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Halo Developer Bungie Partners with Activision

By Alice O'Connor, Apr 29, 2010 5:53am PDT

Halo creator Bungie today announced that it has entered an exclusive ten-year patnership with Activision "to bring Bungie's next big action game...

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"*Activision-humping-consoles* That's something new... oh wait. PS: For the slow ones... ..."

- nOpe1984 see all 113 comments

Activision Publishing CEO Resigns

By Chris Faylor, Apr 28, 2010 8:10am PDT

With Activision Blizzard embroiled in legal feuds bought on by the current and increasingly former makers of its lucrative Call of Duty franchise,...

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"Same here. My first thought was, why wasn't this headline news!"

- jazz_uc see all 37 comments

Activision Blizzard Lays Off 15 During Restructuring

By Alice O'Connor, Mar 31, 2010 7:00am PDT

Video games leviathan Activision Blizzard has rearranged itself into four units, the Los Angeles Times reports, including the already-known...

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"Yes, I'm obviously Bobby Kotick's niece's roommate's ex-boyfriend. Except I happen to think ..."

- backlashhg see all 38 comments

Spider-Man: Shattered Dimensions Revealed (Updated)

By Chris Faylor, Mar 30, 2010 3:40pm PDT

Update: Spider-Man: Shattered Dimensions will also be released on Wii and Nintendo DS, according to the official site, which also offers word that pre-orders will be able

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"The Noir stuff looks solid. Probably would have made a solid game by itself... Might be ..."

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Wipeout Brings Big Red Balls to Wii and DS

By Chris Faylor, Mar 18, 2010 2:10pm PDT

Are you ready to Wipeout on Wii and Nintendo DS this summer? No, not the futuristic hovercraft racing franchise. The ABC television show. You...

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Trouble at Call of Duty Dev Infinity Ward as Heads Depart Under Odd Circumstances (Updated)

By Brian Leahy, Mar 02, 2010 8:19am PST

Original (3/1/10): G4tv.com's Patrick Klepek is reporting that a "tense" situation is brewing at Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 developer Infinity...

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"Name one please. I'd like to get an idea of what franchises you think have been ruined by ..."

- zealousyouth see all 371 comments

Fan-Made King's Quest Sequel Halted by Activision

By Chris Faylor, Mar 01, 2010 10:00am PST

King's Quest IV (1988) Having already survived one legal scuffle, fan-made King's Quest sequel "The Silver Lining" has again been felled by...

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"What about when the original company is now dead and/or the people involved have retired or are ..."

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Twitter Support Confirmed For Blur

By Brian Leahy, Feb 24, 2010 2:00pm PST

As is becoming the trend, Twitter has found its way into yet another product with Bizarre Creations and Activision Blizzard including the social...

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"Try not to dislocate your shoulder when patting yourself on the back for copy/pasting a quote, ..."

- DarthStank see all 21 comments

Activision Lays Off 200 Across Multiple Studios, Luxoflux Shuts Down

By Alice O'Connor, Feb 12, 2010 10:30am PST

Video games leviathan Activision has laid off around two hundred staff, resulting in the closure of Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen developer...

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""See What your buying used games is doing!" Hehe...just kidding! Feel free to buy all the used ..."

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Activision Breaks Down 2010 Release Schedule: Singularity in June, Transformers by July, More

By Chris Faylor, Feb 11, 2010 8:15am PST

On top of confirming plans to release a number of high-profile titles across 2010, mega-publisher Activision Blizzard has also outlined when they...

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"I never claimed to know when they changed, but you are right, Activision used to be respectable."

- haysoos see all 11 comments

More Call of Duty, Guitar Hero, Tony Hawk and Spider-Man Games Due in 2010

By Chris Faylor, Feb 10, 2010 1:31pm PST

Publisher Activision Blizzard today confirmed that, as expected, it plans to unleash a deluge of fresh entries in its popular franchises by the end...

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"I am pretty darn tired of the Guitar Hero franchise crapping on their content. They could not ..."

- burntham77 see all 36 comments

'Our Spider-Man Games Have Sucked for the Last Five Years,' Admits Activision CEO

By Chris Faylor, Jan 19, 2010 9:50am PST

Not one to mince words, Activision Blizzard CEO Bobby Kotick has admitted his belief that the gaming juggernaut isn't doing your friendly...

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"Yeah, this. But I think you could do a Spider-man game as good as the Batman game was. Focus ..."

- loppsided see all 72 comments

Activision CEO Talks DJ Hero 2: 'We'll Stick with It and Get It Right'

By Chris Faylor, Jan 18, 2010 2:50pm PST

Admitting that "if you're going to make a commitment to doing something original, the odds are that you're not going to get it right on the first...

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"Rappers -only- use plastic instruments. Are you retarded? What do you think a mixer or ..."

- GigiLeCheshire see all 26 comments

Rumors: Call of Duty Maker Infinity Ward Doing MMO, Other Studio Handling Modern Warfare 3

By Chris Faylor, Jan 08, 2010 5:20pm PST

While it's only been about two months since Infinity Ward's Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 hit store shelves and shattered countless sales records,...

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"WoW? Seriously? Have you played both games? Cause I have. And I'll take EQ2's "uninspired" ..."

- ch4ot1c0n3 see all 146 comments

Activision CEO on Plans to 'Take All the Fun Out of Making Video Games,' Go Beyond Consoles

By Chris Faylor, Sep 15, 2009 9:50am PDT

Occassionally villified Activision Blizzard CEO Bobby Kotick has made another revelation bound to spark some interesting conversation, admitting...

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"Because id had NOTHING to secure revenue until they finish their latest-greates PoS techdemo."

- levente@speakeasy.net see all 156 comments