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Don’t Expect To See Bungie’s Next Project At E3 2011
Halo and Marathon fans looking forward to Bungie’s all-new universe can set aside their hype and hope until sometime after E3 2011. Bungie and publisher Activision have both said the developer will not have an official presence at this year’s E3 show which is just weeks away. [Bungie.net]
By Michael McWhertor Published May 9, 2011 -
Beachhead Project is an Important Part of This Year’s Call of Duty Game
Today’s Activision Blizzard first quarter 2011 financial results call came and went without specific mention of Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3, but talk surrounding Beachheads buzzword-powered online digital platform indicates it will play a strong role in the next Call of Duty game. Earlier this year Activision revealed that a new internal studio called…
By Mike Fahey Published May 9, 2011 -
Call of Duty: Black Ops Gets More Play Than Facebook
Just imagine how connected we’d be if everyone spent as much time on Facebook as they did shooting each other. Impressive Call of Duty numbers courtesy of Activision Blizzard’s first quarter 2011 financial results.
By Mike Fahey Published May 9, 2011 -
Black Ops PS3 Bundle Coming in Three Weeks
A pair of retail sources informs Kotaku that a Call of Duty: Black Ops PlayStation 3 bundle will be available in North America on May 24. The unit—which features a 160 GB hard drive—lists for $299.99 USD. Kotaku has reached out to representatives of Activision and Sony Computer Entertainment. Any comment will be updated here.
By Owen Good Published May 7, 2011 -
Modern Warfare 3 to Get a June Reveal
To no one’s surprise, there will be a Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3. (C’mon, when Electronic Arts’ CEO is talking tough about Battlefield 3 versus Call of Duty, he doesn’t mean Black Ops.) Official PlayStation Magazine‘s latest edition includes a teaser for the game’s big reveal in next month’s edition. See it here.
By Owen Good Published May 7, 2011 -
Prototype 2 Does Not Make for a Very Heartwarming Mother’s Day Card
Activision picked a rather awkward game to help remind players that Mother’s Day is this Sunday, May 8. I guess they are trying to say make your mother happy this Sunday, or consume her later and experience her disappointment first-hand.
By Mike Fahey Published May 6, 2011 -
Now Microsoft Is Issuing Security Warnings
What a week! First Sony has a little trouble with its online security, and now Microsoft is issuing warnings about people running “phishing” scams over Xbox Live. A “phishing” attempt is when a player is contacted by another in an attempt to get hold of things like service passwords and credit card information. It’s a…
By Luke Plunkett Published April 27, 2011 -
Leaked Activision Memo: There’s Just No ‘Appetite’ For Guitar Hero Now, But It May Rise From Its Grave
Publisher Activision put its Guitar Hero business on ice earlier this year, signaling the end of a genre that was once white hot, but quickly flamed out. Why did Activision just bail on this formerly billion dollar business instead of taking it in a radical new direction? That’s the question posed in a newly published…
By Michael McWhertor Published April 22, 2011 -
New Call of Duty: Black Ops ‘Escalation’ Screens Will Give You An Itchy Trigger Finger
Here are a zoo-full of new screenshots from the next Call of Duty: Black Ops map pack, Escalation, which show off the add-on’s four new multiplayer levels; a Soviet zoo, a Cuban hotel, a Russian suburb, and an American convoy besieged by Russian troops. The new zombie map, Call of the Dead, is still shrouded…
By Mike Epstein Published April 21, 2011 -
Let’s Watch A Few Seconds Of Prototype 2 Gameplay Footage
In the first Prototype game, protagonist Alex Mercer was the good guy. In the second game, he’s the bad guy. In this latest trailer, the game’s developers waxed about Mercer and the decision to make him the enemy. The thrust in the sequel is that players are James Heller, who was infected by the “Blacklight”…
By Brian Ashcraft Published April 21, 2011 -
Activision Explains How Call Of Duty Will Escape Guitar Hero‘s Fate
