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Watch The Advanced Warfare Multiplayer Reveal Live, Right Here
Kevin Spacey can’t help you now. It’s time to find out what Call of Duty: Advanced Warfare‘s multiplayer has in store for fans this fall, and we’ve got the live event streaming. The event kicks off at 1pm Eastern time, with Activision showing footage and detailing the features that define the Advanced Warfare multiplayer experience.…
By Mike Fahey Published August 11, 2014 -
Destiny‘s Beta Characters Aren’t Transferring to the Final Version
Millions of players might have been hoping—assuming, even—that all the work they’d put in leveling up and customizing characters during the Destiny beta would continue on in the final version of the game. Nope. The characters built in this summer’s pre-launch test are being wiped and all players will be starting fresh. News of this…
By Evan Narcisse Published August 11, 2014 -
Your PC Must Be This Advanced To Run Call of Duty: Advanced Warfare [UPDATE}
Call of Duty: Advanced Warfare is the first “pure next-gen” entry in the endlessly popular shooter series, but what does that mean for PC gamers? In short: nothing. Nothing whatsoever. UPDATE: Activision says these are the wrong specs. Call of Duty: Advanced Warfare‘s specs are the same as Call of Duty: Ghosts‘ on PC. Exactly…
By Nathan Grayson Published August 8, 2014 -
I Don’t Want To Walk To Everything I Can See In A Game
There’s this thing that developers of open world games have been fond of saying a lot lately: If you can see it, you can travel to it. It’s meant to be an awe-inspiring statement about how rich and full the world is, but every time I hear it I roll my eyes. See, not only…
By Phil Owen Published August 3, 2014 -
Gamescom Call of Duty Multiplayer Reveal To Be Streamed On Xbox Live
Activision allots the first half of of the hype cycle for each year’s Call of Duty to its solo campaign, but when we arrive at Gamescom in just two weeks, the multiplayer half of the super hypeness for Call of Duty: Advanced Warfare will begin. And you’ll be able to watch this big event from…
By Phil Owen Published August 2, 2014 -
4,638,937 people played the Destiny beta, Activision announced this morning in a press release. That sure is a specific number! Says Activision exec Eric Hirshberg: “This is the biggest beta of this console generation by a wide margin and the largest console beta ever for a new video game IP to date.”
By Jason Schreier Published July 30, 2014 -
One Of The Last Wii Games Comes With A Free Wii U Upgrade
One of only two games left to be released on Nintendo’s last-gen console, Skylanders: Trap Team for the Wii is hedging its bets, including a download code for the Wii U version of the game in every box. The news comes from a tweet from the game’s official account way back on July 23 (via…
By Mike Fahey Published July 27, 2014 -
These Aren’t Old Skylanders, They’re Eon’s Elite “Premium” Skylanders
Today Activision announces Skylanders: Eon’s Elite, a series of eight older Skylanders toys that have been repainted, repowered and repackaged as must-have limited-edition collectibles. Really, that’s what they’re doing. These are the toys from Skylanders: Spyro’s Adventure — they’ll be eight in all — given a fresh coat of paint. The figures have metallic accents,…
By Mike Fahey Published July 24, 2014 -
The Skylanders Dark Edition Isn’t A GameStop Exclusive This Year
Last year I gave Activision flack for making its special Dark Edition version of Skylanders: Swap Force a GameStop exclusive. The $99 Skylanders: Trap Team Dark Edition carries no such constraints, so if your children don’t get one it’s merely because you’re some kind of monster. Debuting to the public at this week’s San Diego…
By Mike Fahey Published July 21, 2014 -
Former Dictator Manuel Noriega Is Suing Over Call of Duty
Former Panamanian dictator Manuel Noriega is taking Activision to court over his depiction in Call of Duty: Black Ops II Noriega appears in a Black Ops II mission called “Suffer with Me” as both an in-game character and in news clips. Courthouse News Service reports that Noriega, who is currently serving a prison sentence in…
By Brian Ashcraft Published July 16, 2014 -
One Bad Transformers Movie, Three Bad Transformers Video Games
There’s just something about a summer blockbuster the gets the blood pumping and the brain craving more, even if it’s just more crap. Well, if it’s more Transformers: Age of Extinction crap you’re looking for, Activision and Mobage have you covered. While Activision’s Rise of the Dark Spark doesn’t share a name with the movie,…
By Mike Fahey Published July 8, 2014 -
Oh Good, The New Ninja Turtles Movie Is Getting A 3DS Game
I was really hoping there wouldn’t be an official physical video game product based on the upcoming live-action Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles movie, if only to avoid seeing these ugly mugs on store shelves. Coming in August from Activision, the company that’s made a name for itself for releasing average Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles video…
By Mike Fahey Published June 30, 2014 -
The Saturday Morning Stream: Rise Of The Dark Spark (All Are Done)
When is a movie tie-in not a movie tie-in? When Activision and developer Edge of Reality mix movie machines with Cybertronian ones. Let’s see how that worked out for them. Yesterday my colleague Yannick posted a story titled “Leave Michael Bay Alone, Transformers is Awesome.” I have no point to make here, I am just…
By Mike Fahey Published June 28, 2014 -
Legend of Korra Game Coming from Makers of Bayonetta
The hit animated series will be getting adapted to video games in a title being developed by Platinum Games. The Legend of Korra will be a third-person action game published by Activision for PC, current and last-generation consoles (except the Wii U), according to IGN. There’ll also be a strategy-centric 3DS game developed by Webfoot.…
By Evan Narcisse Published June 25, 2014 -
What A Call of Duty In Vietnam Could’ve Looked Like
Remember when rumors were swirling about a Call of Duty game set during the Vietnam War? In 2010, when it seemed like Activision was going to Southeast Asia, the publisher delivered the first Black Ops (which featured a handful of missions set in Vietnam) instead. That game was darkly paranoid but now-circulating concept art, spotted…
By Evan Narcisse Published June 24, 2014 -
Call of Duty: Advanced Warfare Barely Looks Like It Happens on Earth
Hoverbikes. Super-jumps. Lots of neon. The next installment in Activision’s blockbuster FPS series is the most future-y one yet. Get ready for a lot of fancy screens and overlays! If not for the presence of recognizable stuff like lamps and doors with knobs, you’d think this game was happening on a far-off planet. It’s not.…
By Evan Narcisse Published June 9, 2014 -
This Year’s E3 Exclusive Skylander Isn’t A Skylander At All
For the past couple of years, Activision has been luring the press to their E3 booth to play the latest Skylanders game with the promise of an exclusive toy variant. For Skylanders: Trap Team they’re getting a special trap pre-loaded with an exclusive villain instead. Skylanders: Trap Team mixes up the toys-meet-games formula by allowing…
By Mike Fahey Published June 7, 2014 -
Leaked Videos Show What Destiny Looks Like on the PS4 [UPDATE: Gone]
Only a select group of people have been able to get in on the alpha test for Bungie’s next big game. One of those folks streamed Destiny off his PS4 last night. Spotted on https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S6eV_L…NeoGAF, the two videos show off about 15 minutes of playtime in the sci-fi shooter coming from the makers of Halo.…
By Evan Narcisse Published June 7, 2014 -
Now There’s A Timed Preorder Exclusive Skylanders Toy
This is Gearshift, one of the new Skylanders: Trap Team toys. She’s not due out until 2015, but if fans preorder her at participating retail outlets, they can have her when the game arrives on October 5. It’s an all-new kind of preorder DLC! Since each Skylanders toy unlocks a character in the game itself,…
By Mike Fahey Published June 5, 2014