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Activision was right. Bringing in 550 million dollars in revenue in the first five days on sales, Modern Warfare 2, the sequel created by Infinity Ward, has become the biggest entertainment release in history, beating out videogames like Grand Theft Auto IV and movies like The Dark Knight and the various Harry Potter... |
21 November 2009
10:21 GMT |
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Modern Warfare 2 does not live up to the hype that surrounded it before the release date and to the standard set by its predecessor, which was released in late 2007. It ticks all the points on the list: there are better graphics, there's a bigger “What the Hell?” moment, there are tougher characters,... |
20 November 2009
08:00 GMT |
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After what Modern Warfare managed to do in just five days, generate $550, that is, it's no wonder that Activision gathered all its people, put them in a room and told them to think of absolutely anything and then add “Modern Warfare” to its name. It seems like one of the things to expand the franchis... |
20 November 2009
07:24 GMT |
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When Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 was still doing push-ups and washing latrines with its toothbrush back in boot camp, the COs of the game had some very different ideas for the first-class private. While the young soldier was beefing up to become the greatest entertainment release in history, the developers had a c... |
20 November 2009
03:37 GMT |
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Activision has recently announced that Modern Warfare 2 managed to bring in 550 million dollars for the company in just five days, becoming the biggest entertainment release in history, beating not just Grand Theft Auto IV but also The Dark Knight. And Booby Kotick, the Chief Executive Officer of Activision, has take... |
20 November 2009
02:55 GMT |
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Activision is reporting that Modern Warfare 2 is estimated to have brought in no less than 550 million dollars in revenue in the first five days on sale. Microsoft statistics also show that the title has been played for more than 5.2 million hours in the multiplayer modes and that 11 million Xbox 360 Achievements wer... |
19 November 2009
04:25 GMT |
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Call of Duty and the latest installment in the series, Modern Warfare 2, have been plastered on the headlines of pretty much everything that was news for the past couple of days. With a five-day total sale of $550 million, the game is officially the biggest selling thing in entertainment, across all areas and domains... |
19 November 2009
03:48 GMT |
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In a major move, Activision has announced that Glen Schofield and Michael Condry, best known for leading the development team that delivered last year's Dead Space, are now part of the newly formed Sledgehammer Games team, based in Foster, California. The two were previously part of the Visceral Games team, whic... |
18 November 2009
14:21 GMT |
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If you've ventured through the single-player campaign of Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2, then you've already gotten a taste of what the developers think of Russia and its residents. As any good American that has lived through the Cold War or been raised on movies inspired by that period, the writers behind ... |
17 November 2009
04:30 GMT |
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Modern Warfare 2 is now out and estimates are saying that millions of gamers will be playing it before the end of the year. The first game in the series, which was released in late 2007, has set the bar pretty high in terms of graphics and image realism and Modern Warfare 2 is set to offer a whole new experience, tak... |
16 November 2009
14:21 GMT |
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It seems like the BMO Capital Markets forum had a vital piece of information that was initially overlooked. Activision is seriously considering releasing more game features at additional costs. Activision's CFO, Tom Tippl, said that, unlike what we might think, this was what the players demanded and it was not e... |
16 November 2009
04:04 GMT |
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Yesterday we talked about how Regie Fils-Aime, the president of Nintendo of America, said that New Super Mario Bros Wii, which was set to be released later during the month and marked the first time as Mario videogame, would support four-player multiplayer on the Nintendo home console, would be selling better than Mo... |
13 November 2009
16:11 GMT |
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Modern Warfare is released worldwide on the PC, the Xbox 360 from Microsoft, and the PlayStation 3, and initial reports are showing that it could actually live up to the Activision hype of “the biggest videogames release ever.” Michael Pachter, who is an analyst of the videogame market for Wedbush Morgan,... |
12 November 2009
16:21 GMT |
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Even with the PC market bent over a wooden horse and padded with a spiked lash, everyone knew that Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 was going to make more money than most countries sweat and toil for in months. Still, ideas like “big” and “huge” are never enough to make an impact. Vague concepts... |
12 November 2009
14:31 GMT |
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Modern Warfare 2 is now out and millions of gamers are estimated to play it before the end of the year, bringing in tens of millions of dollars in revenue for Activision. The publisher is estimating that the title will be one of the biggest videogame releases of all time and, to some people's surprise, it seems ... |
12 November 2009
05:32 GMT |
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In a surprising move Reggie Fils-Aime has stated that he firmly believes the Nintendo developed and published New Super Mario Bros Wii will sell better than Activision blockbuster Modern Waefare 2. The new Mario experience is being released for the Nintendo home console while Modern Warfare 2, the first person shoote... |
11 November 2009
12:51 GMT |
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The fact that Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 copies were out on the street before the official November 10 release date is neither a surprise, nor is it news. Just yesterday, we saw the title being pirated and redistributed, with one game snatcher even arrested for the crime. But, to see that Modern Warfare 2 is bein... |
