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Diablo III due in Q2 2012

Diablo III due in Q2 2012

RPG fans still have a while to wait for the return of Blizzard's hugely popular Diablo series.

James Batchelor
by James Batchelor
on Feb 10th 2012 at 1:50PM in News
Skylanders toys surpass 20m units

Skylanders toys surpass 20m units

Skylanders is Activision's biggest ever 'new IP' and 'potentially a $1bn franchise.'

Christopher Dring
by Christopher Dring
on Feb 10th 2012 at 10:47AM in News
Activision Blizzard's revenue hits $4.7bn

Activision Blizzard's revenue hits $4.7bn

Activision Blizzard has posted record breaking revenue of $4.76bn for the financial year.

Christopher Dring
by Christopher Dring
on Feb 10th 2012 at 10:11AM in News
Date set for new MW3 DLC

Date set for new MW3 DLC

Premium Call of Duty Elite users will be able to download the fresh multiplayer map Overwatch on February 21st.

Dominic Sacco
by Dominic Sacco
on Feb 8th 2012 at 10:27AM in News
Skylanders Giants announced by Activision

Skylanders Giants announced by Activision

Activision has unsurprisingly announced a sequel to 2011 smash hit Skylanders.

Ben Parfitt
by Ben Parfitt
on Feb 7th 2012 at 3:27PM in News
Activision reveals first Online Pass

Activision reveals first Online Pass

Upcoming action title Prototype 2 will be the first Activision title to include an Online Pass type system.

Ben Parfitt
by Ben Parfitt
on Jan 31st 2012 at 2:06PM in News
MW3 DLC restricted to one player profile

MW3 DLC restricted to one player profile

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 DLC can only be accessed by one player profile per console, forum complaints suggest. UPDATE: Activision aware of 'unintentional' problem.

Dominic Sacco
by Dominic Sacco
on Jan 26th 2012 at 11:00AM in News
Modern Warfare 3 2012 Season DLC plan outlined

Modern Warfare 3 2012 Season DLC plan outlined

Activision has announced all the downloadable content Modern Warfare 3 players will be able to access from now until September.

Dominic Sacco
by Dominic Sacco
on Jan 25th 2012 at 10:45AM in News
Revealed: Skylanders' secret success

Revealed: Skylanders' secret success

Skylanders: Spyro’s Adventure was a bigger hit than you might think.

Christopher Dring
by Christopher Dring
on Jan 23rd 2012 at 12:13PM in News
Doom makes Xbox Live comeback

Doom makes Xbox Live comeback

Iconic ‘90s FPS Doom has returned to Xbox Live Arcade today after being absent for more than a year.

Dominic Sacco
by Dominic Sacco
on Jan 19th 2012 at 11:15AM in News
MW3 to get 20 DLC releases over next nine months

MW3 to get 20 DLC releases over next nine months

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 will be supported by at least 20 new batches of downloadable content between now and September.

James Batchelor
by James Batchelor
on Jan 11th 2012 at 10:48AM in News
Games TV ad lengths: 2010 vs 2011

Games TV ad lengths: 2010 vs 2011

Generation Media takes a look at why more games TV advertisements are longer than ever, with a year-on-year comparison.

Dominic Sacco
by Dominic Sacco
on Dec 16th 2011 at 12:30PM in News
Infinity Ward handing out 5,000 day Modern Warfare 3 bans

Infinity Ward handing out 5,000 day Modern Warfare 3 bans

Modern Warfare 3 developer Infinity Ward is handing out 5,000 day bans to a number of those found guilty of non-specific “bad” things – presumably cheating.

Ben Parfitt
by Ben Parfitt
on Dec 14th 2011 at 10:20AM in News
UK CHARTS: November 2011

UK CHARTS: November 2011

At last, UK games retail has reason to cheer following a strong month of sales. But November wasn’t all about Call of Duty:?Modern Warfare 3 and Assassin’s Creed:?Revelations.

Christopher Dring
by Christopher Dring
on Dec 14th 2011 at 10:00AM in News
Tony Hawk's Pro Skater HD is download-only

Tony Hawk's Pro Skater HD is download-only

A new High Definition Tony Hawk’s Pro Skater game will be available to download next summer.

Dominic Sacco
by Dominic Sacco
on Dec 12th 2011 at 12:18PM in News
Amazing Spider-Man tie-in swings into view

Amazing Spider-Man tie-in swings into view

Activision will be publishing the video game companion to Sony Pictures' The Amazing Spider-Man.

James Batchelor
by James Batchelor
on Dec 7th 2011 at 5:20PM in News
Sledgehammer developing new Call of Duty game

Sledgehammer developing new Call of Duty game

It never takes long for the industry to start whispering about the next Call of Duty – even though the latest blockbuster is still dominating the charts.

James Batchelor
by James Batchelor
on Dec 7th 2011 at 11:57AM in News
New Tony Hawk game hinted for VGA reveal

New Tony Hawk game hinted for VGA reveal

Skateboarding star Tony Hawk says he will be announcing an upcoming release on the day of the Spike Video Game Awards.

Dominic Sacco
by Dominic Sacco
on Dec 7th 2011 at 10:04AM in News
Black Ops Zombies hits App Store

Black Ops Zombies hits App Store

Activision has released a second Zombies title for Apple's iPhone, iPad and iPod Touch.

James Batchelor
by James Batchelor
on Dec 1st 2011 at 9:44AM in News
BF3 vs MW3: Which captured the largest TV audience?

BF3 vs MW3: Which captured the largest TV audience?

Both EA’s Battlefield 3 and Activision’s Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 have been battling to win the hearts and minds of the gaming universe all year with extensive TV ...

Dominic Sacco
by Dominic Sacco
on Nov 25th 2011 at 3:26PM in News
Watch the brilliant Tesco Modern Warfare 3 ad here

Watch the brilliant Tesco Modern Warfare 3 ad here

Tesco is running a cracking new ad to promote Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3.

Christopher Dring
by Christopher Dring
on Nov 25th 2011 at 11:18AM in News
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Vivendi: New game rumours are untrue

Vivendi: New game rumours are untrue

Activision Blizzard parent Vivendi has squashed industry chatter that it is opening a new games business.

Michael French
by Michael French
on Nov 25th 2011 at 8:30AM in News
Modern Warfare 3 tops Japanese charts

Modern Warfare 3 tops Japanese charts

Activision’s Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 has achieved a rare feat for a Western-developed FPS by debuting at the top of the Japanese software charts.

Ben Parfitt
by Ben Parfitt
on Nov 24th 2011 at 2:29PM in News
FEATURE: Call of Duty's Modern Art

FEATURE: Call of Duty's Modern Art

Whichever way you look at it – the UK/US Day One of 6.5m, or $400m in 24 hours, or 75 copies sold a second – Modern Warfare 3 is a ...

Michael French
by Michael French
on Nov 23rd 2011 at 3:27PM in News
Old Republic could steal 1m WoW players

Old Republic could steal 1m WoW players

The global launch the Star Wars MMO could trigger a mass-exodus of World of Warcraft subscribers, according to new analyst data.

Ben Parfitt
by Ben Parfitt
on Nov 22nd 2011 at 3:55PM in News