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The growth of the digital games market may typically be seen as the biggest threat to retail, but is the cramped Q4 release schedule in reality a bigger burden? Speaking to investors following its Q3 financial report yesterday, GameStop president Tony Bartel highlighted the major role the chain has played …
Read More »Activision "misspoke" about possible COD Elite PC no-show
Publisher Activision has backtracked on a statement that appeared to suggest that Call of Duty Elite may never get a dedicated release on PC. Though the PC version of the service has already been delayed, its official Twitter feed threw the community into panic last night with the following tweet: …
Read More »Call Of Duty Elite mobile app delayed
The mobile app designed to accompany Activision’s Call of Duty: Elite service has been delayed. The publisher doesn’t want to add extra strain on its service while it is still working to stabilise it in the face of huge user numbers. It had been due to go live last week. …
Read More »UK CHARTS: Moshi Monsters beats MW3… on the DS
Trying to better Call of Duty at its own game is a pointless task, right? Trying to chart ahead of the new Call of Duty in its debut week is absurd. Or maybe not. For although Modern Warfare 3 may have re-written the UK record books, a quick look at …
Read More »MW3 vs BF3 – has EA won market share?
Battlefield 3 sold really well. Modern Warfare 3 sold really, REALLY well. But who won the war? Of course, that all depends on how you deal with the numbers. EA’s mission prior to the release of Battlefield 3 and Modern Warfare 3 was simple – it wanted to prize some …
Read More »Modern Warfare 3 IS the world’s biggest entertainment launch ever
Activision has confirmed that modern Warfare 3 has shattered the record held by Call of Duty: Black Ops to become the biggest entertainment launch of all time. In total the game sold a staggering 6.5m units in just the UK and North America alone in its first 24 hours on …
Read More »Activision calls for Call of Duty Elite patience
Technicians are working night and day to get the Call of Duty Elite network up and running for everyone, Activision has claimed. The service has struggled since the launch of Modern Warfare 3 earlier this week due to high demand. Activision is beefing up the available servers to alleviate the …
Read More »Modern Warfare ready to rewrite history. Again
Petrol stations, green grocers and non-specialists joined the likes of GAME and Gamestation in celebrating the launch of Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 this week. The release on Tuesday saw 2,500 different UK shops opening at midnight to sell the latest blockbuster Call of Duty game – all of …
Read More »Modern Warfare 3 cinematics built by London firm
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Read More »Modern Warfare 3 pre-orders "broke industry records"
Ahead of the possible release of concrete numbers later today, Activision has claimed that Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 was the most pre-ordered game ever released. Of course, this puts the title on track to break the sales records set by immediate predecessor Call of Duty: Black Ops. Pre-orders …
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