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If Wolfenstein Beats Madden, Wolfenstein Is Free
Raven Software designer Manveer Heir has mounted a one-man Twitter Wolfenstein marketing campaign, offering to pay for your copy of the game if it manages to outsell Madden 10. Yes, he’s completely serious folks. If the latest game in the long-running first-person shooter franchise manages to topple the game that generally dominates the month of…
By Mike Fahey Published August 12, 2009 -
Mad Catz Does Modern Warfare 2
Where there is a potential multi-million selling video game, Mad Catz is there, having signed a deal with Activision to produce branded controllers and accessories for Modern Warfare 2. Mad Catz loves branding accessories, especially when it comes to big titles, and there most likely won’t be a title bigger than Modern Warfare 2 this…
By Mike Fahey Published August 11, 2009 -
Guitar Hero Devs Interested in Natal, MotionPlus
Neversoft’s Brian Bright announced at a Guitar Hero 5 event that the game is franchise compatible, confirming speculation that Activision’s plan for world domination continues unhindered by lawsuit settlements. Franchise compatible means no new band sets to replace your old ones and you can keep the music you’ve downloaded for World Tour as well. But…
By AJ Glasser Published August 10, 2009 -
Guitar Hero 5 Trailer Gives My Parents Four Good Reasons To Play
If Bob Dylan’s All Along The Watchtower, The Rolling Stone’s Sympathy for the Devil, Santana’s No One to Depend On and Johnny Cash’s Ring of Fire can’t convince my hippie parents to play Guitar Hero 5, nothing will. This trailer also shows off Face to Face’s Disconnect, but I’m pretty sure my parents won’t care…
By AJ Glasser Published August 10, 2009 -
Guitar Hero 5 Wii’s Roadie Battle Preview: Bring On the DS
The last time I previewed a Guitar Hero game, I was drawn to the Wii version because it attracted a less-competitive crowd of music fan. Now I’m drawn to it to kick some ass. I’ve heard people criticize Guitar Hero games in the past for being too much of a video game and not enough…
By AJ Glasser Published August 10, 2009 -
Nothing Enhances Nazi Fighting Like A Little Zeppelin
While its August 18th release date is set in stone, some of Wolfenstein’s gameplay remains up in the air. The latest entry in the Wolfenstein series features a sequence in which B.J. battles the supernatural side of the Third Reich inside of a giant zeppelin, one of those giant flying airships that everyone thought was…
By Mike Fahey Published August 10, 2009 -
Tony Hawk: Ride Hits North America Nov. 17
Activision today confirmed that Tony Hawk: Ride will be hitting North American retailers on Nov. 17 and U.K. and German retailers on Nov. 20. They didn’t, though, confirm the games price, which retailers places at $120. The game will be at GamesCom in Cologne, Germany next week. We’ll make sure to test out more of…
By Brian Crecente Published August 10, 2009 -
Ever Wonder How Much Activision Honcho Made Last Year?
