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DJ Hero Scores The Fresh Prince’s Other Half
DJ Hero might be scoring quite a few new preorders with the news that DJ Jazzy Jeff is contributing his likeness and tracks to the game. While we kid DJ Jazzy Jeff for his ties to Will Smith’s Fresh Prince character, the man is actually a damn fine DJ, as well as a record producer…
By Mike Fahey Published July 27, 2009 -
World at War Map Pack 3 Adds 10 New Achievements
The four maps – three regular, one zombie – being added next month to Call of Duty: World at War will bring with them 10 new achievements, one of them hinting at some unusual weaponry. “Acquire Waffle Weapons!” is earned once you pick up the “Ray Gun,” “DG-2” and “Monkey Bomb” at the same time.…
By Owen Good Published July 26, 2009 -
About This Nascent Modern Warfare 2 “Boycott”
Someone ran a poll and, guess what, two out of three people hate paying higher prices. This is called a potential boycott of Modern Warfare 2, unless Activision lowers the $60 price for PC versions. Total Gaming Network, citing its own poll of the situation, says 68 percent of respondents “will not support the newer,…
By Owen Good Published July 26, 2009 -
Singularity Preview: I Love The Power Glove
Activision had a playable version of Raven Software‘s recently delayed first-person shooter Singularity at Comic-Con. It was our first chance to test out the game’s Time Manipulation Device, plus put a few bullets in anyone who crossed our path. The Comic-Con demo didn’t spend too much time focusing on Singularity‘s sci-fi story line—probably for the…
By Michael McWhertor Published July 24, 2009 -
Dev: DSi Is “A More Powerful Platform” Than DS Lite
One of the top DS development houses in the industry doesn’t see the DSi as just a DS Lite plus gimmicks. “It’s not just a DS with cameras in it as some might think,” video game producer David Nathanielsz told Kotaku in an interview earlier this week. “It’s a more powerful platform.” Nathanielsz is the…
By Stephen Totilo Published July 24, 2009 -
Sierra Adventure Games Now Available On Steam
Adding Lucasarts adventure games to Steam was a great idea, but adding classic Sierra adventure games to Steam? That’s an awesome idea. As of right now, you can buy the King’s Quest Collection (which includes King’s Quest I-V) and the Space Quest Collection (which includes Space Quest I-VI), both of them optimised to run on…
By Luke Plunkett Published July 24, 2009 -
Call of Duty: World at War Map Pack 3 Screens
Three new screenshots for WW2 first-person-shooter Call of Duty: World at War‘s Map Pack #3. The pack is scheduled for August and has new multiplayer areas, plus one map for the zombie mode. The pack is expected to be priced at 800 Microsoft Points.
By Brian Ashcraft Published July 23, 2009 -
Kid Cudi Mix Shows of DJ Hero, Appears in Game
Kid Cudi‘s music video for Make Her Say features a short segment of someone tinkering with the DJ Hero turntable. And now we know why. Kid Cudi’s Day ‘n’ Nite is getting mashedup with the Black Eyed Peas‘ Boom Boom Pow for the October release of the game, Activision announced today. DJ Hero will ship…
By Brian Crecente Published July 23, 2009 -
Band Hero DS Braces For The Skeptics, Offers A Lot
They know some gamers will groan. But they’re confident: you just need to try it. “It” is not Guitar Hero 5 DS, which you might have expected this fall. There’s no such thing. Enter Band Hero DS. This November, Activision’s Vicarious Visions studio will release its fourth music game for the Nintendo DS. Band Hero…
By Stephen Totilo Published July 23, 2009 -
The Band Hero DS Drum Peripheral Revealed
This fall, Band Hero DS will allow four DS systems to link up for guitar-bass-vocals-drum gameplay. And for optimal drumming, the game comes bundled with a “drum grip” revealed here. The Band Hero DS drum grip is a piece of rubberized silicon that slips over a DS Lite. And is designed to better enable the…
By Stephen Totilo Published July 23, 2009 -
Ex-Visceral Execs Making Game Based On Existing Activision Franchise, Leading New Studio
