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Read More »Call Of Duty Elite mobile app delayed
The mobile app designed to accompany Activision’s Call of Duty: Elite service has been delayed. The publisher doesn’t want to add extra strain on its service while it is still working to stabilise it in the face of huge user numbers. It had been due to go live last week. …
Read More »MW3 vs BF3 – has EA won market share?
Battlefield 3 sold really well. Modern Warfare 3 sold really, REALLY well. But who won the war? Of course, that all depends on how you deal with the numbers. EA’s mission prior to the release of Battlefield 3 and Modern Warfare 3 was simple – it wanted to prize some …
Read More »Modern Warfare 3 IS the world’s biggest entertainment launch ever
Activision has confirmed that modern Warfare 3 has shattered the record held by Call of Duty: Black Ops to become the biggest entertainment launch of all time. In total the game sold a staggering 6.5m units in just the UK and North America alone in its first 24 hours on …
Read More »Activision shares drop after Warcraft exodus
Publishing giant posts third-quarter income of $148 million
Read More »Modern Warfare 3 cinematics built by London firm
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Read More »Activision profits triple as digital surpasses boxed
Call of Duty and World of Warcraft publisher Activision has reported a near tripling of profits for the quarter ending September 30th. Total profit came in at $148m – that’s up on the $51m reported in the same period in 2010. Sales also far exceeded expectations, coming in at $627m. …
Read More »What’s Out Today? w/e November 4th, 2011
Sonic The Hedgehog returns in a title that will satisfy fans both old and new as the athletic mascot marks his 20th Anniversary. Sega’s Sonic Generations allows players to blast through each level as both Classic Sonic and Modern Sonic. The former revisits the 2D side-scrolling platform action of the …
Read More »War of the Words: Call of Duty vs Battlefield
The arrival of Battlefield 3 next week doesn’t just mark the culmination of EA’s campaign to unseat Activision’s yearly Call of Duty colossus. It’s a calculated attack on the most lucrative modern games franchise of all time. Grudges between the publishers run deep, and this fight has dragged in not …
Read More »Modern Warfare 3 signs up to Movember in Australia
To celebrate Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3’s launch next month (and world-class moustaches everywhere), Activision is partnering with Australian charity Movember. Movember is an Aussie charity founded in 1999 to help promote men’s health issues such as prostate cancer and depression. Every year, men take sponsorship to grow, from …
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