MAPS News, Tips, Tricks & Ideas

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 and its Warzone component kicked off its Season 1 multiplayer today, marking its first major update since launch. The former gets three new maps as part of its 24/7 playlist, in addition to a 6v6 arena set in Rio, which will be available later in the season. As usual, there are some rewards for racking up kills without dying, granting players an EMP upon getting a 13 killstreak and the ability to summon mosquito swarms as cover on a 15 killstreak. There's also a new perk called the Assassin Vest, which makes players immune to UAV scans and doesn't pop skulls on the minimap upon performing an execution.

The first season of MW3 brings a new battle pass, DLC weapons, and more operator skins.

Over two years since its multiplayer launch, Firefight is finally available in 343 Industries’Halo Infinite. Launching on December 5th with the latest update, Firefight: King of the Hill sees four players teaming together to survive against waves of the Banished. Check out the trailer below.

After weeks of rumors, the official announcement of Season One of Modern Warfare 3, the latest Call of Duty game, has finally arrived. It looks like we're in for one of the biggest seasonal content drops we’ve seen from the series in years.

Are you someone who is dependent on Google Maps directions while on the road? Well, this can cause you serious trouble sometimes, especially if it directs you to an alternate route. Recently, a shocking incident came to the front when Google Maps sent a number of drivers in the US to a dangerous route. One of the passengers, who was stuck on that route shared a TikTok video informing about this ordeal. Check here to know about the whole incident.

Season 1 of is starting soon, and it's bringing a wealth of new content to the game to kick off the seasonal cycle. had a somewhat complicated launch on November 10, focusing on carrying over content from and in a system that requires the same launcher application across titles. The upcoming Season 1 will apply to the newest iteration of along with, giving anyone invested in either experience plenty to look forward to.

In Spirittea, hidden treasures are buried around town, just waiting for you to dig them up. You can even get treasure maps that help you know where to look, but finding where to read the maps in the game is a bit of a hunt in itself.

Google Maps has recently shared insights into how the recently redesigned platform proactively detects fake and unhelpful content and takes action against it. Recently, Google Maps received a number of major updates including Immersive View for routes, new AI features, and a new color palette. However, these features have made it even more important to keep the platform safe from fake reviews and misinformation. Google has revealed three different ways it is combating such content and making the platform robust for its users. Let us take a look.

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In just over a week since the global release of Call of Duty: Modern Warfare III, the multiplayer experience has showcased an immersive gameplay environment distinguished by its signature fast and responsive movement mechanics, along with tactical enhancements and a refined TTK, urging PlayStation players to navigate fluid and strategic combat scenarios. 

Valve is celebrating the 25th anniversary of Half-Life with a big update to one of the most highly-rated and influential first person shooters of all time. The studio has dug through the archives to add old demo data, add both new and old multiplayer maps, and generally spruce the game up for modern systems (including proper Steam Deck support).

Online maps have become a daily essential especially while navigating through an unknown place. With the help of online maps, we can travel anywhere without much of a hassle. The problem arises when we travel to a low network area and can't access the online maps. Thankfully, Apple has provided users with the ability to access Maps offline in the latest iOS 17 update. With this update, you can get access to essential information such as opening hours, ratings, turn-by-turn directions, and estimated arrival times even without a Wi-Fi or mobile data connection. So, if you have an iPhone 15, you can travel to farthest places without worrying. There are three ways you can download offline maps on your iPhone 15. Check how to download offline maps on iPhone 15.

Half-Life came out 25 years ago tomorrow and to celebrate Valve ahve released an anniversary update. It includes four new multiplayer maps, updated graphics settings, and fully verified Steam Deck support. It also includes some new multiplayer models and skins, including proto-Barney and the original design for Gordon Freeman, pictured above.

The hugely-influential Half-Life celebrates its 25th anniversary this week, and Valve is throwing the game quite the party. The just-announced Half-Life 25th Anniversary Update offers a ton of goodies, including “Half-Life Uplink,” a special demo including unique story content originally released as one of those CDs packed with game mags, “Half-Life: Further Data,” another disc released as a game store freebie, new multiplayer maps, updated UI, Steam Deck verification, and much more. Before we jump into all that though, Valve also dropped this nice little Half-Life documentary you can check out if you have an hour to spare some time.

In a post on the Call of Duty blog, Activision has detailed some of the content coming to Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 Season 1. The multiplayer mode will receive some brand new 6v6 maps and the addition of the popular Gunfight mode. Meanwhile, both Zombies and Warzone are also getting some updates as well.

The first DLC maps include an environment set in a slaughter house and a map on an idyllic Mediterranean coastline.

In a blog post today, Call of Duty maker Activision gave us a detailed look at the first season for Modern Warfare 3 (2023), which will include new multiplayer maps, a returning game mode, and some updates to the Zombies mode.

