Are you excited for Crash Bandicoot Brawl, Guitar Hero Mobile, or Call of Duty: Zombie Defender? You might not want to be. Why? Because these titles aren’t real (as of right now, anyway). Microsoft-led video game publisher Activision is under fire for sharing dubious “AI slop” promoting new installments in beloved franchises.

The first next-gen Xbox game has reportedly been leaked, and it is a new Call of Duty game from Infinity Ward.

Tech giant Microsoft (MSFT) has a problem with Call of Duty: Black Ops 6 as the first-person shooter video game isn’t doing well at retaining players. The latest Steam numbers show an average of 54,897 concurrent players over the last 30 days. That’s a 10.5% drop from the prior period.

Microsoft confirmed Friday that it is officially retiring Skype in May and consolidating its consumer communication offerings into Microsoft Teams.

Guitar Hero, Call of Duty, and Crash Bandicoot have become part of Activision Blizzard's campaign to gauge player interest in the new games.

In a scenario that sounds like it was concocted by AI, Activision’s social media accounts yesterday were promoting a trio of games with AI-generated artwork

Metacritic has revealed its 15th annual game publisher rankings, and its first-ever three-time winner is at the top of the list.

In 2024, it was reported that Activision developed the Yokai's Wrath DLC bundle for 2023's Modern Warfare 3 in part using AI-generated content. Later that year, Call of Duty fans noticed that some of Black Ops 6's holiday-themed content appeared to use generative AI, though this was never confirmed.

Microsoft recently launched Muse, a generative AI model for gameplay ideation. Built on the World and Human Action Model (WHAM), the model can generate game visuals, controller actions, or both.

Microsoft revealed the inevitable and announced it would finally kill Skype. So let's take a walk through the history.

Game-maker Activision disclosed that it used generative AI in order to “help develop some in game assets,” for the game ‘Call of Duty: Black Ops 6.’

It looks like Activision is ready to end the grand experiment that is Call of Duty Warzone. Call of Duty Warzone was originally launched in 2020, as an added feature to the Call of Duty Modern Warfare remake that release the year before. This is a free-to-play battle royale shooter that allowed cross platform play for up to 150 players.