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Could Destiny 3 Go Full MMO Now Bungie is Free of Activision?
credit// Bungie Now that Bungie and Destiny are free of Activision's ownership, plenty of people are wondering what that means for Destiny 2 and even Destiny 3 While most would expect Bungie to continue pioneering the pseudo-MMO genre through the rest of their work on the Destiny series, though with less pressure for constant updates and silly micro-transactions, there[...]
Call of Duty
Activision and Treyarch are hosting a free weekend for fans to play Call of Duty: Black Ops 4's popular Battle Royale mode for a whole week The Blackout Free Trial will begin on Thursday, last for a whole week, and will be available on PS4, Xbox One, and PC. If you haven't played Blackout before, the mode[...]
Activision Blizzard Awards New CFO with 15 Million Simply for Taking the Job
Activision Blizzard kicked off 2019 in a stranger way than we've ever seen First they announced the termination of CFO Spencer Neumann's contract with the company, then they cut ties with developer Bungie, even giving away the rights to the Destiny IP Throughout all of this, Activision Blizzard's stock has been sitting at its lowest point since[...]
Activision Blizzard Reportedly Under Investigation for Fraud
A press release was sent out over the weekend from Pomerantz LLP declaring that they are investigating Activision Blizzard for fraud After the split with Bungie and the loss of the Destiny IP, the firm released this information claiming they would start an investigation into the matter on behalf of investors This does not confirm that[...]
Call of Duty: Black Ops 4 Tops PlayStation's Downloads Chart for 2018
credit//Treyarch Sony has released the top 100 downloads of 2018, and while Call of Duty: Black Ops 4 was only released for the last few months of the year, Activision's latest shooter managed to rocket straight to the top of the charts. From the PlayStation Blog: And here we are The PlayStation Store download charts below reflect a year packed[...]
Bungie is Expected to Release Destiny 3 in 2020 After Activision Split
The projection was further bolstered by yesterday's news of the split between Activision and Bungie. With Bungie getting the Destiny IP rights in the divorce, they have full rights to publish and support Destiny 3 however they like. From Gamespot: According to Cowen, Bungie's attempts to broaden the Destiny player community with a more casual friendly Destiny 2 didn't work out,[...]
Destiny 2
Bungie has officially broken ties to Activision this week, and the company is taking the IP to Destiny with them as part of the breakup The company released an official statement on the matter this morning, which stems from all the issues Activision has been having over the past couple of weeks. "Today, we're announcing plans[...]
Robert Kostich Promoted to President of Activision
There's been some changes at Activision and Blizzard over the past few months, leading to a shakeup in the corporate side of things The big news that came out today is that Robert Kostich, has been promoted to be the President of Activision Kostich has been with the company for 15 years, 10 of which he's[...]
Call of Duty: Black Ops 4 Enters World League in Late January
Treyarch and Activision released info about their January 8th update on Reddit, which detailed some of the new features on the way for Zombies and Blackout But the biggest update has been the new League Play information, which will help players train before competitions and qualifiers kick in. credit//Treyarch League Play will operate a little differently this time[...]
Bleeding Cool's Best in Gaming 2018: Best Shooter
Plus, we gotta give bonus points to Treyarch and Activision for working with Blizzard to put it on a dedicated server that does better than most to keep it running and look for cheaters Even if you don't like the series, it's kind of hard to deny Black Ops 4 this honor, as everyone else[...]
Crash Team Racing May See a Delay for Nintendo Switch
According to Go Nintendo Go, Activision and Nintendo have yet to put a release date for the game up on the pre-order page That's extremely significant since the company already announced that the game would be released across all platforms on June 21st, 2019 Yet the Nintendo Switch version simply says "coming soon" compared to the[...]
Activision Announces Crash Team Racing: Nitro Fueled
After teasing all of us with fuzzy orange dice, Activision finally announced that Crash Team Racing would be coming to the PS4 The game appears to be more than just a refresher on the old one as new content, better graphics, and updated music seem to play a part in the trailer And we guessed[...]
Call of Duty Black Ops 4
credit//Activision According to the latest results from the NPD, Treayarch and Activision's Call of Duty: Black Ops 4 was the best selling game for October of this year. Black Ops 4 may have had some rather stiff competition with Red Dead Redemption 2 and Assassin's Creed Odyssey, but COD managed to take the top spot regardless. AC Odyssey was the best selling[...]
Activision Responds to Lack of Captions in Spyro Reignited Trilogy
The folks at Activision have been taking it on the chin this weekend because Spyro Reignited Trilogy has no caption in the game That may not mean much to those of us with perfect hearing, but to anyone with hearing loss or someone who is deaf, that makes a world of difference when playing[...]
Destiny 2's Next DLC Set to Launch December 4th
Bungie has officially revealed the launched date of its first Destiny 2 DLC post-Forsaken, the Black Armory for December. Destiny 2, despite what Activision might feel about sales, is in a great spot right now Many in the hardcore community believe the game is as good as it has ever been, and it certainly feels that the title[...]
Snoop Dogg Hypes the Spyro Reignited Trilogy in Latest Video
In the latest promotional video for the game, Activision delivers Snoop Dogg his own copy of the game in a Spyro-shaped drone that breathes fire It's short and to the point, but funny to watch Snoop get stoked over the game and a drone that shoots fire. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SXBdT5YusOUVideo can't be loaded because JavaScript is disabled: The[...]
Treyarch Releases the Nuketown Trailer for Black Ops 4
Treyarch and Activision released a brand new trailer today for the old but new Nuketown map making a return in Call Of Duty: Black Ops 4 Aside from the fact that the entire map has been given a visual overhaul, it's basically the same map as you remember it Well, maybe with one or two[...]