Activision Blizzard has announced that its March quarter net revenues and earnings per share are ahead of previous goals, citing Call of Duty, Guitar Hero and (of course) World of Warcraft as franchises that continue to stay strong despite the economic downturn.
To celebrate the continued success all of you have helped provide us with Map Pack 1 – and ever since the release of the game – Treyarch have decided to host a Double-XP MP Weekend for ALL PLATFORMS this weekend!
Speaking to IncGamers, PETA has rubbished any claims that the depiction of Activision's recent Call of Duty game (World at War), is anything but historic.
Call or Duty: World at War is for most Wiigamers so far one of the best shooters which has appeared on the Wii, because of the onlinemode, in which you can play with up to eight people. Today Treyarch updated this onlinemode with additional gametypes. Read more after the jump.
Taking place on Thursday April 23rd at The Brewery, Chiswell Street, London, this year's MCV Industry Excellence Awards will be the most hotly-contested ever, with 17 accolades up for grabs, across a diverse range of categories covering the entire industry.
The Phoenix AdPi Audit combines brand performance, advertising performance, and copy testing. This latest one measured consumers' reactions to 30 ads that were in-market from October through December 2008. The ads were from top video game publishers such as Activision, Disney Interactive, Electronic Arts, Microsoft, MTV Games, Nintendo, Sony and Ubisoft.
Gamezine: BAFTA explains the inclusion of the 2007 title, Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare, in the 2008 Video Game BAFTA Awards, as well as the reasoning behind the limited nominations for Metal Gear Solid 4.
As part of Gamasutra's in-depth analysis of January's video game hardware and software sales, Gamasutra has been looking at Activision's flagship Call Of Duty first-person shooter series.
Kotaku writes: "You like shooting zombies. You love shooting Nazis. It's the first-person shooter equivalent of peanut butter and chocolate, more of which you're getting in the upcoming Call of Duty: World at War Map Pack."
Danny Cowan from Gamasutra writes: