The latest NPD sales figures are now in for the month of October 2018. The best-selling video game for the month was Call of Duty: Black Ops IIII for PS4, Xbox One and PC. Here’s the best-selling games for the month of October in the United States.
Call of Duty: Black Ops IIII^
Red Dead Redemption II
Assassin’s Creed: Odyssey
NBA 2K19
Super Mario Party*
Soul Calibur VI
FIFA 19^
Marvel’s Spider-Man
Madden NFL 19^
WWE 2K19
Forza Horizon 4
Lego DC Super Villains
My Hero One’s Justice
Shadow Of The Tomb Raider
Mario Kart 8*
Grand Theft Auto V
Super Mario Odyssey*
Diablo III*
The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild*
NHL 19
* Digital sales not included ^ PC digital sales not included
Activision has revealed that the day one update for Black Ops 4 will be 50 GB. Activision says you'll need "112 GB" to complete the installation process but the "final installation footprint" is 55 GB.
The beta for Blackout, Call of Duty: Black Ops 4's battle royale mode has gotten a few updates based on feedback. Treyarch posted about the updates on Reddit and the biggest changing is raising the player cap up to 88 for the beta.
General:
Changed Featured Playlist to DUOs.
Raised player cap to 88.
General stability and stat-tracking improvements.
Quick equip menu will automatically close if not used for 5 seconds.
Item Pickups
Increased the speed of picking up Items off of the ground – you will still be able to reload your weapon independently without picking an Item up by tapping the reload button.
Equipment
Reduced duration of Sensor Dart to 2 minutes
These updates are being made and are only possible because of the feedback that you’ve given us. Please keep it coming, as we plan to make daily updates to the game throughout the Beta.
The Call of Duty Blackout beta runs until September 17. The beta is only running for PlayStation 4 right now, but Xbox One and PC users who preordered or were a part of previous Black Ops 4 betas join in on September 14. The open beta for all platforms will start on September 15.
Gameinfomer recently took a trip to Treyarch Studios to talk about all thing Call of Duty : Black Ops 4. During there trip they learned which vehicles will be in Blackout. Here are the vehicles you’ll be able to use on the map in the upcoming beta and at launch.
Land:
Cargo Truck (holds one driver, four passengers)
ATV (one driver, one passenger)
Sea:
Zodiac Inflatable Boat (one pilot, three passengers)
Air:
Little Bird Helicopter (one pilot, four passengers)
Call of Duty : Black Ops 4 releases on October 12 for PS4, Xbox One and PC.
Gameinfomer recently took a trip to Treyarch Studios to talk about all thing Call of Duty : Black Ops 4. They spoke with co-studio head Dan Bunting and Studio Design Director David Vonderhaar about the battle royale mode, explaining how it pays tribute to the Black Ops universe, how vehicles work, and more the BIG question of how many people are squaring off in a single Blackout match?
Well there will be 80 players in BlackOut, during the beta anyway. Things could change during it’s release or post release. Bunting admits that though Treyarch had tested internally with 100 players, the studio is putting the quality of gameplay first over hitting an arbitrary number. “What’s really more important to us than a number is that the gameplay experience is as refined as it can be, that’s it the ideal perfect format for what players are going to play,” he says. “So we’re starting with 80 players, but we’ve gone higher than that. Whenever we launch a game as a beta or whatever, that’s the beginning of something. We’re going to actively be participating in the community and taking feedback, making changes and adapting, evolving the game as feedback rolls in. So there’s a lot that can go on that can happen beyond that first impact of the game going out there.”
So there it is, Blackout will be 20 players lighter than other BR modes. I’m in the camp of as long as it’s fun I don’t really care about the player count. Call of Duty : Black Ops 4 releases on October 12 for PS4, Xbox One and PC.
