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Swordfish Birmingham buyer named soon, as publishers swoop for unannounced titles too
Read More »Atari snaps up Ghostbusters game
Atari has confirmed the capture of Ghostbusters: The Video Game, a week after securing the publishing rights to The Chronicles of Riddick: Dark Athena. Hollywood actor Dan Aykroyd reported that Atari would publish Ghostbusters last month, and the game will arrive next year on PC, PS3, PS2, DS, Wii and …
Read More »Activision Blizzard Q3 earnings call in full
Activision-Blizzard’s earnings call following its Q3 results has certainly raised some eyebrows online. You can read the full transcript here, with CEO Bobby Kotick, CFO Thomas Tippl and more top execs answering tough questions from investors.
Read More »Activision-Blizzard reports $108m Q3 loss
Activision-Blizzard has reported a $108 million loss for its third quarter – whilst besting its revenue guidance by just under 100m. The company blamed the loss on charges related to its merger. Without those charges, the company earned 7 cents a share while analysts expected 4 cents. Adjusted revenue was …
Read More »THQ sues Activision Blizzard
THQ is suing Activision Blizzard for allegedly copying box art in an attempt to confuse consumers. According to Edge, THQ said Activision’s upcoming title, SCORE International Baja 1000: The Official Game has box art that is too close in similarity to THQ’s September title Baja: Edge of Control. THQ holds …
Read More »‘Activision prides itself on its independent studio model’
Q&A with FreeStyleGames' Chris Lee details reasoning behind former independent studio's decision to go in-house
Read More »Crash and Spyro set for Christmas
Mega-publisher Activision Blizzard has revealed that Crash: Mind Over Mutant will hit retail on October 31st, and The Legend of Spyro: Dawn of the Dragon will arrive on November 21st. Both titles had disappeared off release schedules following the merger between Vivendi and Activision, but it has now been confirmed …
Read More »50 Cent dead, but Swordfish will be sold off, says report
UK studio will be bought from Activision-Blizzard, but its current project has been canned
Read More »Call of Duty: World at War gets UK date
Following yesterday’s US announcement , Activision Blizzard has announced that Call of Duty: World at War will deploy at UK retail on November 14th on Xbox 360, PC, Wii, DS, PS2 and PlayStation 3. The game marks a return to WWII for the franchise, and multiplayer betas are due to …
Read More »Vivendi titles to be sold off?
Ghostbusters and 50 Cent: Blood on the Sand could be sold off as Activision Blizzard assumes Vivendi’s release slate, the new publishing powerhouse has told MCV. While Crash, Spyro and Prototype have been confirmed for release by the new giant, the rest of Vivendi’s release schedule hangs in the balance. …
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