Guitar Hero was once a shining star of a video game franchise, with each yearly installment generating more excitement than the last. Now the series is on indefinite hold. An internal Activision memo obtained by Giant Bomb poses a compelling question. “Isn’t Call of Duty today just like Guitar Hero was a few years back?”…
By Mike Fahey Published April 20, 2011 -
This Is What Crash Bandicoot Looks Like Running On The Crysis Engine
This is Crash Bandicoot Return, the closest we’ll get to the classic PlayStation platformer looking as good as a Crysis game. This Crash Bandicoot game is actually running on the Crysis engine, because it’s a fan-made mod that pays homage to Naughty Dog’s 15-year-old series. Crash Bandicoot Return is a Crysis mod from Anonym-Art Productions,…
By Michael McWhertor Published April 19, 2011 -
Modern Warfare Actor Arrested, Charged With Hitting His Wife
British TV star Billy Murray – who many of you will recognise as the voice of Captain Price in the Modern Warfare series – has been arrested in the UK and charged with assault after allegedly attacking both his wife and daughter. The 69 year-old, who is famous in Britain for his roles on long-running…
By Luke Plunkett Published April 14, 2011 -
Tony Hawk Says There’s A New Tony Hawk Game
After http://kotaku.com/5756340/tony-hawk-music-games-get-the-year-off-at-activision”>taking 2011 off due to poor sales, it sounds like there will another Hawk game. “We’re going to do something probably for next year but I can’t give too much away,” the skater said recently. [Pixelated Geek via GameSpot via VG247]
By Brian Ashcraft Published April 12, 2011 -
The Escalation of Call Of Duty: Black Ops Confirmed For May
Confirming last week’s rumors, Activision and Treyarch have officially announced the Escalation map pack for Call of Duty: Black Ops, bringing four new maps and another harrowing zombie experience to the Xbox 360 on May 3. Here’s the news direct from Xbox Live’s Major Nelson: Today Activision has announced Escalation, the next game add-on for…
By Mike Fahey Published April 11, 2011 -
What Happens When Activision Buys A Developer
Did a purchase by mega-publisher Activision have an adverse effect on the culture of Bizarre Creations, the developers of the Project Gotham series? “We weren’t an independent studio making ‘our’ games anymore – we were making games to fill slots”, Bizarre’s former creative director Martyn Chudley tells Edge. “Although we did all believe in them,…
By Luke Plunkett Published April 7, 2011 -
Hope You Like Ads, Because Battlefield 3 Will Shovel Lots at You
This may have been a prediction. It sure as hell sounds like a threat. This year, Activision and Electronic Arts will both spend more on the marketing for two games than many publishers will ever spend on developing one, said Electronic Arts’ CEO. As he was speaking to a conference of advertisers, it was surely…
By Owen Good Published April 6, 2011 -
Call of Duty: Black Ops‘ ‘Escalation’ Add-on Pegged For May
Activision’s massively successful Call of Duty: Black Ops appears set to expand in May with the “Escalation” Content Pack for Xbox 360, according to a retailer listing from the Australian arm of GAME. What’s in Escalation? According to that purported listing, spotted by VG247, Escalation looks to feature four multiplayer maps and one new level…
By Michael McWhertor Published April 5, 2011 -
See The First Spectacular Trailer And Amazing Screens For Spider-Man: Edge Of Time
In order to help the Amazing Spider-Man save the future, Spider-Man 2099 has to save the past. That’s the kind of convoluted story you get when you start messing with temporal physics, but who cares when it looks this good? Activision and developer Beenox of Shattered Dimensions fame showed off Spidey’s latest time-twisted adventure this…
By Mike Fahey Published April 4, 2011 -
Sponsored by Games, but Racing for Gamers
Most single men don’t pay much attention to which brand of laundry detergent they buy, beyond whatever’s cheapest. But back in North Carolina, I had a friend who was adamant about using Tide and could identify others who used it by their scent. That’s because Tide was the hood sponsor of Ricky Rudd, his favorite…
By Owen Good Published April 2, 2011