“Look Out…Here Come the Spider-Men!”  The newly released trailer for Spider-Man: Shattered Dimensions is awesome!  What especially impresses is the different styles in art and gameplay shown for the four displayed playable characters.  It looks to be a promising return to the days of pre-movie Spider-Man Game webslinging fun.   The player will be able to control four versions of Spider-Man, spanning the Amazing, Noir, 2099, and Ultimate universes.  Each character has different moves, abilities, art-style and personality.  Because of the variety and ..read the full article

Following yesterday’s Rock Band 3 setlist announcement by Harmonix, Activision have released the full 105-song track list for DJ Hero 2.

There’s also a Facebook competition for UK DJ fans. “Every week from now until 21st September, fans will be presented with a “mashup of mashups” video from which participants will need to decipher what songs were used to create each mix,” say Activision. Prizes include “trips to see DJ Hero 2 artists perform live and professional DJ equipment.”

The ..read the full article

That’s right . . . what if? Get ready to laugh at this all too true parody of a great game – redone Activison style!!

TenaciousT & Mutterfudder over at Newgrounds has apparently wondered the exact same thing that none of us have.  What if Activision made Limbo 2?  So he made this hilarious video depiciting  just that.   Be in awe as they take the Limbo franchise to the next level in Limbo 2: The Bars Lowered <—CLICK ME

Not familiar ..read the full article

According to statistics collected and analyzed by the popular torrent blog TorrentFreak, StarCraft 2 is the most pirated game of 2010 so far, with over 260,000 copies downloaded illegally.

The data shows that close to 100,000 copies were downloaded via BitTorrent on the first day alone, which is an astonishing number of pirates all in one place. The data also points out that “50,000 people [are] actively sharing the game” at the time of writing.  2009′s piracy champion was Modern Warfare ..read the full article

Activision and Treyarch have today released a showreel of multiplayer footage from Call of Duty: Black Ops, which shows off just a few of the new weapons available in the game, including a brilliant-looking RC car bomb.

The footage looks similar to the multiplayer of Modern Warfare 2, but with the success of that game’s multiplayer you can hardly blame them. It looks just as engaging and exciting as before, and the cool-looking new weapons like the RC car and the ..read the full article

In its second quarter report released today, Activision announced that True Crime: Hong Kong has been delayed from its fall 2010 release into next year.

“Additionally, Activision Publishing has moved the anticipated release date for its upcoming open-world action title, True Crime: Hong Kong, from 2010 to 2011 in order to give the development team more time to deliver the high-quality entertainment experience they envision for the game,” Activision explained.

While we know it’s been pushed back ’til 2011, there’s no word ..read the full article

Activision and Bizarre Creations unveiled their latest Bond game at an event in London (of course!) recently. Luckily, we had our own debonair English secret agent covertly in attendance. Here’s what SCEE’s Keating – Barry Keating – observed at the reveal James Bond: Blood Stone for PS3.

While we may have to wait a little longer for the next installment in the James Bond series, gamers and Bond fans can take a quantity of solace in the fact that the suave ..read the full article

Activision and Bizarre Creations unveiled their latest Bond opus at a glittering event in London recently, so I thought I’d pop along for a peek at the latest – and very promising – 007outing. Dig in!

While we may have to wait a little longer for the next instalment in the James Bond series, gamers and Bond fans can take a quantity of solace in the fact that the suave super agent is getting the videogame treatment from blur ..read the full article

Starting tomorrow, Activision is giving you the chance to win a real-life 125i BMW Performance just for playing a game. It comes in Alpine White, features racing-style carbon trims, striking BMW Performance accent strips and, most significantly of all, the BMW Performance aerodynamic kit.

All you have to do to enter is download the blur demo from PlayStation Store and reach level 5. When you do so, you will automatically be entered into a prize draw to win this stellar ..read the full article

Activision announced today the sales of the Call of Duty series downloadable map packs, and as of June 30, 2010, the map packs have accounted for over 20 million units sold.

“The Call of Duty franchise is unique in the world of entertainment and delivers one of the best multiplayer experiences ever,” said Robert Kotick, CEO of Activision Blizzard. “We are thrilled to deliver to fans exciting and engaging content that has the intensity they have come to expect from the ..read the full article

If you’re a fan of special editions, well you better get your wallet ready for another hit. Buy.com today had listings for a “Prestige” and “Hardened” pack for Treyarch’s upcoming Call of Duty: Black Ops. The bundles were $149.99 and $79.99 respectively, with no contents announced.

This could be the first mistake Treyarch’s made during the production of Black Ops, if the recent listing is to be believed. No doubt the Infinity Ward keyboard warriors are mounting their valiant steeds of ..read the full article

Blizzard is and always has been a very PC orientated company. From World of Warcraft to Starcraft and everything in between. Well Blizzard is possibly looking to change that, if a recent interview with MCV is to be believed. Blizzard’s Vice President of Entertainment: Michael Ryder, said;

“Our heritage actually goes back to console, in the early years Blizzard made console games. It’s not the heritage, it’s the design decisions and what we think is best for our players.”

I actually ..read the full article

One of the most anticipated console titles of the year is getting a companion portable version. Call of Duty: Black Ops is being brought to the DS by developer n-Space, the same people who have brought previous versions of the franchise to the portable. The developer has been able to do some pretty great stuff with previous titles, making the shooter work on a handheld not known for shooter games.

N-Space is bringing that expertise to bear on Black Ops, keeping ..read the full article

One of the most exciting panels I saw at Comic Con was Marvel’s, where they unleashed more details about Spiderman: Shattered Dimensions.  After their morning panel, I made my way through the sea of people, costumed characters and nerds alike, and found myself in front of a huge booth for Shattered Dimensions.  All of the demo stations were filled with hungry gamers so I decided that It would be a perfect time to speak with producer Stephane Gravel.

Even cooler than ..read the full article

Could subs be coming to Activision’s Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2? No, not submarines– you wish– but subscriptions, something which company President and Chief Executive Officer Robert “Bobby” Kotick alluded to recently.

As he told the Wall Street Journal in an interview:

I would have Call of Duty be an online subscription service tomorrow. When you think about what the audience’s interests are and how you could really satisfy bigger audiences with more inspired, creative opportunities, I would ..read the full article

A handful of new details have surfaced about the upcoming GoldenEye game for the Wii, inculding the terrible, terrible news that Boris will not be in the game, as the story does not feature him.

The reason that the game will not include one of the best Bond characters is due to the fact that his role in the story ended up being too small, so they decided to omit him. It saddens me immensely as the person who I always ..read the full article

Well it’s a James Bond day it would appear. First we brought you nine new screenshots for Goldeneye on the Nintendo Wii, and now we have a brand new trailer for the recently announced James Bond: Blood Stone. I watched this trailer three or four times, and I was still pretty jaw to the floor over it.

The game reminds me a lot of The Bourne Conspiracy game that released for the Xbox 360. I’m pretty interested in this, although I ..read the full article

The box art for Treyarch’s upcoming Call of Duty: Black Ops has snuck its way into our internets, so here it is for all the world to see. It doesn’t blow me away, but I like the simplicity of it. And the dual guns look is always rad to see.

Call of Duty: Black Ops PS3 Cover

Call of Duty: Black Ops 360 Cover

Get to da Choppah! Video Counts Helicopters in Call of Duty: Black Ops Trailer New Call of Duty: ..read the full article