Post Tagged with: "Activision Blizzard"

Men In Black Game Announced to Release Alongside 2012 Sequel

Activision has announced a Men In Black game that will release with the 2012 movie sequel.

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Analysts Say Blizzard May Reveal “Titan” at BlizzCon 2011 (UPDATE)

According to industry analysts, Blizzcon 2011 might be just the right time and place for the big reveal…

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This is How the Auction House and Banner Creation Work in Diablo III (Beta Gameplay)

Dave and Aaron have been kind enough to play the Diablo 3 beta for you, and they’re gonna tell you all about it!

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See The Insane Numbers of World of Warcraft (Infographic)

World of Warcraft has reached an unprecedented level in the gaming industry…

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Blizzard Timetable Supposedly Leaked, Next-Gen MMO “Titan” Coming in 2013?

If the Chinese are to be believed, and we’d be foolish to simply write them off, it seems as if …

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Bobby Kotick: Activision Wishes to Escape “Walled Gardens” of PSN and Xbox Live

Activision’s Bobby Kotick has said that the company will be “aggressively” supporting gaming on PCs hooked up to TVs in the future, in an effort to monetise the constant stream of people playing Activision games on consoles online.

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Activision and Sony Could be Forced to Cease Investment in UK Games Economy

More news from the UK games industry has hit our inbox this morning, with the news that the removal of tax relief for the UK games industry could cause both Activision Blizzard and Sony Computer Entertainment Europe to think much more carefully about investing in the UK games economy.

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Activision Blizzard joins TIGA in Fight for UK Tax Relief

Activision Blizzard has joined TIGA, the UK games industry lobbying body, as part of the fight for tax relief in the UK for game development studios.

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Blizzard Working on Fifth Game, New IP?

It appears World of Warcraft developers, Blizzard, may be working on fifth game, said to be a new IP. Two new job listings have surfaced on Blizzrd’s job oppurtunities page looking for a Software Engineer in Client and in Gameplay under the category of ‘Unannounced’. The job description mentions they need the gameplay engineers “to [...]

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Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 Confirmed for 2009

Activision Blizzard has confirmed the rumors of a Call of Duty game coming out this year (which we all knew would happen anyways) and the game is said to be going back to modern times. Currently labeled Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2, the game is on track for a holiday 2009 season release, but [...]

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Six Million Dollars Glides into Blizzard’s Hands via Judgement Against MDY

Activision Blizzard has received $6 million in damages, courtesy of MDY industries; the company behind MMOglider used in the popular World of Warcraft game. Blizzard began the case against the company on the premise that the software violated copyright, reports BBC news. It was ruled that the use of the software broke the rules of [...]

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Activision Joins Rick Moranis: Says No Thanks To Ghostbusters Video Game

It wasn’t long ago that we all questioned Rick Moranis’s decision to turn his back on the Ghostbusters video game. The same game Bill Murray and Dan Aykroyd said yes to. The same game so many of us nerds have been looking forward to. Well, today Activision Blizzard joins Moranis, as they announce their post [...]

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Activision Blizzard CEO Bobby Kotick Explains Companys ESA Exit

Activision Blizzard CEO, Bobby Kotick, discusses the companys split with the ESA in an upcoming interview with Variety. The full interview has yet to be published, however a few short quotes pertaining to Activision’s involvement with the ESA were transformed into a write up. When asked specifically about their break up, Kotick attempted to clarify [...]

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Merger Accomplished: Activision Blizzard Born

Like it or not, with a reported shareholders vote of 92%, the merger first announced back in December 2007, is finally complete. All last minute hopes of a creative name for the new company are officially squashed, as the new name, “Activsion Blizzard”, proves that compromise is often boring as hell. In exchange for 295.3 [...]

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