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This Life-Size Crash Bandicoot Aku Aku Mask From First4Figures Is Up For Pre-Order
This time, they teamed up with Activision to build a colorful Aku Aku mask from the Crash Bandicoot series. In Crash Bandicoot, Aku Aku is known as an ancient witch doctor spirit that communicates through a wooden tribal mask He gives you extra hit points as well as guides Crash and friends throughout their journeys. The collectible[...]
Call Of Duty: WWII
In its time, it's seen off challenges from Star Wars: Battlefront II as well as Black Friday sales, but alas, it remains unmoved. credit//Activision The ever-popular FIFA 18 is second, but it seems Gran Turismo Sport really benefited from a run of Black Friday deals, seeing the game jump from 12th to 3rd in a week[...]
Activision Not Happy With Dog Scooper Parody Business
Someone in Activision's legal department may want to look up the definition of "parody" in relation to the First Amendment this week According to ResetEra, an Illinois resident filed a trademark for the term "Call of DooDee", with the intent of making it the name of their dog waste removal service Cute name, right? Apparently,[...]
Did 'COD:WW2' Stop Loot Box Tiers Because Of 'Battlefront II'?
Some keen-eyed Reddit users pointed out that Call Of Duty: WWII has either removed or put on hold their new premium currency and tier system supply drops and points from the game, and many are speculating it has been done in response to the backlash the EA Games has received for Star Wars: Battlefront II. credit//Activision This[...]
Game gift guide
A lot of serious gamers will already have a number of the major titles already this year, so we've included some of our favorite lesser-known games as well for your perusal. Games Credit// Activision Every gamer has played at least one Call of Duty, and this year's version is better than some have been[...]
Call Of Duty WWII Was The Game We Deserved, But Not The One We Need Right Now
So if there was ever a time to make a game about WWII, 2017 was that time. And Activision delivered, but not really the way we wanted them to Despite their best efforts, there are some obvious moments in COD: WWII that make it pretty obvious that Sledgehammer Games was making a game they didn't quite want[...]
Call Of Duty: WWII's Micro-transaction System Is Delayed Until Next Week
Activision has announced a delay for the launch of Call of Duty: WWII's micro-transaction system, which has been pushed until next week The micro-transaction system allows players to purchase Call of Duty: WWII's in-game currency (the creatively named COD Points), which can be exchanged for what the series calls Supply Drops They're really just WWII-themed loot[...]
Call Of Duty: WWII
credit//Activision Call of Duty: WWII developer Sledgehammer Games had originally wanted to make Call of Duty: Advanced Warfare 2, before Activision executives asked them to take on real-life history instead and then bring the whole thing back to WWII because we just cannot get enough WWII rehashing, apparently. Speaking to Newsweek, Activision CEO Eric Hirshberg explained that, "Sledgehammer wanted to make Advanced[...]
Activision Won't Reveal Xbox One X Plans For 'Destiny 2'
With the lengthy list of games getting 4K and HDR enhancements for the console, one of the games shockingly not on the list was Destiny 2, which fans were quick to point out and hit up Activision every way they could to find out what the deal was The answer DS got from the company: "We[...]
Call Of Duty: WWII Wants You To Watch Other People Open Loot Boxes Because Of Course It Does
Loot boxes have been getting a pretty bad rap lately, with both Destiny 2 and Middle-earth: Shadow of War adopting loot crate style micro-transaction programs, and Activision has patented at least two matchmaking algorithms designed to increase the likelihood of players shelling out for DLC and loot boxes Despite gamers' efforts, the micro-transaction systems aren't going anywhere any[...]
Activision Blizzard
Activision Blizzard is a massive conglomerate of game publishing so of course their third quarter results were pretty solid. Overwatch and Hearthstone continue to be fan-favorites and draw in money off their micro-transactions, and of course Destiny 2 launched on console in time to hit the report, which netted a record turnout for Activision Blizzard in terms of year-to-date[...]
Activision Still Having Server Issues With 'Call Of Duty: WWII'
As Call Of Duty: WWII launched today, Activision had to deliver the sad news to fans late last night that the multiplayer servers were not working Aside from dealing with hackers and cheaters throughout the beta process, developers are now dealing with unstable servers that have made it more than problematic for players to connect and get[...]
Destiny 2
Activision Blizzard's third quarterly report has hit us and the numbers look pretty darn good for the company despite the recent backlash against the publisher's use of micro-transactions The company reports that Destiny 2, its biggest release so far this year, has been the best selling console game in the U.S so far in 2017[...]
Call Of Duty And adidas Have Put Together A Custom Seeding Pack For Veterans Day
You might also notice that quite a few of them have bomber-style shark grin designs, which were pretty popular back during the Second World War. Partnering with Activision Publishing, Inc adidas will include an exclusive advanced copy of Call of Duty: World War II and a custom adidas x Call of Duty branded PlayStation 4. On November 3,[...]
Shadow Of War
Big budget, AAA games publishers like EA and Activision absolutely love micro-transactions And from their perspective, we can't even blame them They're making money hand over fist and that is exactly what they want But that's only in the short term The micro-transaction revenues netted from Destiny 2 and Shadow of War typically end up being used to[...]
New DLC Info Revealed In Latest 'Call of Duty WWII' Trailer
Prepare for the long list of game trailers to come from Paris Games Week, as Activision dropped a new Call Of Duty: WWII trailer during Sony's press conference today Aside from some damn fine visuals and enough bloodthirsty killing to make any FPS player drool, we got a little taste of extra goodies and the[...]
Activision Throws Down Another Microtransaction Patent
Dot Esports has just posted a new story about Activision trying to secure yet another Microtransaction patent Earlier this month we talked about one that they secured involving specific algorithms designed to make you want to spend your money This time around it appears the patent is leaning more toward built-in camera usage The lengthy name[...]