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Warriors Of Rock Adds Eleven New Artists To Guitar Hero
You might have seen them in other rhythm games, but Queensrÿche, Tesla, Neil Young, and eight other artists are making their Guitar Hero debut in Warriors of Rock this fall. Haven’t we run out of bands yet? I figure we had pretty much covered everything in Guitar Hero, and along comes Activision with a list…
By Mike Fahey Published August 11, 2010 -
Fewer Major Games For PSP This Fall, A Sign Of Decline
Fall is usually the busy season for video games, when most games — and many of the year’s biggest — are released for each gaming console. But the fall of 2010 may leave American PSP fans feeling like they’re getting the short shrift. There will be no Need For Speed for PSP this fall, no…
By Stephen Totilo Published August 11, 2010 -
GoldenEye On Wii Gets A Golden Controller
Sensing perhaps that there was room in the market for an official peripheral for the upcoming GoldenEye, Activision and Nintendo have teamed up to release this gold-coloured Classic Controller Pro. The limited edition controller – which looks more “pimp” than “bond” – will be available as part of a bundle including GoldenEye itself, which will…
By Luke Plunkett Published August 11, 2010 -
Activision: Call of Duty Creator Infinity Ward Will ‘Rise From The Ashes’
Embattled Call of Duty and Modern Warfare developer Infinity Ward lost a good portion of its top tier talent this year following the well publicized firings of its founders. But Activision believes the developer’s “very specific culture” can be rebuilt. Activision executive VP David Stohl, head of the mega-publisher’s worldwide studios, tells Develop that the…
By Michael McWhertor Published August 10, 2010 -
This Is Call of Duty: Black Ops Multiplayer In Action
We know very little about the multiplayer in Call of Duty: Black Ops, except that there will be competitive multiplayer, separate co-op and, for PC gamers, dedicated servers. Any other facts or hints may be in this debut multiplayer trailer. The end of the trailer shows an in-game screen and video capture tool. But surely…
By Stephen Totilo Published August 9, 2010 -
First Screens Of Tony Hawk: Shred Show Its Shredding Side
Tony Hawk: Shred will put your Tony Hawk: Ride skateboard controller to use, once again, later this year, letting players skateboard and snowboard while balancing on pricey plastic peripherals. This is what Tony Hawk: Shred will look like. Pro skater Tony Hawk was the first to leak details on the next game in the long-running…
By Michael McWhertor Published August 8, 2010 -
Bungie and Blizzard Both “Enormous” Investments
We already knew The folks behind World of Warcraft and Starcraft are hard at work on a totally new massively multiplayer online game. We didn’t know that Activision Blizzard was pouring gobs of money into it. Ditto for the new game from Bungie, the creators of Halo. Bungie has inked a deal with Activision to…
By Brian Ashcraft Published August 6, 2010 -
The 8-bit Version of DJ Hero Comes Complete With Chiptune Mashups
The man responsible for the 8-bit version of zombie shooter Left 4 Dead has turned his “de-make” skills to another recent franchise—Activision’s DJ Hero. Pixel Force: DJ Hero, as it’s known, is musically true to its 80s roots. The chiptune mash up you hear in the first trailer for Eric Ruth’s latest retro creation blends…
By Michael McWhertor Published August 5, 2010 -
Bungie Is Done With Halo: Reach, Now Focused On ‘New Universe’
The next chapter in Bungie’s development history is well underway, according to its new publisher Activision. With Halo: Reach having “gone gold,” the team responsible for Halo (until now) is shifting its focus. Activision execs said during today’s investor call that “the majority of the Bungie team has moved into their new space and is…
By Michael McWhertor Published August 5, 2010 -
True Crime: Hong Kong Exported To 2011
Activision did its part to thin the typically obese late year release schedule today, delaying True Crime: Hong Kong to next year. Originally planned for release this fall, the PS3, PC and Xbox 360 game will hit in 2011. Why? According to Activision, the delay was granted “in order to give the development team more…
By Michael McWhertor Published August 5, 2010 -
The Vulture Is Circling Spider-Man: Shattered Dimensions
In normal Spider-Man continuity, a burglar Peter Parker lets escape kills his Uncle Ben. In Spider-Man Noir continuity, former circus freak Adrian Toomes, a.k.a. the Vulture, eats Uncle Ben. You can avenge the Vulture’s dinner in Spider-Man: Shattered Dimensions. Technically Spider-Man Noir already took care of vengeance, killing the Vulture in issue four after the…
By Mike Fahey Published August 5, 2010 -
Download The Call Of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 Single Player Demo Right Now
Doesn’t matter if Modern Warfare 2 was originally released in fall 2009, the single-player demo has finally hit both Xbox LIVE and the PlayStation Network. If you weren’t one of the 20 million who bought the game, check it out.
By Brian Ashcraft Published August 5, 2010 -
How Activision Pissed Off Pro Paintballer Greg Hastings
Activision has lost a fan in Greg Hastings, the paintball playing pro who lent his name to two Activision-published games. According to Mr. Hastings, the mega publisher not only tried to “steal” his franchise, but also his identity. Hastings, who also has a game to promote in Greg Hastings Paintball 2—this one’s published by Majesco—tells…
By Michael McWhertor Published August 5, 2010 -
Could DJ Hero 2 Multiplayer Actually Be Entertaining?
Multiplayer in the original DJ Hero was a plain vanilla affair that stripped some of the coolest elements from the single-player game for simplicity’s sake. DJ Hero 2 throws simplicity out the window. Forget adding a singer. That’s certainly novel, and the opportunity to mix up the music they are singing to screw them up…
By Mike Fahey Published August 4, 2010 -
A Modern Warfare 2 Single-Player Demo Appears
In case you’ve been trying to decide whether or not to buy Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 for the past nine months, Activision has released a single-player demo on the PlayStation Network and Xbox Live to help you decide. Generally I associate post-release game demos to be signs that a publisher is afraid an…
By Mike Fahey Published August 4, 2010 -
StarCraft II No Match For World of Warcraft, At Least In Day-One Sales
Not all chest-thumping is equal. Those StarCraft II: Wings of Liberty first-day sales figures publisher Activision heralded today? They are less than half of the World of Warcraft first-day figures for that game’s last two releases. Today: Blizzard Entertainment said StarCraft II sold “more than 1 million copies sold worldwide, making it the best-selling PC…
By Stephen Totilo Published August 3, 2010 -
New Soundgarden Album Packed Inside Guitar Hero: Warriors Of Rock
Soundgarden is releasing their first album in 13 years on October 5, but you can get Telephantasm: A Retrospective a week earlier, packed inside launch copies of Guitar Hero: Warriors of Rock. When Guitar Hero: Warriors of Rock launches on September 28 for the Wii, PlayStation 3, and Xbox 360, fans will gain access to…
By Mike Fahey Published August 3, 2010 -
Activision Boss Loses Legal Battle Over Sexual Harassment Case
Activision boss Bobby Kotick has lost a legal stoush with renowned lawyer Patricia Glaser over a 2007 sexual harassment case involving Kotick’s private jet and one of its former flight attendants. Kotick and Andrew Gordon, the head of the LA branch of Goldman Sachs investment bankers, run a company called Cove Management, which was created…
By Luke Plunkett Published August 3, 2010 -
Call Of Duty Map Packs Downloaded Over 20 Million Times
Complain about the cost of Call of Duty map packs all you want; it doesn’t stop Activision charging a ton for them, and it’s certainly not stopping people from buying them. The publisher revealed today that over 20 million map packs for the Call of Duty franchise have now been sold. That’s not just Modern…
By Luke Plunkett Published August 3, 2010