Tommy Chong: The 'Cheech & Chong' legend promises gaming goals can positively impact your life

Could you use one for the record books? Holy smokes. The legend himself - Tommy Chong - of Cheech & Chong fame of course - taking the time to chop it up with Attack The Culture about all things Call of Duty tracer pack drops, how gaming is life and how those digital goals can actually positively spark up progression in your own personal grind? Oh yes. It’s an exclusive you have to embrace from start to finish.

Cheech & Chong’s Tommy Chong keeps it 100 on how gaming goals are life-changing in a good way

Getting the chance to talk to Tommy and get into his state of mind at the ripe age of his mid-80’s? Beyond amazing and his wisdom is as sharp as ever - so it only made it right to get his take on the growing popularity of video games and why opps trying to trash gaming goals should re-think their stance.

‘It improves your reflexes when you’re playing. The hand and body and eye coordination. You’re constantly doing that. I’ve got people in my family, my little granddaughter, she’s more adapt at the iPad than I am and she’s 3 years old and she’ll take my iPad, flip it up and get her favorite shows and everything else.

It’s done so much to help everyone, especially children, get that eye and hand coordination going. Being able to use their hands and minds for the reflexes, I’ve got friends that are proud they are computer illiterate. They’re actually proud. I’m not proud of it. I actually am computer illiterate because of my eyes and ears and my age, a great part, but I understand and I appreciate what’s going on in the world.’

Tommy took things a step further, too, dishing on the positive impact he’s witnessed just from his three - now four-year-old - granddaughter embracing gaming goals from an iPad.

‘I study my grandkids because I have the time. I’m a grandpa. I don’t have to change the diapers or anything. I can sit there and study them and I watch them and I watch my little granddaughter have her tantrums and go through all those things but to see how the iPad and the games for the children, how that calms them down.

What you’ve done, with these video games, you’ve excited the senses. You’ve got the hand and eye coordination going and you are promoting self-awareness to the littlest ones.

My little 3-year-old, well, she’s 4 now, she’s going to be a powerhouse in this world. She’ll always have knowledge because she knows where to go to get knowledge. This new generation is going to be - look what they got, man. In their hands with the cellphones, there’s a religious song, ‘He’s got the whole world in his hands.’ They’re talking about God - well, literally, we’ve got the whole universe in our hands.

We can sit there. We can see a star, go into our phone and point it at it and it’ll tell you which star you’re looking at. I mean, come on. ‘

Needless to say? Chong kept it 100 and didn’t end there. From talking about why linking up with Call of Duty made sense to how the pyramids were built, it’s nearly 30 minutes of awesomeness. Buckle up.

Call of Duty: The Season 04 action is fully loaded with maps, infamous masked face and more

While the NBA season might really be wrapping up for good, there’s no slowing down what Call of Duty is serving up on a regular basis - notably with Season 04 just days away from arriving. From nearly 10 new Modern Warfare II multiplayer maps to a fresh vehicle, there’s reason to geek out about what’s on deck from the iconic franchise.

‘Call of Duty’s’ Season 04 is fully loaded with fun

Whether you’re a hardcore multiplayer mode only type of player like myself or love to grind it out through Warzone, Season 04 has you completely covered.

Call of Duty fans can get excited, because new content is headed their way, including a new Warzone map, seven new Modern Warfare II Multiplayer maps, four new armaments, a new amphibious vehicle and an infamous masked face when Season 04 kicks off for Modern Warfare II and Warzone on June 14. Developed by Beenox, Vondel, the new medium-sized Warzone map, features 15 distinct points of interest, including a medieval castle, an abandoned zoo, city hall, a soccer stadium set up for an epic paintball tournament, town houses, cafes, and more.

Warzone: 

• Welcome to Vondel. This medium-sized map is ready to host Resurgence, DMZ, and the Lockdown LTM at launch, with standard Battle Royale in-Season.

• Over a Half Dozen New Features. Tactical Amphibious Vehicle (TAV) for Vondel, the return of Favorite Supply Boxes, a new Field Upgrade, and more.

