Skylanders still ahead of Disney Infinity in 2013 overall — but Minecraft likely beat both Posted byby Jeff Grubb January 17, 2014 2 min The battle for kids' gaming time was close, but the indie block-building game continued to sell like the phenomenon that it is. Continue Reading 2 min
Call of Duty Championship coming in March with $1 million on the line Posted byby Jeff Grubb January 9, 2014 2 min For the first time since Call of Duty: Ghosts debuted, an official competition will use the Xbox One version of the title. Continue Reading 2 min
Activision and EA boast about their booming next-gen software sales Posted byby Jeff Grubb November 20, 2013 2 min Call of Duty: Ghosts is PS4's best-selling game, and EA titles make up 33 percent of every PS4 game sold. Continue Reading 2 min
Activision blames Xbox One, PS4, Disney, and Pokémon — basically, everything but Obama — for Skylanders’ dipping sales Posted byby Jeff Grubb November 6, 2013 2 min Skylanders: Swap Force is down overall compared to 2012's Skylanders: Giants. Continue Reading 2 min
Activision Blizzard beats earnings expectations as digital revenues grow Posted byby Dean Takahashi November 6, 2013 3 min Activision's near-term prospects depend on how well Call of Duty: Ghosts takes off. Continue Reading 3 min
Activision: Call of Duty: Ghosts is GameStop’s ‘most pre-reserved next-gen title’ Posted byby Jeff Grubb November 6, 2013 1 min It's a whole new generation, but the same old Call of Duty at the top of the preorder charts Continue Reading 1 min
Activision boasts it already sold-in $1 billion worth of Call of Duty: Ghosts to retail Posted byby Jeff Grubb November 6, 2013 2 min Last year, Call of Duty: Black Ops II made $1 billion in 16 days at retail. How long will it take Ghosts to do the same? Continue Reading 2 min
Activision ratchets up Call of Duty: Ghosts advertising to fight off competitors Posted byby Dean Takahashi November 3, 2013 1 min You can expect to see a lot more game advertising this fall as the competition among publishers gets more intense and the new consoles launch. Continue Reading 1 min
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. Continue Reading 1 min
The DeanBeat: Will Call of Duty's audience split into two multiplayer factions? Posted byby Dean Takahashi August 16, 2013 5 min The differences in multiplayer philosophy between Treyarch and Infinity Ward -- the main studios on Call of Duty -- are becoming more striking. Continue Reading 5 min