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Call Of Duty: Modern Warfare Beta Starts This Week

Posted By: Simone Ferrandoon: September 10, 2019In: Gaming, News, PC, PS4, Xbox OneTags: Activision, Call of Duty Modern Warfare2 Comments

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare beta will launch on PlayStation 4, Xbox One and PC. Though, this week, only PS4 owners will be able to play it. Indeed, the beta debuts on Sony’s console from September 12 to September 16. In the first two days, September 12 and September 13, the beta will be in […] Read more

Call Of Duty League Loses Team Reciprocity And Allegedly Gen.G And Luminosity

Posted By: Simone Ferrandoon: August 29, 2019In: eSports, Gaming, News, PS4Tags: Activision, callofdutyNo Comments

Call of Duty esports scene lost three high caliber teams. At least for this franchised World League inaugural season. Gen.G, Luminosity and Team Reciprocity, in fact, won’t take part in the tournament in 2020. The announcement for Team Reciprocity arrived with a tweet of the CEO Chard Larsson. After the players announced their free agents […] Read more

4SIDE Becomes Official Activision Distributor In Italy

Posted By: Alessandro Mascellinoon: August 21, 2019In: Gaming, NewsTags: Activision, gamesNo Comments

Technology distribution company Esprinet announced on Tuesday the acquisition of 51 per cent of 4Side, the official distributor of Activision Blizzard products in Italy. Together with the news of the buyout, 4SIDE has also announced that it has signed a four-year agreement for the management of Activision Blizzard’s physical distribution in Italy. Esprinet said the next […] Read more

Crash Team Racing: Nitro-Fueled Next Grand Prix Leaked

Posted By: Simone Ferrandoon: July 30, 2019In: Gaming, News, Nintendo, PS4, Switch, Xbox OneTags: Activision, CrashTeamRacingNo Comments

Crash Team Racing ’s Nitro Tour Grand Prix has just ended, but the next one is coming already. Although, Activision and Beenox didn’t announce anything yet, it has been a post on Reddit to leak an image of everything included in the next season. “Back N. Time” is the name of the upcoming Grand Prix that […] Read more

The Next Call of Duty Will Have a Single-Player Campaign

Posted By: Dylan Haason: February 18, 2019In: Tags: Activision, callofduty1 Comment

After an earnings call for Activision Blizzard’s Q4 of 2018 (in which it was announced that around 800 employees of the company would be laid off after months of rumors and no communication from higher-ups), we now have what seems to be a plan for the company’s largest and most popular franchise – Call of Duty. Here’s […] Read more

Activision Blizzard Lays Off Hundreds of Employees

Posted By: Scott Roepelon: February 12, 2019In: Tags: Activision, Blizzard1 Comment

Significant employee layoffs have begun at Activision Blizzard. The publisher announced this afternoon they will be letting go hundreds of staff members working within Activision, Blizzard, and King. A post on Blizzard’s website from president J. Allan Brack gave little detail about the layoffs at the publisher of Call of Duty, World of Warcraft, and […] Read more

Activision Issues Refund for Guitar Hero Live Players

Posted By: Kurt Perryon: February 11, 2019In: Tags: Activision, guitarheroliveNo Comments

Activision is offering complete refunds for those who purchased Guitar Hero Live after accusations of false advertising. Guitar Hero TV was a streaming service that took the game’s music library from a measly 42 songs up to 500. Whilst TV itself didn’t cost extra, it was advertised as a key part of Guitar Hero Live’s […] Read more

Activision-Blizzard Set To Lay Off Hundreds of Employees By Tuesday

Posted By: Jordan Zolanon: February 09, 2019In: Tags: Activision, Blizzard2 Comments

Activision-Blizzard will conduct major layoffs as soon as this Tuesday. The announcement has spurred a flurry of support throughout the industry. It was recently reported that the gaming titan was also hit with a giant class-action lawsuit. The impending layoffs are just another sign that things in the industry aren’t so rosy. Industry insiders are […] Read more

Bungie Splits from Activision, Acquires Rights to Destiny

Posted By: Scott Roepelon: January 10, 2019In: Tags: Activision, Destiny1 Comment

Bungie and Activision are ending their nearly nine-year-long partnership together. In an announcement today, the developers said all publishing rights for Destiny will be owned by Bungie. “Today, we’re announcing plans for Bungie to assume full publishing rights and responsibilities for the Destiny franchise. Going forward, Bungie will own and develop the franchise, and Activision […] Read more

Call Of Duty Returning To Its Roots In 2017

Posted By: Jason Greenon: February 18, 2017In: Gaming, News, PC, PS4, Xbox OneTags: Activision, callofduty4 Comments

Call of Duty is the most successful video game franchise of all time. With yearly installments and three developers working on three separate games, it constantly remains the best selling game of each year. In 2007 Call of Duty went from WWII, the setting it was founded in, to the modern times. COD: Modern Warfare was a […] Read more