Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 is a best seller
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 launch has set new records for the videogame industry.
Activision Blizzard has reported that they sold 4.7 million copies of this recently launched game on the first day of availability.
This comes to around USD 310 million in [...]
Modern Warfare 2 coming out next week
Modern Warfare 2 is the most awaited videogame titles of recent times.
It would launch globally this coming week.
Activision Blizzard believes that the launch of this game could be bigger than the movie launches.
They have already set new records with the pre-orders for this game which retails [...]
Microsoft Xbox 360 Modern Warfare 2 limited edition announced
Microsoft has announced another limited edition of their Xbox 360 gaming console.
The company has now introduced Xbox 360 Modern Warfare 2. It has been priced at USD 399.
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 is from the stables of Activision Blizzard.
Microsoft said that this special edition [...]
Howard Stringer: Playstation 3 Price Cut Unlikely
Sony CEO Howard Stringer has once again hinted that there are no price cuts planned for their Playstation 3 gaming console.
He said in a statement that the company would lose money on the console if they cut the price.
He was referring to the recent statement by Robert [...]
Activision Blizzard might just give up Playstation 3 development
Activision Blizzard has hinted that they are considering stopping any further development of games for the Sony Playstation 3 gaming platform.
Activision Blizzard Chief Executive Bobby Kotick said in a statement that they might stop making new games for the PS3 due to high development costs and poor [...]
Zeebo to launch a videogame console for developing nations
Nintendo Wii, Microsoft Xbox 360 and Sony PlayStation 3 are the primary gaming consoles of this generation.
Zeebo wants to join them but it has a different targeted audience.
Instead of aiming for the American, European and Japanese market, it is designed for the gamers in [...]
Activision confirms DJ Hero
Activision Blizzard CEO Bobby Kotick has confirmed that they are soon going to launch a new videogame title DJ Hero.
Bobby Kotick spoke about the game at the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland. There were some reports about the existence of this game but this is apparently the first official statement [...]
Microsoft to supply in-game advertising to Activision Blizzard
Activision Blizzard is collaborating with software giant Microsoft.
Microsoft would now be providing in-game advertising solutions to Activision Blizzard.
This service would be provided by Microsoft’s subsidiary Massive.
The deal is applicable to as many as 18 gaming titles provided by Activision Blizzard in addition [...]
Activision gets permission to merge with Blizzard
Videogame Company Activision has announced that they have now received permission from their shareholders to merge with the Vivendi’s video gaming division.
The new company would be named Activision Blizzard.
Activision said that as many as 92 percent of votes were in favor of this deal.
They now expect to close the [...]
Combination Brings Activision’s Best-Selling Video Games, Including Guitar Hero®, Call of Duty®, and Tony Hawk, Together With Vivendi Games’ Portfolio of Leading Franchises, Including Crash BandicootTM and SpyroTM, and Blizzard Entertainment’s® StarCraft®, Diablo® and Global #1 Subscription-Based World Of Warcraft®
Vivendi to Contribute Vivendi Games Valued at $8.1 Billion, Plus $1.7 Billion in Cash in [...]
