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EA Also Hopeful Of A Deal With Halo Creators
Halo creators Bungie may have signed a publishing deal with Activision, but let’s not forget, there’s always the possibility they can sign with rivals Electronic Arts as well. Remember: Bungie’s deal with Activision is for a single piece of intellectual property. With Bungie being a massive studio, however, there remains the distinct possibility it could…
By Luke Plunkett Published May 18, 2010 -
What Makes Spider-man Amazing? What Makes Him Noir?
Activision’s suiting up its Spider-man license again with the hopefully does not suck Spider-man: Shattered Dimensions. In one reality Spider-man’s stealthy. In another, he appears he may have been bitten by a radioactive Kratos. We’re still not clear on the alternate dimensions that old Spidey will find himself in—although the 2099 universe looks like a…
By Michael McWhertor Published May 17, 2010 -
Activision Learns Lesson, Drops Celebrities From Guitar Hero
Perhaps sensing that a string of lawsuits wasn’t terribly good for business, it appears publishers Activision will be dropping playable celebrity characters from the upcoming Guitar Hero 6. After Courtney Love, Jon Bon Jovi and No Doubt spoke out over the use of famous likenesses in the game – often inappropriately – the latest issue…
By Luke Plunkett Published May 15, 2010 -
The War For Cybertron Cast Is Now Complete
With the addition of Autobots Sideswipe and Jetfire and Decepticon Thundercracker, the armies participating in the War for Cybertron are now complete. Now all we need is a little energon, and a lot of luck. The war begins on June 22, when Transformers: War for Cybertron hits for the Xbox 360, PC, PlayStation 3, and…
By Mike Fahey Published May 14, 2010 -
What Was Call of Duty: Devil’s Brigade?
We’ve got a sighting of what may be a World War II Call of Duty game that was built for the Xbox 360. The website for visual artist Terry Allen shows three brief clips from what Allen refers to as a ” a COD game called Devil’s Brigade set in Italy in WWII.” The clips…
By Stephen Totilo Published May 14, 2010 -
Modern Warfare 2’s Resurgence Map Pack In Five Pictures
It’s hard to be angry about paying $15 for another mix of new and old maps in the Modern Warfare 2 Resurgence map pack when the Funhaus is staring you right in the face, now is it? Let’s visit the carnival! Sure, Vacant and Strike are rehashes of old Modern Warfare maps, but look at…
By Mike Fahey Published May 14, 2010 -
Modern Warfare 2’s Next DLC Brings More Old Maps
Repeating a pattern set by the game’s first batch of downloadable content, Modern Warfare 2’s “Resurgence” pack will contain a mix of maps, some new, some not so new. This, of course, was the focal point of many consumer’s anger over the first pack, being that they were spending $15 for something that only contained…
By Luke Plunkett Published May 14, 2010 -
Rumor: Call of Duty Has Another New Developer In Raven [Update]
With close to half of the team at Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 developer Infinity Ward bailing on the troubled developer, publisher Activision appears to have found a new source for Call of Duty development. Raven Software, the developer of sci-fi shooters Wolfenstein and the recently completed Singularity, has been pulled off its current…
By Michael McWhertor Published May 13, 2010 -
Modern Warfare 2 Resurgence Map Pack Deploys Next Month
Enough whining about the high price of the Modern Warfare 2 Stimulus Pack! It’s time to whine about the likely high price of the Modern Warfare 2 Resurgence Pack, due out early next month for the Xbox 360. During a company financial earnings call last week, Activision’s Thomas Tippl seemed to indicate that the next…
By Mike Fahey Published May 13, 2010 -
The Perils Of One-Band Music Games
Music games built around a single artist can be a tricky thing to plan for, because while you’ll attract fans of that single artist, many others just won’t give a toss. Especially, it seems, when that artist is Van Halen. According to retail analysts The NPD Group, Activision’s Guitar Hero: Van Halen has been a…
By Luke Plunkett Published May 13, 2010 -
Blur Tutorial Leaves Me Hot for Teacher
Now that Danica Patrick’s up to speed on things like multiplayer and power-ups, she has the credibility to hold our attention through this tutorial on Blur‘s basics. Or maybe it’s just the winks, shoulder-shimmys, and lip gloss. Definitely lip gloss. Blur’s due out, like, pretty damn soon. Or May 25, whichever is sooner.
