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Read More »Call Of Duty Beta goes live at Gamespot
Activision is celebrating after promotion of the multiplayer Beta for Call Of Duty 4: Modern Warfare on both Eurogamer.net and Game.co.uk led to more than 10,000 applications for keys. The Beta is now set to launch on Gamespot , which the publisher hopes will produce another surge in demand”. Senior …
Read More »New Shrek title to arrive on DS
Publisher Activision will release a new Shrek game called Shrek: Ogres and Dronkeys for the DS for Christmas, reported Next Generation . The title will be based on characters introduced in Shrek The Third, namely Dronkeys (the offspring of a donkey and a dragon) and Shrek and Fiona’s ogre children. …
Read More »GC LEIPZIG: Activision reveals release date for Call of Duty 4
Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare, which departs from the franchise’s usual World War Two setting, will be available worldwide on November 5th, reported Next Generation . Activision also revealed the international track list for Guitar Hero III: Legends of Rock. Songs will include Minus Celsius (Backyard Babies), Hier Kommt …
Read More »UK CHARTS: Transformers holds firm at top
Only Activision, EA and 505 Games manage to break Nintendo’s stunning summer run of sales in this week’s ChartTrack all formats top ten. Heavy promotion on TV and the small matter of an accompanying blockbuster movie help Activision’s Traveller’s Tales-developed action title to fight off the march of Pokemon on …
Read More »Record results for Activision
US publisher Activision has announced its preliminary financial results for the quarter and fiscal year ending March 31st, showing that the company enjoyed annual net revenues of $1.51 billion. This figure beats the previous year’s $1.47 billion, and is well ahead of the publisher’s original forecast of $1.40 billion. Activision’s …
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