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Mad Catz has announced it will be releasing a range of accessories based on Activision Blizzard’s Call Of Duty: Modern Warfare 2. Under a new agreement with Activision, the company will release officially branded controllers and other peripherals on all formats alongside the game when it releases in November. We …
Read More »New Scratch DJ dev uncloaked
After months of legal conflicts, and even a public war of words with Activision, Numark and Genius Products are ready to announce which developer has been enlisted to finish out Scratch: The Ultimate DJ. Commotion Interactive, the music arm of Toronto-based Bedlam Games, is expected to finish developing Scratch by …
Read More »Activision: ‘Music genre down significantly
Activision-Blizzard has joined sector rival EA and industry analysts in admitting yesterday that the music game genre is facing tough times. Last night during its earnings call Activision Blizzard admitted that the music game genre is down significantly”. One explanation for the rapid decline in music game revenues might be …
Read More »Kotick could raise prices even further
With retail and consumers alike still getting to grips with the prospect of shelling out 54.99 for November’s Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2, Activision CEO Bobby Kotick has admitted that he would like to push prices even higher. When asked about the controversial subject as part of Activision’s post-financial …
Read More »Tony Hawk RIDE to cost £100
Publisher Activision has announced that Tony Hawk RIDE, complete with skateboard, will be released on November 20th for Xbox 360, Wii and PlayStation 3. The firm has also announced a special limited edition of the game will be available via retailer GAME. This version features a unique red and black …
Read More »Activision: ‘Guitar Hero genre downâ??
Publisher admits the genre is failing to captivate the market, though has plans to change fortunes
Read More »Activision dominates with strong Q2 results
Revenues climb to $1bn, profits hit $195m
Read More »Activision: ‘Our Q4 line-up is strongest ever’
In its Q2 earnings announcement this evening Activision CEO Bobby Kotick said that the firm’s Christmas line-up was its strongest ever. While some titles had postponements confirmed, revenue for the last quarter surpassed $1bn, and Activision made it clear ti thinks the trend will continue through the year given its …
Read More »Limited release for Tony Hawk: RIDE
Activision has tonight confirmed that Tony Hawk: RIDE will only launch in three countries this year – the USA, UK and Germany. Due to production demands of the bundled skateboard controller (pictured) the firm said as part of its quarterly finances report that the title will launch elsewhere during 2010. …
Read More »Activision Euro market share increases
Activision has said its share of the European software market grew to over 10 per cent in the last financial quarter. In a report which also saw revenues surpass $1bn, the firm said it had grown share in Europe by 2.8 points to 10.5 per cent for the quarter, as …
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