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Guitar Hero’s ‘Couples’ Cameo Profitable for Activision, Film
Ever met a Guitar Hero salesman? Me either. Vince Vaughn’s character in “Couples Retreat” was made one, however, because he and co-screenwriter John Favreau adore the series. And, how about that, it crowbared a few buxx out of Activision marketing. Activision joined an all-star list of brands such as Bud Light, Captain Morgan’s and Crunch…
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DICE Makes Hay With Dedicated Server Controversy
Earlier this morning, the executive producer for the Battlefield franchise tweaked Call of Duty over Infinity Ward ending dedicated server support, “confirming” that, yes, dedicated server support is “a given” in Battlefield titles on the PC. “Dedicated servers FTW. What ever secures a better online experience is a given for us,” Tweeted DICE’s K.M. Troedsson.…
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FourZeroTwo: Modern Warfare 2 is Not Delayed on PC
From Robert Bowling’s Twitter, good news for PC gamers – “No delay on PC for Modern Warfare 2,” says the Infinity Ward community manager, debunking earlier rumors that it was on hold for two weeks past its original drop date. Furthermore: “You’ll also have Prestige Mode in PC as well as lots of Steam support,”…
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Surprise Activision Dinosaur Game Coming In November
Activision has announced a November release date for Jurassic: The Hunted. If you just asked yourself, “What the hell is Jurassic: The Hunted,” rest assured I’m right there with you. This is the first I’ve heard of Jurassic: The Hunted, Activision’s budget dinosaur hunting game, outside of a brief mention as “Jurassic Hunter” in Nintendo’s…
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DJ Hero Does NASCAR
Target and Activision have teamed up to plaster Martin Truex Jr.’s No. 1 Chevrolet with giant DJ Hero logos at the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series race in North Carolina this Saturday. It’s DJ Hero day at North Carolina’s Lowe’s Motor Speedway this weekend, as Target and Activision bring together DJ Hero and NASCAR fans for…
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A Little Bit Of Band Hero
If you’re interested in finding out what the difference is between Guitar Hero and Band Hero, now’s your chance, as a three-song demo for the game crops up on Xbox Live. Finger Eleven’s “Paralyzer,” Taylor Swift’s “Picture to Burn,” and Katrina & The Waves’ “Walking on Sunshine” make up the three-song set included in the…
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Kurt Cobain Parody Vid Taken Down on Activision’s Request
Remember the video of Kurt Cobain singing Bon Jovi’s hits, and shrieking “yeah, boyeee!” in “Bring the Noize?” The compilation that hung the game with its own rope for its treatment of Cobain is gone from YouTube, on Activision’s demand. Sure, videos get taken down all the time. But search for “Guitar Hero” on YouTube…
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DJ Hero’s Intro Slightly Larger-Than-Life
It’s only a couple of weeks until the release of DJ Hero, which judging by this intro video is a game about a dark future where truckers and punk kids destroy overpasses before partying. This is what you get when you give the developers of a music game a very large CG budget and let…
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Eminem, Jay-Z Tracks Revealed for DJ Hero Renegade Edition
Activision gave Rolling Stone first dibs on the Renegade Edition tracklist for DJ Hero, featuring 12 cuts each from Jay-Z and Eminem – who recently endorsed the game by saying “the s—t is dope.” Jay-Z’s set is said to be the first best-of compilation of his career, Rolling Stone reports, although another is said to…
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Madagascar Kartz Combines Madagascar, Kartz
Those funny animals in DreamWorks’ Madagascar movies are funny and all, but why can’t they be racing around in little cars? Oh thank goodness, it’s Activision’s Madagascar Kartz. Madagascar Kartz combines the whacky animals from Madagascar with over-the-top kart racing. So over the top that the Nintendo Wii version comes both with and without a…
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Carnage Strikes Marvel Ultimate Alliance 2
Cletus Kasady, AKA Carnage, is making his way to Marvel Ultimate Alliance 2, and he’s much more than another Spider-Man clone. Carnage is what happened when comic book writers looked at one of Spider-Man’s most powerful foes, Venom, and decided he just wasn’t dangerous enough. Marvel describes Carnage as a total psychopath with no sense…
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Activision Originally Didn’t Want Modern Warfare
Speaking to Official PlayStation Magazine, Infinity Ward’s boss said that Activision did not believe in Infinity Ward’s concept for a modern Call of Duty setting and was actively working to demonstrate the idea wouldn’t succeed. Vince Zampella, IW’s chief, said the studio had wanted to do a modern combat shooter for years, and bring their…
By Owen Good