Seminal first-person shooter Half-Life turns 25 this weekend, and developer Valve is celebrating the occasion with a special anniversary update adding new and restored content, alongside a bunch of other things. Oh, and it's made the game free to claim and keep starting today.

The first multiplayer playlist update for Modern Warfare 3has arrived, bringing some interesting new additions to the latest Call of Duty.

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 players are railing against spawn points on multiplayer maps.

Party like it's 2007.

The Season 6 update for brings a Fireside Festivities seasonal event, new maps, and much more to the game just in time for the holidays. This free update is happening alongside the launch of the game's first major paid expansion,, but doesn't require the purchase of the expansion to participate in the cozy event and try out several new maps or enjoy Season 6. All three of these massive content drops happen at the same time, offering unique benefits and rewards for each.

The newly-launched Modern Warfare 3 still lacks a number of multiplayer maps this week, after developer Activision was forced to pull them from rotation soon after the game launched.

For a few years, there has been speculation that will bring back its original map; however, it was not until 2023 and the release of ’s Season OG that the original map returned. Though this may be insignificant to some players, many were overjoyed by the return of the game's most iconic map — as easily shown by the record-breaking 44 million players that returned to the original experience.

Modern Warfare 3 is out today, November 10, and already Activision has had to pull various multiplayer maps out of the game because of spawn points that were causing absolute carnage.

Best Way’s upcoming real-time strategy (RTS) game, Men of War 2, is getting a new open beta period on Steam, offering players the chance to dive into the action ahead of the game’s launch next year. 

Counter-Strike 2 has received a much-needed update with the arrival of custom maps.

Over a month since the game's release, community maps finally return to Counter-Strike with the launch of the newly revamped maps workshop.

Google Maps in India was a tough venture that was eventually rolled out successfully, but as with most things in the country, it required quite a bit of jugaad to get it into place. And no, we are not referring to the technology available, which at that time was the latest available. So, what did it take to roll out a reliable Google Maps? In the words of Elizabeth Laraki, alum at Google Maps, it took more than just rolling out to the designated area and mapping it as per the available signposts. Laraki ran into what then looked like an insurmountable problem, In a very long post on X, she said, "In 2008, Google Maps launched in India. But we quickly ran into a problem: Nobody used street names. And street names were the foundation of Google Maps."

Activision has announced plans to bring back a selection of multiplayer maps from last year’s Modern Warfare 2 for the upcoming sequel.

Here's a rundown of all the multiplayer maps for Call of Duty: Modern Warfare III.

Popular Call of Duty maps like Mercado and Shoot House are coming to MW3.

Expect the following launch modes scheduled for rotation in the available Playlists, with more Standard and Alternate Modes being added in the following weeks.

Neon Prime is reportedly going to be the next third-person shooter title from Valve, and "alleged" details surrounding the title have surfaced, revealing what the developer has in store for enthusiasts.

Google Maps is one of the most used apps for finding new places and navigating through different locations globally. Now, Google has introduced significant updates and features to the Google Maps app, which may enable users to have an improved user experience and enjoy new features that will simplify navigating routes. These new updates will allow users to experience AI features, explore their surroundings, and navigate the routes easily. Want to know what these features and updates are? Check what these Google Maps updates are all about.

Google Maps is about to get a lot more immersive with the rollout of an AI-enhanced feature that gives you bird's-eye view of your route complete with 3D imagery along the way.

Another day has gone by and more AI developments have come to the surface. In the last 24 hours, some major updates have emerged from both tech firms and governments. Firstly, Google Maps is getting an AI-powered makeover, with features such as Immersive View, and upgrades to driving directions. The new features also make the app more like Google Search, as the platform will soon answer basic queries as well. In other news, UK PM Rishi Sunak gave a speech today, October 26, where he highlighted the capabilities and potential risks posed by AI including cyber-attacks, fraud, and child sexual abuse. This comes following the publication of a government report that highlighted how AI was used to de-age celebrities and create sexualized images of children. This and more in today's AI roundup. Let us take a closer look.

's Season 5: Reckoning has arrived, and it brings a variety of new content and general updates with it. Although a singleplayer campaign can be purchased in the tradition of the series, the online aspect of the game has been free-to-play since its launch in 2021. A steady stream of seasonal updates has expanded the multiplayer from a comparatively bare-bones launch, and Season 5 is no slouch when it comes to offering new opportunities in both gameplay and customization.

In the last few months, Fortnite has been pushing players more and more towards user-made content in the game. In 2018, Epic Games introduced the Playground mode feature through which users can make their own games. A few months later, it rolled out the Creative mode with more features. It also introduced the Unreal Editor for Fortnite, a full-fledged game editor at the Game Developers Conference (GDC) 2023 in March. In a bid to further boost user-made content, Fortnite has now introduced creator-made maps in the game as part of the Halloween update which dropped recently. And if you want to know everything new, here are all the details. Let us take a look.