• The Sandstorm Continues in Al Mazrah. In addition to Vondel’s introduction, Al Mazrah sees some slight topographical changes during Season 04.

• A New, Full Ranked Season Arrives in Season 04. Ready yourself for a full Ranked Season with more rewards to claim. 

• More at Mid-Season, Including Traditional Battle Royale in Vondel, New Vondel Gulag. The action will only get hotter as we look towards a summer Mid-Season Update.

 Modern Warfare II:

• A Six-Pack of New Multiplayer Maps at Launch. Showdown. Kunstenaar (pronounced “khun-steh-nawr”) District. Mercado. Penthouse. Mawizeh Marsh. Ahkdar Village. Plus one more Core MP map planned for mid-season.

• Search & Destroy, Prisoner Rescue to Expand to 12v12 for a Limited Time. Expect the Playlist rotation to include these intense modes with double the number of players on each team.

• A New Ranked Season. Rise and grind; shoot for a new top Division and unlock those cool Ranked Rewards as you prepare for the exciting conclusion to the Call of Duty League season.

Across both titles:

• The Assault on Vondel Begins at Launch. Complete challenges to unlock new items not just for yourself, but also for the entire community, including a new melee weapon: the Tonfa.

• New Weapons. In addition to the Tonfa, ready yourself with the Tempus Razorback Assault Rifle and ISO 45 SMG, both available for free in the Battlepass.

• New Operators, Including Nikto. The masked ex-cover agent returns with a vengeance. Other Operators include a total badass working for SpecGru and .

• Prestige Levels Continue, New Challenges Available. Reach Level 850 to unlock a special Weapon Blueprint.

Here's your guide for Call of Duty: Warzone's wild Last Stand final season

It all ends now - or at least in the coming hours with Call of Duty: Warzone wrapping up its final season with Last Stand as the anticipation for Modern Warfare II grows even stronger.

There’s no better way to geek out about August 24 than taking a look at what’s on deck for when you lace up those digital boots and arsenal of toys before going all-out on the gaming goals. Here’s a round up of what’s waiting on the horizon.

In Warzone beginning with Last Stand, Operators will notice Caldera’s biggest new feature the moment they take off for deployment: The island’s Peak has been transformed by increasing volcanic activity. Lava flows down its slopes, hardening into molten rock, altering the mountain’s geography in several locations from the top to its base.

• Beware: Hot Lava! Watch your step when battling in and around the Peak. Stick your feet in the lava and you’ll start taking heavy damage. Get out at all costs!

• Redeploy, Take a Ride. Take advantage of one of the many Redeploy Balloons set up around Caldera’s Peak to reposition in a pinch, or get away completely by taking control of one of the many vehicles found near the top.

• Gondola Still Operable. A little magma won’t shut down this famed attraction. Take an easy ride to the top of the Peak as the rest of the Operators blast away at each other while playing hopscotch over lava flows.

Players will be challenged with saving Caldera in a Search and Destroy-inspired limited time mode that supports 80 players divided into 20 teams of four, whereby they can choose to either defuse or detonate various bombs throughout the island.

Last Stand also brings new ways to earn loot and conduct battle, from the Doomsday Station to the Rage Serum and other new items.

Here's a rundown of epic Call of Duty: Vanguard and Warzone season 3 updates

There’s non-stop fun happening these days in the world of Call of Duty: Vanguard and Warzone. Whether we’re talking about the presence of Snoop Dogg across the game modes or the Godzilla and King Kong additions, the fun meter is super high. So of course adding a little Classified Arms Reloaded will only make things better.

More Call of Duty: Vanguard and Warzone updates

Based on the latest rollout - all slated to take place this week - the mid-season series of updates will bring brand-new features, modes and bundles.

Classified Arms Reloaded, a mid-season series of updates that will continue the third season of Call of Duty: Vanguard and Warzone, will bring brand-new features, modes and Bundles following a May 24 update in Vanguard at 10am PT and a Warzone update at 9am PT May 25.

