Activision Blizzard’s premiere pew pew franchise is almost upon us, and just like last year’s Call of Duty: Modern Warfare, it’s going to be an absolute unit to download. You’ll be able to start pre-loading Call of Duty: Black Ops: Cold War November 5 on PS4 and Xbox One, from November 10 on PC and Xbox Series X, and November 12 on PS5.

This day we get hyped! The gates of PreOrdor have opened and the Q4-Hai descend on us, but our wallets are loaded and our credit cards are sharp! By all that you hold dear on this good Earth, I bid you stand, gamers of the West!

Thanks to our fab pals at Activision and Prima Interactive, we’ve got several codes for the PS4 multiplayer beta to give away. Want one? Well it’s dead easy and only requires moderate effort!

While we knew that zombies were making a return to Black Ops: Cold War, we should get to see a decent chunk of fleshy gameplay this Wednesday.

Long distance killers absolutely dominated at close range in the alpha, with many a player complaining about the quick-scoping bastards running around the maps in OP glory.

Announced at the end of a rather explosive trailer last night, the multiplayer alpha will be available for all PlayStation owners even if you haven’t pre-ordered.

It’s finally time. What has been the most arduous waiting game in next-generation console history might finally change tonight with the latest PlayStation 5 Showcase from Sony. We’ll be live-blogging the event, which will run for around 40 minutes and is likely to include a new look at previously announced games, possibly a few surprises and the news that everyone is waiting for: A price and a release date for the PS5.

So what’s the multiplayer looking like? A 1980s highlight reel of Cold War locations, with redesigned scorestreaks, more realistic movement and loud guns.