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Activision says it will invest in more festival sponsorships than ever, after successfully debuting the DJ Hero brand at the Notting Hill Carnival. Last weekend’s event featured a live demo of the game plus DJ Hero branding throughout the Carnival. As the leading music gaming property in the UK it …

Guitar Hero 5 will be released in the UK on September 11th. The game will be available as software only or bundled with a guitar controller. It will be released for Xbox 360, PS3, Wii and PS2. Activision Blizzard revealed the release date for its highly anticipated follow-up to Guitar …

Studio to focus on World Of Warcraft: Cataclysm, despite â??new IPâ?? rumours

Publisher admits the genre is failing to captivate the market, though has plans to change fortunes

Revenues climb to $1bn, profits hit $195m

In its Q2 earnings announcement this evening Activision CEO Bobby Kotick said that the firm’s Christmas line-up was its strongest ever. While some titles had postponements confirmed, revenue for the last quarter surpassed $1bn, and Activision made it clear ti thinks the trend will continue through the year given its …

Activision has confirmed in its quarterly financials today that Blizzard’s PC title StarCraft II will launch next year. Its arrival will coincide with the revamped Battle.net, Blizzard’s new social networking site for StarCraft and World of WarCraft player. Our mission is to develop games that deliver an epic entertainment experience,” …

Activision has said its share of the European software market grew to over 10 per cent in the last financial quarter. In a report which also saw revenues surpass $1bn, the firm said it had grown share in Europe by 2.8 points to 10.5 per cent for the quarter, as …

Activision made over $1bn in revenues during the June financial quarter, the firm reported this evening. Results for the second quarter 2009 saw GAAP net revenues at $1.038bn. Non-GAAP net revenues were $801 million. It was the fourth consecutive quarter that the publisher has posted consecutively increasing revenues. Despite beefing …

Liverpool-based developer was given $67.4m in cash, with a $40m bonus package hanging in the balance