Activision's GC 2006 Lineup - Screens & Trailers
by Rainier on Aug. 23, 2006 @ 7:24 a.m. PDT | Filed under News
Check out the following new screens from Activision's Games Convention 2006 lineup:
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Activision Reveals its Fall 2006 Handheld Lineup
by Rainier on Aug. 21, 2006 @ 12:23 p.m. PDT | Filed under News
Activision is delivering big-time fun to the palm of gamers’ hands this fall with a diverse line-up of titles for the PSP, NDS and GBA platforms, such as GUN Showdown, Over the Hedge: Hammy Goes Nuts!, Spider-Man: Battle for New York, and console gaming in Activision Hits Remixed.
Activision's Financial Loss Less Than Expected
by Rainier on Aug. 3, 2006 @ 4:50 p.m. PDT | Filed under News
Activision released its financial numbers for Q1 of fiscal 2007, and while revenue dropped from $241 to $188 million, and net losses went up from $3.6 to $18 million, the overall results were better than expected, mainly due to strong sales of X-Men: ToG and Over The Hedge. The subsequent conference call revealed that Enemy Territory: Quake Wars has a tentative release date set for Q4 2007 (ends March 2007) and executives were impressed by the popularity of the two Call of Duty 2 mappacks, which garnered a total of nearly $1 million.
Activision Value to Distribute 3 Big Fish Games Titles
by Rainier on July 31, 2006 @ 3:42 p.m. PDT | Filed under News
Activision Value has entered into a distribution agreement with Big Fish Games under which Activision will be the exclusive distributor of three titles for the PC.
Activision Taps 'Call of Duty 3' (ALL) Soundtrack Composer
by Rainier on July 28, 2006 @ 6:46 p.m. PDT | Filed under News
Activision announced today that it has signed award-winning composer Joel Goldsmith, known for Stargate: Atlantis, Witchblade, Helen of Troy, to score the soundtrack for Call of Duty 3, his console video game debut in a career that spans more than twenty years.
Activision No Longer Holds 'Iron Man' License
by Rainier on July 28, 2006 @ 2:07 a.m. PDT | Filed under News
When Activision signed its license agreement with Marvel, it included rights for Spider-Man, X-Men, Fantastic Four and Iron Man through 2009. While the first three franchises all received games, Iron Man was the only one holding out, until the recent announcement of the movie. News has been rather quiet on that front, and according to Gamespot, the reason is because Activision simply no longer holds the rights to it, effectively cancelling any game they had in development.
Activision Showing off Threesome at Comic-Con
by Rainier on July 19, 2006 @ 12:22 p.m. PDT | Filed under News
Comic fans can see their favorite Marvel characters in action when Activision showcases the highly anticipated Marvel: Ultimate Alliance, Spider-Man 3: The Game and Spider-Man: Battle for New York games in the Activision/Marvel booth #4315 at the International Comic-Con Convention in San Diego from July 19 through July 23.
Activision Sued By Shareholder Over Stock Options
by Rainier on July 19, 2006 @ 4:50 a.m. PDT | Filed under News
A regulatory filing with the SEC reveals that Activision has been sued by one of its shareholders over its issuance of stock options, in particular backdating, a practice that involves changing the date of a stock option from the day it was actually issued to an earlier date, usually when the stock was trading at a lower price, which makes the option more valuable. As many as sixty companies are currently under investigation for similar practices.
Activision Opens Up Shop In Korea
by Rainier on June 21, 2006 @ 8:45 a.m. PDT | Filed under News
Activision today announced that it has opened a publishing office in Seoul Korea through the acquisition of CSR Entertainment's software distribution operations. The new office will enable Activision to fully leverage its product portfolio in the territory, particularly the upcoming online multiplayer action game Enemy Territory: Quake Wars.
Activision's E3 2006 Lineup - Screens & Trailers
by Rainier on May 17, 2006 @ 4:14 p.m. PDT | Filed under News
Check out the following new screens from Activision's E3 2006 lineup:
- Spider-Man 3 (ALL) - Trailer
- Marvel: Ultimate Alliance (ALL) - Features, Screens & Trailer
- Tony Hawk's Project 8 (PS2/Xbox/PS3/X360) - Features, Screens & Trailer
- Tony Hawk's Downhill Jam (GBA/NDS/Wii) - Features, Screens & Trailer
- Enemy Territory: Quake Wars - Features, Screens & Trailer
- The Movies: Stunts & Effects - Screens & Trailer
- X-Men: The Official Game (ALL) - Screens
- World Series of Poker: Tournament of Champions (ALL) - Features, Screens & Trailer
- Over The Hedge (ALL) - Screens
- Cabela's African Safari - Trailer
Activision Gets Cozy with DreamWorks
by Judy on May 10, 2006 @ 11:59 a.m. PDT | Filed under News
Activision and DreamWorks Animation announced today that Activision will be opening a dedicated studio facility on the DreamWorks campus. The move will facilitate simultaneous co-development between DreamWorks' CG feature films and Activision games based on those films.
Activision Acquires RedOctane
by Judy on May 9, 2006 @ 5:53 a.m. PDT | Filed under News
Activision announced today that it has entered into an agreement to acquire Guitar Hero publisher RedOctane. This acquisition will provide Activision with an early leadership position in music-based gaming, which the company expects will be one of the fastest growing genres in the coming years.
