Guitar Hero, Call of Duty, Tony Hawk Sequels Inbound

December 3, 2007 8:21 AM

Three of Activision's most popular brands will be receiving the expected additional installments, the publisher reiterated in documents accompanying the announcement of Activision Blizzard, the merger between Activision and Vivendi Games.

As the company previously stated, Guitar Hero IV, Call of Duty 5, and a new Tony Hawk game are all in development. Other upcoming titles include games based on the next James Bond film, Marvel Comic properties, and DreamWorks movies, such as Kung-Fu Panda and Madagascar 2.

A new racing title is also underway by Project Gotham Racing series developer Bizarre Creations, which Activision acquired earlier this year.

"Since Brian [Kelly] and I acquired control of Activision in 1990, we intended to build the largest, most profitable leader in the video game industry," Activision CEO Bobby Kotick said in a conference call. "With this transaction, we will achieve that objective."

Chris Faylor

Chris Faylor was previously a games journalist creating content at Shacknews.

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December 3, 2007 8:36 AM

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- MoreVespeneGas
  
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  December 3, 2007 8:57 AM
  
  rain money hats
- Fluffy_Bunny
  
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  December 3, 2007 9:02 AM
  
  That is what I was thinking. Geez, never would of guessed.
  
  How many Tony Hawk Games are there now? 18? There is one ever 6 months isn't there?
  - Killrig
    
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    December 3, 2007 9:23 AM
    
    There are FAR too many Tony Hawk games... Far too many. I haven't played Tony Hawk since 4, which was the last actual improvement in the series, from what I hear.
    - AroundTheFur1380
      
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      December 3, 2007 9:34 AM
      
      i was borderline addicted to THPS 2-4. Nothing since has elicited more than a few minute play session. They keep changing up a formula that doesn't really need changing. I would be happy with a new standard game modeled after the classics, and for at least 2 years, just have them release downloadable skate levels.