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Blizzard believes the eagerly anticipated EA/LucasArts MMO, Star Wars: The Old Republic, could be the biggest shot in the arm for the genre since World of Warcraft. The firm’s co-founder and executive vice president Frank Pearce told MCV that one of the keys to World of Warcraft’s success was building …
Read More »EA not cleared from $400m Infinity Ward lawsuit
Zampella and Westâ??s new business partner set to meet Activision in court
Read More »Total Wipeout coming to Kinect
Weekend light entertainment show Total Wipeout is to get a video game version of Xbox 360 Kinect courtesy of Activision. Currently announced only for the US, Wipeout in the Zone will sport all the licenses from Endemol’s ABC version of the program including the likenesses of hosts John Anderson, John …
Read More »Black Ops claims all-time US crown
Following its chart-topping performance in February, US sales tracker NPD has confirmed that Activision’s Call of Duty: Black Ops has become the best-selling game ever in the region. In does so after just four months on the market, overtaking Nintendo’s former record holder Wii Play. Capcom’s Marvel vs Capcom 3 …
Read More »Activision working on Dance Hero
Guitar Hero and DJ Hero may currently be rocking on with the big drummer in the sky, but fresh rumours have emerged about a further lifeline for the ‘Hero’ brand. Kotaku claims to have word from an unspecified source that Activision is currently working on Dance Hero which, as the …
Read More »Bungie denies previous MMO claim [Update]
Studio insists its previous confirmation of rumour was, in fact, 'a joke'
Read More »Black Ops ‘is biggest PS3 title’
Activision has declared that Call of Duty: Black Ops is the best-selling PS3 game of all time. The publisher claimed this achievement had been proved by figures from GfK Chart-Track and NPD, although no sales figures was given. If true, this means Black Ops has topped records set by Gran …
Read More »Bungie’s new game is an MMO
As has long been speculated, developer Bungie has confirmed that its currently in-development mystery Activision-published game is an MMO. The news comes from Bungie lead network engineer David Aldridge who the title as a "massively multiplayer action game" at GDC, as reported by IGN. However, Aldridge dismissed the idea that …
Read More »Modern Warfare 3 countdown a hoax
Having sent shooter fans into overdrive at the end of last week, it now looks as if the expected reveal of Modern Warfare 3 at this week’s GDC is a fake. Just hours after a mystery website featuring a Modern Warfare-styled countdown appeared online, Activision issued a statement denying any …
Read More »Transformers 3 due in June
Transformers: Dark of the Moon will be released on June 24th. The game coincides with the launch of its cinematic namesake and will be available on Xbox 360, PS3, Wii and DS. As with previous handheld Transformers games, two versions will be available on the DS: Autobots and Decepticons. The …
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