10 November 2009
05:59 GMT |
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Activision Blizzard, the publisher of Modern Warfare 2 and the successful Call of Duty franchise of videogames, has announced that it will donate 1 million dollars to military veterans through the newly created Call of Duty Endowment (aka CODE), with the stated aim of making sure that veterans can be quickly employed... |
10 November 2009
05:01 GMT |
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There are a lot of games that end up on the market well before their official release dates and there's nothing the publishers and developers can do at this point but accept the fact and deal with the losses. Well, Activision will have none of that and has decided to take a hands-on approach on the smuggling bus... |
9 November 2009
07:10 GMT |
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Activision, as the publisher, and Infinity Ward, as the developer, are getting ready to release Modern Warfare 2 on November 10 for the PlayStation 3, the Xbox 360 and the PC, and the title is expected to be one of the biggest successes for the company and one of the largest launches in videogaming history. But what ... |
6 November 2009
17:51 GMT |
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In a somewhat surprising move, Activision Blizzard, one of the biggest publishers on the market, has announced that it has made a profit for the fiscal quarter that ended on September 30. Beating expectations, the company saw 15 million dollars in profit as revenue was hovering around 700 million dollars. Analysts ha... |
6 November 2009
15:11 GMT |
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Activision, as the publisher, and FreeStyleGames, as the developer, have already outed two new downloadable tracks for their new release DJ Hero and plan to add more DLC every month in order to maintain gamers’ interest. But players have been a bit surprised to see that the two new tracks, which mix Queen with ... |
5 November 2009
13:11 GMT |
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Modern Warfare 2 arrives on November 10 and GameStop is one of the companies set to benefit a lot from the launch. The brick and mortar retailer, which has been threatened by the development of digital distribution services, needs this king of big releases to get people in the store and to consolidate its position in... |
5 November 2009
05:10 GMT |
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Activision saw its shares of trouble when it decided to use the late Kurt Cobain's likeness in its Guitar Hero 5, and, since then, troubles with its rhythm games started pouring in. Now, it is once again sued by a band for the unlawful use of likeness in a video game. According to Los Angeles Times, No Doubt are... |
5 November 2009
04:03 GMT |
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Initial performance for DJ Hero, the most recent music game spin off from Activision, seems rather weak, with the title just breaking into the United Kingdom top 20 sales charts and with North American customers not flocking to pick it up, despite the fact that most reviewers praised it for the way it simulates the a... |
4 November 2009
13:21 GMT |
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It seems that in spite of the rivalry between Guitar Hero and Rock Band, most of the players who are interested in music simulators try both of them although they might not spend money on both series.A study was conducted by GamerDNA and DFC Intelligence on a sample of 10,000 players of the Xbox 360 home gaming conso... |
4 November 2009
04:30 GMT |
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Activision has announced the first pieces of downloadable content for its recently released DJ Hero, with two packs set to arrive during November and more content planned as support for the title after that. Players who have gone through the 93 mixes that are part of the disc-based element of DJ Hero can now head to ... |
4 November 2009
03:12 GMT |
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Considering the tight outfits and flashy costumes, one would think that the American comic-book heroes are anything but shy. However, Captain America and the golden-fleeced Thor, considering how much they're milking the poor god, have been cowering behind the stage's curtain for two years now, and it seems ... |
4 November 2009
03:09 GMT |
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World of Warcraft spent a lot of 2009 sleeping in China, with its servers offline. Now a more crushing blow has been dealt to its WoW community. Reuters reports that the General Administration of Press and Publication of China, or GAPP, has revoked NetEase's permit to operate the game on its territory. The compa... |
3 November 2009
04:04 GMT |
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A leaked video, showing off a French version of Modern Warfare 2 being played, popped up yesterday displaying a level of the single player campaign, apparently the fourth, which assaults them with some pretty disturbing images.The spoiler heavy gameplay (those who wish to go into the experience untainted need not rea... |
29 October 2009
05:40 GMT |
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There are a few names in gaming history that really stand out. These are the names that are well known even amongst those that didn't get the chance of a hands-on experience with them. One of these games is GoldenEye 007 for the Nintendo 64, developed by Rare. When a game makes it big, the first thing you can ex... |
27 October 2009
06:07 GMT |
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Bakugan Battle Brawlers was launched two days ago by Activision on several different platforms, and the anticipated kids' game should, in theory, rake up a nice number of sales. The game was released for the Xbox 360, the PlayStation3 and PlayStation 2 and for Nintendo's DS and Wii. The DS version will also... |
22 October 2009
03:45 GMT |
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One of the interesting battles to watch in the just released NPD Group sales figures for videogames for the month of September was that between musical rivals Rock Band and Guitar Hero. The Beatles title from Harmonix and MTV Games came out on top, selling more than Guitar Hero 5 by about 20%.Scott Guthrie, who is th... |
21 October 2009
03:24 GMT |
