According to new data from Raptr that measures playtime across its 10 million member gamer network, the Call of Duty franchise still dominates the first-person shooter market, despite EA’s major effort to challenge that position with the Battlefield franchise.  Based on automatically tracked gameplay data, Raptr users logged an average of 40% more playtime in Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 on Xbox 360 than Battlefield 3 on the respective games’ launch days, despite unprecedented gamer enthusiasm and a significant marketing push for the launch of Battlefield 3.

In a matter of a day and a half, we'll be getting our hands on the most highlight anticipated game of the year, Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3.  Fans are already choosing their formats, mainly between Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3, so they can frag with their friends.  One release that isn't getting the same amount of attention, though, is the Wii edition.  Yes, Modern Warfare 3 is coming to the Wii, and outside of a couple of small screenshots, we really haven't seen much from this version of the game.  Is it still relevant?  Well, surprisingly enough, yes, and we explain why.

According to new research from video game analyst PJ McNealy of Digital World Research, Call of Duty gamers have remain committed to Treyarch's Black Ops online despite the launch of Battlefield 3. Electronic Arts has shipped 10 million copies of Battlefield 3 and sold through 5 million of them in just one week. But according to Xbox Live server data, over 1 million Black Ops gamers were online playing the game.

Major League Gaming (MLG) experienced an all-time high as 138,000 peak concurrent online stream viewers watched the Raleigh Pro Circuit competition held August 26-28, breaking previous MLG records. Viewers from 173 countries watched the live streams and more than 3 million hours of video were consumed throughout the weekend. Working with Streamworks, MLG was able to deliver uninterrupted 720p high definition, high-quality video streams of the  competition  despite Hurricane Irene. Streamworks will continue to work with MLG to deliver live and on-demand coverage of all 2011 and 2012 Pro Circuit competitions.

The Call of Duty XP event has come to a close, and as we sit here and wait for the shuttle to the airport, we can't help but look back at all the great stuff it had.  Mutliplayer competitions, outdoor events, freebie giveaways, concerts...Activision spared no expense in assuring us that we would have a good time.  However, there was one conspicuous item that was sorely missing from the proceedings -- we didn't get to look at the Campaign Mode.

Activision and Treyarch will be releasing Rezurrection, the all-Zombies content pack for Call of Duty®: Black Ops on the Xbox LIVE® online entertainment network on August 23rd and we've got the latest screenshots and preview trailer to show all the zombie goodness off. Rezurrection hurls players into orbit with Moon, the climax of the Call of Duty Zombies saga and the first in the series to drop zombie-slaying into low-G lunar battlegrounds. With new outrageous weapons, high-tech gear, and a bloodthirsty undead menace, Moon is the most challenging and thrilling Zombies adventure yet, Activision claims. Check out the new trailer and screenshots after the break.

Coming off a record-breaking competition in Columbus, Ohio, top pro players, aspiring amateurs, and thousands of video game fans will descend upon Anaheim, California, this weekend as the 2011 Major League Gaming (MLG) Pro Circuit competition returns to the Anaheim Convention Center.  From July 29-31, competitors from around the globe will battle for more than $120,000 in prizes and stipends playing some of the most popular video games of all time including the record-setting Call of Duty: Black Ops on PlayStation 3, Blizzard Entertainment’s blockbuster real-time strategy game, StarCraft II: Wings of Liberty on PC, and the popular Halo: Reach on Xbox 360. Dmaq talks about the rise of pro gaming in the exclusive video interview below.

LOS ANGELES -- It seems like NBA players might have more time to hit the sticks this year with the current NBA lockout going on. After winning the NBA Championship, Dallas Mavericks star Jason Terry added another victory to his belt. Terry beat Memphis Grizzles star Rudy Gay in a Call of Duty: Black Ops Annihilation grudge match at Treyarch’s studio in Santa Monica. Terry talks Call of Duty and shows off his tattoo in this exclusive video interview.

Michael Rooker is one of those actors who’s been in a ton of movies, but who many people wouldn’t know by name. He’s lately a very familiar face to zombie and horror fans. He played Merle Dixon in AMC’s hit TV series, “The Walking Dead.” And now gamers can see a virtual representation of the actor in Treyarch’s new Call of the Dead game. Rooker stars alongside George A. Romero, Robert Englund, Sarah Michelle Gellar, and Danny Trejo in the new game. He talks about working with the undead again in this video interview.

Activision’s new Call of Duty Elite service seems to be causing confusion amongst gamers wondering if they’ll have to pay for online gaming when they pick up Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3. Before heading out to E3 2011 in Los Angeles, Activision took the rare step of issuing the below FAQs and asking media outlets to run them to explain the service to gamers. Everything below this exclusive video interview on Call of Duty: Black Ops is from Activision.