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Activision is massively expanding its Guitar Hero team as the franchise continues to grow rapidly throughout the UK and Europe. The firm has a wide portfolio of new Guitar Hero SKUs on the way and is pushing the brand across as many different territories as possible. As result, it is …

The latest Wedbush Morgan mailout has revealed raised estimates for the combined business’ income FY ’09 revenue to $3.70 billion – up significantly from $2.41 billion. On July 8th, shareholders are expected to approve the deal, with Wedbush Morgan predicting that the merger will be officially closed by July 11th. …

Activision has signed a distribution deal with System 3 to handle the UK publisher’s forthcoming Ferrari Challenge game throughout North America. Ferrari Challenge Trofeo Pirelli will hit shelves in late summer on PS3, PS2 Wii, DS. Without a doubt, this is the defining Ferrari experience for video games,” said Mark …

Activision’s wholly owned Infinity Ward studio has confirmed that Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare, has sold over 10 million copies worldwide. Infinity Ward studio head Vince Zampella told CNet that he didn’t know exactly how many units the game had sold on each platform it is available on, but …

According to Gamespot , a Guitar Hero: Metallica game has been confirmed by Activision in an SEC filing. Wedbush Morgan analyst Edward Woo dug out information on the title, which will be in a similar vein to Guitar Hero: Aerosmith game released earlier this year. It will be released in …

SCORE International Baja 1000 plugs gap in Activision portfolio as it awaits Bizarre's first game

Activision is looking to outstrip EA’s Rock Band with its new Guitar Hero World Tour title. Featuring a newly redesigned guitar, an electronic drum kit and a microphone, the new iteration of the mega-selling franchise also introduces a music creator that lets players compose, record, edit and share their own …

It’s been a bumper year for Activision even before its impending merger with Vivendi – and European boss Joerg Trouvain has told MCV that he is hugely proud of his team’s efforts to push the business forward. As revealed on MCVUK.com this week, the Us publisher reported a $344.9 million …

Activision has announced that a new iteration of its classic Pifall franchise will be released on Wii in the autumn. Pitfall: The Big Adventure is in development at Activision studio Edge of Reality. Pitfall is one of the most legendary franchises in the history of videogames, so we look forward …

In an earnings call with investors following its most successful set of full-year financials ever, Activision has unveiled more details about the next instalment in the Call Of Duty series. The firm talked of a new ‘miliatary theatre’ and confirmed that the title would be released for 360, PS3, PC …