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We all know Modern Warfare 3 is selling well and that it was likely to eclipse a $1Bn in revenue at some point seeing as it’s predecessors did as well but I don’t think anyone would have put money on how well it really did. Modern Warfare 3 ... [»]
The Sith Lord of gaming, Darth Kotick doesn’t believe that EA and Bioware’s The Old Republic will make any money - mostly because all of it will be going to George Lucas’ flannel shirts fund. Analysts seem to disagree, and believe that The Old Reblublic will turn a profit for everyone involved.Both EEDAR’s Jesse Divnich and Wedbush Morgan’s resident soothsayer ... [»]
EA and Bioware’s Star Wars-themed The Old Republic is currently in beta, and scheduled to absorb fans’ lives next year. There’s a heck of a lot of interest in the MMORPG - largely because of the Star Wars legacy, and Bioware’s heritage. Will ... [»]
Guitar Hero, the previously popular and prosperous pursuit played with prodigal pretend plastic peripherals has perished. Many would say that it’s because Activision saturated the market with too many Guitar Hero games in too short a span. Activision’s CEO Bobby Kotick believes it's because his company failed to listen to its audience, and subsequently failed to innovate.Speaking to Forbes, Kotick explained the company’s complacency following the phenomenal success of Guitar Hero 3.
"We didn't really take the time that we usually take to ... [»]
We’ve already seen that Microsoft isn’t quite convinced of the PlayStation Vita’s success, and that id’s John Carmack thinks it’s going to end up playing second fiddle to the next generation of rapidly evolving smartphones and tablets.
The latest industry bigwig to cast doubt on the Vita’s viability is none other than Activision’s diminutive head honcho, Bobby Kotick."It is a fantastic piece of hardware,†the man gamers love to hate said to The Guardian. “Technically, we're super excited ... [»]
That's right... absolutely nothing!
Respawn Entertainment, the company made up of pretty much everyone that used to work for Infinity Ward before that whole Activision lawsuit mess, have announced that they will have nothing to announce at E3.
Bummer? I think so.
When we were at E3 last year, Infinity Ward's previous head honchos Vince Zampella and Jason West were still fresh out of the ... [»]
The last expansion for World of Warcraft, Cataclysm, went on to sell nearly 5 million copies in its first month of availability, breaking PC gaming sales records previously held by…World of Warcraft. MMO fans will either be delighted or aghast to know that Activision-Blizzard plans to thoroughly increase the output of content for the game.In a recent investor call, the publisher ... [»]
During a call to investors yesterday the head of Acitvision, Bobby Kotick, made a statement that I thought was very interesting.
While he mentioned things along the line of a Diablo 3 beta coming and yet another Call of Duty what really stood out in my mind was when he stated that ... [»]
Because Activision is eying publisher Take-Two. Last week Bobby and pals took an axe-guitar to the Guitar Hero and DJ Hero IPs. This has left the industry’s biggest publisher with a gaping hole where an over-milked franchise used to be. The solution? Fill that hole with another franchise, like Grand Theft Auto.With Take-Two ... [»]
It was only a few months ago that Bobby Kotick was complaining that even though over 50% of Xbox Live traffic belongs to Activision titles they don’t see any of that revenue being paid to Microsoft.Well now it appears that they have wangled a deal ... [»]
Unlike rival megapublisher EA, who’ve implemented Project 10 dollar – a method of creating incentive for gamers to purchase their games brand new, Activision have no plans of muscling in on the used game market. In fact, perpetually vilified Activision overlord Bobby Kotick has criticised the very notion of online passes. In a Call ... [»]
Remember those unkind words Double Fine’s Tim Schafer had to say about Activision Head honcho Bobby Kotick? Although Activision issued a formal response soon after, Bobby Kotick has now responded himself. In the latest issue of Edge magazine, Kotick defends himself ... [»]
He also seems to want to solidify the gamer opinion that he is indeed the Devil or has at least been forged in the fires of Mount Doom. With all the wonderfully exciting and positive news being belched out of the Tokyo Game Show, I thought it was about time to ... [»]
Did you catch the first episode of Modern War Gear Solid , the deliciously campy Modern Warfare meets Metal Gear Solid parody that rather opaquely pokes fun at certain large players in the videogame industry? I certainly hope so, because it was pretty darn good. The second episode is out – and it’s even better.The jokes are funnier, the combat scenes are particularly ... [»]
If a video circulating on teh intarwebz is to believed, the much rumoured – and largely expected – Call of Duty subscription is a very real thing, and could already have been implemented in Modern Warfare 2.If a video recorded by a 360Junkies member is to ... [»]
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