The COD Casuals

Welcome to episode #281 of The COD Casuals, where we discuss all things Call of Duty, casual and professional! In this episode, we start off with news relating to GTA VI, and the shock that 1. It will be completely digital, so no physical copies will be printed, and 2. At a base price of $80, the game still has content that is locked and only accessed through purchase of the $100 version of the ga...

Welcome to episode #280 of The COD Casuals, where we discuss all things Call of Duty, casual and professional! In this episode, we start off with a review of one of the best co-op games we’ve ever played; Split Fiction. For those interested in the game, we give a breakdown of it, predictions for the series, and discuss what makes it so great from year to year, and how COD could learn from this. We...

Welcome to episode #279 of The COD Casuals, where we discuss all things Call of Duty, casual and professional! In this episode, we start off with a discussion about gaming setups, and the different paths people take when making their setup their own, and the expense and thought that goes behind it. We give our opinions and share our experience on this. We then shift to news with MW4, confirming th...

Welcome to episode #278 of The COD Casuals, where we discuss all things Call of Duty, casual and professional! In this episode, we start off with the new DMZ reveal trailer for MW4. With DMZ being a returning mode after a couple years away, we discuss the importance of this mode, and talk about if it’s something that Call of Duty should actually focus on, or leave to another studio to develop as i...

Welcome to episode #277 of The COD Casuals, where we discuss all things Call of Duty, casual and professional! In this episode, we begin with some bigger and more important leaks regarding MW4. As last week's trailer was on the campaign, we now got a lot more information regarding multiplayer. Questions that were being asked in our last episode have now been answered, and we have some positive...

Welcome to episode #276 of The COD Casuals, where we discuss all things Call of Duty, casual and professional! In this episode, we finally got our long awaited questions regarding next year’s Call of Duty answered, as we got an official campaign trailer for Modern Warfare 4, along with lots of details regarding the multiplayer side of the game. We cover the campaign trailer regarding story, charac...

Welcome to episode #275 of The COD Casuals, where we discuss all things Call of Duty, casual and professional! In this episode, we start off with some news that was delivered during the Major 3 broadcast regarding ranked play, which is that we will be getting a breakdown of how we gain/lose SR in ranked. Many people have wondered how they exactly calculate this per match, and this is a nice step i...

Welcome to episode #274 of The COD Casuals, where we discuss all things Call of Duty, casual and professional! In this episode, we start off talking about an inevitable fact of friends dropping off of gaming, and what may be contributing to this. As most of our friends have stopped playing, we turn to the games we had growing up, and how the quality of those titles, such as Call of Duty, has chang...

Welcome to episode #273 of The COD Casuals, where we discuss all things Call of Duty, casual and professional! In this episode, we start off with the news that Modern Warfare 4 will not be released on last-gen consoles, making it the first COD in over a decade to move exclusively to the current generation of consoles. We share our thoughts on the move, those who still main on the old consoles, and...

Welcome to episode #271 of The COD Casuals, where we discuss all things Call of Duty, casual and professional! In this episode, we start off with the confirmation that we will be seeing a COD movie in the near future, and what this means for the series. Set to release in 2028, we give some thoughts and theories as to why they have decided to make COD into a movie, and what their hopes are with the...

Welcome to episode #270 of The COD Casuals, where we discuss all things Call of Duty, casual and professional! In this episode, we start off with the increase in pricing for gaming, which now seems to be nearly across the board. With the recent news that Sony raised the price of the PS5 across the board, with the PS5 being $900, and Microsoft’s new CEO announcing a change to the Game Pass pricing,...

Welcome to episode #269 of The COD Casuals, where we discuss all things Call of Duty, casual and professional! In this episode, we start off with our overview of season 3 so far. As it’s the most anticipated season yet in Black Ops 7, we give our take on the new maps that have been added in, as well as a meta shift for competitive play as some nerfs and buffs have been implemented. We give our opi...

Welcome to episode #268 of The COD Casuals, where we discuss all things Call of Duty, casual and professional! In this episode, we start off with breaking down the season 3 roadmap. This has to be the most anticipated launch for a season in Black Ops 7, with tons of fan-favorite remasters returning, as well as the new season of ranked play. We break down each part of the roadmap, and give our thou...