Activision and Treyarch have announced when theBlackout beta for Call of Duty Black Ops IIII will take place. The beta will take place on September 10 on PS4 first, with Xbox One and PC likely to follow. The beta will include Solos, Duos and Quads game modes. It should be noted if you played the multiplayer beta, then you have access to the Blackout beta. Also, don’t delete the beta client as Treyarch will update it for Blackout to be playable. Call of Duty Back Ops IIII release on PS4, Xbox One and PC on October 12.
UPDATE 8/22/18 - Activision has announced when Blackout beta will be coming to Xbox One and PC. The publisher revealed on Twitter the open beta will arrive on September 14 on Xbox One. As for PC players, the beta will go live September 14 at 10 a.m. PT for those who digitally pre-ordered Black Ops 4. The PC beta will then be able to everyone with a Battle.net account on September 15 at 10 a.m. PT.
Treyarch has announced a limited collectors edition of Call of Duty: Black Ops 4 at their panel during San Diego Comic-Con.
The Mystery Box Edition of the game is relates to the in-game Zombies Mystery box. It's packaged with multiple items inspired by the Zombies mode and features the mystery box that’s in IX and Voyage Of Despair with lights and sounds from the game.
Along with a copy of Call of Duty: Black Ops 4 itself, also included in the box are Zombies Heroes FiGPiNs featuring Scarlett Rhodes, Bruno Delacroix, Diego Necalli, and Stanton Shaw from the game, a 10th-anniversary 1,000 piece zombies puzzle, an exclusive cover for Dark Horse Zombies Comic issue #1, three collectible zombies lithographs, a skull-logo Call of Duty: Black Ops 4 PopSocket, a collectible steelbook of the game case featuring unique art, limited edition specialist icon patches and the Black Ops pass along with additional bonus content.
Call of Duty: Black Ops 4 releases on October 12 for PS4, Xbox One and PC.
Activision and Treyarch have announced Black Ops 4 will have two betas, the first of which will start on August 3 exclusively on PlayStation 4.
The Private Multiplayer Beta has different dates for all three platforms, including an early access date for the PC version, which will be exclusive to Activision Blizzard's Battle.net. The dates and times are as follows:
PlayStation 4 (August 3 at 10 a.m. PT through August 6 at 10 a.m. PT)
PlayStation 4 and Xbox One (August 10 at 10 a.m. PT through August 13 at 10 a.m. PT)
PC Beta Early Access (August 10 at 10 a.m. PT through August 11 at 10 a.m. PT)
PC Open Beta (August 11 at 10 a.m. PT through August 13 at 10 a.m. PT)
The Private Multiplayer Beta includes six maps, two of which will be debuted through the beta. Players will be able to experience the returning Team Deathmatch, Domination, Hardpoint, and Search & Destroy modes along with the brand-new Control mode. Control will have teams alternate between attacking and defending a pair of static objective points, with each team having a limited number of lives to expend in their attempt to be the first to successfully defend or capture the points three times.
Everyone who participates in the beta will get a unique, displayable calling card, and beta players who reach the maximum rank will earn a permanent unlock token they can use for any piece of Create-a-Class content they choose when Black Ops 4 launches.
Treyarch will also hold a second beta that focuseses on the new battle royale-style mode Blackout. The Private Blackout Beta will begin first on PlayStation 4 in September. Call of Duty: Black Ops 4 will release October 12 on PlayStation 4, Xbox One, and PC.
Activision has announced 3 separate special editions of Call of Duty: Black Ops 4, along with details on the “Black Ops Pass.” The Black Ops Pass includes a bonus Zombies mode mission called “Classified” that’s available at launch, 4 additional Zombies mode experiences, 12 multiplayer maps, and four exclusive Blackout characters. Blackout is Call of Duty: Black Ops 4’s previously announced battle royale mode.
The “Digital Deluxe Edition” of Black Ops 4 includes a download code of the base game, the Black Ops Pass, unspecified “digital bonus items,” and 2,400 Call of Duty Points. That’ll cost $99.99.
The “Digital Deluxe Enhanced Edition” includes everything thats in the Digital Deluxe Edition, except 8,500 Call of Duty Points instead of 2,400. That’ll cost $129.99.
