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Papers signed in 2008 shows only one Call of Duty studio has control over modern settings

A release window for upcoming title Tony Hawk’s Pro Skater HD has been revealed by none other than Tony Hawk. Hawk announced on Twitter that the downloadable revamp to the skating franchise will be out sometime in June on XBLA and PSN. The soundtrack with contain music from the first …

While some of the games press chooses to dwell on the odd notion that Call of Duty has lost its appeal, the public as a whole continue to go crazy for the franchise. Having released the first trailer for the game on YouTube on Tuesday (May 1st) the video has …

Treyarch shows off new texture technique 'reveal mapping' and confirms DX11 compatibility for PC

Retailer GAME is offering a Modern Warfare 3 bonus for all those who pre-order the freshly announced Black Ops II through the retailer. Commit to buying the new title and you’ll get a Prestige Token which can be redeemed in Modern Warfare 3’s multiplayer mode against either a free weapon, …

Activision has been making moves regarding an apparent new game entitled The Blast Furnace. Fusible reports (via Shacknews) the company filed a trademark application for the title on April 18th. The application covers ‘computer game software’ and an ‘on-line computer game.’ Additionally, DomainNameSales reported a sale of theblastfurnace.com just a …

With just hours until its official announcement, we should probably just sit back and stop scrutinising the Call of Duty website. But where’s the fun in that? Besides, if we all adopted that attitude then we wouldn’t know that the loading circle that flickers briefly into view when the site …

Activision’s Prototype 2 is No.1 in the UK, the latest UKIE GfK Chart-Track All Formats Top 40 reveals. Despite the success, the game actually fell short of beating the week one sales of its predecessor from 2009. The Xbox 360 SKU accounted for 63 per cent of sales, with PS3 …

Leaked images of pre-order cards from US retailer Target have revealed the name and release date of Activision’s next Call of Duty title. Unsurprisingly, the game will be called Call of Duty: Black Ops II. It will be released – presumably worldwide – on November 13th, according to IGN‘s findings. …

Activision Blizzard will not be split from Universal Music, owner Vivendi has strongly asserted. Rumours had started circulating earlier in the week that owner Vivendi was pondering an organisational reshuffle that could result in its break-up. "Vivendi learned with stupefaction of the claims made by Bloomberg in a story published …