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Staff on consultation period as publisher considers options; Blur 'did not find commercial audience'
Read More »Bizarre Creations in the balance
In news that continues to emerge tonight, it appears as if Activision is to close the doors of UK developer Bizarre Creations. Around 200 jobs could be lost in the process. Bizarre is best known for creating Microsoft’s successful Project Gotham Racing series, though its gaming heritage began far earlier; …
Read More »200 Bizarre jobs face Activision axe [Update 4]
Emotional outpouring across Twitter suggests the Blur studio will shut down
Read More »Blizzard working on Diablo console concept
World of Warcraft and StarCraft developer Blizzard has moved to quash rumours that a version of Diablo III will be appearing on consoles. Chatter erupted yesterday following the appearance of a job listing for a Senior Producer – Console” in the Diablo III section. The vacancy calls for an applicant …
Read More »Treyarch â??not the b-teamâ??, says Kotick
Activision boss Bobby Kotick says Black Ops dev was instrumental to multiplayer build
Read More »Treyarch doesnt get credit it deserves
Treyarch, which has for a long time been seen as the underdog to Call of Duty series’ creator Infinity Ward, does not get the credit it deserves for the role it has played in the series according to Activision boss Bobby Kotick. When a Joystiq interviewer referred to Treyarch as …
Read More »Transformers: Cybertron sequel confirmed
Activision and Hasbro are working on a sequel to Transformers: War for Cybertron. The game was announced during Hasbro’s Investors Day and is currently due for release in 2012. It will follow on from the original High Moon Studios title that was released for PS3, Xbox 360, PC, Wii and …
Read More »Black Ops helps UK to £113.8m record-breaker
Sales of 2m units in its first five days on release has seen Call of Duty: Black Ops shatter UK sales records and effortlessly claim the position of UKIE GfK Chart-Track All Formats No.1. The numbers represent an estimated revenue of 81.9m. The numbers are 13 per cent better than …
Read More »Kotick criticises EAs Project $10
The cash-strapped core gamer has found an unexpected ally in the rally against Project $10 – Activision’s Bobby Kotick. Publishers such as EA, THQ, Microsoft and many more are increasingly choosing to includes DLC codes with their new releases. These can be redeemed against additional in-game content or are sometimes …
Read More »Bungie developing online console/PC title
A presentation slide from an Activision investment conference has seemingly confirmed that Bungie’s debut title for the publisher will be an online game for both PC and consoles. As BigDownload points out, the game will be Bungie’s first PC outing since 2001 title Oni as the PC ports of both …
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