According to this Kotaku report, next weekend means double XP for those owning the limited edition.
Both PC and 360 versions get the boost. The event runs from midnight PST on December 5 to December 12.
If you’ve got the 360 edition, you need to make sure it’s fully activated, and you only get the bonus if [...]
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CoD: WaW LE owners getting double XP this weekend
November 26th, 2008 · Comments Off
Tags: Action · Activision Blizzard · Call of Duty: World at War · PC · Shooter · Xbox 360 · cod 5 · cod: waw · double xp · treyarch
Japanese financial rag says gaming market is “melancholy”
November 25th, 2008 · Comments Off
In an article titled The Melancholy of Cool Japan, the Nikkei Shimbun’s argued that the decreasing relevance of the Japanese games industry on the world stage can be partially blamed on the American nationality of gaming’s biggest publishers, EA and Activision.
Adding to the general malaise, says the piece, is that 30-something gamers are too busy [...]
Tags: Activision Blizzard · Development · EA · Japan · nikkei shimbun
Blizzard celebrates WoW’s fourth birthday with small bears
November 23rd, 2008 · Comments Off
According to this Kotaku report, Blizzard’s given all WoW players a baby bear to celebrate the game’s fourth birthday, which is today.
To get the treat, log out then log back in again. There you go: a little bear. Enjoy.
Tags: Activision Blizzard · MMO · Mac · PC · RPG · World of Warcraft · bear · birthday
Banjo XBLA and CoD content available on Xbox.com [Updated]
November 22nd, 2008 · Comments Off
The Rare remake of Banjo’s first outing is available to download from this page on Xbox.com right now, a full six days before it’s scheduled release next Wednesday.
The game costs 1200 MS Points and is 48Mb in size.
Also, the The M1A1 Carbine Rifle that was free for Call of Duty: World at War pre-orders can [...]
Tags: Activision Blizzard · Banjo XBLA · Call of Duty: World at War · Hot · Microsoft · Xbox 360 · Xbox Live · cod5 · cod: waw · rare · treyarch
DJ Hero to involve Tiesto, out summer 2009
November 21st, 2008 · Comments Off
This CVG piece reckons Acti-Blizz’s DJ Hero is going to involve everyone’s favourite trance-loving spaceman, Tiesto.
The news comes from a Tiesto fan newsletter, apparently.
“We are proud to announce that Tiësto has teamed up with the game developer Activision and their latest project DJ Hero,” reads the newsletter.
Activision will release a special Tiesto edition of DJ [...]
Tags: Activision Blizzard · Hot · PS3 · Rhythm action · Xbox 360 · dj hero · tiesto
CoD: World ar War PC mod tools released
November 21st, 2008 · Comments Off
Activision’s put out mod tools for the latest Call of Duty, World at War. The 1.1Gb download – get it from FileShack – contains everything you should need to make your own levels and game modes for the PC version.
Only you know if you care. Hit the link if you do.
Tags: Action · Activision Blizzard · Call of Duty: World at War · PC · Shooter · cod 5 · cod: waw · mod · treyarch
Blizzard: We are not threatened by EA and The Old Republic
November 20th, 2008 · Comments Off
Blizzard COO Paul Sams has told VG247 that the prospect of a Star Wars BioWare MMO in the shape of The Old Republic isn’t threatening to his firm.
“No, we don’t feel threatened by them,” he said. “We actually think that having additional players in the market is positive, because it’s going to introduce a broader [...]
Tags: Activision Blizzard · EA · Hot · MMO · PC · RPG · Star Wars The Old Republic · World of Warcraft · bioware · paul sams
Wrath of the Lich King sells 2.8 million in 24 hours
November 20th, 2008 · Comments Off
Blizzard’s confirmed that Wrath of the Lich King has sold 2.8 million copies in 24 hours to become the fastest selling PC game ever.
The WoW expansion beat the 2.4 million units sold by previous add-on The Burning Crusade in 2007.
“We’re grateful for the incredible support that players around the world have continued to show for [...]
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CoD: World at War is UK’s third fastest selling game ever
November 18th, 2008 · Comments Off
According to this MCV piece, Call of Duty: World at War is the UK’s third fastest selling game of all time.
The shooter debuted at number one in the British charts for the week ending November 15.
Between it and Wrath of the Lich King, Activision Blizzard games accounted for 25 percent of all boxed product sold [...]
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No plans to change WoW pricing in the US, says Morhaime
November 17th, 2008 · Comments Off
Speaking to MTV at the Wrath of the Lich King launch this week, Blizzard boss Mike Morhaime said that the American subs rate for World of Warcraft won’t be changing in the US any time soon.
“The monthly rate for WoW in the United States has not changed, and we’re not planning any changes to it,” [...]
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