Welcome to episode #267 of The COD Casuals, where we discuss all things Call of Duty, casual and professional! In this episode, we start off with some Black Ops 7 updates. Master prestige has finally been achieved, and we’re getting into our other games in the back catalog. We share our struggles with balancing other games during the COD season, as well as the importance of being able to play enou...

Welcome to episode #266 of The COD Casuals, where we discuss all things Call of Duty, casual and professional! In this episode, we give our first impressions of season 2 reloaded, as it has been highly anticipated with some fan favorite remasters included, as well as following up with Blackout 2. Treyarch has continued to deliver good content for Black Ops 7, and the hope is that with Blackout 2 s...

Welcome to episode #265 of The COD Casuals, where we discuss all things Call of Duty, casual and professional! In this episode, we start off with a preview of the content in season 2 reloaded. It’s hard to believe we are fast approaching season 3 for Black Ops 7, and Treyarch has held up their promises regarding maps and updates to the game. We give a breakdown on the major things coming with this...

Welcome to episode #264 of The COD Casuals, where we discuss all things Call of Duty, casual and professional! In this episode, we kick off with some big gaming news, as it was announced recently that Microsoft Gaming’s former CEO Phil Spencer is retiring after over a decade in the role, as well as former President of Xbox, Sarah Bond. This launches a new era for Xbox. The next president stepping...

Welcome to episode #263 of The COD Casuals, where we discuss all things Call of Duty, casual and professional! In this episode, we cover the most recent CDL matches, as we are getting into the midst of the major 2 qualifiers, and there are some serious concerns with teams. We start with the Breach, and their struggles to get any wins against the mid pack, putting them in a dangerous spot to not be...

Welcome to episode #262 of The COD Casuals, where we discuss all things Call of Duty, casual and professional! In this episode, we start with our ranked status so far, and where we have improved, and where we are still struggling. There is still a lot to learn in ranked, and we give thoughts on those who vote to forfeit. We think this is a problem with most new players today, who simply don’t want...

Welcome to episode #261 of The COD Casuals, where we discuss all things Call of Duty, casual and professional! In this episode, we start off with our CDL overview, as we have some teams in dire situations post major 1, particularly Cloud 9, as its been announced that they have dropped their entire roster. We give our thoughts on this move, and what this means for the future of that CDL spot, as we...

Welcome to episode #260 of The COD Casuals, where we discuss all things Call of Duty, casual and professional! In this episode, we have returned from Major 1 in Dallas, Texas, and we have a lot to share. For those who have never been to a Call of Duty event, or esports event in general, we give a full breakdown of our experience the entire weekend. From the venue and its organization, to the VIP e...

Welcome to episode #259 of The COD Casuals, where we discuss all things Call of Duty, casual and professional! In this episode, we give our final thoughts on the CDL’s online matches, as we come to the end of the online qualifiers and are now ready for Major 1 in Dallas. We are beyond excited to be attending this event, and we will be sure to give our full breakdown of the experience in next week’...

Welcome to episode #258 of The COD Casuals, where we discuss all things Call of Duty, casual and professional! In this episode, we start off with the CDL weekend recap, as we draw closer to Major 1 in Dallas. This year has been interesting compared to previous years, as there is no clear top team in the league right now, as this past weekend had some major upsets coming from bottom teams on the re...

Welcome to episode #257 of The COD Casuals, where we discuss all things Call of Duty, casual and professional! In this episode, we start off with some talk regarding the new era of the CDL. As Slasher has officially retired, Dashy has now become the most veteran COD player in the CDL currently, and we reflect on how long we have been watching these players, and what the league will look like in th...

Welcome to episode #256 of The COD Casuals, where we discuss all things Call of Duty, casual and professional! In this episode, we start off with a talk about the old guard in gaming, and who from the OG era of Call of Duty is still actively playing, from the originals to current day. This is brought up as the conversation shifts to AI in gaming, and how this will more than likely be the most prev...