Updates to Warzone include:

• Mine cart underground transit system for fast travel to 14 access points

• New Serpentine perk previously only available in Vanguard

• Three new items to the loot pool in Battle Royale modes: the Gulag Entry Token, Redeploy Extraction Token and Speed Boost

• New Field Upgrade – the Radar Jammer

• New High Value Loot Zones

• New Warzone Limited-Time Mode – fight to become the Champion of Caldera

• And numerous quality of life updates, including a new Squad heads-up display

Updates to Vanguard include:

• New Multiplayer Map – Sphere, a new small Multiplayer map featuring an underground weapons lab hidden beneath the façade of a coal mine.

• New Operator for Task Force Harpy – Kim Tae Young

• New Weapon – H4 Blixen SMG

• New Bundle – Spilled Ink Bundle, curated and designed by top tattoo artists

• New Bundle – Tracer Pack: High Voltage Mastercraft Bundle, contains an electrifying Heroic “Stabistor” Sniper Rifle that is sure to send shock waves through your competition

• New Bundle – Tracer Pack: Dark Aether Mastercraft Bundle, a Zombies-themed pack featuring the “Dark Jinx” SMG

• At the end of the season, more Mastercrafts will become available, including the Tracer Pack: Tread Lightly Mastercraft Bundle, which features prototype-themed weaponry.

It’s all about the visuals

Sure, words are great but there’s nothing better than getting the full-fledged visual effect of what these updates will look like.

Kong and Godzilla are really heading to Call of Duty

The fun isn’t slowing down - at all - for the true Call of Duty gamers. Turns out just when you thought you’ve seen it all, iconic big screen legends Godzilla and King Kong are heading to one of the best first-person shooting games of all time with the Battle Pass season three trailer on deck.

Call of Duty’s Season 3 is packed with awesomness

Just getting a few new perks would be reason enough to geek out but Season Three is set to be a memorable edition. Called the ‘Classified Arms’ rollout set to launch tomorrow, April 27, the in-season limited-time Operation Monarch is locked in to have Kong and Godzilla grace your screens come May 11.

For Operation Monarch, Operators can become uber elite, with limited-time bundles based on Godzilla, Mechagodzilla and Kong. The Tracer Pack: KongLimited Time Bundle celebrates a Titan with nearly 90 years of history with nine items, including a Legendary “Kong” Operator Skin for Wade inspired by the ruler of Skull Island. Also, prepare to intimidate your opponents with the Tracer Pack: Godzilla Reactive Mastercraft Limited Time Bundle, a nine-item pack based on the beloved reptile. Last, don the Mechagodzilla armor and become the apex hunter you were born to be with the Tracer Pack: Mechagodzilla Limited Time Bundle. With this Bundle, you get the Legendary “Mechagodzilla” Operator Skin for Constanze, and nine other items, with two — the “Machine Learning” MVP Highlight and the “Rival Protocol” Highlight Intro — being Vanguard exclusive.

The COD Season 3 Battle Pass is near

The latest battle pass is going to be packed with gems. From blueprints and new calling cards to a new operator being introduced, the fun is set to go down in the coming hours.

Before the monstrous battle begins in Operation Monarch, Operators can gear up with the Season Three Battle Pass, featuring two new hard-hitting free weapons, more than 25 free items, including new reticles, blueprints and calling cards, and more. Purchasing the Battle Pass grants players access to new Operator - Mateo Hernandez, a new rare "Mountain Night" Daniel Yatsu Operator Skin, the legendary "Machine Envy" shotgun blueprint and much more.

Snoop Dogg is all over the Call of Duty universe

Is there any area of the entertainment game Snoop Dogg doesn’t invade? Turns out the legendary hip-hop artist’s presence is going to be all over Call of Duty this spring starting April 1.

Snoop Dogg’s in the Call of Duty universe

The hip-hop heavyweight is headed to all three COD games - Mobile, Vanguard and Warzone. The hype is real and Snoop’s already confirmed the big news.

"The D O Double G is back in Call of Duty and this time I’m in the freakin’ game! Excited to be working with the COD team to bring some fly features for you all to enjoy. It’s dope."

