by Rainier on March 22, 2007 @ 1:27 p.m. PDT | Filed under
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Activision announced that it has signed a multi-year agreement with Live Nation, which grants the company exclusive worldwide rights to develop and distribute video games on all platforms based on the Monster Jam series.
by Rainier on March 21, 2007 @ 9:49 a.m. PDT | Filed under
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Featuring an exciting mix of intense mecha combat, hand to hand combat, and aerial board racing, Eureka Seven: Vol. 2 is the second installment of the flying aerial combat series and serves as a prequel to the popular animated show, currently airing.
by Rainier on March 21, 2007 @ 5:18 a.m. PDT | Filed under
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Featuring an exciting mix of intense mecha combat, hand-to-hand combat, and aerial board racing, Eureka Seven: Vol. 2 is the second installment of the flying aerial combat series and serves as a prequel to the popular animated show, which is currently airing.
Featuring an exciting mix of intense mecha combat, hand to hand combat, and aerial board racing, Eureka Seven: Vol. 2 is the second installment of the flying aerial combat series and serves as a prequel to the popular animated show, currently airing.
by Rainier on March 7, 2007 @ 9:48 a.m. PST | Filed under
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Macrovision announced an agreement to digitally distribute a catalog of Activision's PC games on Macrovision's games network, starting with Call of Duty, CoD: United Offensive, CoD 2, Gun, Vampire The Masquerade: Bloodlines, The Movies, and additional PC games...
by Rainier on March 6, 2007 @ 5:14 a.m. PST | Filed under
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Further strengthening its online multiplayer development capabilities, Activision announced that the company has entered into an agreement to acquire PC/console network middleware provider DemonWare.
by Rainier on Feb. 25, 2007 @ 7:54 p.m. PST | Filed under
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Activision announced that it has entered into an agreement to license the Unreal Engine 3 from Epic Games for an upcoming as-yet-unannounced action game.
by Rainier on Feb. 16, 2007 @ 5:53 a.m. PST | Filed under
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Dolby Laboratories and Activision announced a groundbreaking partnership designed to bring rich, realistic surround sound experiences to gamers worldwide, by ensuring Activision's audio production facilities in North America are optimized for Dolby technologies.
by Rainier on Feb. 9, 2007 @ 1:29 p.m. PST | Filed under
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Featuring an exciting mix of intense mecha combat, hand to hand combat, and aerial board racing, Eureka Seven: Vol. 2 is the second installment of the flying aerial combat series and serves as a prequel to the popular animated show, currently airing.
by Rainier on Feb. 6, 2007 @ 1:40 p.m. PST | Filed under
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Researchers at the University of Rochester have shown that people who played action video games for a few hours a day over the course of a month improved by about 20 percent in their ability to identify letters presented in clutter, a visual acuity test similar to ones used in regular ophthalmology clinics.
by Rainier on Jan. 25, 2007 @ 3:54 p.m. PST | Filed under
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Microsoft announced record revenue of $12.54 billion for the quarter ended Dec. 31, 2006, a 6% increase compared to last year, driven by Zune, X360 and its server applications. Despite increase in sales (from $1.69 billion to $2.96 billion) for the Entertainment and Devices Division, the Xbox has yet to make a profit as it currently has an operating loss of $289 million, slightly higher than last year ($286 million). With 10.4 million consoles sold Microsoft Games Division expects to turn a profit fiscal 2008 (second half of 2007).
by Rainier on Jan. 24, 2007 @ 10:05 a.m. PST | Filed under
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Featuring an exciting mix of intense mecha combat, hand to hand combat, and aerial board racing, Eureka Seven: Vol. 2 is the second installment of the flying aerial combat series and serves as a prequel to the popular animated show, currently airing.
by Rainier on Dec. 20, 2006 @ 12:46 p.m. PST | Filed under
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Macrovision announced an agreement to make its Trymedia games catalog available through the Microsoft Windows Marketplace, offering more than 1,000 popular core and casual downloadable games.
