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Call of Duty: Ghosts looks a lot like ‘Gravity’ at the end of its launch trailer

Posted byby Jeff Grubb
October 21, 2013
2 min

Perennial hit shooter Call of Duty is about to begin a new chapter in its long-running legacy, and publisher Activision and developer Infinity Ward are celebrating its impending launch with a new gameplay trailer that shows off some of its most exciting moments.

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GamesBeat weekly roundup: Ubisoft delays Watch Dogs, times are still uneasy at Zynga, and mobile games soar in value

Posted byby GamesBeat
October 18, 2013
3 min

This week, Ubisoft delays two of its next-gen launch games (Watch Dogs and The Crew) perilously close to the new console launch dates, mobile...

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GamesBeat weekly roundup: Square Enix creates its own Kickstarter service, Activision allowed to buy itself for $8.17B

Posted byby GamesBeat
October 11, 2013
3 min

This week, the Delaware supreme court will permit publisher Activision to buy parent company’s Vivendi’s stake in the biz for $8.17 billion, Grand Theft...

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How clans will connect Call of Duty: Ghosts players across platforms (except Wii U)

Posted byby Jeff Grubb
October 10, 2013
1 min

Clans in Call of Duty: Ghosts are cross-platform, but that doesn't mean Xbox 360 players will have to evade PC gamers in matches.

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Delaware Supreme Court will allow $8.17 billion Activision/Vivendi deal to proceed

Posted byby Jeff Grubb
October 10, 2013
1 min

Activision chief executive Bobby Kotick and his investment partners will take over nearly a quarter of the publisher at a discount.

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Bryan Ekman's mech is bigger than your mech (interview)

Posted byby Dean Takahashi
October 10, 2013
5 min

You can think about your mech as a walking tank with benefits.

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Preorder Destiny on Amazon, get beta access (updated)

Posted byby Mike Minotti
October 1, 2013
1 min

You can play Bungie's upcoming online first-person shooter in early 2014 with beta access.

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Blizzard trademarks Heroes of the Storm (next World of Warcraft expansion?)

Posted byby Mike Minotti
September 30, 2013
1 min

Blizzard, the gaming giant responsible for megafranchises like Warcraft, Starcraft, and Diablo, has filed a trademark for “Heroes of the Storm.” Blizzard’s AJ Park did the actual filing in New Zealand, according to PCGamesN. Park also helped orchestrate the trademarking for recent Blizzard projects like the digital card game Hearthstone and the Diablo 3 expansion Reaper of Souls.

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GamesBeat weekly roundup: King readies IPO? Valve’s new Steam OS brings PC games to TV

Posted byby GamesBeat
September 27, 2013
3 min

If you follow VentureBeat but don’t regularly check our GamesBeat site, here’s a list of the best video game stories we ran over the last seven days that you may have missed.

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Activision appeals to Delaware Supreme Court to lift block on massive Vivendi deal

Posted byby Jeff Grubb
September 24, 2013
1 min

An Activision investor sued the publisher's board to halt the deal. The case goes to court Oct. 10.

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