Blizzard Entertainment and Valve today announced an agreement over the use of DOTA trademarks in which Valve will continue to use DOTA and DOTA 2 commercially and Blizzard will use DOTA non-commercially in Warcraft III and Starcraft II. The terms of the agreement were not released. “Both Blizzard and Valve recognize that, at the end [...] Continue Reading »
We missed a tiny blurb in the Prototype 2 launch press release way down at the end that says the PC version will be available on July 24th of this year. There doesn’t seem to be any explanation on why this happened at the moment. This particular press release is so full of promotional language [...] Continue Reading »
Two new Prototype 2 videos were released today, one featuring a new ability that allows James to control a pack of brawlers and the other a nice live action trailer. Prototype 2 releases next week. “The sequel to Radical Entertainment’s best-selling open-world action game of 2009, PROTOTYPE 2 takes the unsurpassed carnage of the original [...] Continue Reading »
Activision released a new “tank mayhem” video, highlighting tank capabilities in the upcoming sequel by Radical Entertainment. “Prototype 2 continues the shape-shifting, open-world action franchise, this time focusing on Sgt. James Heller and his mission to destroy Prototype’s original anti-hero, Alex Mercer.” Continue Reading »
Activision will be hosting a free weekend for Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 on Steam, which begins tomorrow at 10AM Pacific Time. Interested players can begin pre-loading now. The game was released on November 8th of last year. “The best-selling first person action series of all-time returns with the epic sequel to multiple “Game [...] Continue Reading »
Activision today announced the launch of Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3, which is now available worldwide. "Activision’s Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 kicked off its worldwide invasion at midnight as gamers crashed launch parties at over 13,000 retailers from Sydney to London to New York City, intent on being among the first to [...] Continue Reading »
A new trailer for Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 was released today, giving viewers more background on the single-player portion of the upcoming sequel by Infinity Ward. "The all-new single player trailer for Call of Duty®: Modern Warfare® 3. In the world's darkest hour, are you willing to do what is necessary? Prepare yourself [...] Continue Reading »
A new Prototype 2 video was released today, outlining combat changes and enhancements in the upcoming sequel by Radical Entertainment. "Prototype 2 continues the shape-shifting, open-world action franchise, this time focusing on Sgt. James Heller and his mission to destroy Prototype's original anti-hero, Alex Mercer." Continue Reading »
Activision today announced the release of "Annihilation" for "Call of Duty: Black Ops", the third DLC pack for the FPS sequel by Treyarch. "Fans have logged billions of hours in Call of Duty: Black Ops since its record-setting debut in 2010. Annihilation packs four of the most varied and intense Black Ops maps to date, [...] Continue Reading »
Activision today announced "Call of Duty: Black Ops Annihilation", the third content pack for the FPS that will launch first for Xbox LIVE customers on June 28. No release date for the PC or PS3 version has been announced yet. "Black Ops continues to draw millions of gamers online globally, logging billions of gameplay hours [...] Continue Reading »
Activision released a new trailer for "Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3", which debuted during the NBA playoff game last night. The new sequel is scheduled to be released on November 8. "Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 is the newest instalment in Activision Publishing, Inc.'s (Nasdaq: ATVI) #1 first person action series and is [...] Continue Reading »
Activision and Treyarch today announced the release of "First Strike", a DLC pack for "Call of Duty: Black Ops". To celebrate the release, a double XP weekend began today. "Call of Duty®: Black Ops First Strike, published by Activision Publishing, Inc. and developed by Treyarch, is now available worldwide for Windows® PC. The first DLC [...] Continue Reading »
"Call of Duty: Black Ops" is Amazon's Gold Box deal of the day at 33% off for both the PC and console versions. "The follow up to the Best Selling Game of All Time, Call of Duty: Black Ops is an entertainment experience that will take you to conflicts across the globe, as elite Black [...] Continue Reading »
Today is of course the launch date for the "Cataclysm" expansion for "World of Warcraft", which adds a variety of new content to the popular MMORPG. "In World of Warcraft: Cataclysm, the corrupted Dragon Aspect Deathwing has returned, and the world has been reshaped by the devastation left in his wake. In an effort to [...] Continue Reading »
In a perfect world, where money wasn't the bottom line, we'd close the picture book on Call of Duty with Black Ops. We'd tell our lovely grandchildren that that's where it ended, and no one minded, but that just isn't going to happen. Do I want a Modern Warfare 3 from a developer who suffered [...] Continue Reading »