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Season 5 launches on October 17.

Fortnite Chapter 4 Season 4 is set to end at the start of November 2023, leaving way for the next season to arrive, and with it, a slew of updates. But many people have been speculating whether or not Fortnite will take a whole different approach this time around. Some rumors and signs will lead you to believe Fortnite may be going back in time to 2018 with a Chapter 1-inspired season, maps, and more. Let’s take a look at the facts and surmise whether Fortnite is going back to Chapter 1.

Halo Infinite’s Season 5 lands next week with a reimagined game mode returning from Halo 4, a bunch of new cosmetics - including some inspired by the goopy Flood aliens - and two new maps for its Arena mode, while reworking the game's Battle Pass to make it less of a chore.

343 Industries has released the launch trailer of Halo Infinite Season 5 titled Reckoning. It adds a new Battle Pass with Armor Cores, weapon skins inspired by the Flood and two new maps – Prism and Forbidden. The season goes live on October 17th – check out the trailer below.

Halo Infinite Season 5 is arriving just in time for the multiplayer's second anniversary and it's bringing a whole lot of new content and quality-of-life updates for players to sink their teeth into.

Halo Infinite has struggled somewhat since launch to deliver consistent, satisfying content updates, but it sounds like the upcoming Season 5, entitled “Reckoning,” will be fairly meaty. Players can look forward to a pair of returning play options, including the co-op wave defense Firefight Mode, and Halo 4’s objective-based Extraction mode.

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As the final season of content for Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 is now in full swing, it is now time for the yearly tradition to look toward the next title in the long-running FPS Juggernaut. For the first time in series history, the next title, Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3, will be a direct sequel to the previous year’s outing. While it might be a follow-up to 2022’s title, there are several changes that players will want to get their hands on before purchasing the full game. Thankfully, players can do just that with the Modern Warfare 3 Beta. This guide will provide a full explanation for the Modern Warfare 3 Beta such as how to download it, when it is active, and what to expect in the demo.

Multiplayer modes come and go, but one that has continuously adapted and proven a hit with fans for decades is Call of Duty. That's not set to change come Modern Warfare 3.

Overwatch 2 Season 7 is almost upon us, and this time, the season lines up with the spookiest holiday of them all. 

A new multiplayer trailer for Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3has been launched ahead of its release on November 10, offering the first look at several modernized maps stripped from Modern Warfare 2 and featuring characters like Captain Price to lean further into the nostalgia side of things. 

Modern Warfare 3 is nearly here and with so much of the game’s pre-release hype being focused on Multiplayer upgrades, the hype is hitting fever-pitch levels. It’s no secret we’re in for a blast from the past with the return of Modern Warfare 2’s beloved maps.

Activision Blizzard has released a new trailer for Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 ahead of its Call of Duty: Next event on 5th October.

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare III arrives in a bit over a month, and Activision has provided a first peek at the game’s multiplayer in action. As we’ve heard previously, the game will initially focus on offering remastered versions of all the maps from 2009’s Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 (Afghan, Derail, Estate, Favela, Karachi, Highrise, Invasion, Quarry, Rundown, Rust, Scrapyard, Skid Row, Sub Base, Terminal, Underpass, and Wasteland) with new maps coming post-launch.

Activision has released a Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 multiplayer trailer.

Players can still enjoy Warzone's DMZ, but the mode is only supported on the existing maps.

It hasn’t been long since poncle graced us with the game-changing local co-op update for Vampire Survivors, and yet something new is already on the horizon. Vampire Survivors’ free ‘Chilling Update’, which promises to add a new map, weapon, character, and relic to the game’s heaving list of content, has just been announced, and we’ve got all the details on what you can expect from its wintry waves.

Finally, someone has gotten around to modding maps from FromSoftware's recent mech epic Armored Core VI: Fires of Rubicon into Elden Ring, the studio's magnum opus. While it might seem silly (unnecessary even) to zip around environments designed for massive mechs in human form, fans were quick to note the surprising level of detail and scale the studio had included when seen from a different perspective.

Whenever a new season drops for Call of Duty, Warzone usually gets the lion’s share of the attention. In Season 6, players have plenty to look forward to, no matter what game modes they enjoy. If you’re a DMZ player, you’re likely jumping for joy at the changes there, but MW2 players also have plenty to celebrate. Global weapon changes affect every mode, and we have new maps to play on. 4 new and returning maps are now playable in MW2, so let’s check them out.

The spooky season is not far now and many will be looking towards the horror genre for what’s coming up. In light of this, Outlast Trials studio Red Barrels has announced some exciting things happening with its twisted co-op game.

A Tarnished has had the honour of exploring a world other than the Lands Between – Armored Core 6: Fires of Rubicon's maps.

