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Any consumers who pre-order the hotly anticipated Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 from GAME will receive an exclusive Classified Intel Pack. GAME will be handing over these special packs along with 360, PS3 and PC copies of the game when it is released on November 8th. Modern Warfare 3 …
Read More »Skylanders takes Activison to ‘unexpected’ territory
Forget video games, Activision is well on its way to establishing a foothold in the toy sector. The firm is talking to retailers and media it has never spoken to before in a bid to ensure Skylanders: Spyro’s Adventure is a hit. The game is almost a reboot for the …
Read More »Activision calls for calm in EA feud
GAMESCOM: The games industry is no stranger to public bickering. And as much as the media (secretly) loves it, Activision publishing boss Eric Hirshberg has called for calm. It’s one thing to want your game to succeed and another thing to actively, publicly say you want other games to fail," …
Read More »Modern Warfare 3 confirmed for DS… but not 3DS
Activision has announced that a DS version of Modern Warfare 3 is in development at Orlando studio n-Space. However, what it has not done is announce a version for Nintendo’s new 3DS handheld. Quizzed on the reasons for the decision on their forums, n-Space said that it’s simply doing as …
Read More »Publisher shares plummet amid panic trading
EA stock down 9%; Activision down 5%; Take-Two down 9%; THQ down 8%; FTSE suffers record losses
Read More »Activision confirms title of DS Modern Warfare 3
The Australian Classification Board is reporting that Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3: Defiance has just been rated M. The title doesn’t exist on Activision’s release schedule or web site anywhere. Activision has told MCV that Defiance is the title given to the Nintendo DS version of Modern Warfare 3, …
Read More »Activision: Signing indie winners not a priority
Independent Games Competition winners may not see publishing deal with industry giant
Read More »Activision: Our digital business doubles Zynga’s
Publishing giant Activision Blizzard claims that its digital operations far outstrip those of social games phenomenon Zynga. During a conference call following the publisher’s Q2 financial results, executives told investors that the FarmVille firm posed no threat to Activision’s business, according to Reuters. "Last year, our digital business alone generated …
Read More »Activision: Our digital revenue is double Zynga’s
Publisher makes more than $400 million in three months through DLC
Read More »Modern Warfare 3 coming to Wii
Pre-orders for Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 are on track to surpass those of last year’s Black Ops – and could soar higher with the newly announced Wii SKU. During an investors earnings call that followed Activision Blizzard’s better-than-expected Q2 results, the publisher confirmed that a Wii version of …
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