The Saug 9mm Operator mod combo is perhaps too effective in Call of Duty Black Ops 4, as Treyarch’s latest PC weapon balance update has resulted in a nerf to that weapon.

There’s a lot to love about Call of Duty Black Ops IIII. It’s fast, the emphasis on multiplayer has made it more polished than ever and Blackout is a pitch perfect combination of battle royale ideas and Call of Duty’s own legacy. What the Blackout part of the game certainly isn’t right now, is anywhere near playable if you happen to live south of the equator, with many South American and South African players complaining lately of being unable to join any games in a variety of modes.

Let’s cut to the chase: October is the month wherein Red Dead Redemption 2 releases, and everyone else is just along for the ride…right? Nope! In a month where you’d have to have some serious chutzpah to take on a game whose marketing budget can easily topple a small nation, the month ahead isn’t giving Rockstar Games and Red Dead Redemption 2 an easy path to ride on.

Call of Duty without single-player? It's not a devolution, but an adaptation to the changing times and demands of the market, says Call of Duty" Black Ops IIII's studio heads.

Next week is going to be like a French McDonalds if massacres were on the menu: A battle royale with cheese. With Spider-Man launching tomorrow and Destiny 2: Forsaken bringing justice to an untamed frontier, Activision’s planning to steal eyeballs with a preview of its Blackout mode in a few days.

Call of Duty Black Ops IIII is hopping into the battle royale genre this year with Blackout, a mode that will have plenty of hotshot players gunning for the Treyarch equivalent of chicken dinner. How many players? A grand total of 80 to begin with, with more players being added in the future. Possibly

The Private Call of Duty: Black Ops 4 beta is set to kick off tomorrow on PlayStation 4, giving those who’ve pre-ordered a small taste of the game’s multiplayer. You can win a key

While Call of Duty: Black Ops IIII still has more to offer thanks to a more comprehensive Zombies mode and its multiplayer, it’s hard to justify grabbing the game just for the Blackout mode. Said mode will be up for testing in September however, with an open beta that kicks off on PlayStation 4 first after an August multiplayer beta. What does it look like? Something like this, in this blink and you’ll miss it trailer that hypes the incoming beta.