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Call of Duty Black Ops 2 “Villain” Trailer

Posted on July 11, 2012 by Rae Michelle Richards

The radio silence involving Activision/Treyarch’s new take on the Call of Duty franchise, Black Ops 2, didn’t last long. The publisher has released a brand new trailer for the game giving us a first glimps at Raul Menedez, the villain of BLOPS 2.

Lasting just over a minute trailer goes a little meta featuring a virtual youtube account belonging to Mr.Menedez with millions of views. We also get a great look at some of the futuristic technology featured in Black Ops 2, including some pretty sweet mechs and transforming helicopters.

Call of Duty: Black Ops 2 will be available November 13th in North America (USA/Canada). Check out the trailer after the jump!Read More

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Walking Dead FPS Announced By Activision

Posted on July 10, 2012 by Rae Michelle Richards

Activision will be publishing a first person shooter based upon AMC’s The Walking Dead television show the publisher announced today. The game is due out in 2013 for the Xbox 360, PlayStation 3 and Windows PC and should not be confused with TellTale Game’s series of adventure games based upon the Walking Dead graphic novels.

The Walking Dead for Xbox 360 will be developed by Terminal Reality, the developer behind Kinect Star Wars, Turning Point Fall of Liberty  and The Ghostbusters Videogame.  The Walking Dead TV series builds a surreal amount of tension and atmosphere and the game is set to recreate this by throwing hordes of the undead who rely on sight, smell and other reflexes in order to hunt player characters.

Activision will have a booth at the upcoming San Diego Comic Con (Booth #5344) where fans can pre-order the game, take part in a photo-op and potentially grab a promotional ‘walker ears’ necklace.

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New Release Date And Trailer for Transformers: Fall Of Cybertron

Posted on July 5, 2012 by Eric Bastelak

Okay so as I’ve said before, I loved Transformers: War for Cybertron and in case you were wondering the sequel is still kicking and today we learned more about it. They’ve given us a release date and it’s just over a month away. August 21st baby. So in case the slow season of summer has been getting to you, now you’ll have a story worth playing. I personally can’t wait to smash up some decepticons. Oh also they managed to release a new trailer. I goatta say it sends chills down my spine.Read More

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[Prototype] Developer No More

Posted on June 28, 2012 by Rae Michelle Richards

Radical Entertainment, the Vancouver-based developers behind [Prototype], [Prototype 2] as well as last generation’s Hulk Ultimate Destruction and The Simpsons: Hit and Run have close their doors Activision confirmed today.

News of the closure spread around social media rather quickly with former members of the studio breaking the news over twitter. Oddly, updates to the companies’ Facebook and Twitter accounts happened mere hours before the closure was announced, suggesting that this closure came about rather quickly.

Activision, the parent company of radical entertainment, issued a statement regarding the closure.Read More

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The Amazing Spider-Man Bruce Campbell Trailer

Posted on June 24, 2012 by Rae Michelle Richards

The videogame adaptation of The Amazing Spiderman, set for release in theaters next week, will be swinging into retail in just a few short days. In preparation Activision has released a brand-new trailer featuring the one and only Bruce Campbell, who you may remember had several cameos in San Raimi’s Spiderman trilogy.

In this latest game Bruce plays “The Extreme Reporter”, a former mixed martial artist who taunts Spiderman from a giant floating blimp. Bruce’s signature wit and humor are on full display in this role. Check out a full 3 min. video feature showcasing Mr. Campbell at his best.

The amazing Spiderman will be available at retail on June 26.Read More

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Black Ops 2: Declassified Offical Blurb

Posted on June 20, 2012 by Rae Michelle Richards

Aside from a logo unveiled during Sony’s E3 press conference two weeks we haven’t heard many details surrounding Activision’s upcoming portable version of Call of Duty Black Ops 2. We can’t to try it out on the Vita, as the first person shooter genre isn’t well represented on the platform. From the official blurb it looks like Activision is looking to bring the full experience including Spec Ops and Multiplayer.

Check it out below:

Before the future could be won, history had to be written. Exposing that story exclusively on PlayStation® Vita, Call of Duty®: Black OpsDeclassified explores original fiction in the Call of Duty® Black Ops universe with an all-new campaign of Special Ops missions.  Optimized for gamers on-the-go, Call of Duty® Black Ops: Declassified delivers the most intense handheld Call of Duty® experience to date, including both Special Ops Story mode and Multiplayer combat tailored for the PS Vita.

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Doom 3 BFG Edition Coming To Consoles This Fall

Posted on May 30, 2012 by Rae Michelle Richards

ID Software’s landmark FPS Doom 3 will be released on the Xbox 360 and PS3 this fall with full trophy/achievement support. The BFG Edition of Doom 3 also packs in the first original doom titles and the Resurrection of Evil expansion packs that was released in 2005.

