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Activision says it is about to ‘forever change the face of eSports’ with a new Call of Duty competition Call of Duty: Black Ops II is bidding to become a major player in the eSports scene, which is currently dominated by games like StarCraft II and League of Legends. And …
Read More »Black Ops II gets its first 2013 UK No.1
Activision’s Call of Duty: Black Ops II is once again at the top of the GfK Chart-Track All Formats Top 40. It’s the game’s seventh No.1 and the first following its six-week run at the tail end of 2012. It also managed the rare feat of growing sales week-on-week – …
Read More »Activision: Skylanders proves there is growth at retail
The phenomenal sales of Skylanders proves there’s strength left in the High Street, says Activision. As we revealed last week, over 6.2m Skylanders toys were sold in the UK last year. And now the company is preparing the third game in the series, which will be revealed in a matter …
Read More »Oculus hires former Activision SVP as COO
Laird Malamed to oversee manufacturing, logistics, finance, legal and HR operations
Read More »THQ Relic studio head jumps ship for Activision
Alex Peters appointed VP of production
Read More »Skylanders toys make up 25% of UK accessories market
25 per cent of all accessories sold in the UK last year were Skylanders toys. Activision’s kids franchise was the UK’s biggest physical games brand last year, with around 6.2m figures sold. Skylanders has been a retail phenomenon and has generated over $500m in the US. It sits just behind …
Read More »Activision "flattered" by Disney Infinity
Not even Disney execs would deny the ‘inspiration’ the company took from Activision’s Skylanders when thrashing out its design for Disney Infinity. And indeed, who could blame them? MCV reported last week that Skylanders has grossed over $500m in the US in the last year. But Activision is playing it …
Read More »Gearbox turned down Call of Duty dev offer
Randy Pitchford has claimed that his studio Gearbox turned down an offer to develop a Call of Duty title. The comments come via a translation of a German language interview on KGN. Saying that the project was not for him”, Pitchford added: I couldn’t see what there was to aim …
Read More »Activision toasts another blockbuster franchise: Skylanders passes $500m US gross
Call of Duty publisher is making good on its promise to create another billion dollar franchise. Activision has just announced that Skylanders has, after just over a year on the market, already made a total of $500m in revenue in the US. When the toy-and-video game hybrid was launched, the …
Read More »UNCOVERED: The Top Ten best selling Skylanders
Over 6m Skylanders figures were sold in the UK last year, GfK Chart-Track figures reveal. Activision’s kids sensation dominated the Top 40 accessory charts with 18 entries in the list, only points cards had a bigger share of the market. And for the first time we can reveal a Skylanders …
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