Publisher: Activision Developer: Robomodo Platform: Playstation Network, Xbox Live, Windows Released: July 18th (360), Q3 (PSN, PC) Rated: T for Teen When Activision and company decided to reboot and re-imagine THPS, my entire generation of gamers rejoiced. However, I think we all...
A Small Tribute to Radical Entertainment
These past few weeks have brought us a lot of things, one of which I don’t think anyone saw coming. The closure of Radical Entertainment. For years, Radical has been a homestead and headquarters of awesomeness in Vancouver. Since its conception in 1991, this subsidiary of Activision has made some great games that will forever be remembered. The founding members were...
Deadpool franchise announced at SDCC
High Moon studios dropped an awesome bomb at San Diego Comic-Con, announcing a Deadpool video game in the vein of the Wolverine solo action titles. There are a lot of great feelings inside of this guy upon watching the announcement trailer for Deadpool. He’s never taken very seriously because of his hilarious nature, and overly wicked style of fighting. But the character depth is...
Black Ops 2 Reveal: Dishes, Ghosts and a Surprised Cat.
So there I was, waiting impatiently to see this big reveal for Black Ops 2 game from TreyArch and I must admit I should have just done the dishes or something a little more productive than waste that 2 minute segment of my life. Frankly, I am full of sarcasm and cynicism towards this reveal (if you haven’t already noticed). It’s not...
Wait, But I just got this one! – says every Call of Duty fans worldwide
So, let me paint this word picture for you. You’ve been waiting for 6 months (because Black Ops eventually lost steam in your heart) and patiently waited until you got the chance to run to your local video game store and purchase Modern Warfare 3 this morning. Congrats! You’ve picked up one of the biggest games of the year and...
Modern Warfare 3 Gets a Woeful Run-up to Launch.
On top of the ridiculous expectations and pre-order numbers, Modern Warfare 3 has a lot of hype to live up to. As long as it doesn’t stray to far from the already formidable recipe, it will succeed whether we want it to or not. Regardless of post-release sales, Activision/Infinity Ward have seen a few troubling events leading up to their launch. Over...
New Behind the Scenes Vid-Doc and Trailer for MW3.
Yaaaaaay! More Modern Warfare 3 stuff. I’m not bitter, just uninspired. I have yet to be “shocked” with anything shown from the Modern Black-Ops World at War game. I guess the money and time-spent doesn’t lie, yet I still hesitate to really get behind something that has yet to completely sell me. Any who, enough about me, what do you...
Activision opens doors for a second Indie game competition
Back in July, Activision announced the winners to its year-long Independent Games Competition, a contest where small developers could submit games for the chance at a $175,000 prize, and a publishing deal. After only announcing the contest’s winners in July (Dstroyed and runner-up Rigonauts: Broadside), Activision’s decided to roll out a second contest, just as big and generous. Just like...
Call of Duty: Black Ops Rezurrection DLC arrives on PC and PS3!
About a month ago, Activision released the Rezurrection DLC pack for Call of Duty: Black Ops on Xbox 360, ending in generally decent reviews. Today, owners of the PC and PS3 versions will be able to finally bash more zombies at their leisure as the DLC has now been released for both platforms. Rezurrection features a total five maps, with...
The Blockbuster Effect – A World of Proper Peripherals
Hey folks, With every major title, there is major business. In the gaming world, this is mostly seen through the release of peripherals and swag. In the next couple of months, we (the gamers) are blessed to enjoy one of the largest displays of top-tier gaming. With next week’s release of Gears of War 3, and November’s release of Modern...
PlayStation Move Bundle announced for GoldenEye Reloaded
When we first got the announcement GoldenEye 007 Reloaded, it was explained quickly that the PlayStation Move was going to be a big force in the game. Much of the development and news has been about that control option already. So it’s only natural that it would get its own special bundle with the device, named the Double ‘O’...
Activision Wins Case over Modernwarfare3.com
A while back, you might have heard the buzz about the website, Modernwarfare3.com. For those that didn’t, the domain was registered in 2009, before Activision’s Modern Warfare 3 was announced. Recently, the owner began filling the site with negative speculation of the game, and also reasons people should buy EA’s upcoming Battlefield 3 instead. Soon after the site was found...
Get CONNECTED With Call of Duty: Elite
By now you have probably heard of Call of Duty: Elite, Activision’s answer to Halo Waypoint, which is to say a bit of software that tracks your stats across multiple Call of Duty games as well as allowing you to find groups of players that you may or may not find more appealing than the random fish in a barrel...
You Aren’t Ready for This Much Modern Warfare 3
The Modern Warfare series has created perhaps the most refined multiplayer experience ever. Seriously, these games have changed… well, THE game, as it were. Every multiplayer game since, typically of the shooter variety, has the marks of this huge, multi-million dollar beast somewhere upon its design. How could they not? This game is huge, so huge that they have created...
Modern Warfare 3 Coming to Steam
Valve, the most gracious of video games hosts, announced today that the PC version of Activision’s much anticipated title, Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3, will be released on Steam. This means that you can now reserve your copy on Steam and have it ready to play in the early hours of November 8, when it is scheduled for a...
Kanye West to perform at Call of Duty XP
If nothing else, Call of Duty XP is huge. Currently, the convention has presented a million dollar tournament prize, a life-sized version of MW2’s Scrapyard map, and the promise for all sales to go towards Activision’s Call of Duty Endowment (a non-profit organization that helps returning troops get back to civilian lives quickly). Well, the event just grew a little...
Spider-man: The Edge of Time goes behind-the-scenes with Katee Sackhoff
Whether you’re interested in it or not, there’s plenty of work being put into Spider-Man: The Edge of Time. Marvel, Activision and Beenox seem determined to bring something pleasing to the comic fans, with two easy-to-notice focuses being plot and voice acting. Whether they’re succeeding in any regard is still hard to tell, but it’s easier to look at with...
Authoritative Trailer for Call of Duty: Black Ops Rezurrection
For the most part, Call of Duty fans are always enthusiastic to talk about the zombie mode. They’re rightful to do so, considering how fun it can be. So a month ago, when Activision announced a the Rezurrection DLC catering solely to Call of Duty: Black Ops‘ zombie mode, it got a more than reasonable amount of buzz from the...
Adam Levine Sues Activision over Band Hero
If you’re waiting for news on the Guitar Hero resurrection, you may need to wait a little longer. Activision today has received a lawsuit from Adam Levine over the use of his likeness in Band Hero. Levine was invited by Activision to have his character in game. The studio built his character and recorded him playing the song his band...
Modern Warfare 3 also coming to the Wii
After seeing the previous Nintendo versions of nearly all the other Call of Duty games have resulted in, Activision has decided to try hard anyways by announcing Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 to have a Wii release. The game’s planned to come out on the same day as the PC, PS3, and Xbox 360 versions, and there’s no current...
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