Tony Hawk Gets New Developer After 9 Games
With the nine main Tony Hawk games under its belt, creator Neversoft has relinquished control of the skateboarding series to another development...
READ MORE >Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2, Guitar Hero 5 Reports Are 'Speculative,' Says Activision
Yesterday, Activision Blizzard revealed several of its major games for 2009, such as Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 and Guitar Hero 5. Now, the...
READ MORE >""In the post-apocalyptic future, humans battle ninja robots using guitar controllers!""
see all 16 commentsMassive Expands with Blizzard, Activision Ad Deals
Microsoft's in-game ad firm Massive today announced it has signed separate deals with both publisher Activision and developer Blizzard. The...
READ MORE >"so could I set my router to block incoming packets from the massive ad server?"
see all 18 commentsActivision and THQ Resolve Baja Box Art Spat
Publisher Activision has modified the box art for Left Field Productions' offroad racer Score International Baja 1000 following a legal complaint...
READ MORE >"Its OK, they fixed the confusion. The second one is clearly a suspension designing game."
see all 3 commentsMonumental Picks Up 50% of 50 Cent Developer
MMO technology creator and CyberSports contractor Monumental Games announced today that it has acquired half of 50 Cent: Blood on the Sand...
READ MORE >"The Birmingham team did Hostile Waters, a frankly amazing game, which is why I think the new 50 ..."
see all 7 commentsWorld in Conflict Developer Massive Sold by Activision
Massive Entertainment, developer of World in Conflict (PC, 360, PS3), has been bought by Ubisoft after being put up for sale back in August by...
READ MORE >"should have sold to EA, I'm sure they'd do better if they could add "Command & Conquer", like ..."
see all 20 commentsActivision Buys Guitar Hero PS2 Developer Budcat, Working on 'New Guitar Hero Game'
Activision Blizzard today acquired developer Budcat Creations, which has worked with Activision on Guitar Hero 3, Guitar Hero: Aerosmith and Guitar...
READ MORE >"Blah blah blah more people complaining about a company making $$$$$. The REASON a company ..."
see all 12 commentsActivision Expects Second-tier Games to Suffer in Tough Holiday Market
Activision says the growth of retail videogame shelf space should help the industry's chances of weathering the economic downturn this holiday, but...
READ MORE >"Where do people get this stuff? If price didn't matter then Walmart wouldn't be the biggest ..."
see all 9 commentsActivision Blizzard CEO: Sequel-centric Strategy Has 'Worked Very Well'
As publisher Activision Blizzard reported better-than-expected second quarter revenue today, the company explained how its strategy of developing...
READ MORE >"Hopefully with the success of Dead Space EA will look to invest in more new ips but it's risky ..."
see all 15 commentsTHQ Sues Activision Over Baja Box Art
Publisher THQ has sued fellow publisher Actvision, claiming the box art for Activision's Score International Baja 1000 is too similar to that of...
READ MORE >"Thanks for revisiting this thread. Yep probably not worth the bother really. I just wanted to ..."
see all 45 commentsActivision Trademarks Guitar Hero Modern Hits
Following Activision's plans to triple the amount of yearly Guitar Hero releases by 2012, the publisher has filed a trademark for the phrase...
READ MORE >"How can people get sucked into their hype machine. I played the GH:WT at my local bestbuy and ..."
see all 7 commentsGame Stocks Drop As Wall Street Crashes, Burns
Video game-related stocks have long been seen as a safe haven for investors, but even Blizzard was feeling the crunch today after the...
READ MORE >"1. So, say you live too far 2. And, you don't have the space, seeds, dirt, water, etc. 3. OK, ..."
see all 55 commentsActivision Tripling Guitar Hero Releases by 2010
Activision Blizzard will triple the amount of Guitar Hero titles and content it offers by 2010, Activision Publishing CEO Mike Griffith revealed...
READ MORE >"Sweet, that's not too bad then. Not for GH though? I know I can't play GH2 tracks in GH3, etc..."
see all 24 commentsInfinity Ward Developing Call of Duty 6 for 2009
Activision Publishing CEO Mike Griffith today confirmed that Call of Duty creator Infinity Ward, which most recently handled Call of Duty 4: Modern...
READ MORE >"Mr Glide, you're bitchin about a game taken place in the past, IT GETS OLD! ..."
see all 54 commentsActivision Buys Music Game Dev. FreeStyleGames, Will Create Guitar Hero DLC and New Music Title
Activision Blizzard subsidiary Activision Publishing announced today that it has purchased FreeStyleGames, a UK-based developer best known for its...
READ MORE >"I can see there's a lot of excitement generated by this acquisition"
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"Where do you get this news - who is sitting around speculating on what Robomodo is doing?"
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