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Snoop Dogg’s Lucky Draw

If you’re not really about the next generation gaming, the mobile version of Snoop is going to keep you locked and loaded on the fly. He’s set to appear in ‘Lucky Draw’ starting next month.

This Lucky Draw will include a Snoop Dogg Operator for Call of Duty: Mobile, which has him decked out head-to-toe in a 24K gold embroidered outfit. It also includes a new signature weapon based on a fast-firing Legendary SMG that’s gold-plated and diamond-encrusted. Light up your enemies under the lights of a mini-concert with this weapon’s unique death effect, and see your iced out weapon get even flashier as you earn eliminations. (COD)

Snoop Dogg’s Vanguard and Warzone

For everyone else, it’s all about the Xbox Series and PlayStation 5 experience. Snoop will have his presence felt all over the place with a major bundle set for mid-April.

Meanwhile, over in Call of Duty: Vanguard and Warzone, the Snoop Dogg Operator Bundle will be available on April 19 at 10 AM PT. And just so we’re clear on high-level details: the Snoop Dogg in Vanguard and Warzone is separate from the Snoop Dogg in Call of Duty: Mobile.  

The Warzone and Vanguard Snoop Dogg Operator Bundle will include ten items — three exclusive to Vanguard — and a full Operator progression track. Rewards across these 20 levels of Operator progression include Weapon XP for Snoop’s preferred weapon from Vanguard, three alternate outfits, and other cosmetic items.

This won’t be the first time Snoop Dogg dropped into Call of Duty, as fans will remember his Snoop Dogg Voiceover Pack in Call of Duty®: Ghosts. Snoop’s voice — with all new lines recorded for his very own Operator — returns to Call of Duty in the Snoop Dogg Operator Bundle for Vanguard and Warzone.

Years ago, Snoop entered the world of Call of Duty with a voice over pack for Ghosts.

Lori Harvey really went Call of Duty mode for Michael B. Jordan's V-Day surprise

It’s safe to say Lori Harvey and Michael B. Jordan are really meant to be together. Especially when she knows one of the best ways to his heart directly connects with his - and the world’s - love for Call of Duty: Warzone.

Lori Harvey plants the perfect Call of Duty Easter Egg for Michael B. Jordan

Harvey couldn't hold back on making sure the world knows how much she went all-in for this past Valentine’s Day. She actually put the best Easter Egg possible into the best game released a few months ago and still breaking records.

YES - Lori Harvey actually came through with an epic V-Day surprise for her bae Michael B. Jordan with a Call of Duty Easter Egg. EPIC.. more tweets coming! @CallofDuty #ATC pic.twitter.com/HtT4e6kLj2

— Attack The Culture (@attackthecult) February 17, 2022

Harvey even shared footage proving her amazing surprise really is featured in the latest Call of Duty: Warzone and explanation the surprise’s motivation.

“Even when you’re playing the game you can’t escape me @michaelbjordan thank you @callofduty for making this happen for me!!”

Still can't believe she pulled this off.... DOPE! The Easter Egg from #LoriHarvey to #MichaelBJordan in #CallofDuty of all games? DOPE! #ATC @CallofDuty pic.twitter.com/eraPsFSsNg

— Attack The Culture (@attackthecult) February 17, 2022

You can't deny it - this couple blows minds and gamers away. The in-game Lori Harvey/Michael B. Jordan Easter Egg in Call of Duty: Vanguard/Warzone though?? Insane! #ATC @CallofDuty pic.twitter.com/do2G1AlWHD

— Attack The Culture (@attackthecult) February 17, 2022

Of course Michael B. Jordan has love for Lori Harvey too

MBJ made sure to hit up his own social media pages to show fans just how much of a close-knit bond they share together.

The love is real! MBJ x LH. #ATC pic.twitter.com/5gvUEOhAHo

— Attack The Culture (@attackthecult) February 17, 2022

Call of Duty: Vanguard and Warzone Season 2 is near and here's everything you need to know

The only hearts we respect on February 14 are purple and digital. The long-awaited and much-needed season two for Call of Duty: Vanguard and Warzone is literally just days away and the hype is way more real than you can imagine.

