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Select GameStops in NY, OH and PA selling Modern Warfare 2 already

08 Nov 2009 08:30:00 PST

Written by Griffin McElroy
Poor, poor GameStop. As the gaming public's anticipation for Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 approached critical mass, they faltered in their loyalty, and took their business to small "mom and pop" game retailers who had broken the game's street date. Fortunately for the retail juggernau...

Original story at Joystiq .

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Another "Hero" is Coming Our Way

07 Nov 2009 23:25:30 PST

Activision aka Milkivision is at the milking process again. Activision is throwing claims out there that Guitar Hero is the third highest selling franchise of all time, behind Mario, and Madden, all three names that are just common among everyone in the world. We've already seen DJ Hero an...

Original story at NintendoDS Advanced .

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Reggie: New Super Mario Bros. Will “Absolutely” Outsell Modern Warfare 2

06 Nov 2009 19:37:41 PST

Written by Chad Lakkis
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.

Original story at Ripten Video Game .

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News: Activision not concerned with MW2 complaints

06 Nov 2009 01:09:00 PST

We're of course watching this very carefully and paying attention to it, but we're not overly concerned about it," Activision believes the new direction they're going with multiplayer on PC will give a better overall experience and if dedicated servers won't be supported due to that, t...

Original story at Fragland.net .

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Activision Scores High in Q3 Financial Results

06 Nov 2009 00:42:29 PST

Despite a tough economy, Activision still managed to pull out a strong 3rd quarter, the company announced Thursday. In all, $755 million in sales were brought in, exceeding previously set goals of $700 million. According to Activision, strong sales of Guitar Hero, World of Warcraft, and...

Original story at NintendoDS Advanced .

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No Doubt Sues Activision Over Band Hero Likeness [Update] [Lawsuits]

04 Nov 2009 13:40:50 PST

Written by Michael McWhertor
Activision is catching legal heat from band No Doubt over the group's appearance in the recently released Band Hero. No Doubt is suing Activision, seeking damages for turning the act into "virtual karaoke players." Sound familiar?

Original story at Kotaku .

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Activision news and blogs - November 08, 2009

08 Nov 2009 00:00:01 PDT

Below is today's roundup of news and blogs that haven't yet hit top story status by our community. Visit Activision news and blogs for even more news and blogs converage.

• LGJ: Read the fine print! -- by Mark Methenitis from Joystiq
• Activision catches both pirates and thieves in Modern Warfare 2 investigation -- by JC Fletcher from Joystiq [Xbox]
• Activision CEO Says Modern Warfare 2 Could Be "Biggest Entertainment Launch" of All Time -- from Kombo.com
• Been Caught Stealing: Facebook Helps Put Modern Warfare 2 Cyber-Thieves Behind Bars -- by Chad Lakkis from Ripten Video Game Blog
• Digital Denial: Direct2Drive Refuses to Distribute Modern Warfare 2 PC Edition -- by Chad Lakkis from Ripten Video Game Blog
• Modern Warfare 2 refused by digital distribution retailers; Steamworks to blame -- by JC Fletcher from Joystiq
• New Call of Duty and Guitar Hero Installments for 2010 -- from Kombo.com
• News: New Call of Duty already scheduled for next year -- from Fragland :: Latest News
• News: No dedicated servers for RAGE? -- from Fragland :: Latest News
• Activision in 2010: New Call of Duty, Guitar Hero, Tony Hawk, new IPs -- by Mabie A. from Xbox 360

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DJ Hero sales 'modest,' analyst says; Activision refuses to comment

03 Nov 2009 14:00:00 PST

Written by Xav de Matos
When contacted by Joystiq, Activision refused to comment on the matter. With no less than three new rhythm titles on the horizon, we presume publishers hope the trend of sluggish peripheral-based game sales comes to a screeching halt; like the days of disco music and, apparently, outlin...

Original story at Joystiq .

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Opinion: A Million Facebook Users Like Guitar Hero [Activision]

26 Oct 2009 07:20:00 PDT

Written by Mike Fahey
If you had any doubts about the ever-growing importance of Facebook to the game industry, look no further than today's Activision announcement, heralding the impressive number of fans the Guitar Hero Facebook page has gathered. It's not about sales. It's not about review scores. It's abo...

Original story at Kotaku .

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NPD Results for September 2009

19 Oct 2009 17:34:48 PDT

Here are the NPD results for last month: PlayStation 2 146.0K PlayStation 3 491.8K PSP 190.4K Xbox 360 352.6K Wii 462.8K Nintendo DS 524.2K HALO 3:ODST 360 MICROSOFT (CORP) Sep-09 1.52M WII SPORTS RESORT W/ WII MOTION PLUS WII NINTENDO OF AMERICA Jul-09 442.9K MADDEN NFL 10 360 ELECTRONIC ARTS Aug...

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NPD September: PS3 on Top, Beatles Beat Cobain

19 Oct 2009 16:06:04 PDT

Written by Chris Kohler
Halo 3: ODST (360, Microsoft) 1,520,000Wii Sports Resort (Wii, Nintendo) 442,900Madden NFL 10 (360, Electronic Arts) 289,600Mario & Luigi: Bowser’s Inside Story (DS, Nintendo) 258,100The Beatles: Rock Band (360, MTV) 254,000Madden NFL 10 (PS3, Electronic Arts) 246,500Marv...

Original story at Wired .

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News: Blur shows split-screen

14 Oct 2009 16:02:55 PDT

Activision has released a new trailer for Bizarre Creations' upcoming racer BLUR which is supposed to show off the splitscreen mode as well as some powerups. Not too much splitscreen footage in reality but the graphics do look nice: Next year people...

