The 2009 WIRED Store Debuts This Weekend - Presented by American Express and Chevy Nov 21, 2009
WIRED Store partners include: Acer, Activision, Alessi, Andrew Marc, Areaware, AriZona, Asus, BBC, Beck's, Behance LLC, Biomorph, Bluelounge, Built, Bulova, Caf Bustelo, Delta Faucet, DNA 11/Canvaspop, Dolby Laboratories, Dynamism, Dyson, eBay, Epilog Laser, Eye-Fi, Inc., Glenfiddich, IBM Lotus, Incase, iGo, Kapitall, KarmaLoop, Kicker, Koncept, LG, MSI Computer Corp., Nero, Nokia, Nordic Track, OWLE, Phiaton, Pong Research, Powermat, Rabbit Air, Samsung Electronics, Sleek Audio, Sony, SPOT... (Yahoo! Wire -- Entertainment News)
Holiday shopping Nov 17, 2009
Activision Blizzard estimates that it sold about 4. 7 million copies of "Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2" worth $310 million in the first 24 hours. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- Business)
Connection Between Entertainment and Reality Not Really Confusing Nov 11, 2009
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 from video game publisher Activision, is predicted to be the highest grossing first-day release in the entertainment industry. Its supposed to make more than any book, movie, DVD or video game ever has made on its initial release, including all of the Harry Potter iterations. (Townhall.com)
Bakugan Battle Brawlers Out Oct 21, 2009
IGN: Activision's "Bakugan Battle Brawlers" Now Available in North America ... Activision's "Bakugan Battle Brawlers" Now Available in North America ... "Bakugan is a true phenomenon that continues to explode in popularity and the videogame will draw even more people into its universe," said David Oxford, Activision Publishing. (IGN PS2)
Gifted, talented, but it's no easy ride Oct 19, 2009
Illustration: Rocco Fazzari. We need to be a lot cleverer about how we deal with bright children at school, writes Ainslie MacGibbon. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Australia)
Bakugan Hits Toys R Us Oct 17, 2009
IGN: Activision Announces Bakugan "Training Camp" Events in Select Toys"R"Us Stores ... Activision Announces Bakugan "Training Camp" Events in Select Toys"R"Us Stores ... The highly anticipated Bakugan Battle Brawlers video game from Activision hits shelves on October 20 in North America and October 23 in the UK and Europe. (IGN PS2)
Pedophile move mooted after petrol bomb discovery Sep 16, 2009
Just saw an article stating that Activision may stop producing. . (Sydney Morning Herald -- Australia)
Top 10: Game Industry Mergers Jun 25, 2009
On December 2, 2007, videogame publishing powerhouse Activision made a shocker of an announcement ... The resulting company would be named Activision Blizzard, incorporating the name of Vivendi's most popular developer: World of Warcraft and Starcraft developer Blizzard Entertainment ... 67 billion in 2008, compared to Activision's $2. (IGN PS2)
Used games: Cheaper to buy, but also profitable to sell Apr 29, 2009
He argues there's a bigger picture: "If someone trades in a Call of Duty 4 to purchase Call of Duty: World at War, that benefits Activision.". At GameStop, Raines says that 70% to 80% of used-game trade-ins go to the purchase of new games. (USA Today -- Tech)
Top game designer leaving EA Apr 9, 2009
"Stupid Fun Club will explore new possibilities that are emerging from this sublime chaos and create new forms of entertainment on a variety of platforms. "In my twelve years at EA, I've had the pleasure to work alongside some of the brightest and most talented game developers in the industry and I look forward to working with them again in the near future," he said. "Will is a great designer and he's been part of a great legacy of globally recognized game franchises," said EA chief executive... (Sydney Morning Herald -- Technology)
Beatles fans to get videogame September 9 Mar 6, 2009
Other major rock and roll bands, such as Aerosmith, The Rolling Stones, AC/DC, have made their music available for sale online and have licensed music to "Rock Band" or Activision Blizzard Inc's competing "Guitar Hero" game. The Beatles have sold more than 600 million albums worldwide. (Yahoo News -- Technology)
THE GAME HUNTERS: USA TODAY's video game community Mar 3, 2009
Want to dive deep into the backstory of Activision and Raven Software's game Singularity, which we reported on last week ... Activision Publishing has just announced the first Bakugan video game will be available this fall for the Nintendo Wii and DS, Xbox 360 and PlayStation 2/3. (USA Today -- Tech)
Mega Brands dons Halo to capture tween market Feb 8, 2009
mon while characters from Activision Blizzard Inc.'s World Of Warcraft game have also been turned into action-figure toys by DC Comics Unlimited. Microsoft has an existing Halo licensing deal with McFarlane Toys a U.S. company founded by Todd McFarlane, the Canadian-born creator of the Spawn comic book series which specializes in action figures and toys aimed at a mature audience. (Globe and Mail -- Technology)
Prototype Impressions Feb 8, 2009
I guess it didn't help that Prototype seemed to step into the darkness when Activision merged with Vivendi, but whatever the reason, my excitement for Prototype seemed to have waned ... Gearing up for a June release, Prototype's set to have more than few demo stations on the show floor of the New York Comic-Con so that Joe and Joan Public can kick the tires on this third-person action game, but last night Activision and gave me a shot at what folks will be playing today, and it was good ... As... (IGN PC Games)
Activision Gears up for Monumental Battle With Transformers(TM): Revenge of the Fallen Feb 7, 2009
Source: Activision Publishing, Inc. ... Feb. 6 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- The fate of the earth and the survival of the human race hang in the balance in the Transformers(TM): Revenge of the Fallen video game from Activision Publishing, Inc. (Nasdaq: - ) ... "The Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen video game will give fans the chance to experience their favorite AUTOBOTS and DECEPTICONS in an all-new, movie inspired adventure packed with the thrilling and explosive action that only the... (Yahoo! Wire -- Entertainment News)
