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News In Case You Care: There's Going To Be Another Prototype Game
Remember 2009, when similar-looking super hero titles launched on the PlayStation 3? Those games were Prototype and inFamous
Many forum topics debated which game would come out "the winner", but it wasn't long before people totally forgot about Prototype, succumbing to inFamous' brilliance. A sequel to inFamous was announced at E3 this...
News Oh Good, More Publishers Tease Their VGA Announcements
This is getting pretty boring now
Is it really necessary for every publisher to release extremely obscure teasers for their VGA announcements? We get that they want to build hype, but good grief — there's been one of these every single day and the awards event is still a good three weeks away. No, we don't know what Activision's "Murder Your...
News Infinity Ward "Reconstructed" According To Vivendi Boss
Remember Infinity Ward? The guys that brought you Call Of Duty? Yeah, we'd almost forgotten too, particularly after all the hoopla that went on earlier in the year
According to Vivendi — which has a controlling interest in Activision Blizzard — the studio is still very much around, albeit in "reconstructed" form. The Treyarch studio,...
News Bungie Seek Beta Testers For Secret Project
Bungie, the guys that made Halo an enormous brand, are working on a new project -- and it's coming to PlayStation 3
Not much is known about the studio's next game, though Activision have locked up publishing duties. Those of you who'd like to be in on Bungie's next big thing can enlist on the studio's forums. Apparently the team are looking for...
Treyarch's announced that it's released a new update for Call Of Duty: Black Ops on the PlayStation 3
The changes are pretty minimal this time, offering some improvements to matchmaking and leaderboard tracking. The PlayStation 3 version also has some "anti-friends list" spamming features. No idea what that is, but apparently it'll improve...
News Tony Hawk: Shred Scrapes Just 3,000 Sales In US Launch Week
Tony Hawk: Shred, the second game to utilise Activision's board peripheral, has bombed at retail -- scoring just 3,000 sales in its US launch week
According to Cowan & Company , the game was "a virtual no-show" at retail. We definitely think it's time to craft a Tony Hawk title true to the franchise's roots.</em>
News Activision "Exploring Options" Over The Future Of Bizarre Creations
Activision's released a statement claiming they are "exploring options" over the future of Bizarre Creations after the Internet exploded this afternoon with claims of the studio's closure
The rumours kicked off on GiantBomb when they cited sources claiming that Bizarre Creations will be going through a 90-day consultation period, statutory...
News Transformers: War For Cybertron Gets The Sequel Treatment
There will be a new entry in the Transformers: War For Cybertron story-arc in 2012
The first War For Cybertron launched earlier this year and was well received due to its reverence for the original Transformers plot and characters. It was also pretty fun to play, but it did have some difficulty and technical issues. Nothing a sequel can't fix...
News Treyarch Promises Call Of Duty: Black Ops Update For PlayStation 3 Owners
Treyarch's detailed a list of updates heading to Call Of Duty: Black Ops on the PlayStation 3
The pipeline updates, posted by community manager Josh Olin, include improved matchmaking, host selection, tweaks to the party functionality and fixes for erroneous weekly and monthly leaderboards statistics. There's more information through here.
News Call Of Duty: Black Ops Shifts 1.4 Million Units On Day One In The UK
MCV's gone live with some numbers for Call Of Duty: Black Ops' first 24 hours on sale
According to the site Black Ops sold 1.4 million units in its first day on sale in the UK, raking in £58 million in revenue. Activision revealed yesterday that Black Ops sold 5.6 million units over its first day in the USA and UK, leaving about 4.2 million sales...
News Call Of Duty DLC To Be Activision's "Largest Digital Offering Ever" In 2011
Activision's Thomas Tippl has told an audience at an industry conference in New York that 2011 will bring the company's "largest digital offering ever" in the form of Call Of Duty DLC
Over-priced map packs are what you always wanted, right? Still, Tippl's remarks support comments made by publishing CEO Eric Hirshberg, when he claimed last week that...
News Call Of Duty: Black Ops Launch Makes Activision Lots & Lots & Lots Of Money
Guess what readers? Call Of Duty: Black Ops made a lot of money within its first 24 hours on sale
The Treyarch developed shooter eclipsed Modern Warfare 2's sales records, scoring the world's largest entertainment launch with opening day revenue of $360 million in the US and UK alone. The total destroyed Modern Warfare 2's margin of $310 million...
Rumour Sledgehammer's Call Of Duty To Take Place In Space...
Why not?!
.. Because they've got to top that stupid Modern Warfare 2 plot somehow! Call Of Duty: Black Ops has hardly had time to settle on store shelves but already Gamasutra's running a rumour that suggests Sledgehammer will take the CoD franchise into space next year. Sledgehammer have been pretty public about their work with the Call Of Duty...
