• ‘Call of Duty’ adds ‘Black Lives Matter’ message to loading screen

    ‘Call of Duty’ adds ‘Black Lives Matter’ message to loading screen

    “Call of Duty” is adding a new feature to its mega-popular “Modern Warfare” game: social activism. The best-selling shooting game now includes a message splashed on its loading screen with “Black Lives Matter” written in large, bold print. “Our community is hurting,” the statement, first spotted by The Verge, reads. “The systemic inequalities our community …
  • EA sinks, Activision soars as coronavirus keeps everyone locked indoors

    EA sinks, Activision soars as coronavirus keeps everyone locked indoors

    Video game publishers EA and Activision soundly beat earnings estimates Tuesday, but their stocks went in opposite directions on their future guidance. Activision ended Monday up more than 6 percent after predicting that gamers will continue turning to free-to-play games like its mega popular “Call of Duty: Warzone” due to the financial impact of the …