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| Call of Duty: Black Ops Goes Hot on November 9, 2010 Fans to See Sneak Peek Tonight of the Most-Anticipated Entertainment Title of the Year DECLASSIFIED: Prepare for the follow-up to the biggest entertainment launch in history: on November 9th Call of Duty: Black Ops will introduce fans to the elite world of Black Ops. Activision and award-winning developer Treyarch will take players behind enemy lines in an entirely new chapter in the groundbreaking and record-setting, No. 1 first-person action series of all-time. April 30, 2010 |
| Majesco Announces Swords for Wii Sword Fighting Game Utilizes The Wii Remote With Wii MotionPlus To Deliver The Ultimate Weapon En garde! Prepare to battle in the ultimate sword fight as Majesco Entertainment, an innovative provider of video games for the mass market, announces Swords for Wii. Swords pits players against some of the most formidable adversaries in history using the Wii Remote with Wii MotionPlus as their blade for accurate 1-to-1 motion-based battles. April 29, 2010 |
| Bungie and Activision Announce Exclusive Partnership 10-Year Alliance Expands Global Reach for Leading Game Developer Across Multiple Platforms Bungie, the developer of blockbuster game franchises including Halo, Myth and Marathon, and Activision, a wholly owned subsidiary of Activision Blizzard, the #1 online games publisher, announced today that they have entered into an exclusive 10-year partnership to bring Bungie's next big action game universe to market. Under the terms of the agreement, Activision will have exclusive, worldwide rights to publish and distribute all future Bungie games based on the new intellectual property on multiple platforms and devices. Bungie remains an independent company and will continue to own their intellectual property. Additional terms of the agreement were not disclosed. April 29, 2010 |
| U.S. Video Game Industry Retail Sales Reach $20.2 Billion Software Sales Experienced 11 Percent Decline When Compared to 2008 According to leading market research company, The NPD Group, U.S. retail sales of video games, which includes portable and console hardware, software and accessories, generated revenues of close to $19.66 billion, an 8 percent decline over the $21.4 billion generated in 2008. January 14, 2010 |
| Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 Shatters Opening Day Sales Records Most Anticipated Game of the Year Becomes Biggest Entertainment Launch in History Activision announced today that Infinity Ward's much-anticipated Call of Duty:Modern Warfare 2 has become the biggest launch in history across all forms of entertainment with estimated sell-through sales of $310 million in North America and the United Kingdom alone in the first 24 hours, according to internal Activision estimates. November 12, 2009 |
| Guitar Hero First Videogame With Million Facebook Fans Activision's Guitar Hero is the first console videogame franchise to surpass 1 million Facebook fans demonstrating the global appeal and passion for the brand that is quickly becoming the next platform for experiencing music and social interaction. Guitar Hero isthe #1 best-selling third party video game franchise in North America and Europe calendar year to date. Since its release, the franchise has sold more than 38 million units worldwide, including more than 7 million units in calendar 2009 alone, according to The NPD Group, Charttrack and GfK. October 26, 2009 |
| Researchers Using Xbox GPU as Supercomputer Xbox 360 Chip Shows Some Cardiac Arrhythmia are Unpredictable A new study by a University of Warwick researcher has demonstrated that researchers trying to model a range of processes could use the power and capabilities of a particular Xbox chip as a much cheaper alternative to other forms of parallel processing hardware. September 14, 2009 |
| Logitech Mice that Work Where Others Fail Logitech Performance Mouse MX, Logitech Anywhere Mouse MX Feature Darkfield Laser Tracking – Let You Use Your Mouse on Clear Glass and High-Gloss Surfaces Logitech took the computer mouse where no mouse has gone before. With Logitech Darkfield Laser Tracking, you can use your mouse virtually anywhere you want – including clear glass (that’s at least 4 mm thick) and high-gloss surfaces. This new technology is available in the Logitech Performance Mouse MX and the Logitech Anywhere Mouse MX, giving you the option of a full-size mouse or a more compact, notebook mouse. August 19, 2009 |
| Maroon 5 Frontman Adam Levine Takes the Stage as Playable Character in Band Hero Famed Vocalist and Guitarist to Appear In-Game Rocking Out to Their No. 1 Single,' She Will Be Loved' Adam Levine, popular guitarist and singer for pop-rock band Maroon 5, will soon be able to add virtual rock star to his repertoire as he prepares to take center stage in Band Hero. When the game hits retail stores in November, family and friends will be able to live out their musical fantasies as they strum, drum and sing along to an exciting collection of songs by some of the most popular bands and artists to ever hit a music game. Levine joins Taylor Swift as an exclusive, in-game playable character by lending his popular likeness to Band Hero. Fans will be able to play as Levine as he rocks out to the Grammy nominated "She Will Be Loved," Maroon 5's hit single from their debut album Songs About Jane, which has sold more than 10 million copies worldwide and is Gold and Platinum in more than 35 countries. August 19, 2009 |
