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Call of Duty Black Ops 4's New Update Names and Shames Everyone Without A Season Pass

What’s worse than not being able to play the exclusive maps of Call of Duty: Black Ops 4 season pass? Getting called out for not having it in the first place.

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shaun mcwayne1955d ago

How do we get people to buy the season pass? Point at them, tell them to get a job.

Codedan1953d ago

Activision money grabs at any chance it gets, and your reaction is to tell them to get a job? How about use the money from the dots for everyone to have the season pass? Shaming people who enjoy your game is a quick way for them not too.

shaun mcwayne1953d ago

I was making a joke. Also i dont play cod. its a joke of a franchise. Of you don't know that by now, the jokes on you.

lociefer1955d ago

Really hope they go out of business

RomanPSX1954d ago

No. Or people can buy the pass. Is the game I have the most fun for years, so I hope they DONT go out of business. EPIC with fortnite can go out of business. EA can go out of business.

yoshatabi1954d ago

The game is shit. Don't get me wrong. It's one of the best cod gameplays. But their business practices literally made the game shit

ninerguy16081954d ago

Safe spaces should be optional for the warning signs.

Sirk7x1954d ago

It's a psychological tactic. It will promote people with the pass to troll and make fun of others for not having it, making young and susceptible people (namely, the entire CoD demographic) more likely to try to spend money to get the pass.

ninerguy16081954d ago

Safe spaces for these messages should be optional too.

zodiac9091954d ago

Activision and EA need to die.

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senorfartcushion1954d ago

They're the Republics and Tories of the games industry.

SlagWolf1953d ago

I’m waiting for that day with great anticipation

porkChop1954d ago

It isn't working well though. Most people in lobbies don't have the season pass, so it just highlights how few people actually bought it.

elazz1954d ago

I really don't see a point in getting the season pass for that price. There is nothing substantial added. I prefer real expansions like the old days. Like frozen wilds

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TK-551954d ago

Lol.

Back in my day... 2 years ago....

KyRo1954d ago (Edited 1954d ago )

I've generally only ever bought the season passes for the Black Ops line of COD games as they were the only ones I felt gave enough to Warrent with my love for the zombies mode at the time but am I fuck paying £40 with massively reduced content compared to previous years, that and I haven't really liked the direction Zombies has moved in.

They should of moved to what everyone else has done and gone the free route with the maps, stops map and player segration and keeps the dlc relevant. They even came out and said most of their revenue comes from the cancer that is MTs anyway.

Yodagamer1954d ago

It should have been included since it was an online only game and without it the player base is going to be split later on.

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ravinash1954d ago

Yeah, it just confirms my decision to not buy a season pass because i know there is hardly anyone around who can play those maps.

Work paid as a bonus one of the earlier version of COD because we played after work.
That included the season pass, but when we connected on line, we found hardly anyone was playing these maps.
We actually had to uninstall the season pass so we could join the normal players and actually find a game to join.

kneon1954d ago

I just never buy season's passes at all. I don't stick with a game long enough for it to ever be worth it, there are too many other games to play.

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Cancelled Call of Duty Game "NX1" Gameplay Footage, Black Ops 4 "War" Mode" Surface

A cancelled Call of Duty game titled "NX1" had footage surface online, along with a Black Ops 4 unreleased mode called "War."

RaidenBlack116d ago

looks like the OG Infinite Warfare

Profchaos116d ago

Yeah it does look good wonder why it was canned

EvertonFC116d ago

Probably a proper game with no MT and they didn't see any profits 😂🤣

Name Last Name116d ago

That Neversoft logo took me back to Tony Hawk days. Sad to see this cancellation led to the studio closure.

Juancho51116d ago

It’s always sad to see great concepts destroyed so deep into development. They obviously had a lot of ideas and aren’t happy about it. Now withe layoffs even more videos like this will surface soon.

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Call of Duty: Black Ops 4 - Cancelled Campaign Details Leak, Four Years Later

Details of the cancelled campaign from Call of Duty: Black Ops 4 – the only game in the franchise without a dedicated single-player mode – have been leaked after four years.

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Xbox Fans Call Out 'Activision's Greed' Over Call Of Duty Digital Prices

This week's Deals with Gold selection on Xbox has rubbed certain Xbox fans the wrong way, as several Call of Duty titles are still ludicrously priced - despite being discounted by up to 67% off over the next few days.

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VersusDMC993d ago

How is 20 dollars for X360 call of duty games "ludicrously" overpriced?

And with Activision's lawer bills skyrocketing at the moment you are not going to be seeing deep discounts for a bit.

Chevalier993d ago

Pretty sure that's the sale off that's 60% off. After the sale ends that 360 game is still listed at $49.99, right not its $19.99 because the 60% off.

VersusDMC993d ago

I guess they can wait for the next sale then.

SullysCigar993d ago

It's nice to see the Xbox community stand up for themselves though. That's been needed for a long time.

InUrFoxHole992d ago

For a long time? Its the reason xbox is killing it this gen.

senorfartcushion993d ago

Lawsuits don’t cost billions, they’re ALWAYS going to be fine for money.

They could stack their bills on the ground and fill half the continent of Africa at this point.

RaiderNation993d ago

Because Xbox fans are so used to playing games on the Xbox EBT subscription service, the idea of paying anything for a game seems ludicrous to them.

