DJ Hero Renegade Edition shipping 10/27 for $200
Dang. I now know to put aside $200 for the Renegade Edition. Pre-order DJ Hero for all three major consoles and get it in time for Halloween. Xbox edition [Gamestop] PS3 edition [Gamestop] Wii edition...
View ArticleTony Hawk: Ride to launch in three territories this year, everyone else will...
Waiting for Activision to drop launch details on Tony Hawk: Ride? I hope you live in the US, UK or Germany because if you don’t then you’re going to have to wait until 2010 to get your feet-on this...
View ArticleTony Hawk: Ride coming to North America on November 17
After it was semi-leaked last week that Tony Hawk’s Ride would reach British shores on November 20, Activision has confirmed that date and the NA launch date of November 17. No word on price, though....
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Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen DLC rolling out August 27
Autobots, roll out! The first batch of DLC for Activision and Luxoflux’s Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen is slated for an August 27 launch for the Xbox 360 (800 MS points) and PS3 ($9.99). The...
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Gameplay video of Modern Warfare 2 leaks, features the worst Brazilian...
Oh, look, video of Modern Warfare 2 has leaked. (I'm still not sure if it's called Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 or simply Modern Warfare 2. Go figure.) It was taken at a retailer convention in Las...
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Oh dear: Analyst slashes DJ Hero sales expectations by 50 percent
Interesting note regarding DJ Hero, where “interesting” means “potentially bad news.” One of those fancy analyst types, someone at Cowen and Company, has slashed sales expectations by a little more...
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Outrage? Modern Warfare 2 leaked footage shows terrorist attack at airport...
Look at the AP, trying to stir up controversy where none exists. I'm sure by now you've seen the leaked Modern Warfare 2 footage (the video is down right now) that shows a terrorist situation inside an...
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Modern Warfare 2 for Xbox 360 leaked all over the Internet (a full week...
As I cleverly remarked in the official CrunchGear chat room, that a video game leaks a few days before its release is par for the course. When the biggest video game of the year leaks a full week...
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Too expensive? DJ Hero sales ‘modest’
While there's no hard numbers, an analyst over at Capital Markets has called the sales of DJ Hero “modest.” Usually you want phrases like “brisk pace” and “exceeding expectations” when you release big...
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No Doubt sues Activision over inappropriate use of their avatars in Guitar Hero
Famous rock band No Doubt has sued Activision over the use of its avatars in the game Guitar Hero 5. No Doubt says that the deal it signed with Activision only permitted the avatars to be used when...
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Activision calls DJ Hero but a ‘first step’ in expanding the music game genre...
Here's comes another DJ Hero story. Activision called the game's launch “successful” at a conference call yesterday, saying that the game represents a “first step toward diversifying beyond rock” and...
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Even more Modern Warfare 2 reviews have surfaced: It’s good
You know what day it is! Herein lies my usual review round-up (see yesterday's preview), starring Modern Warfare 2. Right now I'll highlight the good in the game, and later today I'll highlight the...
View ArticleThou shalt not look: Activision slaps a Cease & Desist on MW2 aimbot hack
Hope you peeped that youtube video when we told you about it earlier, because Activition has fired off a cease and desist order on the video of the aimbot and wallhack being used. They claim it’s a...
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Activision has sold many copies of Modern Warfare 2
Activision's Modern Warfare 2 racked up $310 million in sales across the U.S. and UK during the first 24 hours of availability. That makes it the biggest video game launch ever. Hooray for war simulators!
View ArticleSo much for that PC version Modern Warfare 2 boycott
Thank you, PC Gamer How’s that Modern Warfare 2 boycott going? Well, judging by this screenshot, it seems that many of y’all were either bluffing, or simply couldn’t resist the temptation to, as Rock...
View ArticleLet’s feign surprise: Modern Warfare 2 was the most pirated game of 2009
<img src="http://www.crunchgear.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/12/umabanana.jpg"Spore was the most pirated game of 2008, but that needs to be viewed through the lens of EA wrapping the legitimate,...
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Activision alludes to DJ Hero 2: Go ahead and pretend to be surprised
There will be a DJ Hero 2. Yes, I realize that saying that—Activision will make a sequel to one of its games—is akin to saying earthquakes are bad, or that candy is delicious, but there you have it....
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GOG.com inks deal with Activision to sell DRM-free classic adventure games
Hot damn, you guys. Hot damn. Good Old Games -- GOG.com -- is now selling old Activision games for six bucks a pop. And you know what Activision owns? All the old Sierra games.
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Predictable rumor: Activision looking to bring DJ Hero to mobile platforms
The rumor: Activision is looking to bring DJ Hero to mobile devices. You can assume the iPhone would be among the platforms supported. The facts: DJ Hero didn't do too well, but Activision put a hell...
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Call of Duty cash cow will be milked completely dry
Let's go back to the year 2005. That autumn, RedOctane released a game called Guitar Hero. It was pretty successful, so it spawned a sequel, Guitar Hero II. That came out on the fall of 2006. One year...
View ArticleInfinity Ward vs. Activision: Whose side are you on?
I’m sorry, but I’m absolutely loving this Infinity Ward-Activision brouhaha. Here you have one of the most respected developers out there at odds with a publisher that must seriously have no idea what...
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Call of Duty: Black Ops, now rumored: Developed by Treyarch, set between...
So what to make of this latest Call of Duty rumor? The seventh game in the series will be named Call of Duty: Black Ops, and will take place between the end of World War II and the present day. It...
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Former Infinity Ward dudes form new studio for EA
You'll recall that the two bigwigs at Infinity Ward, Jason West and Vince Zampella, left the studio a few months back under, well, insane circumstances. It's basically he said, she said, only involving...
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Activision has a laugh, wants to ‘broaden’ Call of Duty franchise. Because $1...
If Activision were a pro-wrestler, it would be the greatest heel of all time. Better than Ted DiBiase, better than Hollywood Hogan—it would even be better than Anderson Silva and his fantastic manager,...
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Is 3 Call of Duty games in less than 2 years overkill? If not, it’s awfully...
Simply amazing. Just totally, out-of-this-world amazing. Activision is said to be working on no less than three new Call of Duty games, to be released before 2012. That's three games in less than two...
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Bungie signs 10-year deal with Activision (cue explosion sounds)
Infinity Ward? What's that? Activision just snagged Bungie, of Halo fame, to a ten-year deal. Silver lining: the Sun will run out of hydrogen in about 5 billion years.
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Call of Duty: Black Ops accidentally (?) announced: The most intense shooter...
The next Call of Duty game will not be about saving Infinity Ward employees from Activision. I'm a little disappointed.
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Video: What to make of the Call of Duty: Black Ops trailer?
Surely by now you've seen the first teaser trailer for Call of Duty: Black Ops. What do you think?
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Whew! Infinity Ward will create another Call of Duty game
Infinity Ward will, indeed, create another Call of Duty game. Activision confirmed this during the company's first-quarter conference call. I guess we can all sleep easy tonight.
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Farmville and Guitar Hero announced for iPhone
You knew it was bound to happen sooner or later -- Farmville is heading for the iPhone. But that's not all, Activision was also on hand at WWDC to announce an iPhone version of Guitar Hero, which...
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