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Monday, Nov 2
Golden Joystick Awards votes Fallout 3 Game of the Year
Call of Duty: World at War MSN Multiplayer Game of the Year Call Of Duty: World At War The Rampage Soundtrack of the Year Guitar Hero World Tour Xbox Game of the Year Jagex PlayStation Game of the Year Killzone 2 Publisher of the Year Activision Blizzard Online Game of the Year
UK Software Sales for week ending 31/10: Football Manager 2010 tops the chart
Football Manager 2010 (SEGA)Wii Fit Plus (Nintendo)FIFA 10 (EA)Forza Motorsport 3 (Microsoft)Pro Evolution Soccer 2010 (Konami)GTA: Episodes From Liberty City (Rockstar)Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Winter Games (Nintendo)Tekken 6 (Namco Bandai)Borderlands (2K Games)Wii...
Activision details DJ Hero DLC
DJ Hero launched across Europe and North America for the Xbox 360, PS3, PS2 and Wii last week and already Activision have made two new downloadable mixes available to download. The DJ Hero Extended Mix Pack 01 is available now on Xbox Live Marketplace and the PlayStation Store, while Wii ow...
Wednesday, Oct 28
Modern Warfare 2 information leak continues, controversial content confirmed
The following content contains an extreme spoiler for Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2, so if you want to keep any and all surprises about the game for until the time you’ve popped the play disc into the drive of your favourite gaming platform, and you wish to go on the recommended ‘media black...
Monday, Oct 26
UK Software Sales for week ending 24/10: PES 2010 beats Forza 3, Fifa 10
Wii Fit (Nintendo)Halo 3: ODST (Microsoft)Super Smash Bros: Brawl (Nintendo)Guitaer Hero 5 (Activision Blizzard)Brutal Legend (EA Partners)Eyepet (SCE)LEGO Batman: The Videogame (Warner Bros. Interactive)Grand Theft Auto IV (Take 2)
Thursday, Oct 22
‘Official’ Modern Warfare 2 boycott begins
PC gamers have cried foul, as the decision removes the ability to set up custom, user-run dedicated servers, resulting in a 135 000 signature-strong online petition to convince Infinity Ward to reconsider the implementation of IWNET, to which the faces of Infinity Ward have replied wi...
Tuesday, Oct 20
NPD: September videogame sales increase 1% to $1.28 bil in US, PS3 outsells Wii and 360, Halo 3: ODST sells 1.52 mil copies
Halo 3: ODST (Microsoft, Xbox 360) – 1.52 millionWii Sports Resort with Wii Motion Plus (Nintendo, Wii) – 442 900Madden NFL 10 (EA, Xbox 360) – 289 600Mario & Luigi: Bowser’s Inside Story (Nintendo, NDS) – 258 100The Beatles: Rock Band (MTV Games, Xbox 360) – 254 000Madden NFL 10 (EA, PS...
Monday, Oct 12
UK Software Sales for week ending 10/10: FIFA 10 still tops
FIFA 10 (EA)Operation Flashpoint: Dragon Rising (Codemasters)Need for Speed: SHIFT (EA)Professor Layton and Pandora’s Box (Nintendo)Wii Sports Resort (Nintendo)Halo 3: ODST (Microsoft)Gran Turismo (Sony)Wii Fit (Nintendo)Mario Kart Wii (Nintendo)Guitar Hero 5 (Activision...
Thursday, Oct 8
Confirmed: Shaba Games shuts its doors
In what was purely rumour material two days ago has now been confirmed as truth: Activision Blizzard has closed the doors on Spider-Man: Web of Shadows developer Shaba Games, putting roughly 30 employees out of work. Representatives from Activision provided the following statement wi...
Tuesday, Oct 6
Call of Duty trademarked for movie use
According to trademark information and news website Trademork, mega publisher Activision recently filed a trademark for ‘Call of Duty’ to protect the company’s exclusive use of the name for “pre-recorded movies featuring comedy, drama, action, adventure, music, theatrical perfo...
Monday, Oct 5
Modern Warfare 2 could be delayed on PC
This has lead to wild speculation that the PC version of the title is being held back due to piracy concerns, enabling Activision Blizzard to effectively reduce the impact of illicitly distributed PC versions of Modern Warfare 2 on sales of the console version.