MadLad993d ago (Edited 993d ago )

You pay for the service.

Do you have Amazon Video?
Hulu?
Netflix?

It's a subscription service. Not a charity. You're literally going at people over the idea of using a pro consumer service, and that's the real joke here.

thorstein993d ago

When records were sold, they were eventually replaced by tapes, which cost less to manufacture, but more to buy. Then CDs came along and were cheaper to manufacture, but cost more at retail. Digital, of course, is the cheapest yet, but billion dollar corporations want to charge the same.

And no, that money is not going to the person sitting in the chair actually making the game.

It is pure and utter greed from people who don't need any more money.

InUrFoxHole992d ago

Lol calm down Bobby. You crapped on thus franchise.

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autobotdan993d ago (Edited 993d ago )

"Many have also noted how the multiplayer in several of these titles is either dead or filled with hackers, meaning players are paying a hefty sum for a short campaign and potentially some zombie modes."

With these clear truths the decades older COD games should be permanently 19.99 regular price and sale prices 7.99 minimum

autobotdan993d ago

Typo sale prices 2.99 minimum and 9.99 maximum. Older COD tiles seven years old or older should never be over 20 dollars regular price

senorfartcushion993d ago

I have paid less than 3 dollars for some AAA PS4 games, old 360 CoD games should not be $20

FanboysKiller993d ago

Any fps game runs by the quirk engine follows this logic
Eat
Sleep
Die instantly
Repeat
As if the main purpose of the game more of "repeat" than the actual gameplay experience , any noob in this game will tell you his mind stucked in repeating the sequence number of deaths than the gameplay itself , what a complete pile of #.

EvertonFC993d ago

It's why I don't play cod anymore, my 45yr old hands can't compete with these kids 😂 🤣
1 kill to every 10 deaths is not fun

John_McClane993d ago

Don't let that stop you if you enjoy the game, it's actually pretty good for hand/eye coordination.

lipton101992d ago

Try Escape from Tarkov. It forces you to slow down and think. I’m not a fan of the ADD speed of CoD

Father__Merrin993d ago

All the back compat titles are cheap listing when you scroll through them u till you come to black ops it's a complete rip off

Rhythmattic993d ago (Edited 993d ago )

Well... Don't buy it..... Is it really that hard to comprehend?
Everything else you choose to purchase with your hard earned cash , so should games be held to the same reasoning....
Just don't give em the cash....

Entitlement that's bizarre, from the publisher and from the consumer.... Thats pretty fkd up if you think about it...

GhostofHorizon993d ago

It's hilarious that some people don't see this as an option.

MadLad993d ago

Bananas now cost $30 a pound. There's no good reason for it, but if you want bananas, there you go.

You don't have to buy them.

It's about their constant greed when handling the franchise. Nobody has to buy anything, but when a company doesn't follow corporate norms when selling their product; overpricing their old wares just because they can, the consumer is allowed to call that out.

GhostofHorizon993d ago

Consumer can call them out, but I think they are going about it the wrong way.

The reason they get away with everything they do is simply because they can. They can charge $20 for a skin pack because people will gladly buy it. There is plenty of competition for FPS games, it's not like it's a niche market.

I know it's easier to blame and demand better from Activision than people that keep buying these overpriced items. If they weren't being bought, Activision would lower the price though. People like to pretend to take the high road but wouldn't you rather sell the banana for $30 than $3 if people are willing to buy it?

franwex993d ago

@therealtedcruz

I think there’s a virus destroying the banana and may even go extinct. So maybe that’s why.

I think it’s happen before too.

MadLad992d ago

A small subset buys those skins and whatnot. Most players don't. The "whale" mindset is pretty accurate across the board, where there's a small handful who buy a lot, and most who don't buy any. Either way, that means they're imposed on the majority either way.

That's different from overpricing your game though. Activision easily makes their money off every release, then milks it until the next release, then throws it away. They never put significant sales on even a release from several cycles ago. Whether it sells or not.

And I mean, yeah; if I were a business, I'd probably want to make as much money as possible.
But I'm not a business; I'm a consumer, thus I find many businesses to be complete assholes.

Rhythmattic987d ago

And people are still blaming the high prices but suggest they're still wiling to buy it... Not too smart are you peoples....

Its a non regulated pricing structure, sure , many play by the status-quo , but to actually complain by complaining, instead of standing your ground and not buying it, by buying it , you are the reason its happening....

Idiots, Idiots everywhere.... What? So those that are complaining don't want to pay the money, but cant do without it?

FFS. Entitlement level 5000...
Drink some cement and harden the Fk up!

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Sitdown993d ago

The article and title isn't saying that people are buying it, its simply saying that they are calling them out for greed. I guess you had a problem with people calling out Microsoft for trying to increase the price of Live, and don't understand how voicing concern led to them backing away from the decision.

Teflon02992d ago

People need to put that energy into Nintendo's Pricing over Activisions tbh. They're focused on the wrong things

Rhythmattic987d ago (Edited 987d ago )

Greed? Ok... Dont buy it and prove that by being greedy , they got it wrong... Not that hard to understand is it?
To Add... I haven't bought Cod since MW2.... Because of these exact practices.... Fact.

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