Tag Archives: Activision
Recession: publishers slash projections
With EA and Ubisoft appearing as the most recent publishers to slash projections for 2010, analysts who only look at the bottom line miss a lot of things, from developing IP, changing tastes in games, and slower than expected hardware … Continue reading
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Modern Warfare 2: Survival of the Fittest
I read Edge-Online every day. I could read Kotaku, JoyStiq, Destructoid, IGN, GameSpot, or several other sites (and I often do), but I subscribed to the email newsletter at Edge one day and I’ve become semi hooked. Yes, semi-hooked doesn’t … Continue reading
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The Monetization Game: Moore calls current gen a burning platform
This past Saturday I had the chance to moderate the keynote panel at Play: The Berkeley Digital Media Conference, an annual Haas Business School conference that covers a variety of tech, media, and business issues. It was a gorgeous day … Continue reading
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Activision Ghetto-izes Guitar Hero Van Halen
In what appears to be a badly hidden secret, rather than a big six-pack celebration like it should be, Activision is given Guitar Hero: Van Halen the super ghetto treatment. Starting with its nearly hidden appearance at E3 2009, stashed … Continue reading
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Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen Review
I’m reminded of the stunningly poor execution of Activision’s Spider-Man 3 after playing the movie and game sequel Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen. Given the numerous complaints the first Transformers game received, one would think Luxoflux would not only put … Continue reading
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Brutal Legend Lawsuit and New San Mateo Office: Has Activision Gone Insane?
Has Activision gone ballistic? Insane? Is it driven by some strange kind of blood-thirsty vengeance for EA’s first-born children? There is only one strangely appropriate answer to this: Yes. First Activision, which aside from Nintendo, is probably the most cash … Continue reading
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Zenimax Buys Id Software: Commentary
GameSpot’s Tor Thorsen interviewed Id Software’s Chief Technology Officer John Carmack recently in the wake of ZeniMax Software’s buyout of Id, revealing key reasons for the landmark business decision. Id, one of the biggest independent developers in the industry, has … Continue reading
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Wolfenstein 3-D Hits XBLA, PSN
Is it just me or is it not terribly surprising to see Activision announcing the release of the original Wolfenstein 3-D June 3 on XBLA and June 4 on PSN? Wolfenstein 3-D is the bonafied original first-person shooter. And uh, … Continue reading
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Transformer Spotting
Activision today revealed 13 new playable characters for its upcoming multiplatform game, Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen, including seven Autobots and six Decepticons. The playable Autobots include: Optimus Prime, Ironhide, Breakaway, Bumblebee, Ratchet, and two multiplayer exclusive Transformers, Aerialbot and … Continue reading
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