Activision's Eric Hirshberg on whether Call of Duty can defy gravity (interview) Posted byby Dean Takahashi August 16, 2013 8 min Will sales flatten for the fastest-selling video game franchise of all time? Continue Reading 8 min
Skylanders figures are outselling all other action-figure properties … so far (infographic) Posted byby Jeff Grubb August 15, 2013 1 min Up through July, Skylanders generated $1.5 billion in worldwide sales since the release of the first game. Continue Reading 1 min
Call of Duty: Ghosts multiplayer tries to satisfy noobs and vets (hands-on preview) Posted byby Dean Takahashi August 15, 2013 8 min More than 10 million people play last year's Call of Duty multiplayer every day. Activision has to get it right when it comes to pleasing vets and noobs at the same time. Continue Reading 8 min
Call of Duty: Ghosts multiplayer event (photo gallery) Posted byby Dean Takahashi August 14, 2013 3 min The big Activision event felt like E3. Continue Reading 3 min
Activision unveils Call of Duty: Ghosts multiplayer, and you can play a woman Posted byby Dean Takahashi August 14, 2013 4 min Activision reveals the multiplayer combat in its next big Call of Duty game. Continue Reading 4 min
Call of Duty: Ghosts brings Splinter Cell-style stealth and a drone-like dog (first impression) Posted byby Dean Takahashi June 16, 2013 4 min The first-person shooter gives you control of a trained German shepherd that operates like a remote-controlled drone, but it's also your companion. Continue Reading 4 min
The chips are down: Publishing chief Eric Hirshberg on Activision’s three big bets (interview) Posted byby Dean Takahashi June 12, 2013 11 min The president of Activision publishing won't take sides in the console war, but he sure is enjoying it. Continue Reading 11 min
Activision previews its Call of Duty: Ghosts demo for E3 Posted byby Dean Takahashi June 8, 2013 5 min Activision reveals more scenes from Call of Duty: Ghosts in advance of Sunday's livestream and demos from E3. Continue Reading 5 min
Activision's Eric Hirshberg bets that 40M Call of Duty fans will follow him to Xbox One (interview) Posted byby Dean Takahashi May 23, 2013 9 min The next Call of Duty game will have Kinect voice integration, so says the man at the top of Activision. Continue Reading 9 min
With Call of Duty: Ghosts, Activision seeks to continue a video game franchise that defies gravity (preview) Posted byby Dean Takahashi May 21, 2013 6 min Activision chief says "it may be the best Call of Duty ever." Among the new characters: a bomb-sniffing dog. Continue Reading 6 min