Last year, Activision had a good year. Activision boss Bobby Kotick had a very good year. According to your-source-for-other-people’s-salaries Forbes, his 2008 salary breaks down like this: Thrilling stuff. It must be hard to tell developers to make new Guitar Hero, Call of Duty and, now after the Blizzard merger, World of Warcraft games. We’re…
By Brian Ashcraft Published August 10, 2009 -
Guitar Hero 5 Lets You Import Older Guitar Hero Songs
You liked it in Rock Band, now like it in Guitar Hero, as Activision have announced that the upcoming Guitar Hero 5 will let users import older songs from previous games for use in the new title. Songs from both World Tour and Smash Hits will be able to be carried over into GH5. Though…
By Luke Plunkett Published August 10, 2009 -
Johnny Cash Is In Guitar Hero 5
We already knew that there was a Johnny Cash song in Guitar Hero 5, so it shouldn’t have been too big a surprise to see that the man himself will be appearing as a character in the title as well. Johnny Cash tribute artist Terry Lee Goffee has provided the swagger for Activision’s motion-capture team,…
By Luke Plunkett Published August 8, 2009 -
Europe Won’t Get Guitar Hero: Van Halen This Year
Sounds like Activision are having trouble getting their hands on enough plastic to supply the world with games this Christmas, as both Tony Hawk: Ride and now Guitar Hero: Van Halen will see restricted launches in 2009. While Tony Hawk: Ride will still be released in some European territories this year, Guitar Hero: Van Halen…
By Luke Plunkett Published August 7, 2009 -
See Guitar Hero: Van Halen In Action For The First Time
The song list for Guitar Hero: Van Halen certainly seems strong enough, but what about the spandex rendering power of the Guitar Hero expansion? Can current generation console technology keep up with David Lee Roth’s bulging air splits? Unfortunately, that question is clearly answered in the debut trailer for Guitar Hero: Van Halen, which features…
By Michael McWhertor Published August 6, 2009 -
Brutal Legend Lawsuit Settled, Free To Rock October
Activision and Brutal Legend developer Double Fine Productions have reached a settlement over the release of the video game, wrapping up months of totally lame litigation and all but ensuring the game’s safe release this fall. According to a report from the Associated Press on the matter, Activision’s legal team informed a Los Angeles Superior…
By Michael McWhertor Published August 6, 2009 -
Get Your Call of Duty: World at War Map Pack 3 Codes (360 and PS3)
Exploding monkeys, zombies, new maps? It must be time to give away some codes for Call of Duty: World at War’s third map pack. We’ve got five Playstation 3 codes and ten Xbox 360 codes. I’ve decided to bury the codes in two old posts on Kotaku. You’ll just need to find them. Here’s a…
By Brian Crecente Published August 6, 2009 -
Scratch: The Ultimate DJ Has A New Developer, New Date
After months of legal wrangling—after the developer of Scratch: The Ultimate DJ was purchased by its biggest competitor—Genius Products and Numark Industries have found a new developer, Commotion Interactive, the music and party game division of Bedlam Games. Scratch: The Ultimate DJ, which was originally planned to beat Activision’s DJ Hero to market, will now…
By Michael McWhertor Published August 6, 2009 -
Tony Hawk: Ride Dated, Priced (For The UK)
While American consumers sweat it out awaiting an official US price for Tony Hawk: Ride (unofficial, we’ve got), Activision have announced both a release date and a price for the UK. And one of those two things is not pretty. The game will be out on November 20 in the United Kingdom of Great Britain…
By Luke Plunkett Published August 6, 2009 -
Tony Hawk: Ride Only Launching In Three Territories (In 2009)
It was announced during Activision’s earnings call earlier today that the upcoming Tony Hawk: Ride will only be released in three territories in 2009. For everyone else, it’s a 2010 game. The lucky three are the United States, United Kingdom and Germany. If you live in France, Italy, Spain, Australia, New Zealand, Sweden, the Netherlands,…
By Luke Plunkett Published August 6, 2009 -
id Vows to Punish Mentions of Wolfenstein Leaks
If you got that multiplayer build of Wolfenstein that leaked out last week, you should keep that fact to yourself. Chest-beating about it on the Wolfenstein forums will bring instant banning. Maybe worse. id Community Manager Pete Sokal says yes, they’re aware of the leaks of Wolfenstein Multiplayer. It is “now being distributed illegally through…
By Owen Good Published August 5, 2009 -
Modern Warfare 2, Marvel Ultimate Alliance Breaking Pre-Order Records
Activision have been around for a long, long time. Longer than pre-orders have. So when Activision come out and say that Modern Warfare 2 has more of them than any other game in company history, that’s a lot. That’s more than any previous Guitar Hero game. More than any previous Call of Duty game. More…
By Luke Plunkett Published August 5, 2009 -
The Final, Hagar-Free Guitar Hero: Van Halen Song List
Activision has released the finalized list of songs for Guitar Hero: Van Halen, featuring 28 tunes from the David Lee Roth era of the band, not a Sammy Hagar (or Gary Cherone) vocal track in sight. Included, according to a reveal from MTV Multiplayer, are classic Van Halen tracks such as “Running With The Devil,”…
By Michael McWhertor Published August 5, 2009