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Speaking of the media furore that has greeted EA’s Medal of Honor, the head of Call of Duty developer Treyarch has said that the treatment violent video games receive at the hands of the media is unjust. We cover the Cold War era [in Black Ops] and there are definitely …
Read More »EA takes aim at Activision
It might take a year or two to accomplish, but EA is intent on knocking Call of Duty from its perch. EA Europe SVP Jens Uwe Intat has told MCV that the firm wants the resurgent Medal of Honor to outgun Activision’s powerhouse series. The first Medal of Honor in three …
Read More »Warriors of Rock to better GH5
Guitar Hero: Warriors of Rock will outsell last year’s installment in the series, Activision has told MCV. Last year Guitar Hero 5 went straight to the top of the UK All Formats Top 40, ahead of rival The Beatles: Rock Band. Activision believes the latest title, released this Friday, will …
Read More »Activision squares up to Arnie
A growing number of corporate giants from America’s leading entertainment industries have joined forces to fight a proposed law that would for the first time illegalise the sale of violent games to minors in the US. Activision is amongst the growing number of voices arguing that the law, which was …
Read More »Kotick: Bungie is the last great indie
Activision CEO Bobby Kotick wants the world to know his firm is embarking on an exclusive ten-year partnership with Bungie, and in typical fashion he is doing so by way of cavalier and comical sound bites. Speaking at a recent investor meeting, the CEO of the world’s biggest third-party game …
Read More »Activision talks COD Premium service
Though question marks hang over Activision’s true intentions toward a possible Premium online Call of Duty service, the publisher’s COO Thomas Tippl has admitted that the company is looking to give Call of Duty fans more choice” as it looks to extend revenue models”. However, Tippl did promise that the …
Read More »Bungie â??the last remaining great indieâ?? – Kotick
More extraordinary claims from the outspoken publishing boss
Read More »Kotick wants to sell you cut-scenes
Are you on the lookout for a man that says what he thinks and doesn’t mind risking upsetting people? Well here he is – Bobby Kotick is at it again. This time the outspoken business leader and Activision publishing CEO has stated that he’d like to start charging gamers to …
Read More »Halo success bodes well for Black Ops
Activision’s Call of Duty: Black Ops could stand to benefit the successful launch of Halo: Reach in the long run. That’s according to Lazard Capital’s Colin Sebastien. The analyst claims the early sales figures for Microsoft’s latest shooter suggest strength for the core market, which bodes well for similar titles …
Read More »Activision gives away DJ Hero
Buyers of the DJ Hero 2 game and deck bundles will get a copy of the original DJ Hero included in the box. Activision has placed a magazine ad that states a free copy of DJ Hero will be included with every purchase of a DJ Hero 2 bundle until …
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