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The Next Guitar Hero Ends On An Epic, 20 Minute Long Note

Guitar Hero: Warriors of Rock, the latest entry in Activision’s rhythm game series that also features a story-driven “Quest Mode,” will test your endurance with one of the longest Rush songs on catalog, the epic overture “2112.” Rolling Stone reveals the inclusion of side one of Rush’s 1976 album, also titled 2112, which runs 20…

By Michael McWhertor Published July 20, 2010

Call of Duty’s Pay To Play Rumors Squashed By Treyarch, Infinity Ward

The publisher of Call of Duty may want to explore “new digital business models” for its bestselling military shooter—perhaps as an MMO—but rumors of Modern Warfare 2 going pay-to-play appear to be premature. Call of Duty: Modern Warfare developer Infinity Ward’s Robert Bowling took to his massively followed Twitter account today, dispelling rumors that the…

By Michael McWhertor Published July 19, 2010

GoldenEye N64 To Wii Comparison, Dam Vs. Dam

This fall’s GoldenEye game on the Wii isn’t a shot-for-shot remake of the Nintendo 64 James Bond original. It doesn’t even use the same maps. But let’s compare overlapping locations. This is the Facility level in the N64 game. So is this. This is the Facility of the new game from a new screenshot released…

By Stephen Totilo Published July 16, 2010

New James Bond Game Is Like A New James Bond Movie

Confirming literally years of rumours, Activision today unveiled James Bond: Blood Stone, a new Bond game that comes with not just driving sequences, but some celebrity pedigree, too. For one, it’s featuring the vocal talents of Daniel Craig and Dame Judi Dench, reprising their roles from the last two Bond movies. The game’s story has…

By Luke Plunkett Published July 16, 2010

Helicopter Combat Game? Yes Please!

It’s been awhile since I’ve played a decent helicopter combat game, and there’s no telling whether this will be decent, but Apache: Air Assault will most definitely be all about helicopters shooting it up. Apache: Air Assault is being developed by Gaijin Entertainment, makers of Wings of Luftwaffe and IL-2 Sturmovik: Birds of Prey, for…

By Brian Crecente Published July 15, 2010

Calling Activision Boss “A Total Prick” Was A Total Accident

Game designer Tim Schafer called Activision honcho Robert Kotick a “total prick” yesterday. Activision then replied to his claim that Kotick was a “total prick”. Schafer now says calling Kotick “a total prick” was an “accident”. “That was an accident,” Schafer told website Eurogamer. “I was going to change the title of my talk to…

By Brian Ashcraft Published July 15, 2010

Your Fourth Spider-Man From Shattered Dimensions Is…

…well, it could be a few things. What appears to be the final box art for Activision’s Spider-Man: Shattered Dimensions is here, thanks to Gamefly, apparently revealing the fourth, still unofficially revealed incarnation of Spidey. And he’s black. That black suit version of Spider-man could be a throwback to the post-Secret Wars webslinger, when Peter…

By Michael McWhertor Published July 14, 2010

Activision Responds To Accusations That Its CEO Is A Total Prick

Brutal Legend and Grim Fandango creator Tim Schafer labeled Activision Blizzard boss Bobby Kotick a “dick,” “total prick” and, most damning, a ball bearing enthusiast. Fair enough. Just don’t accuse Mr. Kotick of not liking video games, Activision says. Activision has responded from the video game industry’s playground today, firing back at Schafer (sort of)…

By Michael McWhertor Published July 14, 2010

Tim Schafer Calls Activision Boss “A Total Prick”

Tim Schafer, the creator of classics like Grim Fandango, Full Throttle and Psychonauts, has some choice words to say about Activision boss Robert Kotick. Two of those words are “total” and “prick”. “His obligation is to his shareholders,” Schafer tells Eurogamer. “Well, he doesn’t have to be as much of a dick about it, does…

By Luke Plunkett Published July 14, 2010

The Creator of Sony’s Fake Exec Hero Moves To Activision

Activision Publishing’s new head honcho may be the man who created Sony’s tie-wearing, trash-talking fake spokesman Kevin Butler, but that doesn’t mean the largest publisher in the world will be getting their own fake executive hero soon. Eric Hirshberg, who becomes Activision Publishing’s new CEO in September, acknowledged some of the issues Activision faces when…