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All analysts are in agreement when it comes to September being a month of growth for the videogame industry over the same period in 2008, after no less than six months of decline. The NPD Group numbers are set to arrive this week but some are already looking to October and warning that this recovery might not last lo... |
14 October 2009
02:40 GMT |
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The rhythm game market has been shrinking this year and game developers find themselves forced to come out with something new to keep the industry alive. Both Activision and MTV Games hope to use the holyday spirit to rake in some profit and big titles have already been released. In direct competition with one anothe... |
9 October 2009
04:55 GMT |
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Activision may be having some financial issues. It seems they've started to take a closer look at the efficiency rates of their studios and are cutting their losses. The first big one to go is Shaba Games, the one that developed Spider-Man: Web of Shadows last year, as the studio has been completely shut down. T... |
9 October 2009
04:09 GMT |
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Modern Warfare is already an established brand in itself. Infinity Ward and Activision are set to deliver the second videogame bearing the name on November 10 this year and players will no doubt line up to pick it up. The original title managed to move no less than 14 million units since it was released and it is sti... |
8 October 2009
05:41 GMT |
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Tony Hawk Ride is set to mark a re-invention of the franchise, coming packed with a skating peripheral that will allow a new degree of control of the slides and big air jumps that can be performed in the game.There are significant skateboarding names featuring in the videogame, from Paul Rodriguez to Christian Hosoi.... |
7 October 2009
16:51 GMT |
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Modern Warfare 2 is set to be released on November 10 and gamers are now pretty much in the know regarding the plot of the title and what new mechanics it is set to offer when compared to the original.In order to slake the thirst of fans until the release date, which is about a month away, Infinity Ward and Activisio... |
6 October 2009
16:31 GMT |
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It seems that Activision Blizzard has filed for a trademark set to protect the Call of Duty name when it comes to its use in “Pre-recorded movies featuring comedy, drama, action, adventure, music, theatrical performances and/or animation.” The filing was made on September 21 and it appears that it is at l... |
6 October 2009
05:20 GMT |
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Yesterday, we talked about how Guitar Hero 5 and Guitar Hero: Van Halen, although released by the same publisher and part of the same franchise, appeared to be incompatible as far as song importing went. It seemed that the tracks from the Van Halen branded title, which was offered as a pre-order bonus for Guitar Hero... |
6 October 2009
04:04 GMT |
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Those who have pre-ordered Guitar Hero 5 are set to also receive copies of the upcoming Van Halen game. The first copies have begun to come in and some important details have been confirmed.On the one hand, it seems that the songs from the disk cannot be imported into Guitar Hero 5, which is pretty disappointing for ... |
5 October 2009
13:31 GMT |
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Activision was born on October the 1st, 1979, and has turned into a leader in the game industry. Its titles are expected by gamers all over the world and, as soon as launched, they spread with the speed of a tsunami. Its games are probably also the most pirated of all in the world and plenty of them are known even to... |
2 October 2009
15:41 GMT |
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It seems Activision is sure that DJ Hero will be a big hit when it is released in late October and apparently the publisher is already quietly approaching some performers to be featured in the sequel, DJ Hero 2. Initial reports are mentioning the names of DMC Champion and Qbert while there are also speculations that ... |
2 October 2009
15:31 GMT |
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Modern Warfare 2, the first person shooter from Infinity Ward and Activision, is set to be released on November 10, 2009 and will probably attract millions of gamers. Some of them will buy the videogame for the single player campaign, which will probably be as tight and explosive as that from the first title in the s... |
1 October 2009
07:19 GMT |
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DJ Hero is the next milestone in Activision’s campaign to dominate the world of videogaming and establish a culture of fear and anxiety, just like Bobby Kotick likes it. And one of the major innovations of the music simulator is integrating a controller that manages to actually replicate rather well the experie... |
1 October 2009
02:40 GMT |
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At a Tokyo Game Show event during which it showcased Project Natal, Microsoft unveiled a pretty impressive list of developers and publishers that were interested in creating video games that took advantage of the new device. The list includes names like Activision Blizzard, Bethesda Softworks, Capcom, Disney Interact... |
24 September 2009
16:31 GMT |
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Activision has officially confirmed that its Blur racing video game is now slated for a 2010 release. The title was initially set to arrive before Christmas, but the publisher decided that the team that developed it needed some more time in order to make sure that the quality was on par with the expectations that gam... |
23 September 2009
12:51 GMT |
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By now, the buzz on the street has been that Guitar Hero 5 from Activision and Red Octane has been outselling The Beatles Rock Band from MTV Games and Harmonix by a significant margin, proving that, sometimes, marketing trumps star power and giving the publisher another important hit for the year. So, the iteration-b... |
22 September 2009
14:31 GMT |
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Modern Warfare 2 is just around the corner. The shooter, which has been put together by Infinity Ward and is published by Activision, is set to be released on November 10 and it's carrying so much clout that a lot of companies delayed their games so as not to stand in the way of this firepower-packing behemoth. ... |
22 September 2009
05:23 GMT |
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