By Owen Good Published May 12, 2010 -
Call Of Duty: Black Ops Has 4-Player Co-op
A few more details on Treyarch’s Call of Duty: Black Ops popped up today, answering a few of the more pointed questions arising from the game’s debut trailer Intrigued by the presence of an SR-71 Blackbird reconnaissance aircraft in the clip? According to this report there’ll be another “C-130” sequence in Black Ops, with a…
By Luke Plunkett Published May 11, 2010 -
Which Multiplayer Transformer Type Are You?
High Moon Studios breaks down multiplayer characters in Transformers: War for Cybertron into four distinct classes represented by four different vehicle types. Are you a car, truck, tank, or plane? This is certainly an interesting solution to allowing players to create their own custom Autobots and Decepticons without having to build a ridiculously deep character…
By Mike Fahey Published May 10, 2010 -
Get Your World War II On With Call of Duty: The War Collection
Stop! Do not buy that copy of Call of Duty: World At War! If you really need a fix of World War II era shoot ‘em up action, cool your jets for this summer’s Call of Duty: The War Collection. Activision appears to be exploiting three of the Call of Duty franchise’s WWII-iest first-person shooters,…
By Michael McWhertor Published May 7, 2010 -
Another Aerialbot Joins The War For Cybertron Cast
Activision reveals two new playable characters for Transformers: War for Cybertron, with weasely Combaticon Brawl joined by Aerialbot leader Silverbolt, the second playable Aerialbot in the game. That’s two of five pieces of Superion! Activision hasn’t said anything about Autobot or Decepticon combiners being included in War for Cybertron, but now that two Aerialbots, one…
By Mike Fahey Published May 7, 2010 -
Apparently We’re the Refs of the Game Testers’ Speed Eating League
This Sunday I facetiously suggested that an Activision game tester had claimed the world record fastest time for eating a horrible meat sandwich called the Double Down. Disney Interactive Studios wants it known they have just obliterated the mark. While I acknowledge this joke might be played out, the very last thing I want said…
By Owen Good Published May 6, 2010 -
Activision Boss Explains Firing Of Modern Warfare Creators, What’s Next For Infinity Ward
The canning of Infinity Ward founders Jason West and Vince Zampella was not a decision that Activision took lightly, says big boss Bobby Kotick, saying that the pair’s conduct was a disappointing “compromise of our friendship.” The man at the top of one of the world’s biggest video game publishers laid out Activision’s side of…
By Michael McWhertor Published May 6, 2010 -
Second Modern Warfare 2 Map Pack Coming Out In Late 2010
The second map pack for the blockbuster Modern Warfare 2 will be released in the second half of 2010, an Activision executive confirmed today. That will be the first fresh dose of Modern Warfare since the recently-issued Stimulus Pack. During a company financial earnings call, Activision’s Thomas Tippl said that the back half of the…
By Stephen Totilo Published May 6, 2010 -
Female Robots Represent In The War For Cybertron Multiplayer Trailer
Is that Arcee I see in this trailer for the online multiplayer modes in Transformers: War for Cybertron? Even if it’s not Arcee and just some generic female Autobot, it’s nice to see female representation among the ranks of robots in disguise. The Transformers have a ridiculous amount of female fans out there, and they’ve…
By Mike Fahey Published May 5, 2010 -
The Sequel They Had No Right To Make — Now Has A Surprise Twist
You love a video game and you want a sequel. So you decide, with friends, to make one. A decade passes; your game never gets done. The companies that own the original games have shut you down twice. This is when it might be time for David to agree that Goliath has won. But past…
By Stephen Totilo Published May 3, 2010