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Guitar Hero 4 World Tour?

The Press Release from Activision:
Santa Monica, CA – May 22, 2008 – When the house lights go down this fall, a new generation of axe shredders, drummers and fearless frontmen will come together and rock with Activision, Inc.’s (Nasdaq: ATVI) Guitar Hero® World Tour. The latest installment from the #1 best-selling video game franchise of […]

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Posted By: jackhammer | May 22nd

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Vivendi + Activision = Activision Blizzard

The companies behind Call of Duty and World of Warcraft are merging in a deal which could shake up the global video games industry.  Activision and Blizzard have said they will form “the world’s most profitable games business” in a deal worth $18.8bn (£9.15bn).
The video game industry generates more revenue than the filmed entertainment industry, […]

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Posted By: froosh | Dec 2nd

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Guitar Hero’s $115 Million First Week

This may be surprising, but based on the word of mouth this game has gotten since its first incarnation and the ease that non-musicians can play and master the game it seems like a no brainer… especially when gamers were getting excited when they first announced the songs that would be included!  This thing is […]

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Posted By: jackhammer | Nov 7th

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Activision in #1 Position with Guitar Hero

“Guitar Hero” has helped turn Activision Inc. into an entertainment-industry hero.
The popular video game helped the Santa Monica company swing into the No. 1 spot in video game sales for the first half of 2007, according to data released Monday by the NPD Group, a research firm.
Activision became the first independent publisher this decade to […]

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Posted By: froosh | Jul 24th

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X-Men game just in time for movie

With the release of the third chapter of the X-Men movies to be released in May, Activision has also planned the release of their new X-Men videogame.  This game will be a must for X-Men fans and will probably be as important as the movie itself.
The game will establish a link between the second movie and […]

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Posted By: phil | Apr 11th

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Game Developers Conference

Unlike E3, GDC is comprised of hundreds of conferences with a very small floor show.  All the coverage you need, here, read more.

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Posted By: Ashkan | Mar 27th

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