Categories Posted inin Business Activision ups marketing over fears of Battlefield 4, Disney Infinity, and Dota 2 Posted byby Jeff Grubb May 8, 2013 2 min The company plans one of the biggest Call of Duty marketing campaigns ever. Continue Reading 2 min
Categories Posted inin Business Activision Blizzard says Call of Duty: Ghosts will be a huge launch, but stock falls on weak Warcraft numbers Posted byby Dean Takahashi May 8, 2013 4 min In after-hours trading, Activision Blizzard's stock price fell 5 percent to $14.49 a share. The fall may be due to the drop in World of Warcraft numbers and the comments about the second half. Continue Reading 4 min
Categories Posted inin Business Crowdfunding for Eternal Darkness successor off to sluggish start Posted byby Jeff Grubb May 8, 2013 3 min Based on its first 48 hours, Shadow of the Eternals will have a hard time reaching its goal. Continue Reading 3 min
Categories Posted inin Business World of Warcraft loses 1.3 million subscribers Posted byby Jeff Grubb May 8, 2013 1 min Activision is leaking subscribers in its popular MMO. Continue Reading 1 min
Categories Posted inin Technology Activision blows away first quarter earnings targets, raises estimates for year Posted byby Dean Takahashi May 8, 2013 3 min Activision Blizzard beats estimates, but World of Warcraft loses 1.3M subscribers. Continue Reading 3 min
Categories Posted inin Business Sony to begin making PlayStation 3 in Brazil Posted byby Dean Takahashi May 8, 2013 1 min The move will result in a drastic price cut for the PS 3, as Sony will no longer have to pay import duties. Continue Reading 1 min
Categories Posted inin Business Cryptozoic launches Kickstarter for Hex: Shards of Fate online trading card game Posted byby Dean Takahashi May 8, 2013 2 min The Irvine, Calif.-based company makes physical games -- and now it wants to launch an online MMO card game. Continue Reading 2 min
Categories Posted inin Business Sims creator Will Wright: Next consoles can become ‘connective tissue’ between games & entertainment Posted byby Dean Takahashi May 8, 2013 2 min Wright says he loves playing World of Tanks, which is like a "first person shooter for old people." Continue Reading 2 min
Categories Posted inin Business Sony teases something new for Gran Turismo; reveal coming May 15 Posted byby Jeff Grubb May 8, 2013 1 min Sony is throwing a celebration for the 15-year anniversary of the Gran Turismo franchise. Continue Reading 1 min
Categories Posted inin Business Diablo III patch glitch results in gold duping that breaks auction house (UPDATED) Posted byby GamesBeat May 8, 2013 3 min A gold-duping problem has cheated the controversial auction house system, causing Blizzard to temporarily take it out of order. Continue Reading 3 min