News Call Of Duty: Black Ops Is Out Now!
So, regardless of your current location in the world, you should be able to buy a copy of Call Of Duty: Black Ops
The latest in the franchise from Treyarch has been all over the media for the past 24 hours, and now we can finally play it. We want to know if you went to a midnight launch, if you've booked the day off work and what your first...
News Spoilers: The First Fifteen Minutes Of Call Of Duty: Black Ops Hit The 'Net
The first fifteen minutes of Call Of Duty: Black Ops have hit the 'Net
If you can't wait the five or so hours required to actually, y'know, buy the game, then we've embedded the footage after the jump. Obviously, if you want to go into the game fresh then don't watch this footage. It's unbelievable how people will actively watch a video labelled...
News Stream London's Call Of Duty: Black Ops Launch Event Live
If you're not sad social enough to head down to London's massive Call Of Duty: Black Ops launch event tonight, don't worry: Activision's streaming the whole thing on their Facebook page
They're also pledging to upload plenty of images and information from the premiere which is set to feature plenty of celebrities and nerds fans. Heck, even the BBC...
News Call Of Duty: Black Ops Price-War Begins In The UK
Price of Duty
We've noticed a fair bit of traffic coming into PushSquare via the search phrase "Where can I get Call Of Duty: Black Ops cheap?" Seeing as it's the time of year when every supermarket and mainstream retailer tries to undercut each other, we thought we'd give you a helping hand. The cheapest price for Call Of Duty: Black Ops seems to...
News This Live Action Call Of Duty: Black Ops Commercial Is Either Amazing Or Terrible
There's a soldier in all of us apparently
At least, that's the point this live action Call Of Duty: Black Ops advertisement is trying to get across. It features Jimmy Kimmel and Kobe Bryant. They are people you've probably heard of if you live in North America. (Honestly, we do know who they are here in Britain. Just about.) The thing about the...
News Activision Confirms New Transformers, X-Men & Hero Titles Are On The Way Next Year
Transformers: War For Cybertron was a good game, but it lacked the polish to carry it through the year
We played it obsessively for about three weeks, but we haven't touched it since. Still, it feels like there's a great Transformers game dying to get out of Activision, so it's great to see them commit to another game in the franchise. As well as a...
News Fancy Grabbing Call Of Duty: Black Ops For ?7.99?
If you're in the UK, then you'll know that it's around this time of year when retailers fight over who can sell the biggest video games for the lowest prices
It looks like Call Of Duty: Black Ops is the game to spark pricing fisticuffs this year, with HMV offering the game for a lowly £7.99 when you trade in EA's Medal Of Honor. Considering Black...
News Call Of Duty: Black Ops Gets Censored In Japan
Square Enix -- who are bizarrely handling publishing duties on Call Of Duty: Black Ops in Japan -- have confirmed that certain elements of the localized first-person shooter will be cut in order for the title to see release
This includes Nazi references, as well as a particularly brutal interrogation scene. The game's due worldwide next week. Get...
News James Bond 007: Blood Stone Gets Launch Trailer, Still Looks Exciting To Us
We suppose we have a weakness to anything with James Bond on the cover
The last PlayStation 3 Bond game, Quantum Of Solace, was pretty rubbish. But we still found ourselves ploughing in the 30 hours or so needed to get the Platinum trophy. It's because it's got Bond on the box. Even though Activision appears dead-set on burying James Bond 007: Blood...
News Call Of Duty: Black Ops' Launch Trailer Is Actually 101% AMAZING
Well Treyarch, take your seat on the throne
Looks like you've earned your place in the Call Of Duty elite. We still need to actually, y'know, play Call Of Duty: Black Ops to make sure but, man, we don't think we've ever been this excited for a Call Of Duty game. Infinity Ward — certainly as we knew them — are gone, and it looks like it's time...
News Call Of Duty: Black Ops Multiplayer Maps Titled In Leaked Screenshot
Call Of Duty fans are crazy
They play one game all year round — imagine that! As such, they're itching for information about Call Of Duty: Black Ops, and we've got some information on the game's multiplayer maps. Just the titles for now, mind. Enjoy!</em>
News Call Of Duty: Black Ops' Protagonist Actually Says Words
Has a Call Of Duty protagonist ever talked? We're sure they have, but we can't think of particular instance
Sure, Soap ended up talking in Modern Warfare 2, but we don't think he ever said anything when he was the main character of Call Of Duty 4: Modern Warfare. Either way, as far as we can remember, Call Of Duty protagonists are pretty mute. Call...
