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Sekiro: Shadows Die Twice Sold 2 Million Copies in 10 Days
credit// FromSoftware Activision has announced some incredible sales numbers for FromSoftware's newest game, Sekiro: Shadows Die Twice The action adventure game has hit "Must-Play" status on Metacritic based on high review scores, but more than that, the game sold over 2 million copies in under 10 days on the worldwide market Those sales were split across all[...]
Official Call of Duty®: Black Ops 4 — Alcatraz Trailer
In case you've wanted to try Blackout mode in Call of Duty: Black Ops 4 but haven't had the chance to do so, Activision is giving you one for free As part of the reveal of the new Alzatraz map, the developers are letting you play Blackout for free during the month of April on[...]
Crash Team Racing Nitro-Fueled is Harsh and Exacting for a Kart Racer
credit// Activision Activion Blizzard and Beenox's Crash Team Racing Nitro-Fueled  is a fancy remastered, collected edition of the original Crash Team Racing alongside Crash Nitro Kart The AI is still punishing, the drifting mechanics are still more complicated than your average cart racer, and the maps are still brutal. That said, the graphics have been remastered, the character animations are more[...]
Crash Team Racing Nitro-Fuled Includes Remastered Courses from Crash Nitro Kart
credit// Activision At PAX East this morning, Activision Blizzard has announced that all thirteen tracks from Crash Nitro Kart have been remastered for Crash Team Racing Nitro-Fueled Which means, CTRNF will get remastered versions of all thirteen Crash Nitro Kart tracks alongside the Crash Team Racing tracks for 31 total Alongside the tracks, remastered karts, battle arenas, and battle[...]
Crash Team Racing Nitro-Fueled Will Include Crash Nitro Kart Courses
Today during the PlayStation State of Play video, Activision and Beenox announced a ton of additions coming to Crash Team Racing Nitro-Fueled The biggest of which is that the developers will be bringing back tracks from the original Crash Nitro Kart to the new one All thirteen of the game's tracks have been adapted to[...]
[REVIEW] Sekiro: Shadows Die Twice is a Brilliant Challenge
credit// Activision [rwp_box_recap id="0"] Sekiro: Shadows Die Twice is Activision and FromSoftware's first collaboration in years, but you'd never guess from the polished localization and gameplay It doesn't hurt that Sekiro is absolutely stunning visually as well. Sekiro: Shadows Die Twice puts you in control of a character without a name Referred to as the nameless shinobi, or Wolf,[...]
Activision and Tencent Officially Reveal Call Of Duty: Mobile
It was only a matter of time, and today Activision and Tencent officially revealed the announcement trailer for Call Of Duty: Mobile By the looks of the trailer, you're basically getting a modified version of Black Ops 4, but with a whole new sense of branding and a different playstyle It looks like a mix[...]
Spyro Reignited Trilogy Finally Gets Subtitles in Latest Patch
Activision apparently realized they messed up by not putting subtitles in Spyro Reignited Trilogy, but have corrected it in the latest patch The developers released the latest 1.02 update this week that took out some bugs and the ability to take motion blur off, but the most important was adding in subtitles for all languages[...]
Sekiro: Shadows Die Twice is Both Beautiful and Brutal
credit// Activision I recently got the opportunity to sit down and play a solid few hours of Activision and FromSoftware's Sekiro: Shadows Die Twice at a press preview event While Sekiro very obviously follows in the footsteps of the other Soulsborne games, it isn't simply another Dark Souls or Bloodborne[...]
Call of Duty Black Ops 4
credit//Activision The old "The Replacer" commercials from Call of Duty: Black Ops 2 and Black Ops 3 are supposedly returning next week. Despite not running any of the commercials for Black Ops 4, it seems like Activision and Treyarch will be releasing a new "The Replacer" trailer to celebrate the release of Call of Duty: Black Ops 4's new DLC[...]
Activision Blizzard Lays Off Almost 800 Employees
The news finally came down this afternoon after the worst kept secret at Activision Blizzard came out last week, as nearly 800 employees will be laid off The layoffs appear to be targeted on a few specific non-game-development departments, which includes publishing and esports The specific jobs and how they will affect operations in those areas[...]
Activision Offering Guitar Hero Live Refunds to U.S. Customers
Did you purchase Guitar Hero Live in the United States within the past calendar year? If so, Activision is offering you a refund on the game The program is voluntary, but after you hear the reasoning, you'll probably be reading the info below and searching for some receipts The game had a pretty decent library[...]
Activision Blizzard May Cut Hundreds of Jobs in the Near Future
It may be dire times for those currently working for Activision Blizzard as a new report suggests the company is looking at several layoffs According to a report from Bloomberg, the company is planning to announce hundreds of jobs will be cut and layoffs to come after recent poor performances and the company stock dipping[...]
The PC Specs for Sekiro: Shadows Die Twice are In
credit// FromSoftware FromSoftware and Activision's ninja epic Sekiro: Shadows Die Twice will be launching in the middle of next month, which means the game's system requirements for PC are now available The minimum requirements are pretty low-key, requiring only an Intel Core i3, a GTX 760 or Radeon HD 7950, and 4GB of RAM However, that's pretty[...]
Footage Comes Out Showing Crash Team Racing Nitro-Fueled Gameplay
Activision apparently gave an exclusive to Variety, who posted the video showing off the single player mode as well as the two-player split screen mode By the looks of things, there's room for a large cast of characters to be added to the mix, but nothing is shown for options in your racing kart[...]
Call of Duty Boasting as Highest-Selling Console Title For a Decade
Not all the news coming from Activision these days is bad, as the company just released some praise for the Call of Duty franchise The company posted a small thank you post to the community, showing off all ten games that reached top sales figures as the best-selling franchise every year from 2009-2018. credit//Activision Together, we've battled[...]
Multiple Lawsuits Being Planned for Activision After Bungie Split
It looks like Activision will be hearing about that Bungie split for a lot longer than they wish if the latest legal issues make it to the courts According to two different lawsuits posted on WCCF Tech, a couple of firms are looking for anyone involved with the entire ordeal to take part in class[...]