During an in-game ad conference held by Massive Inc., Activision Blizzard was there to announce several of their titles that will make use of such features. While they were simply displayed as examples of titles that will make use of in-game advertisement schemes, it's certainly good to know some of what to expect from Activision [...]
Continue reading...Wednesday, November 19, 2008
*This,* my friends, is what we call geek cred: Yes, it could be an incredible attempt at viral marketing, rather than an honest-to-goodness work of YouTube art. But either way, the video above shows the exact three minutes and thirty-six seconds in which hamburger flipper "Madflux" from Fort Wayne, Indiana earned the right to call himself a [...]
Continue reading...Saturday, November 15, 2008
It seems like only days ago that I wrote about the release of the latest World of Warcraft expansion pack, Wrath of the Lich King, and IT WAS. Well, within 27 hours of the expansion pack's release, human warlock Nymh became the very first person in the world to reach level 80.
Continue reading...Friday, November 14, 2008
Codemasters, makers of GRID and Operation Flashpoint, have today become the second publisher to dine on Swordfish Studios this week. Following the migration of Swordfish's entire Manchester team to Monumental Games on Tuesday, Codemasters has snapped up the Birmingham-based half of the 50 Cent and World in Conflict: Soviet Assault developer.
Continue reading...Thursday, November 13, 2008
When we heard yesterday that Swordfish Studios Manchester had been sold to Monumental Games, the thought gave us pause -- a former Activision Blizzard studio, their titles 50 Cent: Blood on the Sand and World in Conflict: Soviet Assault had been bought up by THQ and Ubisoft respectively, and we expected the studio would join [...]
Continue reading...Monday, November 10, 2008
Is there honestly anybody out there who didn't see this coming? With a handful of top-tier titles now available which have taken the time to emphasize user-created content, the community has responded in kind, filling these new games with thousands of lovingly-crafted creations. Of course, some of these users have "created" more than others, basing [...]
Continue reading...Monday, November 10, 2008
When the crumbs start falling from Activision Blizzard's extra-wide table, it seems rival publishers are all-too-willing to scoop them up. Today, Massive Entertainment, one of the last game studios in limbo following the Acti-Blizz merger, has found a new home at Ubisoft -- and brought the rights to their premiere RTS title World in Conflict [...]
Continue reading...Friday, November 7, 2008
Who ya gonna call? Atari, of course. Following their acquisition of The Chronicles of Riddick: Dark Athena from Activision Blizzard last week, Atari has today announced that they will be publishing Ghostbusters as well in 2009. With a story "penned by original Ghostbusters writers Harold Ramis and Dan Aykroyd," the original film stars' faces and voices [...]
Continue reading...Wednesday, November 5, 2008
In a conference call conducted earlier today, the top brass from Activision Blizzard spoke to investors and listeners about the company's recent performance and future plans. The recently merged publishing superpower had an extremely bold outlook to declare, citing strong sales of Guitar Hero: World Tour, the continually excellent performance of Call of Duty 4, [...]
Continue reading...Monday, November 3, 2008
See, Bobby? We told you this would happen. In the ongoing music licensing battle between Harmonix/MTV and Activision/Red Octane, last week saw an impressive "get" for the former camp, when it was announced that Harmonix and MTV had secured the exclusive rights to create a Beatles music game. During the initial conference, neither Harmonix nor [...]
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