News Call Of Duty: Black Ops' "Gun Game" Multiplayer Playlist Looks Like A Ton Of Fun
In "Gun Game" - one of Call Of Duty: Black Ops' new multiplayer game types - every kill matters
Not for your precious KDR or XP statistics, but because every kill rewards you with a new weapon. This new footage which has leaked onto YouTube shows the new game-type in action, and it looks like a ton of fun. The player starts of with a pistol before...
News James Bond 007: Blood Stone To Hit UK Retailers On November 5th
That's soon, right? We knew James Bond 007: Blood Stone was slated for this year, but it always felt like it was some way off
Mainly because the game only got announced a couple of months ago and, despite countless developer videos, not a lot's been said about the game. Still, it's out in two weeks according to VG247. The site also claims that...
News Expect The Following From Call Of Duty: Black Ops' Multiplayer Component...
InsideXBOX (we know, we know) recently got to head down to Treyarch to get a good look at Call Of Duty: Black Ops' multiplayer component -- despite the publication's affiliation with the "enemy", we thought you guys would appreciate the info too
There's plenty of footage in the trailer, including some background on design decisions and some welcome...
News DJ Hero 2 Drops Beats Bigger Than Bombs, Reviews Go GaGa!
The first DJ Hero 2 reviews are in and it's all love from what we can see
Eurogamer's plumped up a juicy fat 9, as have IGN UK and Destructoid. The Metacritic's currently sitting pretty with an average score of 90; and they say the music genre's dead right? DJ Hero 2 is out this week. Who's picking it up?
News If There's One Element Of James Bond 007: Blood Stone That's Going To Be Amazing...
.. It'll be the car sequences
With a studio like Bizarre Creations at the helm, there's absolutely no way the racing segments fail. This is their bread and butter. James Bond 007: Blood Stone continues to look really interesting to us. We're big Bond fans and we even enjoyed the last 007 game, Quantum Of Solace. Bizarre's a great studio, hopefully...
Rumour Is This Call Of Duty: Black Ops' Zombie Component?
Leaked
Call Of Duty: Black Ops' zombie mode was only recently confirmed by Activision, but footage of the mode is already hitting the Internet. The ten minute video, embedded after the jump, appears to show someone playing a slice of the new game's zombie component. Given how much of this game is leaking right now, we're going to say it's real...
News Grab This Call Of Duty: Black Ops Multiplayer Footage Before Activision Pull It
Call Of Duty: Black Ops isn't out for a few more weeks
As such, Activision want to keep the content a surprise. So YouTube videos of people playing the game don't go down to well with the PR folks over at Acti's head-office. As such, you should digest this footage as quickly as you can. Don't say we didn't warn you if a big "This content has...
News Rapala Pro Bass Fishing Flops into Europe's Net on October 29th
Fish are friends, not food
Whilst we wait for Japanese fishing RPG Tsuritore, there's another scaly simulator on the way in the form of Rapala Pro Bass Fishing, swimming its way to Europe on October 29th. Already released in North America, the game comes with its own proprietary wireless rod controller but is also fully compatible with Move for all...
News Call Of Duty: Black Ops Story Trailer Looks Mighty Inviting
Guess what game is out today in America? EA's Medal Of Honor
Guess who's decided to release a story trailer for their own first-person shooter? Activision. Cue bombastic action and big guns in this Call Of Duty: Black Ops story trailer. We have a feeling this will be the best Call Of Duty campaign since Call Of Duty 4: Modern Warfare. Then again,...
News Singularity Developer Raven Hit With Lay-Offs
According to a report on Kotaku this arvo (read it in an Australian accent, it works - we think), Raven Software has dismissed 40 employees
The studio behind one of this year's best shooters, Singularity, is thought to be working on the next batch of Call Of Duty DLC. Yeah, life sucks right? Activision commented that Raven is "realigning its...
News Call Of Duty: Black Ops Pre-Orders Surpass Modern Warfare 2 At US Retailer GameStop
GameStop's dropped the first hints of what we can expect sales-wise from Treyarch's Call Of Duty: Black Ops when it drops next month
The US retailer's reporting that pre-orders for the latest Call Of Duty have already out-stripped the previous game; with the big hype machine still to kick in. According to the chain's SVP Bob McKenzie the title has...
News European DJ Hero 2 Bundles To Include A Free Copy Of The Original Game
Activision's confirmed that European copies of the DJ Hero 2 bundle - both the turn-table and party sets - will come with an additional bonus while stocks last: a copy of the original DJ Hero game
That means if you're coming into the series fresh, you'll start out with a whopping 170 mixes. Not bad, right? The problem is, both bundles are still...
News Call Of Duty: Black Ops Boasts An Extra Dimension For Those With Compatible TVs
Activision's announced that the upcoming Call Of Duty: Black Ops will launch with 3D television support for those with compatible home theater set-ups
The functionality will be available out of the box via an options screen. It's a neat little bonus for those with 3D TVs and a particularly surprising announcement (who though CoD would go 3D eh?)...
