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Gamers queuing up to buy Call of Duty: Black Ops on Monday will be able to go hands-on with the game – in 3D. The event will take place at the retailer’s Oxford Street store in London, and the title will be playable on 55 inch Samsung LED 3D TV …
Read More »Activision teases 2011s Call of Duty
Speaking to investors last night, publisher Activision tuned its attentions to the 2011 iteration of its Call of Duty franchise – which by the sounds of it promises to be something a little different. Strong demand and close to a decade of solid performance give us a confidence to continue …
Read More »Call of Dutys chance to redefine success
Next week’s Call of Duty: Black Ops could set a new benchmark for entertainment launches if it goes one better than last year’s Modern Warfare 2 and once again shatters global entertainment records. In just a few days we’ll be launching the game that I currently can’t stop playing, that …
Read More »Profit creeps up at Activision Blizzard
Activision Blizzard has reported a net profit of $51 for the quarter ending September 30th 2010, up on the $15m it recorded in the same period the year before, Net revenue was up from $703m last year to $745m this time. Sales reached $397 – in 2009 that figure stood …
Read More »Scherzinger named as GoldenEye title singer
Activision has announced that Nicole Scherzinger will be the title singer for GoldenEye 007. The lead vocalist of popular girl band The Pussycat Dolls will perform her own take on Tina Turner’s iconic Bond song over the upcoming game’s title singer. GoldenEye 007 is due for release on Wii and …
Read More »Project Gotham Racing revival underway
Secret meetings held with several studios to find best-suited developer
Read More »The surprise cast of Black Ops zombie mode
Early footage of next week’s Call of Duty: Black Ops has revealed that the much heralded zombie mode has taken a surprising new turn, casting players as one of two former US presidents and one overseas leader. As can be seen in the picture below courtesy of Kotaku, gamers have …
Read More »Kotick ’16th most influential man’
AskMen says Activision boss is known as â??the Hitler of the gaming industryâ?
Read More »Kotick named 16th most influential man
Online men’s lifestyle site AskMen has named Activision boss Bobby Kotick as the 16th most influential man of 2010. There are few people in the gaming industry who divide critics more than Activision Blizzard head honcho Bobby Kotick,” it reads. On one hand, shareholders love his ability to generate revenue …
Read More »Inside story: The birth of Xbox
Offering unprecedented insight, former Xbox boss Ed Fries pulls the curtain back on how Microsoft joined the console race
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