder if he will one day attempt to set the record for it.
Also, for some more incredible accomplishments, check out the Cold War player who reached 10th Prestige without killing a single player.
Image Credit: Activision / TomPhantasy
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