Wondering what Glen Schofield and Michael Condrey, former top guys at Dead Space and Dante’s Inferno studio Visceral Games are going to be doing at Activision? Something new, based on something old, Kotaku learned today. An Activision spokesperson confirmed to us today that former Visceral general manager Schofield and COO Condrey will be working at…
By Stephen Totilo Published July 22, 2009 -
Brutal Legend Countersuit Describes Guitar Hero As “Competition”
Brutal Legend developers Double Fine claim that Activision is trying to torpedo their game to prevent it from competing with Guitar Hero, according to a countersuit filed last week, the Associated Press reports. The suit also claims that Activision prefers to develop games based on their existing roster of titles, and not develop original titles.…
By Brian Crecente Published July 22, 2009 -
EA Not Worried Over Loss of Dante and Dead Space Leaders
EA is shrugging off reports yesterday about the departure of two of the top men behind Dead Space and Dante’s Inferno. Gamespot reported yesterday that Visceral Games general manager Glen Schofield and COO Michael Condrey were departing EA for Activision, less than a year after the release of Schofield’s pet project Dead Space and the…
By Stephen Totilo Published July 22, 2009 -
Stan Lee’s Going To Be In A Video Game
The man who gets the most glory for creating and co-creating Marvel Comics super-hero icons will have a cameo in an upcoming Activision game. No word if his voice-over work includes the word “Excelsior.” The 86-year-old “publisher emeritus” of Marvel Comics and co-creator of Spider-Man, The Fantastic Four and X-Men will appear as an as-yet…
By Stephen Totilo Published July 22, 2009 -
Rock Band, Guitar Hero Revenues Down 49%
The bubble had to burst sooner or later. Digging through some NPD numbers from the past few months, Gamasutra’s Matt Matthews has found that the amount of money made from copies of Rock Band and Guitar Hero is down 49%. That’s compared to the revenue collected from sales of retail copies of both titles at…
By Luke Plunkett Published July 22, 2009 -
Dead Space Devs Jump Ship To Activision
Activision are building a new studio in San Francisco. But need people to work there. So to get the ball rolling, they’ve nicked two of the senior staff at EA’s Visceral Games, the team behind Dead Space and Dante’s Inferno. Glen Schofield, who was general manager at Visceral, and Michael Condrey, who was chief operating…
By Luke Plunkett Published July 22, 2009 -
Guitar Hero 5 Adds Song Specific Challenges For Longer Lasting Flavor
In addition to a crystal clear look at the virtual crotch of guitarist Carlos Santana, Activision and Neversoft’s Guitar Hero 5 will be adding an extra layer of replayability for the hardcore gamer with song specific Challenges. According to a report from Destructoid, Guitar Hero 5 players won’t be simply seeking five star-rated performances, but…
By Michael McWhertor Published July 21, 2009 -
Activision, Twistory Unravel Time With Singularity Graphic Novel
The Comic-Con comic book news explosion continues, as Activision and Twistory announce plans for a graphic novel based on the upcoming time-twisting shooter Singularity. The Singularity graphic novel will tell the story of the mysterious events off of the Russian Peninsula that resulted in the unraveling of time, which is the main focus of the…
By Mike Fahey Published July 21, 2009 -
World At War Map Pack 3 Deploys In August
It’s another set of three normal maps and one zombie map in Call of Duty: World at War Map Pack 3, coming to consoles next month from the fine folks at Treyarch. Three screens accompanied today’s announcement, showing off the three regular multiplayer maps coming as part of World at War’s third dose of downloadable…
By Mike Fahey Published July 20, 2009 -
Virtual Carlos Santana Wails In Guitar Hero 5
Rock, salsa and jazz fusion spring to life in Guitar Hero 5, which will feature the guitar legend Santana in all his 3D-rendered glory. A live version of Santana’s “No One to Depend On” will be featured in the next version of Activision’s band game, and an eerily-lifelike Carlos Santana will be on hand to…
By Mike Fahey Published July 20, 2009