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Seemingly not satisfied with conquering the world’s living rooms with its music series Guitar Hero, Activision-Blizzard is to bring its franchise to arcades around the world – and the surprise is that Japanese rival Konami is on board with the project, MTV Multiplayer reports. Guitar Hero Arcade is based on …
Read More »Kotick nominated as MarketWatch CEO of the Year
Activision Blizzard’s CEO Bobby Kotick has been named as a finalist for MarketWatch’s CEO of the Year award. Kotick received the most recognition for his success in merging Activision and Blizzard earlier this year. MarketWatch described the move as the creation of a formidable challenger to industry leader Electronic Arts”. …
Read More »Massive scoops Activision advertising deal and new boss
JJ Richards assumes new role, as Microsoft ad company signs 18-game deal
Read More »Starbreeze: "Atari move has been amazing"
The lead designer on Starbreeze’s upcoming next-gen take on the Chronicles of Riddick franchise has spoken enthusiastically about the game’s move from Activision-Blizzard to Atari. For the full stroy, head over to Developmag.com.
Read More »Riddick dev says Atari move has been â??amazingâ?
Jerk Gustafsson says upcoming Assault on Dark Athena will be Starbreezeâ??s most â??polishedâ? title to date
Read More »Modern Warfare 2 heads Activisions 2009 lineup
US publisher Activision-Blizzard has revealed a number of its key titles for the upcoming year, including confirmation of exactly what form the next Call of Duty will assume. A presentation at a conference held by in-game ads firm Massive revealed that Infinity Ward’s next shooter will be a direct sequel …
Read More »Lich King sells 2.8 million in 24 hours
Blizzard’s World of Warcraft: Wrath of the Lich King sold 2.8 million copies within 24 hours, the publisher revealed. Wrath of the Lich King beat sales for last year’s WoW expansion The Burning Crusade, which managed 2.4 millions sales in 24 hours in January. Blizzard CEO and co-founder Mike Morhaime …
Read More »Vivendi Mobile Games to close
Vivendi Games Mobile’s European office will be closed within days, resports suggest. Sources say the team has been informed of the decision and will be disbanded. Shortly after the buy-out Activision said Vivendi Games Mobile would be ‘realigned or divested’, and the latter looked more likely as Activision has never …
Read More »PSW gives CoD5 10/10
Ahead of its release on November 14th, Future’s print magazine PSW has given Activision-Blizzard’s Call of Duty: World at War an impressive 10/10. CVG quotes the mag as saying: Modern Warfare was pretty much the best game on PS3 for the last year. So to hold the position that it’s …
Read More »Call of Duty 4 rocks Golden Joysticks
Those in attendance at today’s 26th annual Golden Joystick Awards are currently getting stuck into the after-show drinks, with the Activision-Blizzard crowd most rapturous as the publisher celebrates a triumphant afternoon in London. Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare scooped no less than four awards in total, winning the Nuts …
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