Activision's E3 2006 Lineup
by Judy on May 8, 2006 @ 12:04 p.m. PDT | Filed under News
Activision today confirmed that it is currently developing three launch titles for both the PS3 and Wii platforms, Call of Duty 3 and Marvel: Ultimate Alliance, which will be released on both next-gen systems, as well as on the Xbox 360. They will also be featuring Spider-Man 3, Enemy Territory: Quake Wars, new titles in the Tony Hawk franchise, and more ...
Activision Grabs James Bond Game License From EA
by Rainier on May 3, 2006 @ 12:15 p.m. PDT | Filed under News
MGM Interactive and EON Productions Ltd. have awarded Activision the rights to develop and publish interactive entertainment games based on the James Bond license through 2014. Electronic Arts recently dropped the license due to disappointing results from a streak of mediocre titles.
Activision Axes 150 Employees
by Rainier on Feb. 14, 2006 @ 12:55 a.m. PST | Filed under News
Citing disappointing holiday sales revealed in its financial statement last week, Activision is handing pinkslips to about 150 people (7% of its workforce). Company spokesman Ashley Dyer said cuts were across the board, including various people at development studios. The layoffs had to happen in order to realign the company's operations for the next two years. Whether this will delay any of the current titles was not disclosed, but some teams will be trimmed down, so who knows ...
Activision Confirms Transformers License
by Rainier on Feb. 13, 2006 @ 11:10 a.m. PST | Filed under News
Revealed a few weeks ago, Activision today officially announced it has signed a licensing deal that grants Activision the global rights, excluding Japan, to develop console, handheld and PC games based on the Transformers brand. The first game will be tied to the much-anticipated July 4, 2007 movie release of the live action Transformers film.
Activision Developing New 'Transformers' Game?
by Rainier on Jan. 16, 2006 @ 6:43 p.m. PST | Filed under News
UK trade magazine MCV claims to have received word from an insider that Activision snagged the rights to develop a game based on DreamWorks Studios' upcoming The Transformers animated movie. Given the trackrecord of the two companies, Shrek 2, Madagascar, A Shark's Tale, and various other titles, this might not be too far fetched. The source said "Activision picked up the rights to Transformers last year and has already set a top US studio to work on the project," but Activision refuses to comment on rumors.
Activision Screen Gallery
by Rainier on Jan. 1, 2006 @ 1:30 a.m. PST | Filed under E3 - Pre - E3 2003
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Activision's E3 2007 Lineup
by Rainier on Jan. 1, 2006 @ 1:30 a.m. PST | Filed under E3 - Pre - E3 2007
Activision's Game Line-Up Includes:
Bee Movie Game (X360, Wii, PS2, PC, NDS)
Based on the upcoming DreamWorks Animation movie written, produced by and starring Jerry Seinfeld due out this fall, Bee Movie Game lets players race, chase and fly their way through an adrenaline-fueled world of adventure as they experience the hilarious antics of Barry B. Benson, a dynamic and daring bee who knows there is more to life than making honey.
( not yet rated by the ESRB).
Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare (PS3, X360, PC)
The new action-thriller from the award-winning team at Infinity Ward delivers the most intense and cinematic action
Activision Expects Significantly Lower Earnings
by Rainier on Dec. 15, 2005 @ 2:15 a.m. PST | Filed under News
Although there are still a number of critical selling days left in the quarter, which ends Dec. 31, 2005, Activision today announced that it expects net revenues and earnings for the third and fourth quarter and full fiscal year 2006 to be lower than the outlook previously provided by the company on November 2, 2005.
Activision Replies To 'Call of Duty 2' Community Boycott
by Rainier on Dec. 12, 2005 @ 5:01 a.m. PST | Filed under News
A couple weeks back members of the official Infinity War forum threatened with a 24 hour server boycott, taking down their multiplayer servers, due to the lack of support and communication from Activision and IW, especially anti-cheat/punkbuster integration, etc. Activision finally replied : "After 2 years of non-stop work on Call of Duty 2, Infinity Ward has just returned from a much-deserved break. The team is aware of some concerns about multiplayer cheating in the game and is looking into an anti-cheat solution." Not a lot to go on, and it only addresses one of the grievances ..
Activision Extends Spider-Man License To 2017
by Rainier on Nov. 29, 2005 @ 9:04 a.m. PST | Filed under News
Activision announced today that it has signed an agreement with Spider-Man Merchandising to extend its exclusive worldwide publishing rights to the Spider-Man motion pictures through 2017, granting Activision the right to publish games based on subsequent Spider-Man movie sequels or new television series.
Activision and DreamWorks Extend License Agreement
by Rainier on Nov. 16, 2005 @ 9:15 a.m. PST | Filed under News
Activision and DreamWorks announced today that the companies have agreed to a new long-term, broad-based strategic alliance. The companies signed a multi-year agreement which grants Activision the exclusive video game rights to upcoming feature films from DreamWorks Animation.
Activision Ships Xbox 360 Launch Titles To Stores
by Rainier on Nov. 14, 2005 @ 10:38 a.m. PST | Filed under News
In conjunction with the November 22 launch of the Xbox 360, Activision announced today that it will ship the Xbox 360 versions of Infinity Ward's Call of Duty 2 and Neversoft's Tony Hawk's American Wasteland and GUN to retail outlets nationwide on November 15.
Activision Extends 'Spider-Man' And 'X-Men' License To 2017
by Rainier on Nov. 11, 2005 @ 3:06 p.m. PST | Filed under News
Activision and Marvel Entertainment jointly announced today that the companies have expanded their long-term, broad-based strategic alliance by signing a multi-year extension to their current video game licensing agreements for the Spider-Man and X-Men franchises through 2017.