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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 -
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 -
First Transformers: War For Cybertron DLC Contains All Three Preorder Characters
Folks who spent up to $100 for War for Cybertron preorder codes on eBay are going to kick themselves, as a listing on the Xbox website for the game’s first map pack indicates that all three preorder characters are included. This is why we don’t buy preorder codes on eBay Released just last week and…
By Mike Fahey Published July 2, 2010 -
20 Amazingly Detailed Call Of Duty: Black Ops Screens
Can you spot the dragonfly in this picture? Treyarch and Activision have released 20 new Call of Duty: Black Ops screens brimming with nice little touches, from snow-speckled facial hair to insects thriving in the jungle heat, but something’s missing. As detailed as these new screens are, they still manage to highlight some of the…
By Mike Fahey Published July 2, 2010 -
Ultimate Alliance 2 DLC Makes A Comeback
After disappearing from Xbox Live and the PlayStation Network months after its release, the Marvel Ultimate Alliance 2 downloadable content returns, making Magneto, Black Panther, Carnage, Psylocke, and Cable available for purchase once more, but only for a limited time. A limited time only deal is what the Marvel Ultimate Alliance 2 downloadable content was…
By Mike Fahey Published July 1, 2010 -
GameStop Has Your Guitar Hero Axe
Every bundle of Guitar Hero: Warriors of Rock that ships this fall will come with Activision’s new removable wing guitar controller, but only by preordering at GameStop will you score the axe of power. While Rock Band 3 is giving you a semi-real guitar controller, Guitar Hero gives you wings, a tactic that’s worked well…
By Mike Fahey Published June 29, 2010