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07 Dec 2009 22:15:34 PST

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2" (Rated M, Activision, $59.99): Thousands lined up at midnight and skipped work to give the war title an opening day sales ... and more »

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Take-Two Can't Go Back to Square One

04 Dec 2009 10:34:00 PST

Activision Blizzard (Nasdaq: ATVI) may have set a sales record with Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 last month, but video game hardware and software sales ... and more »

Original story at Motley Fool .

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Activision gets models clearly to tease fans on Blur

28 Nov 2009 19:39:36 PST

Written by Mabie A.
It's probably Activision and Bizarre Creations' way of saying "Sorry", but now it looks like we're about to have this rather sexy, new promotion video...

Original story at pc.qj.net .

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Activision gets models clearly to tease fans on Blur

28 Nov 2009 14:39:36 PST

Written by Mabie A.
Activision (/tags/activision/179) and Bizarre Creations (/tags/bizarre-creations/4237)' way of saying "Sorry", but now it looks like we're about to have this rather sexy,

Original story at Qj.net .

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Activision Hints Call of Duty to Take On World of Warcraft Business Model

16 Nov 2009 14:38:50 PST

With Modern Warfare 2 being the here and now of the franchise and the first-person shooter genre in general, fans are likely too busy trying to make their own crowning moments of awesome to worry about where the series is headed in the future, especially with no new games yet announced. Howe...

Original story at NintendoDS Advanced .

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Activision Blizzard's Q3: Am I right to be bearish?

06 Nov 2009 07:20:00 PST

Written by Steven Mallas
Excluding items, Activision Blizzard made 4 cents per share this quarter versus the 7 cents per share made in last year's similar period. Well, did I say I was a little disappointed? Make that a lot disappointed. After all, this is supposed to be the publisher with the best pipeline on the blo...

Original story at pheedcontent.com .

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Activision news and blogs - February 26, 2010

26 Feb 2010 00:00:01 PDT

Below is today's roundup of news and blogs that haven't yet hit top story status by our community. Visit Activision news and blogs for even more news and blogs converage.

• Music's Naughty and Nice - The Gazette -- from Montreal
• Who's naughty and who's nice: First in a four-part series on pop culture -- from Vancouver Sun
• The Gamers Aren't All Right -- from Motley Fool
• SMCLA: Games Go Social -- from Google Videos - -site:youtube.com Activision "Guitar Hero" OR Vivendi OR "Bobby Kotick" OR "Vivendi Games" OR Blizzard OR Mediagenic OR "Call of Duty" OR Neversoft OR "Vicarious Visions" OR "Infinity Ward" OR Kotick OR Infocom OR Aerosmith OR "David Crane" OR publisher OR RedOctane OR Atari OR "Larry Kaplan" OR "Jim Levy" OR "Mat Hoffman's Pro BMX" OR Treyarch OR "Electronic Arts" OR Beenox OR "Raven Software" OR "Z Axis" OR "Shaba Games" OR "Bizarre Creations" OR "Bob Whitehead" OR Luxoflux OR Pitfall OR "Alan Miller" OR "Santa Monica"
• World Of Warcraft "Lacks Approval" To Operate In China [WoW] -- by Luke Plunkett from Kotaku
• Wet Preview: It All Happened So Slowly [Preview] -- by Stephen Totilo from Kotaku
• Infinity Ward: Modern Warfare 2 Multiplayer Beta Possible -- from Cinema Blend Feeds
• World of Warcraft still offline in China, operator NetEase roadblocked -- by Mabie A. from MMORPG
• Will World Of Warcraft Ever Be Subscription-Free? -- from Cinema Blend Feeds
• Modern Warfare 2 Will Be The "Best Experience" Possible -- from PSX Extreme

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Infinity Ward: Activision didn't want Call of Duty to go Modern

07 Oct 2009 15:00:00 PDT

Written by Griffin McElroy
Zampella said Activision "thought working on a modern game was risky," and went so far as to conduct "market research" supporting its fears to quell Infinity Ward's desire for modernization. We're not sure which market Activision surveyed, however, as Call of Duty: Modern Warfare move...