Achievements and 3D support aren’t the only new features for this edition of Doom 3.  Activision has also included an additional 7 act add-on to the campaign titled “the lost missions”. The original Doom 3 multiplayer experience will be ported to Xbox Live & PSN as well, but no solid details were provided at press time as to what improvements have been made.

Update: Activision has released a trailer which we have included after the jump.

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What is Infinity Ward planning for the Future?

Posted on May 28, 2012 by Jason Bassett

Infinity Ward is now looking for people to work on next generation projects. According to a job posting on Activision’s website, Infinity Ward is looking for a  Senior Network Engineer to work on upcoming next generation projects. The job description reads:

Come work with the game industry’s brightest to design and implement high level network code for an exciting unannounced title for next generation console systems.

This role is for experienced programmers that have a passion for games and experience with online infrastructure design and development.

Is Infinity Ward looking to bring the next Call of Duty onto next generation hardware?

Currently, Activision is in a heated trial against former studio heads Jason West and Frank Zampella. The two parties are fighting for royalties owed to the Modern Warfare 2 team.

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Call of Duty MW3 Collection #2 Hits Xbox Live

Posted on May 25, 2012 by Rae Michelle Richards

The latest collection of add-on maps have been released on Xbox Live. Collection #2 adds 3 multiplayer maps, 2 Spec Ops Missions and 2 “Face-Off” Maps.  Face-off is a new mode where the focus is on close quarters combat rather than the larger areas that the COD franchise is known for.

Modern Warfare 3 Collection 2 adds the following maps – Getaway,  Lookout:, Sanctuary, Foundation, Oasis, Kill Switch, Iron Clad. The maps were originally part of the COD Elite service, which drops maps more perioidically but requires a $44.99 a year commitment. Alternatively you can purchase Collection 2 for 1200 Microsooft Points.

Correction: An earlier version of this story contained a factual error. It stated that this was “Collection #3” when in fact this is the second round of downloadable content for Modern Warfare 3 to hit Xbox Live.

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Tony Hawk HD’s Soundtracks Transports Us Back To 2000

Posted on May 23, 2012 by Rae Michelle Richards

Activision is set to take the Tony Hawk franchise back to its roots with this summer’s Tony Hawks Pro Skater HD. The game revisits a simpler time when racking up a high score and collecting letters actually meant something. Gameplay mechanics and level design aren’t the only thing lifted from the early 2000s, the game’s soundtrack will also transport you back an entire decade.

Back in ’99 – ’01 when the first two Tony Hawk games were released back on the Dreamcast and original PlayStation Nu-Metal and rock bands where still king. Tony Hawk HD pays homage to these musical styles with a collection of songs from the first two games combined with a few new artists.

The full track list was recently revealed in an interview with Sound and Vision magazine. Check it out below:Read More

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Reveal Trailer for Call of Duty: Black Ops II

Posted on May 1, 2012 by Kirk Williford

Activision just revealed the first trailer for Treyarch’s upcoming title Call of Duty: Black Ops II, along with a release date of November 13th, 2012.

The trailer marks a turn for the series — the game appears to take place in 2025 and is heavy in technological warfare. Cyberpunk-themed CoD with horses to prevent the enemy from using your own electronic gear against you? Sign me up.

Check it out after the jump!

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Rumor: Call of Duty Black Ops 2 To Be Revealed Next Month?

Posted on April 20, 2012 by Rae Michelle Richards

Activision may be set to reveal the next installment in the Call of Duty Franchise early next month. Both Kotaku and IGN report that retailers have received promotional artwork suggesting that the next COD title will be revealed on Wednesday May 2nd 2012. All of the promotional material carry the tagline “05.02.12 Return for Debriefing”.

The last few Call of Duty titles have had spring reveals in recent years. After a massive media leak in early May 2011 Call of Duty Modern Warfare 3 was revealed on May 23rd 2011. There is certainly a precedent for the Black Ops 2 to be revealed next month.

Check out the supposed promotional materials after the jump.

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007 Legends Celebrates 50 Years of Shaken Martinis

Posted on April 18, 2012 by Rae Michelle Richards

After the successful port of GoldenEye 007: Reloaded to the Xbox 360 and PS3 this past fall Activision has announced 007 Legends for release this fall. The publisher is touting Legends as a celebration of the past 50 years of the Bond franchise.

Legends will span six different films concluding with the evens from the latest film, SKYFALL, which is also due out this fall.  Activision did not provide specific details surrounding which films will be included in 007 Legends. Hopefully they choose their choices wisely – we’ve already seen games based upon Goldeneye and From Russia With Love from Activision and The World is Not Enough from Electronic Arts during the early parts of the ’00s.Read More

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