Gaming
Call of Duty: Black Ops 7 shows off extensive multiplayer mode
The trailer features all launch maps.
October means that it’s Call of Duty season once again. Activision is gearing up for the latest entry in the long-standing series. This year, the franchise will see the launch of Call of Duty: Black Ops 7. Though the game is launching further down the line, we have our first peek at the game’s multiplayer mode.
Historically, the Call of Duty franchise alternates between its different lineups, usually from Modern Warfare to Black Ops. From 2022 to 2023, the franchise made the surprising decision to have two Modern Warfare entries follow each other. Now, between last year and this year, Activision is doing the same thing, albeit from different studios. However, there’s a twist: Both Black Ops entries are developed by Treyarch and Raven Software.
In the new multiplayer trailer, all 18 launch maps are featured. Unsurprisingly, these maps showcase new ways to move and fight. Plus, all footage was lifted directly from the game, so you’re getting the real deal.
The trailer also shows some interesting additions to the gameplay. For example, you can throw a hologram of yourself to fool other players. Duped players can then be turned into human shields, much like the previous game. It also shows off new killstreak rewards, such as a robotic shooting dog called D.A.W.G and a seemingly automated robot.
If this isn’t enough of a taste, Activision is hosting a deeper look via a Call of Duty: NEXT event on October 1. Meanwhile, the beta period for Black Ops 7 starts on October 3.
Gaming
You can play SNES games on this Nike shoe
The project celebrates the SNES’s 35th anniversary.
Have sneakerheads gone too far? While we’ve seen gaming-related collaborations before, no one has gone so far as to stick an actual console inside a sneaker before. But, then again, there’s a first time for everything. To celebrate the console’s 35th anniversary, a designer has packed a playable Super Nintendo Entertainment System (or SNES) inside a pair of Nike Air Max 90 sneakers.
Most collaborations of the same type usually incorporate inspired visuals onto the shoe. Some, for example, just add a console’s colors into the shoe’s design. The SNES-inspired show goes beyond by adding the console (or a version of it) into the shoe.
Designer Gustavo Bonzanini, who designed the SNES-packed shoe, added a small Raspberry Pi Zero W into the shoe’s tongue. The microcomputer was then programmed to emulate 16-bit games like Super Mario World. It even has the classic RCA cables so you can plug into an old TV for that additional nostalgia.
The one thing it can’t do, however, is have a wired connection to the classic SNES controllers. Instead, Bonzanini customized the controller to have wireless connectivity. It’s a touch of modernity but ultimately adds to how impressive the effort is.
To top it all off, the console-slash-shoe can power gameplay for up to 30 minutes. It’s tiny, but it’s an art project after all.
That said, it’s not for sale. As cool as it is, the SNES Nike is only to celebrate the console’s 35th birthday.
If you really wanted to, it’s not too difficult to play SNES in today’s age. Nintendo even offers the console in its Nintendo Switch Online subscriptions.
SEE ALSO: The rare PlayStation x Nike Air Force 1 Low might come back in 2025
Gaming
Assassin’s Creed Shadows gets Attack on Titan-themed content
The story is available only until December 22.
Ubisoft is no stranger to quirky DLCs, especially for the Assassin’s Creed franchise. One of its most infamous is Assassin’s Creed III’s The Tyranny of King Washington, which imagines an alternate reality (or as alternate as an Assassin’s Creed entry can get) where George Washington became a dictator. Now, the franchise is getting even wackier with an official tie-up with Attack on Titan.
Assassin’s Creed Shadows is the ongoing entry for the series. The title has players go on a journey of revenge in medieval Japan as the stealthy Naoe and the brutal Yasuke. Since launching, the game has gotten an expansion which adds an epilogue to the story. Today, a new update adds more content and a timed story.
A chunk of the update was already revealed previously. It contains a new story that has Naoe and Yasuke learn each other’s skills (or a version of them, at least). Adding to that story is a new quest tied to the popular Attack on Titan series. It also comes with custom gear and mounts based on the series.
Naoe and Yasuke travel to the enigmatic Crystal Cave to help a strangely garbed woman named Ada. A cult is threatening to initiate a deadly experiment on one of Ada’s friends, which might see the arrival of an actual Titan in medieval Japan. The story’s trailer ends with a brief tease on the aforementioned monster.
Though most of the update is for keeps, the Attack on Titan content will be available only from now until December 22.
SEE ALSO: Assassin’s Creed Shadows is coming to the Switch 2
Entertainment
Ubisoft confirms Far Cry live-action anthology series
Months ago, Ubisoft accidentally announced that it is working with FX on a live-action adaptation of the Far Cry series. Today, the publisher finally confirmed the news and attached some notable names to the project.
Confirmed directly by the publisher via an official announcement, Ubisoft announced that FX has ordered a series based on the first-person adventure series. The show will be an anthology series with different characters and stories for every season. With that description, it sounds a lot like The White Lotus but with more guns.
The games themselves follow this same format. Each game has a different setting and set of characters. The last, for instance, featured Giancarlo Esposito as Anton Castillo, the dictator of a fictional South American country named Yara.
Helming the live-action project are two big names for Hulu: Noah Hawley and Rob Mac. Hawley recently earned his flowers through the recently concluded first season of Alien: Earth. Meanwhile, Rob Mac has been earning success after success with It’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia.
With those two helming the series, the upcoming Far Cry adaptation has the potential to make a name for itself in the videogame adaptation scene. These days, adaptations are rocking the airwaves with notable adaptations including Fallout and The Last of Us.
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