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Activision Blizzard CEO Bobby Kotick "seems lost in a time machine perspective of a past business model that will never return". That’s according to IndustryGamers publisher Mark Friedler, who in a scathing editorial says that the publisher’s unwillingness to brach into the casual and social gaming sector is a serious …
Read More »Activision’s Bungie game ‘an MMO FPS’
Alleged insider describes the post-Halo project as 'WOW in space'
Read More »Bungie working on Destiny MMO FPS?
Bungie’s next project is believed to be a massively multiplayer online first-person shooter named Destiny. The nature of its new game universe – which will be published by Activision – was reportedly outed by a source claiming to be an ex-Bungie employee, according to Kotaku. Destiny – allegedly codenamed Tiger” …
Read More »PS3 Black Ops problems are ‘edge cases’
As negative vibes continues to swirl around the multiplayer component of Call of Duty: Black Ops on PS3, the game’s developer Treyarch has defended its title. It claims that the majority have not experienced any problems with the title, and that those who have should be considered "edge cases". "We …
Read More »Take-Two shares hit two year high
Shares in US publisher Take-Two have reached their highest point for 29 months in the wake of solid quarterly results and rumours of a possible acquisition. At the close of play last night Take-Two shares hit the $16 mark. At the end of January that price stood at just $12.48. …
Read More »Obituary: Bizarre Creations
The Blur and Project Gotham studio closes on Friday; what will be its legacy?
Read More »New Transformers game breaks cover
Publisher Activision has officially announced its licensed video game counterpart to Paramount’s upcoming summer movie release Transformers: Dark of the Moon. The game, which is being developed by High Moon Studios, tells a prequel narrative of the events that lead up to the movie itself. A key new feature is …
Read More »Rush of devs back PlayStation Phone
Twenty firms already backing the device; 50 launch games inbound
Read More »Take Two shares jump on buyout talk
It may all be just rumour for now, but belief from investors that a possible deal between Activision and Take-Two could be on the cards saw shares in the Rockstar owner climb five per cent on Friday. That was the day on which MCV broke news about the proposed takeover. …
Read More »Take-Two ‘would accept Acti bid’
One US analyst has predicted that publisher Take-Two would accept a takeover bid of around $20-$22 per share from rival company Activision. MCV exclusively revealed last Friday that there’s increasing noise about a possible move amongst some of the industry’s highest level execs. And now speaking on Twitter, US analyst …
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