Armored Core 6: Fires of Rubicon and Elden Ring are very similar titles. One of them may include gigantic mech throwdowns and the other dramatic tussles with dragons and demi-gods, but the foundation on which both have been built is almost the exact same. It's the same story for the rest of FromSoftware's modern catalogue, and this allows modders to create some pretty wild crossovers, like pitting Malenia, Blade of Miquella against Wolf from Sekiro: Shadows Die Twice.

Ever wondered what it would be like to run around the maps of Armored Core 6 with your Elden Ring character? If not, why the heck not? I'm sure this modder who imported the AC6 maps into Elden Ring surely can't be the only one interested in exploring them, sword drawn, and ready to fight mechs with magic.

Two years after Apple Inc. dropped Google Maps as its default service on iPhones in favor of its own app, Google had regained only 40% of the mobile traffic it used to have on its mapping service, a Google executive testified in the antitrust trial against the Alphabet Inc. company.

Google Bard is getting a powerful new update. The AI chatbot powered by Google's native large language model has been free for all users ever since it was launched in public. Unlike the free version of OpenAI's ChatGPT, it also connects to the internet to offer real-time information from the web. But now, the chatbot has received an important upgrade that enables it to find more relevant and specific information for you, that was previously unimaginable. Google Bard Extensions now lets it connect with your Gmail, YouTube, Maps, Docs, and more to give you information that is very specific to you.

After surprising everybody with the outstanding Hot Wheels Unleashed in 2021, developer Milestone is poised to take us back to the toy box all over again. We’ve previously had some time with Hot Wheels Unleashed 2 - Turbocharged back in June, but fresh from another rummage around this souped-up sequel, here our updated impressions of Hot Wheels Unleashed 2’s new career mode and some of its extremely promising new track environments.

The worlds of Armored Core 6 and Elden Ring couldn’t be any further apart. FromSoftware’s robot game is set in a neo-futuristic universe, which is a far cry from the high fantasy universe of The Lands Between. But what if we took Elden Ring‘s Tarnished and thrust them into the bowels of Armored Core 6’s titular Rubicon 3? Well, one modder has done just that.

Fans of classic Call of Duty, rejoice! All 16 CoD MW2 2009 maps are included in Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 (2023).

As we draw ever closer to the Warhammer Age of Sigmar Realms of Ruin release date, Frontier has shown off the strategy game‘s Map Build and Army Livery features, which are both perfect for tabletop enthusiasts. Age of Sigmar Realms of Ruin is taking customization to the next level, and I’m beyond excited.

Activision has offered the first proper look at Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3’s multiplayer maps.

Sledgehammer Games and Activision today dropped the first looks at the returning fan-favorite maps launching with Call of Duty: Modern Warfare III.

Call of Duty players were surprised to see that the upcoming installment for this year, Call of Duty: Modern Warfare III, would offer all of the Call of Duty: Modern Warfare II multiplayer maps. It will be quite a nostalgia hit for fans who haven’t played these maps since the original release of Call of Duty: Modern Warfare II. However, a new post on the official Call of Duty website highlighted the behind-the-scenes approach to recreating these maps for the upcoming installment.

Activision’s Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 launches this Fall, with an open beta set for early October. While it’s the next chapter of the modern reboot’s story, with Vladimir Makarov as the antagonist, the appeal for many is in multiplayer. This year’s title differs from previous entries as 16 multiplayer maps are from Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 (2009).

What’s your favorite Call of Duty Multiplayer map?

Starfield's developer would "love to" eventually enable city maps in the new RPG.

Call of Duty fans are waiting on the next mainline entry to the franchise this year, but that hasn’t slowed down rumors of what’s coming after. With such a long-running franchise that has fans worldwide, it’s not surprising we’re already talking about what’s coming in 2025. That’s right, 2025’s release and not the upcoming 2024 release. So, you are best to take this as nothing more than a rumor right now. However, here’s what’s being shared online right now and what the future might hold for this IP.

If there's one nearly universal complaint about Starfield, it's that the map is close to useless. Luckily, there's now an online resource providing the interactive maps that probably should've been in the game to begin with.

The latest Google Maps update is bringing various new features to make it more engaging, understandable and to provide a better user experience. Recently, the company rolled out a new feature in which you can give commands and directions to the voice assistant. Now, the company has shared a teaser of its new updates in which locations are displayed in the form of emojis.

Are Starfield's planets continuous spaces? Are they just collections of sealed-off maps that fake the presence of landmarks such as named cities beyond their invisible boundaries? I just don't even know any more, but modders are looking into it. One intrepid soul, Draspian, has tinkered with the code to disable said invisible boundaries, and in the process, revealed that planetary maps do, in fact, join together, though as you might be expecting, Starfield doesn't take kindly to being treated this way.