Spider-Man games have not exactly been stellar as of late, just ask Activision CEO Bobby Kotick. We certainly hope Activison will think of new ways to make Spider-Man games more appealing and worthy of our hard earned money. It seems as though we’ll find out their plans for the web-slinging franchise soon enough…
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Spider-Man Spins a New Dimension
Wednesday, March 17th, 2010Behind the Scenes of Transformers: War for Cybertron
Wednesday, March 17th, 2010Transformers, according to most fans, has taken a nose dive over the past few years. Blame is being put on Michael Bay, whose recent Transformer movies some believe have been tarnishing the Transformers property. Transformers: War for Cyberton, however, seems to be changing that around. A recent behind-the-scenes video explains the beginning of the new title, which [...]
Modern Warfare 2’s Mapathy Cure Costs a Pretty Penny
Tuesday, March 16th, 2010Two days ago, PlayStation LifeStyle reported the new maps for Modern Warfare 2’s Stimulus Package DLC. The pack contains 5 maps; three new, and two remade. Although, an unknown topic that is wished to be known for the DLC is something very important – the price. Here to save the day is Major Nelson, where [...]
Modern Warfare 2 “Stimulus Package” Maps Revealed
Sunday, March 14th, 2010The cure for mapathy is coming for PS3 owners. While Xbox 360 owners are getting it a month earlier, the anticipation for the first DLC for the title is growing on our half of the soil. And with this latest news, the anticipation will grow even further.
Confusion Brewing at Infinity Ward; Employee Morale “Extremely” Low
Saturday, March 13th, 2010If you recall, Infinity Ward studio heads Jason West and Vince Zampella were forcefully fired from their company March 1st of this year. The two then responded by filing a lawsuit against Activsion, their parent company, for unpaid royalties. It seems these unpaid royalties are a tradition for Activision now, according to this new rumor.
Bad Company 2 Offers Free “Mapathy” Care Package
Friday, March 12th, 2010Battlefield: Bad Company 2 was just released last week, making gamers drop their copies of MW2 to get in on the latest Battlefield action. Infinity Ward was quite quick to retaliate, as parent company Activision announced the first DLC pack – and all eyes turned to them. However, EA has shot out a retaliation of [...]
Modern Warfare 2 Hits Historic Mark
Monday, March 8th, 2010Modern Warfare 2 has broken just about every sales record in the books. Releasing in November, it wowed the masses and became the biggest entertainment release in history. Not only was the game the center of the video game industry, but rather the center of the world. The game has claimed the lives of PS3, Xbox 360 and PC [...]
Activision “Disappointed” in Ex-Employee Lawsuit
Saturday, March 6th, 2010This past week was a public relations nightmare for Activision. The company terminated the contracts of Jason West and Vince Zampella, the popular studio heads at Infinity Ward. West and Zampella, late Wednesday night, filed a lawsuit against Activision, claiming Activision breached their contract and they were wrongfully terminated. This incident is problematic for Activision, as [...]
Bizarre Creations Says Blur’s PS3 Port Will Not Suffer
Thursday, March 4th, 2010At this point in the current generation of consoles, multiplatform games are basically identical on either the PlayStation 3 or Xbox 360. But when the PS3 was new to the scene, it often got lesser treatment. This fact is no doubt in the back of the minds of many gamers. Will the upcoming action-racer Blur [...]
Treyarch Gets Green Light For Next Call of Duty Title
Wednesday, March 3rd, 2010Well, it looks like we have an official announcement regarding which team will head development for the next Call of Duty game for this upcoming Fall season, despite the storm of chaos over the past week. As most have probably speculated, the company that will develop the next Call of Duty title (the seventh in [...]
Plain Clothed “Security” Storms Infinity Ward HQ [UPDATE]
Tuesday, March 2nd, 2010Something is amiss at the Infinity Ward offices in Encino, California. A few short hours ago plain clothed security personnel, described as bouncers, paid an unannounced visit outside the Infinity Ward offices. When questioned, these individuals refused to reveal their identity and why there were there.
Blur Pushes the Limits of Racing in New Video
Sunday, February 28th, 2010With its ultra high-speed racing action, Activision and Bizarre Creations‘ electrifying upcoming racer titled Blur is looking like a firm contender for one of the best racers for the new decade. A new official video for Blur has been released where the development team discusses different aspects of the title’s gameplay.
Transform into Action with New Transformers Gameplay Trailer
Saturday, February 27th, 2010Growing up and watching the Autobots and Decepticons battle it out over Cybertron and Earth were some of the best times of my young life. Just as I was close to thinking that no Transformers game would ever come close to helping me realize my dream of fighting as Soundwave, until now. Transformers: War for [...]
Kotick Tries to Clear the Air About His “Dark Side”
Saturday, February 20th, 2010Everyone’s favorite CEO of Activision is in the spotlight again, but this time acknowledging his infamous media soundbites rather than adding to the list. Owning up to the fact that his words have hindered his image more than helped, he reluctantly compared himself to the Sith Lord…
True Crime To Benefit From GTA V Absence This Year
Friday, February 12th, 2010Activision Blizzard’s CEO, Mike Griffith, has said in the company’s year-end earnings last night that the new True Crime title is looking “especially strong,” and looking to benefit from year’s competitive window.
