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The record-breaking performance of Activision’s Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 and the market-commanding popularity of Nintendo’s hardware stole most of the headlines last year, but neither sold as many units or commanded as much market share as the UK’s big 2009 winner – EA. EA came top in both …
Read More »Tony Hawk: Ride sequel hinted
Despite the luke-warm reception that has so far greeted Tony Hawk: Ride’s arrival on the market, it seems that work is already underway on the sequel. Tony hawk himself said yesterday on Twitter: [I] just met with @robomodo about our next project and it’s already much better than I expected. …
Read More »Kotick: Our Spider-Man games suck
We’re used to marketers defending what many regard as poor games, but it’s less common to hear a publisher boss lambaste his own titles – but that’s exactly what Activision CEO Bobby Kotick has done. Speaking to Game Informer, as spotted by Destructoid, the high-flying exec stated: Our Spider-Man games …
Read More »DJ Hero best new IP of 09
Though commentators would have you believe that the music game genre is in a savage state of decline, new numbers from NPD Group claim that DJ Hero was in revenue terms the most successful new IP of 2009 across America and Europe. Not a bad achievement, considering it was up …
Read More »Activision sticking with DJ Hero IP
Leading global publisher Activision Blizzard has vowed to press ahead with its plans for the DJ Hero brand, having confirmed its intention to publish a sequel to the firm’s latest rhythm action IP. If you’re going to make a commitment to doing something original, the odds are that you’re not …
Read More »Modern Warfare 2 sales hit $1bn
Publisher Activision has confirmed that total sales of Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 have just passed $1bn worldwide, according to the firm’s own internal estimates. The milestone arrives almost two months to the day since Modern Warfare 2 was released on November 14th 2009. Call of Duty: Modern Warfare …
Read More »Ravenâ??s Singularity project stalls again
Activisionâ??s sci-fi FPS, initially set for a â??fall 2009â??, no longer has a release window
Read More »MW2 aiming for all-time UK record
As Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 spends its ninth week at the top of the ELSPA GfK-ChartTrack All Formats Top 40 this week, it has been revealed that the game is now the third best selling title (in unit terms) of all time in the UK. With seemingly no …
Read More »EA: DICE can topple Call of Duty
In an exclusive interview with MCV, EA Europe’s senior VP Jens Uwe Intat has stated that Swedish studio DICE is one of the few developers out there capable of toppling Call of Duty from the FPS throne. "In March we will launch Battlefield: Bad Company 2, which is our first …
Read More »Schofield defends Activision â??calendar-wareâ??
Says that routine annual updates of high-profile games are a necessity
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