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Activision Blizzard has followed up the recent news of a DS version of military shooter Modern Warfare with news of a port of the 2007 original destined for Nintendo’s Wii. Treyarch, the studio behind Call of Duty 3 and the recent Call of Duty: World at War, is said to …
Read More »It’s all a Blur
Bizarre Creations' Chris Pickford discusses his team's new racer
Read More »EA Visceral boss departs for Activision
Two high-profile EA executives have departed from San Francisco dev Visceral Games to join a brand new Activision studio located nearby, according to reports. Staff at Visceral Games, the studio behind award-winning survival-horror title Dead Space, have been told that general manager Glen Schofield and COO Michael Condrey have departed. …
Read More »New Activision studio rises from EA fallout
Speculation: Activision Bay Area studio likely to be working on a new James Bond title
Read More »Bizarre: Blur will reinvent racers
Developer Bizarre Creations expects Blur to revitalise the struggling racing genre, the firm has told MCV. The new IP mixes arcade gameplay, vehicle combat and real world cars in a bid to be more accessible to new players. And the studio’s claim follows similar assertions from Activision Publishing’s CEO Mike …
Read More »Argos to raise prices this week
The dust has barely settled on the news that Activision and other publishers will be raising their prices this Q4 – but it has emerged that retailer Argos is this week set to follow suit. The firm is expected to increase its prices by five per cent in its new …
Read More »$40m hinges on Blur’s sales performance
Bizarre Creations’ upcoming racer Blur is at the centre of a crucial $40 million payout deal between the Liverpool-based studio and its owning company Activision. Develop has today revealed that Activision paid out $67.4 million in cash to wholly acquire the Project Gotham Racing developer back in 2007. However, an …
Read More »Bizarre buyout could cost Activision $107m
Liverpool-based developer was given $67.4m in cash, with a $40m bonus package hanging in the balance
Read More »$40m at stake on Blur’s sales performance
While Bizarre Creationsâ?? Chris Pickford reveals that the PGR series has sold over 7 million units
Read More »HMV secures Modern Warfare 2 Prestige Edition in UK
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 Prestige edition will be made available in the UK exclusively through HMV. The Prestige edition was unveiled earlier in the week by Infinity Ward, and features a collector’s bust of Captain ‘Soap’ MacTavish from the game, a special edition Steelbook, an art book, a …
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