Sunday, Oct 4
rAge 2009: Guitar Hero 5 Hands-on preview
Although the gameplay of Guitar Hero is not as fresh as it once was, the changes made in Guitar Hero 5 do make it even more suitable for social playing. It’s clear Activision have decided the die-hard fans are not where the market-growth will come from and have made the game far more casual-fr...
Monday, Sep 28
UK Software Sales for week ending 26/09: Halo 3: ODST rules the roost
Halo 3: ODST (Microsoft)Professor Layton and Pandora’s Box (Nintendo)Need For Speed: Shift (EA)Guitar Hero 5 (Activision Blizzard)Wii Sports Resort (Nintendo)Batman: Arkham Asylum (Eidos)Marvel Ultimate Alliance 2 (Activision Blizzard)Colin McRae: DiRT 2 (Codemasters)WET...
Friday, Sep 25
TGS 2009: Microsoft announces publisher support for Project Natal
Publishers currently working on games and additional game content that will support Project Natal include Activision Blizzard, Bethesda Softworks, Capcom, Disney Interactive, Electronic Arts, Konami, MTV Games, Namco Bandai, Sega, Square Enix, THQ and Ubisoft.
Monday, Sep 21
Blur shifts into 2010
The launch of Activision Blizzard and Bizarre Creations’ upcoming arcade racing game, Blur, has been pushed into 2010, ostensibly to give the developers more time to focus on the game’s innovative elements and the online multiplayer modes.
Sunday, Sep 20
UK Software Sales for week ending 19/09: NFS: Shift debuts at No. 1
Need For Speed: Shift (EA)Guitar Hero 5 (Activision Blizzard)Colin McRae: DiRT 2 (Codemasters)Batman: Arkham Asylum (Eidos)Wii Sports Resort (Nintendo)WET (Bethesda Softworks)The Beatles: Rock Band (MTV Games)Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare (Activision Blizzard)Wii Fit (Nint...
Tuesday, Feb 24
UK Charts Chart Track software sales for the week ending 23/02
Street Fighter IV (Capcom)Wii Fit (Nintendo)Dawn of War II (THQ)Ben 10: Alien Force (D3P)Fifa 09 (EA)Call of Duty: World at War (Activision Blizzard)SEGA Mega Drive Ultimate Collection (SEGA)Mario Kart Wii (Nintendo)Wii Play (Nintendo)FEAR 2: Project Origin (Warner Bros. Interac...
Friday, Feb 13
Activision Blizzard’s 2009 release line-up
During their earnings call yesterday, Activision Blizzard revealed their intended release line-up for 2009, including new Guitar Hero games, new franchises and new entries to old franchises. A lot of games coming from Activision Blizzard to be excited about this year!
Friday, Dec 12
November NPD: 2008 up 10% from 2007
Call of Duty: World at War * (Activision Blizzard, Xbox 360) - 1 410 000 Wii Fit (Nintendo, Wii) - 697 000 Call of Duty: World at War (Activision Blizzard, PS3) - 597 000 Guitar Hero: World Tour * (Activision Blizzard, Wii) - 475 000 Wii Music (Nintendo, Wii) - 297 000
Tuesday, Nov 25
Review: Spider-Man: Web of Shadows (PS3)
Imagine you’re Marvel. I mean, imagine you’re someone who works for Marvel, or you’re a director of the company. You have this little comic book called Spider-Man that has been quite popular over the years. In 2002 you release a movie that breaks all kinds of records on its way to a top 5 finish o...
Monday, Sep 29
UK Charts: Chart Track software sales for the week ending 27/9
Wii Fit (Nintendo) Mario Kart Wii (Nintendo) Brothers in Arms: Hell's Highway (Ubisoft) Tiger Woods PGA Tour '09 (EA) Wii Play (Nintendo) Carnival: Funfair Games (Take 2) Pure (Disney Interactive Studios) Big Beach Sports (THQ) Guitar Hero III: Legends of Rock (Activision)
Tuesday, Sep 23
UK Charts: Chart Track software sales for the week ending 20/9
Star Wars: The Force Unleashed (LucasArts) Wii Fit (Nintendo) Mario Kart Wii (Nintendo) Warhammer Online: Age of Reckoning (EA) Tiger Woods PGA Tour 09 (EA) Mercenaries 2 (EA) Wii Play (Nintendo) Carnival: Funfair Games (Take 2) TNA Impact! (Midway) Spore (EA)
