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Report: Vivendi Is Having A Hard Time Selling Activision
Latest gossip in the “Vivendi might be selling Activision” rumors that’ve been floating around comes courtesy Bloomberg, which reports today that Vivendi’s search is off to a slow start. Previous rumors had pegged Microsoft, Tencent, and Nexon as potential buyers.
By Jason Schreier Published July 13, 2012 -
Fine, I’ll Buy Your Damn Transformers Prime Game
But only because Arcee looks halfway decent in the screens for the game, coming to 3DS, DS and Wii this October. I know I gave you guys shit earlier, but you have found my weakness. I’m in the middle of reading through IDW’s excellent run of Transformers comic books, which might account for my soft…
By Mike Fahey Published July 10, 2012 -
Say Hi to Black Ops 2’s Bad Guy in This New Trailer
You already know that the antagonists in the next Call of Duty will be turning America’s robot drone army against us. And Los Angeles gets blown the hell up. But who’s got the cojones and brains to even to do such a thing? Watch the trailer and find out.
By Evan Narcisse Published July 10, 2012 -
Pitfall Returns to Find Treasure on Your iPhone
You spent hours playing Pitfall on an Intellivision or an Atari 2600 back in the day, imprinting your impressionable brain with a fear of crocodiles that not even delicious Choco-diles snacks can’t conquer. Also you love gold. A lot. You want more Pitfall. It’s coming…to the phone you carry in your pocket everyday. Per MCVUK,…
By Evan Narcisse Published July 9, 2012 -
The Walking Dead First-Person Shooter Begets a Most Gruesome Comic-Con Exclusive
There was no doubt in my mind that the first-person shooter based on AMC’s The Walking Dead television series would generate some truly horrific swag. I just didn’t think it would show up so soon. Activision gives fans four earfuls at San Diego Comic-Con this week. A necklace of ears was not on my Comic-Con…
By Mike Fahey Published July 9, 2012 -
Is Paul McCartney Writing Music for Halo‘s Original Studio?
Back in January, Paul McCartney—yes, the former Beatle—said he was working on music for an unnamed video game. It now appears that video game is being made by Bungie, the original studio behind the Halo franchise. McCartney today Tweeted that image above (and posted it to his Facebook page) with the caption: “I’m really excited…
By Owen Good Published July 7, 2012 -
Activision’s Making a Walking Dead First-Person Shooter
Telltale Games appears to have a hit on their hands with an adventure-game take on The Walking Dead. But Activision wants to go in a different, more combat-oriented direction with the just-revealed Walking Dead first-person shooter. Developed by Terminal Reality, The Walking Dead FPS will focus on controversial white supremacist brothers Daryl and Merle Dixon…
By Evan Narcisse Published July 6, 2012 -
Culture
Frito-Lay’s Handling the Skylanders Freebie Like It’s 1980 or Something
Thirty-two years ago, Dad came home with what could only be described as the Holy Grail of my childhood—Boba Fett. Dad was the kind of guy who once called Kenner, under the auspices of a local newspaperman, to ask if they were making a Yoda action figure and when it would arrive. In secret, he…
By Owen Good Published July 5, 2012 -
ReviewsThe Amazing Spider-Man: The Kotaku Review
There probably hasn’t ever been a superhero who hasn’t gone through the cycle of losing his/her powers, getting them back and becoming more powerful than ever. It’s been the same for video game series devoted to costumed crimefighters. With Rocksteady Studios’ Arkham Asylum and Arkham City, Batman’s currently enjoying the best titles ever made in…
By Evan Narcisse Published June 29, 2012 -
The Amazing Spider-Man Marketing Team Has it So Easy
I bet the folks that do public relations and marketing for innovative and thoughtful games like From Dust and Journey spend days and days brainstorming inventive ways to communicate complex ideas in ways that appeal to the consumer. Meanwhile The Amazing Spider-Man UK marketing team nipped off early after putting in an order for footy…
By Mike Fahey Published June 29, 2012 -
Insanity, Urination and Other Things to Watch Out for in The Amazing Spider-Man
While we continue our review-aimed adventure with the new Peter Parker under, over and through the streets of New York, here are some of the fun features of The Amazing Spider-Man you can expect to experience in the game’s earliest moments. I’d make a joke here about crazy people urinating and the authentic New York…
By Mike Fahey Published June 27, 2012 -
Culture
New Skylanders “Sidekicks” Arriving in Frito Bags in Two Weeks?
