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Adam Sessler Bids Farewell to Pandemic and Talks EA New IP Experiment
All interesting and valid points made by Adam. We tend to complain about companies like Activision and EA when the milk franchises like Madden and Guitar Hero but the fact of the matter is that most consumers, especially in a down economy, are going to go with something they know over someth...
Wednesday, Nov 18
Activision Creating Third Call of Duty Team
The tail end of a LA Times article discussing the sheer magnitude of Activision’s Modern Warfare 2 launch reveals that, in addition to Infinity Ward and Treyarch, a third mystery team has been signed to create yet another CoD release. Could Activision seriously be toying with the idea of r...
Modern Warfare 2 PC Code Reveals Hidden Game Modes
This was found in a now-deleted post on the Infinity Ward forums, and in the word of the person who posted it, “It seems we have finally identified the DLC that Activision/IW wanted to pimp to us. It has been right in the game all along.” This seems likely from a company like Activision, so don’t...
Tuesday, Nov 17
Duh News: Infinity Ward & Treyarch Relationship Simplified with Sex Analogy
Infinity Ward may not be able to meet the aggressive release schedule that Activision demands, and they may decide in the future that they no longer want to work on Call of Duty at all, but as long as they do, they are going to do everything in their power to make sure Activision, and more impor...
Friday, Nov 6
Reggie: New Super Mario Bros. Will “Absolutely” Outsell Modern Warfare 2
Direct from the hefty predictions department come two haymakers. The first hails from the lips of Activision CEO, Bobby Kotick, and the second comes from Nintendo’s North American President and COO Reggie Fils-Aime. Have your popcorn ready.
Been Caught Stealing: Facebook Helps Put Modern Warfare 2 Cyber-Thieves Behind Bars
According to Dean Takahashi of VentureBeat, a Craigslist post offering a Modern Warfare 2 Xbox 360 bundle perked the interest of Activision and prompted them to hire Dallas based IPCybercrime, a private investigation firm specializing in internet crime.
Digital Denial: Direct2Drive Refuses to Distribute Modern Warfare 2 PC Edition
In all honesty, if the company disagrees with the notion of forced 3rd party software why then link to an external means of purchase and offer a discount on other games by that publisher? It seems to me that they feel guilty for causing a perceived inconvenience to their customer base and at...
Thursday, Nov 5
New Marvel Ultimate Alliance 2 DLC Available Now: Five New Characters and Civil War Storyline
Santa Monica, CA – November 5, 2009 – Activision Publishing, Inc. (Nasdaq: ATVI) announced today that the greatest Super Hero™ action/RPG team-up just got a super-powered upgrade with Marvel: Ultimate Alliance 2 downloadable content, now available until December 31, 2009, for the Xb...
Wednesday, Nov 4
New Five Minute Modern Warfare 2 Video Montage Reveals Airport Terrorist Level Cinematic?
Though mostly a five minute long rehash of previously seen footage, it seems to also confirm the existence of cinematic version of the terrorist airport level. If true, this’s a great move by Infinity Ward, as it would allow those gamers who choose pass on the opportunity of playing it out f...
Tuesday, Nov 3
Modern Warfare 2: Record GameStop Preorders & $500 Million Week One Sales Predictions
In addition to that, analyst Michael Pachter made some hefty sales predictions as a part of his Q3 Activision Blizzard financial preview: Modern Warfare 2 will be available in stores on Tuesday, November 10th for the PlayStation 3, Xbox 360, and PC.
Monday, Nov 2
Modern Warfare Variety Map Pack 50% Off, Another Double XP Weekend Approaches
Thrifty gamers looking to milk their Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare purchase a little longer will be happy to know that Activision is making a the “Variety Map Pack” DLC (first released in April of 2008) available to consumers at a discounted price today.
Risky Business Set Dismantled in New Taylor Swift Band Hero Commercial
Fans of the underwear sliding Risky Business inspired Guitar Hero set may be shocked to hear that after countless Activision milking, the developer is finally transitioning (litterally) into a larger arena. I say literally, because the set that we’ve all become so re-familiar with wil...
Monday, Oct 26
Modern Warfare 2 Packs First and Third Person Shooter Gameplay?
A game changing reveal was first teased by Infinity Ward Community Manager, Robert Bowling, during an interview which took place at a Los Angeles held Modern Warfare 2 event in September. Bowling stated that there was an aspect to the game that had yet to be discussed, and went on to say that...
