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Bond fans will have to pick up Activision’s GoldenEye 007: Reloaded from GAME if they want to battle their friends in the paintball multiplayer mode. The setting is only included in the GAME-exclusive MI6 Edition of the Xbox 360 and PS3 game, which retails for 39.99. This SKU also includes …
Read More »New open-world Spider-Man game in development
A brand new Spider-Man game that promises to recapture the magic of 2005’s Spider-Man 2 has been revealed by Activision. Harking back to one of Marvel’s classic Spider-Man IPs, The Amazing Spider-Man will be released alongside the new movie in 2012. However, while the combination of Spidey and a Hollywood …
Read More »Men in Black get their own video games
14 years from the franchise’s movie debut, the Men in Black are due to star in a brand new video game. Of course, it’s no coincidence that the game will tie-in with the arrival of Men in Black III on the silver screen next year. Activision’s title will have an …
Read More »What’s Out Today? w/e October 14th, 2011
Activision brings the worlds of toys and video games together with today’s release of Skylanders: Spyro’s Adventure. This ambitious title lets players use special figurines to activate characters in game by placing them on the Portal of Power. These figures will then remember their progress, regardless of what platform they …
Read More »New Call of Duty trailer gets UK premiere
The next trailer for Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 airs tonight during the England vs Montenegro European championship qualifier. The new video is a single player gameplay trailer and will air first in the UK before getting a global rollout. It is due to go out at 9pm during …
Read More »[Correction] OnLive snubbed by Activision dev
Update: Publisher denies involvement
Read More »Activision partners with Mumsnet
A whopping three-month ad campaign is underway for toy/game hybrid Skylanders: Spyro’s Adventure. Activision has teamed up with the Mumsnet website to educate parents on its innovative new product. The Skylanders: Spyro’s Adventure Starter Pack retails for 59.99 and comes with a copy of the game, three figures and a …
Read More »Guitar Hero studio hiring for FPS
Activision-owned developer Neversoft is working on a first-person shooter for the publisher. The California-based studio is better known for producing the Tony Hawk skateboarding games and more recently the Guitar Hero music titles, before Activision scrapped the IP earlier this year. A number of jobs are now being advertised on …
Read More »Market panic rips through games publishing
Global sell-off sees EA down 5%; Activision down 3%; Take-Two down 5%; THQ down 8%; Ubisoft down 1.5%
Read More »INTERVIEW: Rob Bowling Part 1: ‘We compete with ourselves’
Activision Blizzard recently held a press event where MCV went hands-on with the superb multiplayer of CoD: Modern Warfare 3 and interviewed creative strategist Rob Bowling. Would you say Call of Duty is currently leading the pack in terms of post-launch support amongst AAA titles? It’s definitely something that we …
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