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Activision has confirmed that it will restructure Guitar Hero developer FreeStyleGames, but is looking to rehouse staff where it can. The team, which has also worked on DJ Hero and Call of Duty Online, recently completed work on the new Guitar Hero Live project. Activision didn’t give any details about …
Read More »Guitar Hero, DJ Hero and Band Hero DLC to be taken down at end of March
Activision has announced that all Guitar Hero, DJ Hero and Band Hero DLC is to be taken offline later this month. Fans have until March 31st to get their hands on downloadable content for the music titles, as well as the Guitar Hero mobile game. Players need not worry though …
Read More »FreeStyleGames saved from closure [updated]
Studio to cut portion of staff; New project with Activision signed
Read More »Hope yet for DJ Hero dev
The fate of Leamington Spa developer FreeStyleGames remains in the balance, but studio management say positive discussions with Activision continue. Earlier this month, the studio was incorrectly rumoured to have lost staff on the eve of Activision’s financial call. FreeStyleGames has not reported any staff cuts, though that remains a …
Read More »Activision ‘closes music developer 7 Studios’
Staff say their goodbyes in an emotional outpouring on Twitter
Read More »Activision DLC now half-price on Xbox Live
Microsoft and Activision are running a huge half-price sale on the latter’s Xbox Live content. Consumers can save 50 per cent on selected add-ons such as map packs for titles such as Call of Duty 2, 3, Modern Warfare and World at War, as well as Transformers: War For Cybertron. …
Read More »Free DJ Hero to accelerate series growth
Activision is determined to make DJ Hero 2 a major seller, and is giving away the original game in order to do so. Peter Royea, the man in charge of the Hero brand, says the music sequel is his No.1 priority this Christmas. The company says giving away the original …
Read More »Activision gives away DJ Hero
Buyers of the DJ Hero 2 game and deck bundles will get a copy of the original DJ Hero included in the box. Activision has placed a magazine ad that states a free copy of DJ Hero will be included with every purchase of a DJ Hero 2 bundle until …
Read More »How reviews turned the tables for DJ Hero team
Freestylegamesâ?? boss recalls the studioâ??s darkest hour
Read More »Activision reveals Q4 line-up
Activision has dated some of its big Q4 titles. Wii shooter GoldenEye will launch in the UK this November, while the firm’s other James Bond title – Blood Stone – will arrive during a more vague ‘Winter 2010’ time scale. Meanwhile, the next in the Tony Hawk series will arrive …
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