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Read More »Destiny ‘Activision’s next billion dollar franchise’
Publisher expects Bungie's sci-fi shooter to be the best-selling new game IP in history
Read More »Activision generated $4.5 billion in revenue in 2013
Digital earnings make up 34 per cent of total revenue
Read More »Call of Duty shifts to three-year development cycle
A response to Ghosts’ luke-warm reviews and sales declines? Or a reaction to the increased development needs of next-gen? Either way, Activision has changed it business model for the Call of Duty series by shifting the brand to a three-year development cycle. There will still be a new Call of …
Read More »Skylanders franchise reaches $2bn in sales worldwide
Activision has announced the Skylanders series has grossed more than $2bn worldwide. The publisher revealed the milestone during its annual investor call, adding that the figure is current as of December 31st – the end of Activison’s previous quarter. The series surpassed $1.5bn in retail sales as of August 2013, …
Read More »Call of Duty: Ghosts ‘Onslaught’ DLC gets PC, PSN date
Following a period of exclusivity on Xbox consoles, Call of Duty: Ghosts’ Onslaught DLC is set to arrive on PC and PlayStation hardware later this month. Activision announces the game’s inaugural map pack will release on February 27th for PC, PS3, and PS4. It adds four new maps (one which …
Read More »Activision may close UK studio The Blast Furnace
Mobile developer could be set to shut down after less than two years
Read More »Future in doubt for Activision’s UK studio The Blast Furnace
Activision is in discussions over the future of UK Call of Duty mobile developer The Blast Furnace. That’s the careful wording from the global games publisher, which has begun an employee consultation process with the developer’s 47 staff. The Blast Furnace is best known for creating last year’s smartphone title …
Read More »Made with Marmalade: Resurrecting Activision’s old IP
How Marmalade helped a pair of mobile developers develop two distinct titles
Read More »VIDEO: New trailer for The Amazing Spider-Man 2
Activision has released a new teaser video for the upcoming Amazing Spider-Man 2. In it we see the web crawler forming an unlikely alliance with Kraven the Hunter who, according to the trailer’s narration, will help Spidey become what he was meant to be – the ultimate hunter”. The game …
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