With Call of Duty: Black Ops 4, it seems that developer Treyarch has learned a few lessons about mistakes made in the past. That's a lesson quite a few other franchises could stand to learn from Call of Duty. Here are a few other things others games could learn from the latest Black Ops.
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Very few game developers and publishers have gotten by without making a few big mistakes. And Blizzard certainly has some doozies in its history.
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In the following titles, you'll see Mario shed his family-friendly public image.
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Among the myriad of Star Wars games, there are some classic gems that are well-loved to this day, but also a pile of shovelware.
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Activision is all about pleasing its shareholders. And in order to keep that growth train chugging, the company has had to make some pretty seedy decisions. It's time you learn about them. This is the shady side of Activision.
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Some games pull off a masterful bit of storytelling: they fool you into thinking you're saving the day before revealing the ugly truth. These games use a variety of techniques into deceiving the player into acting as the bad guy.
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There are a lot of video game movies and shows being made. Here are the ones coming in the future you didn't know about.
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While it's true that Black Ops 4 has done away with the single-player, the game more than makes up for it.
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We've seen a lot of larger-than-life side characters not realize their potential in their own solo adventure, and we can't let that injustice stand any longer.
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From cryptic trainers to the pocket monsters who literally drag your soul to Hell, the Pokémon games have given us plenty of nightmare fuel over the years.
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When a game gets as popular as Overwatch has, it's tempting to believe that it's all been figured out already. That simply isn't the case, however. Take a gander at our comprehensive list of false facts about Overwatch you thought were true.
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Below, we'll detail some of the ways Minecraft turned the video game world on its ear, and how it continues to influence what games do to this day. And we'll tell you why other games need to sit up and take notice at what Minecraft has done and what it's doing.
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There's a lot of questions developers have to ask themselves when it comes to designing a comedy weapon -- and the answers aren't always what they expected. Here's our collection of the pound-for-pound funniest weapons in video games.
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Easter eggs aren't perfect and neither are the people who make 'em, and occasionally they go bad. These ones certainly did. From out-of-date messages to hidden goodies that ended up costing studios millions, the following Easter eggs didn't deliver like their creators intended.
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The Grand Theft Auto games reward exploration, encouraging players to go off the beaten path. They have served up big urban environments which feel vibrant, alive, and full of secrets. But some secrets are darker than others. These are the creepiest things you can find in GTA.
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It hasn't always been smooth sailing for Madden football games. Nor have the good times been boring. There's a whole lot of history regarding EA's football series that you're probably not aware of, and below, there's a chance you'll learn some things for the very first time.
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Horror is big business, and fans of both horror movies and games are asking for more and more from their scares.
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Classically, the first boss in a video game barely qualifies as a boss at all. Certain games, however, don't subscribe to that notion.
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In a seemingly infinite open world where players get to tell their own stories, there is a finish line. It's fairly easy to achieve, depending on players' patience and skill. The capital-E End to Minecraft has a rich reward: a mystery that still has the internet baffled to this day.
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We've searched far and wide across Fortnite's extensive database of skins to find some of the funniest. They're the kind that you'd undoubtedly see in game, chuckle at, and instantly want for your own -- whether you're becoming an unapologetic hippie or dressing as a deranged gingerbread man.
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In the past few years, it's become apparent that if you've got the personality and drive, Twitch can be a lucrative source of income. The rewards can be huge. Here are ten Twitch streamers who show that hard work, gaming skills, and an entertaining personality can pay off big time.
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The newest iteration of Call of Duty is jumping on the battle royale bandwagon. Black Ops 4's BR mode is called Blackout, and time will tell if it can cut into the crowded landscape of BR games and make some gains on the genre's royalty, PUBG and Fortnite.
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Like the game, Ninja's success seems to have happened overnight. Epic Games' epic win of a title has it all: a creative aesthetic, fun gameplay, and intense firefights. Ninja's popularity may be linked to how he brings out the best of Fortnite: he's having fun, but he's also good. Really good.
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From doomed house pets to cannibal cults, Grand Theft Auto 5 has enough disturbing, depressing, and just-plain-gross stories to keep you busy for hours.
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Below, we've picked out ten of the scariest skins from Fortnite.
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While 2018 hasn't quite scared us away from our controllers, 2019 is jam-packed with horror games that promise to do just that.
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Games like Fortnite and PUBG have come in and made names for themselves. But the undisputed king of shooters, Call of Duty, has simply sat back and watched. But that time wasn't spent idling by. Instead, the team at Treyarch built a battle royale game that adds new twists to the genre.
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