News Do You Like Watching Cars Drive In Circles? Then You'll Like NASCAR: The Game 2011!
Here's the debut trailer for the recently announced NASCAR: The Game 2011 from Activision and Eutechnyx
It's heavy on CGI, but from what we could tell, there are cars driving around an oval circuit. Which is really all you need for NASCAR. This trailer has some cool audio work, mind. We hope that's represented in the final product. What else do you...
News Call Of Duty: Black Ops' Multiplayer Customisation Looks Awesome
Treyarch are doing a lot with this year's Call Of Duty title
By incorporating currency and creation mechanics, players will be able to develop their own online identity when playing Call Of Duty: Black Ops — which is very exciting to us. In games of this kind, there's always the want to show off. Now you'll be able to do so with custom emblems,...
News Activision & Eutechnyx Announce NASCAR: The Game 2011
After much ado about, erm, something; Activision has announced that they will be rebooting the NASCAR franchise with NASCAR: The Game 2011
EA previously held the racing license, but decided to terminate their affiliation with the American past-time. Most interestingly, the game will be developed here in the UK by Eutechnyx - a British studio with a...
News Move Is Not a Peripheral Killer, says Activision Boss
Surprise surprise
Move can become a huge number of in-game items – not shovels or whips though, remember – but that doesn't mean Activision boss Bobby Kotick is worried it spells the end for his company's wide array of plastic gameplay enhancers. Speaking to Edge Online, Kotick said that although Move offers some fantastic experiences it can't...
News Call Of Duty: Black Ops Is Set To Get "New Zombie Experiences"
After numerous rumours, Treyarch's finally decided to lift the lid on Call Of Duty: Black Ops' zombie component
The studio describes the "anticipated feature" as one of COD's "worst kept secrets" — which is becoming a catch all for any announcement which gets leaked early. "Zombies have been such a hit with our community...
News Call Of Duty: Black Ops Is Going To Have Zombies In It, Ok?!
Strategy guide publishers Brady Games are the latest to say, "Yo, Call Of Duty: Black Ops is going to have zombies in it
" Retailers had already kinda let the cat out of the bag earlier in the year; but now the game's official strategy guide blurb makes a note of the "relentless Nazi zombie horde." Boom. Boom. Boom. 'Cited?
News Right, Here's Every Single Song/Mix You'll Find In DJ Hero 2
Activision's just sent us a press release that's got us screaming like the little PopJustice fanboys we are -- every single mix in DJ Hero 2's roster
Squeeeeee. It looks so good. There's a bit of Tiesto, bit of Guetta, and plenty of GaGa. Hell yes folks. Hit the jump for the full shebang. S'gonna be great. The game's gonna be available in a range of...
News Check Out Bond Kicking Some Ass In The New Blood Stone Trailer
Say what you will about Bizarre Creations upcoming Bond product, James Bond 007: Blood Stone, they seem to have all the right elements in place to make a really faithful product
There's shooting, stealth, driving and, as detailed in this trailer, hand-to-hand combat. If they can get all the gameplay elements to mesh well, they could have a really...
News Bungie Developing New Engine For Activision Project
Bungie's announced that they've started work on a new engine for their next multiplatform project for Activision
Brian Jarrard told Develop that Bungie "don't want to develop a game off someone else's IP" and as such will be constructing their own technology in the same way. According to Jarrard, the engine's already in its early stages:...
News Call Of Duty: Black Ops Gets Body Parts Cut In Japan
In Japan, you will not see parts of human beings been blown apart in Call Of Duty: Black Ops
That's because the game's been issued a CERO Z rating (think adults rating) with the "brutal or grotesque portrayal" of limbs removed. Boom. That's the end of that. Of course Japanese lurkers, it's worth noting that the PlayStation 3 is region...
News Listen To Bizarre Creations Say Positive Things About James Bond 007: Blood Stone
James Bond 007: Blood Stone is going to be out later in the year, and it sounds like quite an exciting package
It's a brand new story; with shooting, stealth and driving and there's multiplayer. According to Bizarre, the multiplayer's designed for 16-players, and is based around team objectives. Hopefully this makes use of Blood Stone's various...
News So Blood Drive's Like A Multiplatform Twisted Metal Then... Whatever!
Activision's announced a November release date for their car-combat title, Blood Drive, and
.. We don't really care. Ok, ok, so it's unlikely to amount to anything amazing without the guidance of David Jaffe, but whatever, we suppose it could be cool. Afterall, there has been a serious lack of car combat games in recent years. Blood Drive sounds a...
