News

So, Activision And Call Of Duty’s Creators Had A Pretty Bitchy Relationship

A stack of emails released as part of the ongoing legal action between Activision and Call of Duty’s creators have turned up some hilariously catty exchanges and contingency plans coming from the publisher’s top brass.


News

Bungie’s Next Huge Game Is An Xbox-Only ‘Sci-Fantasy, Action Shooter’, Court Records Show

The court case between Activision and developers Jason West and Vincent Zampella has brought all kinds of ugliness to light. But filings for the case have also made the details of the April, 2010 contract between Bungie and Activision a matter of public record, revealing Bungie’s upcoming game development plans.


May 17, 2012
News

Activision And EA Settle Case Over Call Of Duty

Activision and EA have agreed to file a settlement agreement in their dispute over Call of Duty, according to a Bloomberg report.


May 16, 2012
News

Activision Wants To Delay The Big Call Of Duty Lawsuit

The lawyer in Activision’s case against Call of Duty’s creators, Beth Wilkinson, who was only hired last week as a replacement, has asked for the trial’s commencement date to be pushed back by 30 days so she can “get up to speed”. [BW]


News

Call Of Duty Accused Of "Shamelessly" Ripping Off Another Series, Legal Warfare Ensues

Activision is facing another big lawsuit over its tentpole Call of Duty series, only this one has nothing to do with people who used to work on the series. It’s to do with a rival developer who owns the right to a name that Call of Duty uses a lot.


Xbox

Black Ops II Studio Head Knows Fans Want A ‘Better-Looking Game’

Activision puts out a new Call of Duty game every year. It’s been that way for the last half-decade or so. Trouble is, this annualisation give people a wide-open lane to complain about recycled engines and how the games all look the same.


May 15, 2012
News

Activision Pays Ex-Call Of Duty Developers $42m

The ongoing legal feud between publishers Activision and former employees Vince West and Jason Zampella, the creators of the Call of Duty franchise, took an interesting turn today when Activision coughed up over $US40 million.


May 11, 2012
Nintendo

I Hope This Doesn’t Rule Out A Big Boy Transformers Prime Game

While the Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3 get what’s shaping up to be a pretty spectacular Fall of Cybertron, Nintendo Wii, 3DS and DS players get this.


May 10, 2012
News

Skylanders Moves More Than 30 Million Colourful Pieces Of Plastic

In today’s first quarter financial results announcement Activision revealed at more than 30 million Skylanders toys had been sold as of March 31. That’s enough toys to feed 30 million plastic-eating children a day for an entire… day.


PC

2 Million People Played The Diablo III Beta

Kotaku AU

That is a pretty terrifying number — two million people actually played the beta for a video game. Not the actual video game, just the beta. Wow.