It began with Activision’s decision to dismiss Infinity Ward’s Jason West and Vince Zampella in March of this year. By May, nearly half of Infinity Ward’s development team had decided to resign, leaving the studio responsible for Modern Warfare 2 in disarray. But Activision is supporting the developer’s return to its former glory. Speaking to Develop, Activision... more.

Activision is “100 percent confident” that Infinity Ward will “come back to what it was” without it meddling with the studios’ culture. Speaking to Develop, Activision’s executive vice president Dave Stohl said that while the publisher is supporting the studio’s rebuilding process, it is being careful not to negatively impact the Modern Warfare devs’ existing culture. “I... more.

Soon-to-be Activision CEO Eric Hirshberg, the same who said he wanted Activision to be a "more loved" brand, has already boarded the Activision Bombastic Statement Express. In a recent interview with IGN, Hirshberg boasted, "The Call of Duty franchise is a force of nature. I think it is the closest thing this generation has to a Star Wars. I think it's unique and bigger than any musical act or ... more.

New 360 video hints at possible Modern Warfare 2, Black Ops "membership" proposition; publisher's representatives set the record straight. Get the full article at GameSpot "PlayStation 3 | Activision mulling "Pay to Play" model for Call of Duty?" was posted by Eddie Makuch on Mon, 19 Jul 2010 17:25:46 -0700 View full post on GameSpot's News... more.

Activision has shot back at Tim Schafer’s earlier, rather strong-natured comments on CEO Bobby Kotick. Completely ignoring the bit about his boss being called “a total prick” though, Maryanne Lataif, Senior Vice President of Corporate Communications at Activision Blizzard, only addresses Schafer’s allegations about Kotick not liking videogames, as well as his apparent lack... more.

Activision Blizzard CEO Bobby Kotick; not a popular guy. Not about to get more so either. Tim Schafer, loved industry guru and (co-)creator of Monkey Island, Psychonauts and last year’s Brütal Legend, has went and called the man “a total prick”. Really. “His obligation is to his shareholders,” Schafer explained while chatting with Eurogamer recently. “Well, he... more.

Lawsuits, new companies, defecting employees… none of this should have happened between Activision and Infinity Ward after putting out one of the most successful games of all time. They should have been throwing overindulgent LA parties where they rent out expensive night clubs, hire expensive DJ’s, invite Hollywood big shots, and hire more expensive DJ’s daily. Instead, the pub... more.

Social networking is a hot topic, and super-developer Blizzard recently announced a new social networking system called Real ID, which we've reported on earlier. On its face, Real ID seems quite useful, enabling you to keep track of friends even if they have multiple characters. There is only one tiny problem – you need to use your real name. Blizzard has stated publically th... more.

Transformers: War for Cyberton is here and it’s catching the attention/love of fans and gamers around our small non-mechanical planet. Developers High Moon Studios deserve a pat on the back for breathing new life into the franchise with their faithful and fun game. Activision… well you probably know what their minds are racing towards; sequels! Matt Tieger, creative director on the ga... more.

Sony and Microsoft are pushing their motion controllers, as they should due to the fact that Nintendo pretty much owns that market at the moment. But although these hardware updates can drastically change the way we play on the Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3, Activision is hesitant to support them due to their price tags and will wait to see whether or not they have any appeal among consumers. Thats ... more.