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Guitar Hero 5 Review: Do The Evolution [Review]

07 Sep 2009 14:30:00 PDT

Written by Michael McWhertor
Guitar Hero 5 was developed by Neversoft and published by Activision for the Xbox 360, PlayStation 3, PlayStation and Wii on September 1. Retails for $59.99 USD ($39.99 USD on PS2). Played all soundtrack selections, tested all modes online and offline with a maximum of three guitars, one dru...

Original story at Kotaku .

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COD: WAW got a new patch

14 Apr 2009 04:27:11 PDT

Bosnia and Herzegovina Activision recently launched a new patch for its ultra-popular game Call of Duty: World at War. Version 1.4 brings four new maps to the table, as well as a couple of changes and fixes. Three of the aforementioned four maps are standard multiplayer maps ...

Original story at Fudzilla .

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Call of Duty: World at War v1.4 Patch

09 Apr 2009 18:28:11 PDT

Activision has issued a new patch for Call of Duty: World at War, bringing to v1.4 this first person shooter sequel developed by Treyarch Invention. The most notable additions to this patch are the four new maps (Nightfire, Station, Knee Deep and ...

Original story at Gamers Hell .

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Patch: Guitar Hero World Tour New Content Released #10

26 Feb 2009 14:03:02 PST

Activision has announced that the Bob Seger Track Pack for Guitar Hero World Tour is now available today for PS3, Xbox 360 and Wii. The Bob Seger Track Pack includes the following tracks from the iconic singer: "Old Time Rock and Roll", "Her Strut", ...

Original story at Gamers Hell .

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How To: Call of Duty World at War Castle Glitch Tutorial

02 Jan 2009 14:35:35 PST

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Glitch Author: blackmoney00 Keywords: Call of Duty Castle World at War Map Glitch Online Play Station XBox 360 Wii Treyarch Activision Added: January 2, 2009

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Review: Call of Duty: World at War (Xbox 360)

22 Nov 2008 07:00:43 PST

Written by Steve Kohlbecker
Activision hit the video game lottery when it released Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare. It was an updated version of its award winning WWII series with new weapons, a revamped multiplayer, a thrilling campaign, and great visuals. The game was an instant masterpiece and cemented the franchi...

Original story at Loot Ninja .

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Opinion: The Complete Guitar Hero World Tour Set List [Guitar Hero World Tour]

12 Sep 2008 09:45:00 PDT

Written by Mike Fahey
Guitar Hero World Tour is being developed by Neversoft Entertainment for the Xbox 360® video game and entertainment system from Microsoft and PLAYSTATION®3 computer entertainment system. The Wii™ version is being developed by Vicarious Visions. The PlayStation®2 computer entertai...

Original story at Kotaku .

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Opinion: Kotaku Originals: Early Builds R Us [Kotaku Originals]

02 Aug 2008 07:00:00 PDT

Written by Owen Good
Blizzard: Execution Over Innovation What Activision Can And Can't Change About Blizzard Nintendo DS Software Sales Up, Nintendo Wii Software Sales Up (Up, Up, Up!) Activision Blizzard May Dump Massive, Swordfish Studios Ghostbusters: The Video Game Hands-On

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Podcast: Episode 34

09 Dec 2007 16:55:30 PST

Activision and Blizzard merger, Feral Announces The Movies: Stunts and Effects and Tomb Raider: Anniversary, Enemy Territory: Quake Wars Mac set for release early next year according to amazon, NWN2 pre-orders now available from MGS, GH3 gone Gold, to be released on mac 10th December...

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Rock Band PS3 Patch Adds Guitar Hero III Controller Support

06 Dec 2007 03:56:21 PST

Activision expressly prohibits the use of this Guitar Hero controller with any other game." An update to the PlayStation 3 version of Harmonix's Rock Band will arrive later today, granting compatibility with the wireless Les Paul controller bundled in the PS3 version of Guitar Hero III...

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Podcast: Activision Chief Drops His Pants at Airport [Hot Tears Of Shame]

28 Nov 2007 00:00:14 PST

Written by Brian Ashcraft
Activision honcho Robert Kotick is not a nerd. He has a totally cool nickname, "Bobby." And cool guys have a nickname like that. His company puts out cool games like Call of Duty 4 and Guitar Hero. Bobby recently told a room full of press:

Original story at Kotaku .

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Podcast: Episode #67 - Activision, THQ & 2K Sports Interviews!

22 Aug 2006 04:20:09 PDT

Written by tips@gamertagradio.com
Last night was a mission to record this episode.. But we are back with 3 big interviews! Nano came to talk about MLG Orlando that will take place this weekend in FL. Hope his team can make it to the finals (good luck). Today we finish our coverage from Microsoft Games Unwrapped event. Activision ga...

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Podcast: Episode #66 - Lucas Arts & Activision interviews

16 Aug 2006 02:06:37 PDT

Written by tips@gamertagradio.com
Pinksage topic of the week: XNA Game Studio Express - now you can create your own games for the Xbox 360. What are our thoughts about it. Also interviews with Lucas Arts about Lego StarWars 2 & Activision giving us more details about their new game Tony Hawk Project 8. Only on GTR!! Enjoy!

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Podcast: The HotSpot 10/12/05

12 Oct 2005 04:00:00 PDT

Written by support@gamespot.com
We gab some more about Xbox 360 launch games, the seedy details of the Activision/Spark lawsuits, and why teenagers just don't like games anymore.

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