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Call of Duty: Black Ops Rakes in $360 Million in First 24 Hours, Breaks Records

Evan Selleck, Nov 11th 2010 Discuss [1]

It was only three days ago, when we reported that it looked like Activision, and analysts alike, were preparing for the worst when it came to the release of the latest Call of Duty title, Black Ops. It was believed that the new game would manage to sell 20% less than what the previous mega-hit, Modern Warfare 2 managed to sell, and that everyone was pretty much okay with that. However, on the street, and amongst gamers, it was pretty evident that Black Ops was seeing ridiculously strong pre-sales, and that the first 24 hours would be pretty big. As it turns out, the results were actually huge. Read The Full Story

Call of Duty: Black Ops Will Sell 20% Less Than Modern Warfare 2, Says Analyst

Evan Selleck, Nov 8th 2010 Discuss [36]

The talk about Activision's Call of Duty: Black Ops is winding down, as players brace themselves for the launch tomorrow. (Have you checked to see if there's a midnight release happening in your neck of the woods?) But, that's not stopping one analyst from piping up just hours before the game goes on sale, saying that he doesn't think that Black Ops (which is developed by Treyarch) will be able to reach the sales figures that Modern Ware 2 managed not too long ago. Read The Full Story

The Daily Slash: October 19th 2010

Evan Selleck, Oct 19th 2010 Discuss [0]

Welcome to the Tuesday edition of The Daily Slash. First up, as we take one last look over the Internet for something interesting, we find that our story from around the Web has Activision officially releasing the DJ Hero 2 bundle, just in time for their Fall predictions made at the beginning of the year. And then, as we wrap up the night, we'll take a look at what's been going on around the R3 Media Network. Read The Full Story

Activision Top Shot Elite Controller Passes Through the FCC

Evan Selleck, Oct 13th 2010 Discuss [0]

There's plenty of video game controllers shaped like a gun, which are all designed to help the player experience their favorite First Person Shooter (FPS) title in a whole new way. With Activision's Top Shot Elite Controller, which recently passed through the FCC, they're making sure that you have plenty of options console wise to pick up the accessory. Read The Full Story

Treyarch’s Call of Duty: Black Ops will Feature 3D as an Option

Evan Selleck, Oct 5th 2010 Discuss [2]

For development studio Treyarch, the release of Call of Duty: Black Ops is a lot of things. First and foremost, though, it's the Call of Duty after Modern Warfare 2, so they know they have a lot of work ahead of them. But Activision obviously has faith in the development house, as they've released popular titles in the past, like World at War. And now it looks like everyone agrees that 3D will help Black Ops stand out, so the feature has bee included as an option that users can either turn on or leave alone. Read The Full Story

Activision Says Blocking Violent Video Games from Minors Goes Against Free Speech [Update]

Evan Selleck, Sep 21st 2010 Discuss [0]

Violent video games aren't new. And the fight against them has been robust, igniting every so often as a new game is released and gets brought to the forefront of media as an exceptionally violent or explicit title. Arguments vary, but the main gist is that video games shouldn't be considered art, and ultimately there should be a way to ban the most heinous titles from getting into the hands of those who shouldn't have them. In this case, a California law that blocks the sale of violent video games from minors is being heard by the U.S. Supreme Court on November 2nd, and the video game industry is beginning to join forces to fight it, including Activision Blizzard. Read The Full Story

Halo Reach Will Outsell Call of Duty Black Ops, Boasts Xbox UK Director

Evan Selleck, Sep 10th 2010 Discuss [3]

The video game industry is a tough one. It's just as fierce and competitive as any other market in the tech world, and so it's no wonder that someone from Microsoft would boast some pretty fantastic predicted results for the upcoming title Halo: Reach. And when competition is brought up, First Person Shooter (FPS) titles Halo and Call of Duty are the two bodies entered into the title fight. With Reach and Black Ops set to release within arm's reach of one another, talk about sales numbers is starting to heat up. Read The Full Story

Activision would “very aggressively” support plug-and-play PC games console

Chris Davies, Jul 8th 2010 Discuss [1]

Outspoken Activision CEO Bobby Kotick has been throwing gaming cats among console pigeons again, describing the Sony, Nintendo and Microsoft games systems as "walled gardens" and promising to "very aggressively" support HP, Dell or any other PC manufacturer who chose to push a plug-and-play computer that hooked up directly to the TV. Such a PC would allow the game developer increased access to the revenue stream; Kotick told the Financial Times [subscription required] that he believed "60 per cent of [Microsoft’s] subscribers are principally on Live because of Call of Duty." Read The Full Story

Activision: Sony’s Move and Microsoft’s Kinect Are Too Expensive

Evan Selleck, Jun 24th 2010 Discuss [0]

While listening to the executives at the major video game companies is fun (and revealing), it's also insightful to look at the world's major video game publishers, too. They're just as intrinsically wound to the market as the manufacturers of those consoles, too, considering that without the games, there wouldn't be much need for the consoles. And while E3 is over, we're still wading in some of the news from that major conference. Or, more accurately, some of the news due to its announcements. Read The Full Story

Bungie Buddies Up With Activision for 10-Year Deal

Evan Selleck, Apr 29th 2010 Discuss [0]

Even more out of left-field than HP buying Palm, Activision and Bungie come out of nowhere and announce that the two companies have just agreed to a multiple-year, worldwide exclusive agreement. Before you jump the gun, though, that doesn't mean that Halo Reach will be coming to more consoles than Microsoft's Xbox 360, but it does mean that their future titles will be doing just that. Read The Full Story

DJ Hero controller now sold separately

Chris Davies, Dec 2nd 2009 Discuss [0]

Having hitherto only been available as part of a game bundle, Activision have now made the DJ Hero controller available as a standalone peripheral. Priced at $69.99 and available for PS3, Xbox 360 and Wii, the controller has a rotating deck platter, an effects dial, crossfader and three dual-color stream buttons. Read The Full Story

Tony Hawk: RIDE controller getting new Activision game

Chris Davies, Nov 18th 2009 Discuss [0]

The Tony Hawk: RIDE controller may be clever, but it sure is expensive; happily those who couldn't help themselves will soon have more gaming options to use it. During an interview with Develop, Robomodo CEO David Michicich revealed that "We're doing a game with Activision and we're not allowed to talk about it right now". Although it's unclear what the game itself might be, the nature of the controller does suggest some sort of snowboarding, skating or similar title. Read The Full Story