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Report: Modern Warfare 2, board-based Tony Hawk confirmed

Newsweek correspondent claims host of new games revealed at Activision event, including Bizarre Creations' "Mario Kart meets Forza" racer and a James Bond driving game.

Call of Duty 4 sweeps Golden Joystick Awards

Activision's shooter takes home three Game of the Year awards at UK ceremony.

IGDA rolled into DICE awards

Former GDC Awards-bestowing development organization will now vote on AIAS' annual Interactive Achievement Awards, held at February 2009 event.

Study: Annual PC gaming revs hit $10.7 billion

In Leipzig, PC Gaming Alliance declares only 30 percent of platform's 2007 revenues were at retail; online income was $4.8 billion, digital distribution $2 billion.

Report: Activision Blizzard retains top talent

Variety reports publishing giant has signed "key folks" from Blizzard Entertainment, Infinity Ward, and Neversoft to new long-term deals; announces two-for-one stock split.

Infinity Ward renews contract, teases 'unique new IP'

Call of Duty 4 cadre reveals "renegotiated deal" with Activision, says super-secret project is in the works.

NPD: San Andreas caps US best-seller list

Grand Theft Auto and Madden NFL franchises dominate industry-tracking group's top 10 list of all-time domestic sales leaders through April.

Call of Duty 4 answered 10 million times

Infinity Ward's multiplatform modern military shooter makes latest milestone; studio head explains decision not to develop a Wii version.

AU Shippin' Out June 2-June 6: Lego Indiana Jones

Snakes. Why did it have to be snakes?

UK Shippin' Out May 23: Rock Band

Blighty finally gets Harmonix' multiperipheral rhythm game--but only on the 360; PS3s get Haze'd, and Age of Conan storms onto PCs.

NPD: US April game revs spike on GTAIV

Rockstar's latest sells 2.85M, pushing total industry growth in April to 47 percent.

Activision annual sales near $3 billion

Guitar Hero III, Call of Duty 4 boost publisher's year-long sales 92 percent; $602.5 million in Q4 revenues nearly doubles prior year's.

Activision/Vivendi leave ESA, skip E3

Merging publishers cut ties with gaming-industry trade group and confirm absence from annual E3 Media & Business Summit.

COD4 hits 9M milestone

Activision and Infinity Ward's modern-day first-person shooter hits sales landmark; Variety Map Pack breaks XBLA record with 1M downloads in 9 days.

NPD: March game sales skyrocket 57 percent

US retailers sold nearly $1 billion of gaming software alone last month; total with hardware and accessories a record $1.7 billion; 360 and PS3 neck-and-neck.

Game BAFTAs skipping '08

Prestigious awards ceremony not taking place this year, committee member confirms "bigger and better ceremony" coming in March 2009.

EU says OK to Acti-Blizzard union

Antitrust body deems $18.9 billion merger of publishing powerhouses would not create unfair competition.

COD4 GOTY edition confirmed for US

Rerelease of Activision and Infinity Ward's lionized FPS ships out to retail on April 3 for the Xbox 360; Variety Map Pack adding four new multiplayer maps packed in or ...

Analysts: Recession can't keep game industry down

Pachter, Divnich, and Schacter say strong software sales indicate games will continue double-digit growth in 2008, February continues to ride holiday 2007 storm.

NPD: February sees 34 percent US sales spike

American game market bucks recession, beats analyst expectations with $1.33 billion haul; PS3 bests 360 for second month running; COD4, DMC4 top games.

Call of Duty 4 DLC Map Pack Hands-On

If you're tired of Middle Eastern villages and Russian forests, take heart: Infinity Ward has some shiny new battlefields on the way soon.

Nintendo Kyoto, Infinity Ward named best devs

Game Developer magazine names Brain Age-maker, Call of Duty-crafter top worldwide studios, Blizzard, EA Canada, and Valve round out top five.

GameSpot UK Readers' Choice Awards revealed

The votes are in, the results have been tallied, and UK gamers have voiced their opinion in the GameSpot UK Best Games of 2007 Readers' Choice awards.

Activision CEO on possible COD MMOG, Guitar Hero's Asian Tour

Bobby Kotick discusses potential direction of shooter franchise; says Guitar Hero the "best-selling game we've ever had" and will expand to China and Korea.

GDC '08: PC Gaming Alliance founded

Activision, AMD, Dell, Intel, Microsoft, and Nvidia cofound nonprofit dedicated to "advancing the PC as a worldwide gaming platform."

'Totally new' Xbox Live on horizon?

Job listing reveals Microsoft is readying "a completely new way for mainstream audiences to enjoy the Xbox and Live."

NPD: January game sales slip 6 percent, Wii and PS3 neck-and-neck

Overall decline overshadows complex combination of rising software and falling hardware sales during shorter reporting period; Sony's console passes Xbox 360 for first time to nearly tie Nintendo's machine in ...

Activision confirms Bond movie tie-in, new COD, two Guitar Heroes

Publisher lays out slate of new games, including Kung Fu Panda, new Marvel: Ultimate Alliance, new Spider-Man, and a "re-engineered" Tony Hawk.

COD4, Orange Box, BioShock, Rock Band D.I.C.E. up Interactive Achievement Awards

Activision's military shooter takes top prize, but 2K Games' undersea actioner, Valve's compilation, and MTV/Harmonix's rhythm game also get their props.

Activision Q3 sales leap 80 percent

Guitar Hero publisher boasts record sales of $1.48 billion, ups yearly projections, praises hot sales of COD4 and GHIII.

BioShock takes Game Critics Awards top honors

2K Boston shooter named the consensus choice for 2007 game of the year by dozens of gaming journalists.

Activision: Call of Duty 4 top 2007 title

[UPDATE 2] Publisher claims global sales for modern-day shooter exceed 7 million units.

Burning Crusade lights up '07 PC sales chart

Expansion to World of Warcraft sells 2.25 million copies at US retail, original game comes in second with 914,000 sold.

Activision claims top slot as Vivendi closes financing

Call of Duty 4 and Guitar Hero III publisher does victory lap as French multinational locks down funding for Activision-Blizzard union.

NPD: 2007 game earnings nearly $18 billion, Halo 3 sells 4.82 million

Annual tally sees non-PC revenue rise 43 percent to new record; massive Wii, 360, PS3 sales see December top $4.8 billion; Call of Duty 4, Wii Play, Super Mario Galaxy ...

BioShock throws D.I.C.E. award nominations

2K's submerged shooter soaks up 12 Interactive Achievement Award nods; Rock Band, Call of Duty 4, Orange Box also honored; trophies to be handed out February 7.

FIFA 08 tops 2007 UK sales charts

Figures from Chart Track and ELSPA show that 2007 was the best year ever for British gaming.

Game raises forecast again

Buoyed by strong Christmas game sales, the UK retailer bolsters its profit expectations once again.

Analysts predict record December

Industry watchers project last month's US retail sales tally was up between 20-28 percent over previous year's record December total; Guitar Hero pegged as accounting for 9.5 percent of annual ...

Activision encores earnings revision

Publisher again revises third-quarter and full-year fiscal projections upward on the success of best-selling franchises Guitar Hero and Call of Duty.

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