by Rainier on Dec. 14, 2006 @ 9:44 a.m. PST | Filed under
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Namco Bandai Games America announced the PS2 exclusive Eureka Seven Vol. 2: The New Vision. A prequel to the popular animated show, Eureka Seven Vol. 2 is the exciting next installment in the high-flying aerial combat series.
by Rainier on Dec. 5, 2006 @ 2:08 p.m. PST | Filed under
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As part of Activision's "Ratings Are Not a Game," a sponsored survey concluded that parents overwhelmingly agree that the ESRB rating system is a highly effective and influential tool for determining what videogames are appropriate for their children to play.
by Rainier on Nov. 23, 2006 @ 11:07 a.m. PST | Filed under
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3D game engine developer Trinigy announced the conclusion of a Tools & Middleware License Agreement for PS3 with Sony, thus its Vision Game Engine will become available for PS3 game titles and can be licensed by companies from all over the world.
by Rainier on Nov. 16, 2006 @ 12:14 a.m. PST | Filed under
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3D game engine developer Trinigy announced their cooperation with Intel regarding the official launch of the new Core 2 Extreme QX6700 Quad Core processor. Its latest Vision Engine 6.0 has been build to support an arbitrary number of CPU cores.
by Rainier on Oct. 26, 2006 @ 6:38 a.m. PDT | Filed under
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While Activision will not finalize other financial results for Q2 until after the internal review regarding the grant practices it is being investigated for, it did release preliminary numbers. Net revenues for Q2 dropped from $222.5M to $188.2M, but it still exceeded expectations as earlier projections had estimated for a mere $130M, so Activision actually performed 45% stronger than anticipated.
by Rainier on Oct. 12, 2006 @ 12:50 p.m. PDT | Filed under
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Activision and Valve today announced an agreement to distribute four of Activision's PC games (Call of Duty 2, Gun, Call of Duty and United Offensive expansion) using Steam.
by Rainier on Oct. 9, 2006 @ 1:13 a.m. PDT | Filed under
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It's time to relive the 80s with Activision Hits Remixed for the PSP! With more than 40 classic Atari 2600 games, WiFi multi-player functionality and the ability to play anywhere, you'll soon be saying tubular and bitchin' again!
by Rainier on Sept. 27, 2006 @ 2:11 p.m. PDT | Filed under
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Check out the following new screens from Activision's X06 2006 lineup:
by Rainier on Sept. 27, 2006 @ 10:52 a.m. PDT | Filed under
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It's time to relive the 80s with Activision Hits Remixed for the PSP! With more than 40 classic Atari 2600 games, WiFi multi-player functionality and the ability to play anywhere, you'll soon be saying tubular and bitchin' again!
by Rainier on Sept. 21, 2006 @ 11:10 a.m. PDT | Filed under
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The Ant Commandos filed a counter claim against Activision and RedOctane, claiming that both Activision and RedOctane are violating Federal Antitrust legislation pertaining to the Guitar Hero game and controller bundle, and that RedOctane actually the trade dress, being copied the color, shape, and placement of the five fret buttons located on the controller.
by Rainier on Sept. 20, 2006 @ 3:33 a.m. PDT | Filed under
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Xbox Live Vision is a next-generation camera that allows gamers to chat via video in real time with their friends and family, send photo messages, put their own face in a supported game, and customize their gamertag on the Xbox Live network. Four previously released games will receive automatic updates on Xbox Live Arcade, making them Xbox Live Vision-enabled
by Rainier on Aug. 30, 2006 @ 4:08 p.m. PDT | Filed under
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revealed last week, It's time to relive the 80s with Activision Hits Remixed for the PSP! With more than 40 classic Atari 2600 games, WiFi multi-player functionality and the ability to play anywhere, you'll soon be saying tubular and bitchin' again!