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The changes come four months after accessibility backlash
Read More »Subtitles have been added to Spyro Reignited Trilogy via latest console patch
Lawsuit claims Activision made ‘materially false and/or misleading statements’ in lead up to Bungie split
"Activision Blizzard's public statements were materially false and misleading at all relevant times"
Read More »Activision nets $164 million after parting with Bungie
"The Company recognised GAAP revenues of $164 million"
Read More »Activision launches refund scheme for Guitar Hero Live players after it withdraws its song library
Refunds are currently only available in the US
Read More »Bungie parts with Activision and assumes ‘full publishing rights’ for the Destiny franchise
"The planned transition process is already underway in its early stages"
Read More »Former Blizzard staff speak out: ‘Something deep within the company’s culture may be changing’
"That was just so incredibly disheartening for me"
Read More »Activision defends deliberate decision not to subtitle cutscenes in Spyro Reignited Collection
Activision has responded to criticism that Spyro Reignited Collection lacks subtitled cutscenes by stating there is "no industry standard for subtitles". Gaming blog GamePitt (via GamesIndustry.biz) reported that while there are instructional subtitles when you’re talking to NPCs, "when you enter any of the newly created pre-rendered cutscenes, there are …
Read More »Relight my fire: Giving Spyro the HD treatment
With the release of the Spyro Reignited Trilogy today, we talk to Toys for Bob’s studio head Paul Yan about the challenges of working on the remasters
Read More »Destiny 2 director ‘not disappointed’ by Forsaken’s commercial performance
"Building Destiny for players who love it is, and will remain, our focus going forward"
Read More »Activision Blizzard Q3 financials: Blizzard revenue up 20% as Destiny 2 ‘underperforms’
Meanwhile, Call of Duty as a franchise “generated more revenue than the Marvel Cinematic Universe in the box office, and double that of the cumulative box office of Star Wars”
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