Last but definitely not least, “Call of Duty: Black Ops 4 Pro Edition” contains a physical version of the game, the Black Ops Pass, a Black Ops 4 steelbook, a Black Ops 4 Pop Socket for your phone, 10 Specialist Patches, 3 Zombies mode-inspired collectible art cards, and 1,100 Call of Duty Points. The Call of Duty: Black Ops 4 Pro Edition will only be available at GameStop for the US and it’ll cost $119.99. Those who pre-order Call of Duty: Black Ops 4 will also receive access to the private beta. Call of Duty: Black Ops 4 releases on PS4, Xbox One and PC on October 12.
With Black Ops 4 finally revealed we now have confirmation that the game won’t have a single player campaign, and it looks like that was the plan all along Speaking with Eurogamer, Treyarch co-studio head Dan Bunting said it wasn't so much that a campaign was being built and ultimately tossed aside, but more that it was never part of the plan. "Going back to the very beginning of Black Ops 4 development, we never had set out to make a traditional campaign," Bunting said. From the start, the Black Ops IIII set out to make something different that was tailored to the response players had to Black Ops III. Of course, this meant leaning more into the multiplayer offerings, but also experiment with the overall structure of the game. "Throughout the course of development we tried a lot of ideas, a lot of things that challenged convention, that might be a different kind of twist on how we might think of a Call of Duty game in the past, or a Black Ops game in the past," Bunting said. "As we did that, some things make it, some things don't." Bunting is aware that many people play Call of Duty games for their campaigns, and acknowledges the fears. "I think change is always going to be hard for people," he told Eurogamer. There are solo missions players can undertake to learn more about the backstory of the individual character classes, which also act as an introduction to the game itself. How this does on the sales charts renames to be seen, but it’s fair to say that there’s something for everyone with Black Ops 4. Call of Duty: Black Ops 4 releases on October 12 on PS4, Xbox One and PC.
The reveal for Black Ops 4 was a few days ago and some are wondering whether the game will make its way onto the Nintendo Switch. However that seems very unlikely now. Yale Miller, senior producer at Treyarch and Matt Scronce, gameplay designer at Treyarch, stated that they have no plans to bring the next installment of the Call of Duty series to the Nintendo Switch.
During the Call of Duty: Black Ops 4 community event we learned that the game won’t feature a traditional single-player campaign. However, players will be able to engage with some other modes that have traditionally been limited to multiplayer as solo players, as well as embrace a story that takes place between Black Ops 2 and 3 via single-player missions that focus on multiplayer specialist training.
Black Ops 4 features "boots on the ground" combat for those familiar with the franchise. There won't be any boosting around or wall running in this Call of Duty. Instead, weapons get some additional time in the spotlight, each weapon will have unique attachments, including an operator mod. Operator mods add differentiation to each weapon. The game features Predictive recoil, meaning you can learn exactly how a gun is going to respond and master a weapon's kick. Healing is NOT automatic unlike how it is in most other Call of Duty titles, and must be manually initiated, leaving you vulnerable to attack as your heal ticks up. Some specialists, like the medic, can assist with healing on the fly. Call of Duty: Black Ops 4 is releasing on PC via Blizzard’s Battle.net platform, the first for the series and the only game other than Destiny to currently share the presents of Overwatch, World of Warcraft, and more. This has exciting prospects for social support and systems, and uncapped framerate.
