News with the tag "Activision"

Activision is releasing Tony Hawk’s Pro Skater 3+4 remaster on July 11, 2025. The game will be available for PS4, PS5, Nintendo Switch, Xbox One, Xbox Series X, and PC. Before the reveal trailer on Tuesday, March 4, the game was already listed in the Infocommunications Media Development Authority da...

A recent interview on the Grit Podcast featuring the former Activision Blizzard CEO Bobby Kotick and former Entertainment Arts CCO Bing Gordon revealed that Microsoft’s acquisition of Activision came after both companies failed to purchase TikTok. Kotick also disclosed the discussions he had with Mi...

Former Activision Blizzard boss Bobby Kotick revealed he was interested in Jurrasic Park’s video game rights. Kotick said he pitched the idea after hearing that the movie director was a video game fanatic from Spielberg’s lawyer. On the Grit Podcast, Bobby Kotick, Activision Blizzard’s former boss, ...

The French gaming conglomerate Ubisoft is permanently closing down its UK-based studio, Ubisoft Leamington, which is based in Leamington Spas. A Ubisoft spokesperson confirmed that the Ubisoft Leamington studio shutdown was part of a broader plan to restructure the company. The spokesperson also hig...

A Call of Duty update revealed on January 11 that Raven Software, the developers of COD: Warzone, will disable one of the game’s most popular shotguns, the Reclaimer 18, until further notice. The update did not highlight the reasons behind the game developers’ indefinite discontinuation of the weapo...

Activision has responded legally against allegations that Call of Duty influenced the Uvalde school shooter. The game developer based its defense on the protections issued by the First Amendment and cited California’s anti-SLAPP laws to have the charges taken down. The families of the victims of the...

Microsoft has allegedly formed a committee to come up with a final verdict on the future aspects of Activision’s famous Call of Duty action shooter game franchise. In October last year, Microsoft successfully acquired Activision Blizzard. Now, it intends to have direct control over what COD will loo...

The Activision staff for quality assurance who have also worked on Call of Duty: Black Ops 6 protest against the company’s return-to-office policy. The protest was also supported by the Communications Workers of America (CWA). The frustrations of the Black Ops 6 developers grew because the return to...

Analysts Michael Pachter and Piers Harding-Rolls predict that the Call of Duty: Black Ops 6 release would attract millions of new Game Pass subscribers at the cost of direct sales. Pachter stated that Microsoft focused on getting a larger Game Pass audience and in-game monetization. Piers Harding-Ro...

Activision, Call of Duty developers revealed the Black Ops 6 patch notes amid the global rollout. Call of Duty: Black Ops 6 was released on October 24 from 4 pm to 11 pm across different regions. The patch notes revealed weaknesses in the aim assist and other additions to the movement.