Activision announces first Modern Warfare 2 DLC pack – UPDATED
With all the ruckus at Infinity Ward lately — the Modern Warfare 2 developer’s two studio heads were removed from the corporate offices earlier this month for “gross insubordination” against parent...
View ArticleFired Infinity Ward developers sign with CAA
Vince Zampella and Jason West, the recently fired head honchos from the Encino-based Infinity Ward, are taking their work to Hollywood's biggest talent representatives, the Creative Artists Agency, in...
View ArticleModern Warfare 2 players to get Double XP weekend on Xbox Live
One of the more unfortunate developments in modern multiplayer is the tendency to lock most of the available weapons, characters and maps behind an RPG-like experience system. This sort of scheme was...
View ArticleInfinity Ward loses two more long-serving staff members
The fallout at Infinity Ward continues as two more key staff members have left the studio. Todd Alderman, an eight year veteran of the studio, and lead designer, is thought to have resigned…
View ArticleActivision fires back at former Infinity Ward co-heads with hefty countersuit
In response to the lawsuit filed by fired Infinity Ward co-heads, Jason West and Vince Zampella, Activision has decided to file a suit of their own. The countersuit claims that West and Zampella...
View ArticleEx-IW execs form Respawn Entertainment
It seems we’ll finally see some sort of closure about the Infinity Ward/Activision mess: Ex-Infinity Ward leads Jason West and Vince Zampella, who recently signed with Creative Artists Agency, have...
View ArticleActivision blogger speaks to disgruntled fans, confirms three new Call of...
Activision plans to release three new Call of Duty titles within the next two years, Activision blogger Dam Amrich confirmed.
View ArticleActivision sued by 38 Infinity Ward employees for unpaid royalties
If facing a lawsuit from the former Infinity Ward management team, and a continuing exodus of staff wasn’t enough for Activision to deal with, yesterday 38 Infinity Ward employees banded together and...
View ArticleActivision Publishing exec Mike Griffith resigns
CEO and president of Activision Publishing Mike Griffith has resigned, Activision Blizzard announced. Although his resignation went into effect April 23, he will continue as vice-chairman of Activision...
View ArticleModern Warfare 2 subscription message “just a glitch”
A video circulating the internet resparked rumors that Activision might implement a pay-to-play plan for Call of Duty multiplayer. Uploaded on YouTube, the video shows an Xbox Live message titled...
View ArticleThoughts: Call of Duty: Black Ops
Nothing stops the gaming world in its tracks like a Call of Duty release. Other franchises don’t even try to compete head-on, they either release games weeks beforehand or push them back, to…
View ArticleMW2 broken on the PS3, it’s recommended you “play exclusively with friends”
With the release of Black Ops the older Call of Duty games haven’t gotten a lot of coverage, but they remain popular with gamers thanks to a strong multiplayer component and huge player…
View ArticleRaven Software and Sledgehammer Games asked to help traumatized Infinity Ward...
Although Infinity Ward was responsible for one of the best-selling game titles in history with Modern Warfare 2, the departure of studio founders Vince Zampella and Jason West — alongside the open...
View ArticleCall of Duty Elite unveiled, requires a monthly subscription fee
There has been a lot of talk and speculation as to Activision Blizzard adding “premium online features” to the Call of Duty games, and whether that would mean gamers having to pay a…
View ArticleCall of Duty Elite subscription includes TV series
In order to get gamers to pay a subscription to play an FPS there has to be some seriously good incentives. For Call of Duty Elite, I think it’s going to take more…
View ArticleCall of Duty Elite beta has 2 million signed up already
When Activision confirmed that Modern Warfare 3 would also introduce premium online features and a subscription option last month, the comments on our coverage painted a very clear picture: lots of you...
View ArticleThe most controversial moments in Call of Duty history
It’s said that there’s no such thing as bad press. People by nature are curious, especially when it’s something that we deem shocking; you’ve seen how quickly traffic slows at the sight of…
View ArticleActivision pays $42 million to MW2 Infinity Ward employees
It may seem like a distant memory now, but back in March 2010 things really kicked off inside game developer Infinity Ward. Activision removed the developer’s president Jason West and CEO Vince Zampella,…
View ArticleAcitvision vs. West and Zampella reaches settlement
Following two delays, the multi-billion dollar Call of Duty lawsuit between Activision Blizzard Inc. and Jason West and Vincent Zampella will no longer be going to trial. The two parties have instead...
View ArticleInfinity Ward posts image of branded Xi3 Piston Steam Box
Valve has made a clear statement that it sees the future of gaming happening on Linux, and so we have a Steam for Linux client already in use by thousands of gamers. But…
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