In celebration of the insane rollout and anticipation to clock in hours of gameplay on Valentine’s Day, we’ve put together all those nitty gritty details you should be up on before the season launches next Monday.

The key Call of Duty: Vanguard Season 2 details

As you might imagine, there’s going to be a ridiculous amount of content dropping on both Vanguard and Warzone. Hence, let’s sum it all up - with help from Activision’s amazing PR team - in a few sentences.

Get ready for a massive free content drop on February 14th, when Call of Duty: Vanguard and Warzone kick off Season Two! The latest season of free and additional content brings armored war machines and chemical weapons to bring global conflict to a new level. Join Captain Butcher and Task Force Yeti in discovering the greatest threat to the world: Nebula V. Eradicate or harness this weapon in Warzone, prove your elite skills in Vanguard Multiplayer, or enter all-new areas in the Dark Aether to face a deceptive force in Zombies. Once both Vanguard (Feb 10 @9am PT) and Warzone (Feb 14 @9am PT) updates are downloaded, fans can enjoy double XP across both games to celebrate the launch of the new season.

Oh, did someone mention the need for a fire trailer?

All the ridiculously dope updates

While we would love to flex our own witty writing skills, we’ll leave it to the gaming professionals to dish out every last insane detail to the updates gearing up to come February 14.

Warzone Features and Updates:

·     New Features: Nebula V, Redeploy Balloons, and More. Nebula V Ammo and Bombs create new offensive tactics, while Portable Decontamination Stations offer temporary refuge. Alternatively, take to the skies with Redeploy Balloons and Bomber planes. 

·     Explore the Chemical Factory and underground Chemical Weapon Research Labs, Watch for Armored Transport. Fresh points of interest in Caldera are here to shake up those rotations. Axis soldiers patrol these new areas and are found around the island in vehicles…Defeat them for powerful rewards. 

·     Caldera Clash at Launch, Rebirth Reinforced Midseason. The massive team fight returns — rank up those weapons and fight for Caldera outside of traditional modes. Meanwhile, there are rumors of a resurgence at Rebirth Island…and we’re not talking about the game mode. 

Vanguard and Warzone Updates:

·     S.O.T.F. 007 reports for duty. Task Force Yeti is the first line of defense against Nebula V. Start Season Two strong with Anna Drake, available in the Battle Pass. 

·     Four New Weapons. Two midrange tools can be found in the Battle Pass, while the Ice Axe and a hard-hitting SMG are slated to drop during the season. 

Vanguard Multiplayer Updates:

·     Prove yourself in Ranked Play. Launching alongside the 2022 Call of Duty League season, expect to begin your Ranked journey and play like the pros. 

·     Two new Multiplayer maps. Duck through the busy streets of Casablanca or partake in some ski-shooting in Gondola, two midsized maps ready to be mastered. 

·     Free Perks, Killstreak, and Equipment in Battle Pass. Prepare to switch up those Loadouts and shoot for a 12-Killstreak — the Season Two Battle Pass is stocked with free Multiplayer content for all to use. 

·     Celebrate Valentine’s Day in Vanguard with a themed experience with some Double XP opportunities 

·     Arms Race and Vehicles. An Arms Race with Armored War Machines is bigger than infantry combat, it’spiloting Motorcycles, Squad Transport Vehicles and tanks.

Vanguard Zombies Updates:

·     Dimensions shift and the Dark Aether opens. The undead assault heats up in Egypt’s Eastern Desert, where a portal to the Dark Aether opens alongside other new arenas 

·     A new Artifact gives you strength to conquer the Deceiver. Vercanna the Last joins the fight to tend to your squad’s wounds with Healing Aura… and aid against the three-faced Zaballa the Deceiver. 

·     Wonder Weapons to aid with new Objective & Story Quest. Wield the Ray Gun and Decimator Shield alongside new armaments as you partake in Sacrifice and uncover the secret to defeating Kortifex.

And who doesn't love dope screenshots and galleries

We’re becoming really huge fans of high-quality pics more than ever these days. So it’s only right we highlight some of our favorite looks at the upcoming Season 2 in insane up-close nature.