Original story at Joystiq .

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Guitar Hero 5 ad features Hugh Hefner, plethora of Playboy Bunnies

29 Aug 2009 13:00:00 PDT

Written by David Hinkle
Activision continues its Risky Business ad campaign (remember Guitar Hero World Tour's and Guitar Hero Metallica's?) with Guitar Hero 5, which shows Hef and some of his gals (okay, mostly his gals) rocking out with plastic guitars. It's an effective ad, for two reasons:

Original story at Joystiq .

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Talk All the Time [Note]

11 Aug 2009 16:40:00 PDT

Written by Brian Crecente
What you missed: A First Look At iPhone's Duke Nukem 3D Tim Langdell Defends Self in Open Letter to Mobigame Why Depression-Era Clothes Became Xbox 360 Fashions Activision Practically Giving Away Guitar Hero Van Halen Capcom Brings Dark Void to Gamescom, Shoots Gamers Into the Air

Original story at Kotaku .

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All That Gore Gets in the Way of Gameplay

19 May 2009 23:46:08 PDT

Written by Clive Thompson
Barely 15 minutes into the new Wolverine videogame, I am ankle-deep in carnage. I have filleted soldiers straight up the center, like fish; I have spun in a pirouette of death, decapitating anyone and everyone an arms’-breadth away. And I’ve grabbed enemies by the neck, hoisting them alof...

Original story at Wired .

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Wolverine Behind-The-Scenes Is Best There is At What It Does [Clips]

01 Apr 2009 23:00:00 PDT

Written by Mike Fahey
Activision seems to have a knack for passing their Marvel properties on to developers in love with the characters, though as was the case with Spider-Man: Web of Shadows, that doesn't always work out. As my only exposure to the new Wolverine video game so far has been this particular video a...

Original story at Kotaku .

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EA Gets Ludlum, Starbreeze Does Bourne [The Bourne Exclusivity]

02 Feb 2009 07:20:00 PST

Written by Mike Fahey
Ludlum Entertainment originally offered the rights to Vivendi back in 2005, but after releasing only one title - The Bourne Consiracy - the rights were handed back last year during the great Sierra property purge that resulted from the Activision Blizzard merger.

Original story at Kotaku .

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A2M still wants gamers to get 'Wet'

27 Jan 2009 22:30:00 PST

Written by Xav de Matos
Filed under: Sony PlayStation 3, Microsoft Xbox 360A2M still wants to get gamers Wet, despite the fact that the title doesn't have a publisher. A casualty of the Activision Blizzard merger, Wet was one of the titles drowned out of a Sierra line-up that included Ghostbusters and Brütal Leg...

Original story at Joystiq .

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Sony Pictures: Ghostbusters busts out June 16

08 Jan 2009 13:30:00 PST

Written by Richard Mitchell
Ghostbusters was picked up by Atari late last year after it was left without a publisher thanks to the merger of Activision and Vivendi. Via Joystiq] originally appeared on Xbox 360 Fanboy on Thu, 08 Jan 2009 16:30:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

Original story at Xbox 360 Fanboy .

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Activision details X-Men Origins: Wolverine: The Video Game based on the movie starring the Sexiest Man Alive ... THE. SEXIEST. MAN. ALIVE!

09 Dec 2008 14:30:00 PST

Written by James Ransom-Wiley
Filed under: Nintendo DS, PC, Sony PlayStation 2, Sony PlayStation 3, Sony PSP, Nintendo Wii, Microsoft Xbox 360 People.com writes: "At 6 ft. 2 in., all scruff and biceps, Hugh Jackman looms large in the epic Australia, which he says kept him 'dirty 95 percent of the time' and left people stam...

Original story at Joystiq .

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X-Men Origins: Wolverine

09 Dec 2008 08:52:13 PST

Written by elmundotech
The title is in development by Raven Studios and Amaze Entertainment. Posted in Juegos / Games, Press Releases / Comunicados de Prensa Tagged: Activision, Amaze Entertainment, jeuvideo, jeuxvideo, nintendo, Nintendo DS, PlayStation 2, PlayStation 3, PlayStation Portable, Pla...