This rumor has bubbled on enthusiast sites and message boards since about April, but an official-looking PowerPoint floating out there in the wild suggests a promotion this July will combine Mike Fahey’s two greatest loves: Skylanders and snack foods. The four Sidekicks, pictured above, appear to be in-game characters only (no figurines). They’ll be claimed…
By Owen Good Published June 24, 2012 -
The Amazing Bruce Campbell Gets Extreme in The Amazing Spider-Man
Since his role as the ring announcer in the first Spider-Man movie, B-movie and television star Bruce “Ash” Campbell has been a fixture in the webslinger’s video games. Next week’s The Amazing Spider-Man is no exception. Campbell plays an over-the-top journalist in the game, putting Spidey through his paces in a series of challenges that…
By Mike Fahey Published June 22, 2012 -
Stan ‘The Man’ Lee Soaring Gracefully Over New York Might Be the Most Beautiful Thing I’ve Ever Seen
I was initially skeptical about Stan Lee’s cameo appearance as a playable character in The Amazing Spider-Man. Now that I’ve see this video, I might be persuaded to buy an entire Stan Lee game. Stan’s mission to save his script pages, likely written by someone else, is an Amazon.com exclusive preorder bonus for Beenox’s The…
By Mike Fahey Published June 20, 2012 -
CultureTotal Recall1981 Video Explains Activision’s “Overnight Success”
Activision may be heralded/hated as one of the world’s biggest video game companies today, but in 1981, it was a much smaller company. A very different company, in a very different time. Which is the only reason I can think of to explain this bizarrely wonderful promo video the company put together in 1981, which…
By Luke Plunkett Published June 19, 2012 -
Call of Duty‘s Next Two Maps Could be Modern Warfare 2 Throwbacks
According to this video, the map names “Shipbreaker” and “Terminal” briefly appeared in the map selection list of Modern Warfare 3‘s private match menu, apparently tipping off the names of two maps to come in the game’s next DLC drop this month. The enthusiast site CallofDutyMapPacks.com speculates that “Shipbreaker” could be a new Face Off…
By Owen Good Published June 17, 2012 -
Tony Hawk and Guitar Hero Development Team Heeds the Call of Duty
Neversoft, the Activision developement studio known for introducing Tony Hawk to video games and carrying the Guitar Hero torch, updated its website to reflect its new role supporting the Call of Duty franchise. Fingers crossed for skateboarding guitarist zombies. [Gamespot]
By Mike Fahey Published June 15, 2012 -
Transformers: Fall of Cybertron Breathes New Life Into Classic Characters
Transformers is not just about giant robots shooting other giant robots. It’s about giant robots shooting other giant robots with character. During a presentation of Transformers: Fall of Cybertron last week, High Moon Studios showed me a fast-paced action game filled with rich characters that never came across as robotic. I mean, who cares if…
By Mike Fahey Published June 14, 2012 -
I Can’t Believe Skylanders Giants Still Won’t Let Me Jump
I love Skylanders: Spyro’s Adventure. I love the toys. I love the colorful world and quirky characters. I love having characters that store their progress and can be transferred from PC to 3DS to console. The only thing I hated was the inability for the characters to jump. Some of these characters have wings, mind…
By Mike Fahey Published June 12, 2012 -
The Amish Are Gonna Be Furious When They Play the New Family Guy Game
When the barns are done being raised and the butter churned, there’s nothing the Amish love doing more than settling down in front of their carved wooden televisions and acting out scenes from the latest video games. In Family Guy: Back to the Multiverse the joke’s on them, and boy will they be irate. Back…
By Mike Fahey Published June 11, 2012