Hot on the wheels of NASCAR The Game 2011, Activision is returning to racing this fall with NASCAR Unleashed. The new game for Xbox 360, PlayStation 3, Wii, and Nintendo 3DS will allow players to take their racer “to the streets” by driving on and off some of NASCAR’s most famous tracks in this stylistically souped-up arcade racing competition. This is a stark contrast to the first game’s simulation approach, which can be seen in the video below.

Boston-based punk veterans take the stage at 8pm on opening night, September 2nd at the first ever Call of Duty XP, the destination for Call of Duty gamers worldwide. The critically-acclaimed Dropkick Murphys -- known for their complex distillation of classic punk rock, Celtic folk and American rock 'n’ roll will deliver a knockout live performance. Kaney West will close out the event the next night, offering a very diverse musical dynamic for fans.

In his first public performance since the release of his fifth #1 album, the global smash “Watch the Throne,” Kanye West is set to close Call of Duty XP, the only full-immersion fan experience for Call of Duty gamers. West will take the stage at 8PM on Saturday, September 3rd, capping an impressive roster of firsts for casual and hardcore Call of Duty fans alike, including the world premiere of Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 multiplayer, the first public hands-on with the title, the finals of the Call of Duty $1 Million tournament sponsored by Xbox 360, Call of Duty-inspired live action-experiences and much more. Call of Duty XP takes place September 2nd and 3rd, 2011, in Los Angeles, California.

Despite Activision's attempts to call a cease fire, the war of words between Modern Warfare 3 and Battlefield 3 continues on, with the developers pushing the envelope to make their war effort the better one this holiday season.  This time around, though, EA made a bold statement indicating that the Call of Duty series in general may not have much of a future.  But is that the case?

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.

There's going to be free games given out. There's going to be tournaments held. There will be a life size paintball match done in a re-creation of one of the multiplayer levels of Call of Duty: Moder Warfare 2. So I think its safe to say that Activision is going all out with this thing. This thing, of course, being Call of Duty XP, the world's first Call of Duty convention.