Why music video games aren’t dead
Music video games such as Activision Blizzard’s Guitar Hero and Electronic Arts/MTV/Harmonix’s Rock Band were among gaming’s fastest-growing sectors a few years ago, soaring...
The DeanBeat column: Stopping to think about the culture of bloodlust
Welcome to the front lines of gaming. I’ve been covering the game industry on a day-to-day basis for about 15 years, mainly by immersing...
Retail video game sales plunge 23 percent in August
The summer has been something of a nightmare for the sales of video games in U.S. retail stores. In August, the trend continued as...
Call of Duty consumes the time of four or five Activision studios (video)
Dave Stohl is one of the guys who decides how many developers Activision Blizzard puts to work on its Call of Duty games. With Call of...
Paintball arena recreates multiplayer map from Call of Duty game (video)
Call of Duty fans were greeted to a “life imitates art” moment at the Call of Duty XP event this week in Los Angeles....
Here’s what the lucky bastards got to do at Call of Duty XP event (photo gallery)
The Call of Duty XP event took place in a giant hangar on Friday and Saturday in Los Angeles. It was the place to...
Activision boss on what puts Call of Duty in a class by itself (video)
Eric Hirshberg, the president and chief executive of Activision Publishing ( a division of Activision Blizzard), is treating 6,000 Call of Duty fans to...
Die-hard fans offer verdict on Modern Warfare 3 multiplayer (video)
The fans that showed up at the Call of Duty XP in Los Angeles are a pretty dedicated lot. Many flew to the event...
Call of Duty Elite social network will be deeply integrated with Modern Warfare 3
Activision Blizzard unveiled more details about its Call of Duty Elite social network today at its Call of Duty XP extravaganza in Los Angeles....
Activision exec argues that Call of Duty can keep growing its audience (video)
Call of Duty: Black Ops set new records for sales at its debut last November, making it the world’s most popular video game. Can...