Original story at El Mundo Tech .

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Call of Duty: World at War gets Collector’s Edition

26 Sep 2008 12:29:17 PDT

Written by Rangebar Merani
Source: pc.ign.com Activision recently announced a special Collector’s Edition of Call of Duty: World at War. There are a number of goodies included in the package of the upcoming World War II shooter. Goodies included are: * Call of Duty: World at War videogame * World at War branded cantee...

Original story at Ripten Video Game .

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Guitar Hero 4 Gets Re-recorded Songs from Motorhead, Sex Pistols and MC5

03 Sep 2008 09:09:05 PDT

Written by Rajiv Ashrafi
Guitar Hero World Tour is scheduled for release this Fall on PS2, PS3, Xbox 360 and Wii. Related PostsMotorhead GH3 Pack Live, 4 More Packs Coming Ramping up production for downloadable content for Guitar Hero 3, Activision has released a new tra…Guitar Hero Dual Pack in StoresIn more Gui...

Original story at DigitalBattle .

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Guitar Hero World Tour Gets Re-recorded Motorhead, Sex Pistols and MC5 Tracks

03 Sep 2008 08:14:00 PDT

Continuing its recent series of revelations, publisher Activision today unveiled three more of the tracks that will appear in this fall's release of Guitar Hero World Tour: Motorhead - "Overkill" The Sex Pistols - "Pretty Vacant" MC5 - "Kick Out the Jams"

Original story at Shacknews .

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See Call of Duty: World at War's co-op gameplay

08 Aug 2008 09:45:00 PDT

Written by Randy Nelson
Filed under: PC, Sony PlayStation 3, Microsoft Xbox 360 Activision and Treyarch told us about their co-op multiplayer plans for Call of Duty: World at War following the game's unveiling back in June. Now they've put their promises into video form - although the roughly five minutes of foo...

Original story at Joystiq .

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Call them Actizard: Activision-Vivendi merger gets official

08 Jul 2008 13:34:29 PDT

Written by Victor B.
It looks as if the merger between Activision and Vivendi is about as close to official as we're ever going to get. A new press release has announced that Activision has received approval from its stockholders for its merger with Vivendi.

Original story at pc.qj.net .

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Today in Joystiq: December 20, 2007

20 Dec 2007 15:59:00 PST

Written by Ross Miller
Guitar Hero III gets sleighful of fresh tracks Activision on PS3 guitar patch: Show me the money! Activision raises financial outlook by $150 million Nintendo: Wii shortage causing planning problems Judge sides with Activision in Guitar Hero 80s lawsuit

Original story at Joystiq .

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Today in Joystiq: July 19, 2007

19 Jul 2007 16:59:00 PDT

Written by Ross Miller
uery Au Revoir Santa Monica: E3 is over but we're not done yet hands-on: Beautiful Katamari impressions: Ace Combat 6 impressions: Wipeout Pulse (PSP) Today's good things in small packages video: LittleBigPlanet (PS3) In video: Clive Barker's Jericho

Original story at Joystiq .

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Today in Joystiq: June 29, 2007

29 Jun 2007 16:59:00 PDT

Written by Ross Miller
More Wiimote junk: 'Wii Cooking Mother Kit' Steinberg giving away video game freelancer secrets Unleash the Fury, beta commences July 6 Bethesda goes bloggin' DS stylus mod brings comfort to the big-handedPermalink | Email this | Comments

Original story at Joystiq .

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Guitar Hero III's Les Paul controller photos lookin' good

02 Jun 2007 16:57:22 PDT

Written by Glen D.
Guitar Hero III is the latest installment in the series and is anticipated by fans of the next-generation Microsoft Xbox 360, Sony PlayStation 3, and Nintendo Wii game consoles. One of the key drawing points of the title is the realism brought by the guitar controller which made the experi...

Original story at Qj.net .

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