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With half the industry unavailable this week due to EB EXPO mayhem, MCV Pacific takes a look at a primarily EXPO-led week of news. Day one is now drawing to a close, and MCV’s first impressions of the show(which doubles the size of last year’s effort, which was then the …
Read More »VIDEO: Black Ops 2 features expanded 8-player zombie mode
It’s a Call of Duty game. Made by Treyarch. And that, as well know by now, means zombies. And this year, it will mean more zombies than ever before. Polygon reports that the game will for the first time support eight players simultaneously – a significant evolution for a game …
Read More »Skylanders gets the Mega Bloks treatment
Mega Brands will bring the popular blind format to the world of jigsaws when it launches its new Skylanders Giants Blind Pack puzzles this October. In the Mega Puzzles line an assortment of six jigsaws are available and each one features a mystery character for kids to discover. The brand …
Read More »Goldfinger revealed as final mission for 007 Legends
Activision’s next James Bond game will include a mission inspired by the Sean Connery classic Goldfinger. 007 Legends ties in five iconic Bond films with the upcoming blockbuster Skyfall, repurposing settings and missions from each to star Daniel Craig. Already confirmed are On Her Majesty’s Secret Service, Moonraker, Licence To …
Read More »WoW virtual worlds patent lawsuit moves ahead
Worlds Inc. claims MMO infringes patent regarding virtual world interactions
Read More »UPDATED: Black Ops 2 for Wii U confirmed
Activision’s next Call of Duty, Black Ops 2, outing is definitely heading to Nintendo’s Wii U. Joystiq has spotted a demo booth for the hotly anticipated shooter, confirming that it will be released for the new console. The revelation came moments before Nintendo began simultaneous worldwide broadcasts revealing launch plans …
Read More »Activision endorses Kindle Fire with Skylanders
Amazon adds another major publisher to the list on the heels of Fire HD reveal
Read More »Activision insists it IS publishing Black Ops: Declassified on Vita
It may sound like an obvious statement, but Activision has been forced to clarify that it is indeed the publisher of Vita shooter Call of Duty Black Ops: Declassified. "Activision is the publisher, but we also have a partnership with Sony to bundle Declassified with the PlayStation Vita," was the …
Read More »Sleeping Dogs shows its resilience by holding onto chart No.1
Square Enix action title Sleeping Dogs has bucked expectations by retaining control of the UK charts this week. It makes it two weeks at No.1 in the GfK Chart-Track All Formats Top 40, despite a 15 per cent drop in sales. The biggest casualties are the two Top Ten newcomers, …
Read More »Activision considering all brands for mobile
Activision has revealed its intentions to become much more involved in the mobile space. The company’s mobile VP Greg Canessa emphasized to CVG the strength in the variety of brands Activision could consider for mobile efforts. "We have a rich thirty-year history from the Atari days to the Blizzard merger. …
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