Call of Duty: Black Ops 4 launches with 3 different zombie modes. This is a brand new zombie storyline with new characters that draws upon both real and mythological history. Zombie modes feature a 4-player cast as is the standard, but now there are a slew of customization options and a difficulty selection option. You’ll be able to play with bots and make your way through the horde if you don’t have anyone else to play with. If the default difficulty of zombie modes turned you off in the past, you can now select a range of difficulty options to make the undead less of a threat. Zombie players can now use sharable codes that let them handle the same challenge and compete for the best scores. In addition, constant updates are scheduled to roll out to zombie mode over time, including seasonal events known as callings. In one map, we see our protagonists battling in a gladiatorial arena with melee weapons against a swarm of zombies. The protagonists use maces, swords, and more as a giant boss zombie bursts into the fray. Treyarch didn’t comment on any details on this mode but it looks like this map may only feature melee weapons only. Next is the map Voyage of Despair, which takes place on the Titanic. Things go a slightly different than the historical iceberg tragedy as a heist turns into an insane barrage of the undead on the ship as the crew are turning into abominations. The last zombie mode is called Blood of the Dead, which features the original crew from the past few Treyarch zombies mode. We see them in Alcatraz (Mob of the Dead from Black Ops 2) in an ominous hallway after a candle goes out. Not much else is known expect that this will be a remake of Mob of the Dead.
Last but not least Call of Duty: Black Ops 4’s battle royale mode (current player support is unknown) is Blackout. This mode features a map 1,500 times larger than your typical Call of Duty multiplayer map alongside characters from the entire Black Ops franchise. Even more interesting is that this mode includes ground, sea and air vehicles.
Call of Duty: Black Ops 4 may not have a traditional single-player campaign, but they certainly seem to be making up for it with all the content they have shown. We’ll see what happens on October 12.
We already know that Black Ops 4 is coming later this year to PlayStation 4, Xbox One and PC. A Nintendo Switch version of the game hasn’t been announced by Activision, but GameStop may have jumped the gun a little early as they have put up display cases for a Nintendo Switch version of Black Ops 4. Thoughts ? Guess will know whats going on on Thursday during the Black Ops 4 community event.
Breaking: GameStop is putting up Nintendo Switch Versions Of Black Ops 4 on Display. The reveal is 3 days away. Let’s hope we find out info there pic.twitter.com/9WZNKY9iBO
Treyarch is teasing the return of the popular Zombies mode in Call of Duty: Black Ops 4. Treyarch’s Twitter account has tweeted an image stating "Mankind's reckoning will be its salvation" and "So it begins... #Zombies." The tweet also features a number of strange symbols, (which are believed to be alchemy symbols) along with a mysterious decaying figure removing an ominous mask. More details are expected to come on May 17 during the Call of Duty: Black Ops 4 community reveal event.
Looks like the official E3 Twitter account might have just outed Call of Duty: Black Ops 4'sZombies mode ahead of its official reveal.
"What’s lurking around the corner of @Treyarch’s next Call of Duty: Black Ops 4 Zombies experience?," the tweet reads. "Come hear the history of Call of Duty Zombies from the creators themselves at #E3Coliseum! Get your gamer pass today and be there. Purchase at http://e3expo.com #E32018."
Not much else about the potential mode is currently known. Treyarch will share more details about Black Ops 4's gameplay on May 17. Call of Duty: Black Ops 4 will be released for PlayStation 4, Xbox One, and PC worldwide on October 12.
It looks like the Pick 10 system coming coming back in Call of Duty Black Ops 4 multiplayer. Treyarch teased the mode on Twitter while responding to a tweet which said "In Treyarch We Trust," with a photo hinting at the return of Pick 10. Pick 10 was first introduced to multiplayer in Call of Duty: Black Ops 2, which was also made by Black Ops 4 developer, Treyarch. Call of Duty: Black Ops 4 will be released for PlayStation 4, Xbox One, and PC worldwide on October 12. More details to be revealed at the community reveal event on May 17. Thoughts ?
Activision and Treyarch have announced Call of Duty: Black Ops 4, and it’s releasing on October 12. The game was announced with a live stream which featured a short montage of footage from past Black Ops titles. The bits footage also indicate that Zombies mode will make a return, then again this is Treyarch we are talking about so no surprise there.The stream also confirmed that a community event on May 17 will reveal more about the game, with more likely to coming duringE3 later this year. Call of Duty: Black Ops 4 will release on PlayStation 4, Xbox One and PC.