By Brian Crecente Published July 13, 2010

The Secret Lives of Gamers Should Stay Secret

Everyone is entitled to a secret identity, it seems. That’s the lesson that Blizzard learned last week when they unveiled a new set of rules that would have stripped anonymity away from those posting comments in the forums for the developer’s popular games like World of Warcraft and the upcoming StarCraft II. Blizzard’s Real ID…

By Brian Crecente Published July 12, 2010

Trial Date Set in Infinity Ward Suit

A California judge today set a trial date of May 23 for the lawsuit involving Activision and Infinity Ward founders Vince Zampella and Jason West. A hearing in Los Angeles today scheduled both the trial and also another hearing for Aug. 5 to determine whether a third lawsuit, filed by employees of Infinity Ward against…

By Owen Good Published July 9, 2010

Guitar Hero: Warriors Of Rock, Act One

Activision’s compiled a nifty clip showing off some previous revealed music from the upcoming Guitar Hero: Warriors of Rock, so let’s let the bodies hit the floor, get our money for nothing, and pour some sugar on this rock montage. It’s official: I am no longer excited by videos for the band games. It used…

By Mike Fahey Published July 8, 2010

Xbox Live Is Microsoft’s New Billion Dollar Business (And Activision Wants A Piece)

Microsoft’s Xbox Live service has pulled in an estimated $1.2 billion for the Xbox 360 maker, with annual Gold subscription fees and sales of digital content combined, according to Bloomberg. Good news for… Bobby Kotick? According to Microsoft’s Dennis Durkin, the Xbox’s chief operating officer, sales of Live content like movies, TV shows, Avatar items…

By Michael McWhertor Published July 7, 2010

Reviews

Singularity Review: Wibbly-Wobbly, Timey-Wimey

Activision and Raven Software release a first-person shooter with a time-traveling twist. Is this Sierra’s intriguing yet disappointing TimeShift all over again? Of course not! TimeShift had a time-shifting suit. In Singularity you have a time-manipulating device that slips onto your arm, so the rest of your body can breathe. You’ll stumble across this device…

By Mike Fahey Published July 7, 2010

Guitar Hero Dev Explains Why The Sky Is Falling

It’s one thing when a writer or sales analyst tells you music game sales are down. It’s another, all the more disheartening thing to hear it from someone who makes Guitar Hero games for a living. “Sales across the board were lower last year,” Neversoft project director Brian Bright told MCV. “Our rival might sugercoat…

By Luke Plunkett Published July 7, 2010

Modern Warfare 2 Resurgence Pack Now Available For PC, PS3

The Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 Resurgence Pack is now available on Steam for $13.49 (10% off), and will soon be available on the PlayStation Network for $14.99.

By Mike Fahey Published July 6, 2010

The Worst Experience Of Shaun White’s Life? A Video Game

Shaun White and his ginger locks may be world famous millionaires, but life isn’t all smooth sailing for the snow/skateboarder. He was once in a video game. And it was the worst experience of his life. “That was terrible. It was the worst experience of my life, cause I was so excited, I’m like 13,…

By Luke Plunkett Published July 6, 2010

Activision Wants “More Value” For Call Of Duty Xbox Live Players

The Call of Duty games have a massive multiplayer following on Xbox 360. But is the series going to make the leap to a massively multiplayer online game? Nothing is confirmed yet. “We’ve heard that 60 per cent of [Microsoft’s] subscribers are principally on Live because of Call of Duty,” Activision Blizzard honcho Robert Kotick…

By Brian Ashcraft Published July 5, 2010

Reviews

Transformers: Cybertron Adventures Review: Robots In Disgrace

Remember that really great Transformers: War for Cybertron game we reviewed last week? This isn’t it. This is Transformers: Cybertron Adventures, and it is not the Wii version of War for Cybertron. While the story may cover similar ground and contain many of the same characters, Next Level Games’ Cybertron Adventures trades the third-person shooting…

By Mike Fahey Published July 2, 2010