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Even better financial numbers announced by Activision Blizzard

by John Callaham May 7th 2009 @ 6:00PM

A few weeks ago, publisher Activision Blizzard predicted revenues of $860 million for their last fiscal quarter (which ended on March 31). Today the official numbers came in and they were even better than expected as the company recorded a whopping $981 million in revenues. This compares to $325 million in revenues for the same period a year ago.

The company recorded a net profit of $189 million for the quarter versus a $43 million profit from the same period a year ago. Once again Activision Blizzard announced that continued sales of their Guitar Hero and Call of Duty game franchises, along with revenues from their World of Warcraft MMO, contributed to their sales success. The company is now predicting revenes of $4.3 billion for the entire calendar year of 2009.

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Rumor: Call of Duty looking to Vietnam for new game settings?

by John Callaham May 4th 2009 @ 12:00PM

While Infinity Ward may be dropping the "Call of Duty" title for its upcoming present-day shooter Modern Warfare 2, you can bet that publisher Activision has more games in the Call of Duty series in the planning stages. A rumor over at ThatVideoGameBlog.com claims that a so-called reliable (but unnamed) source has told them Activision is looking to license music for "Call of Duty 7."

The story claims that Activision is looking to get their hands on "Vietnam War era tunes, as well as Cuban, African, and Soviet Union music" for the game. Treyarch is the likely developer of the next Call of Duty title (they have traded with Infinity Ward for every even-numbered year) which means you can look for this next historical FPS sometime in 2011.

Filed under: FPS, Multiplayer

Activision Blizzard announces solid financial results

by John Callaham Apr 16th 2009 @ 11:00AM

It's the beginning of the quarterly "earnings season" as public corporation announce their regular financial results. Activision Blizzard decided to get a jump on things by announcing some figures ahead of their official results. The publisher expects their last fiscal quarter (which ended on March 31) to bring in $860 million in revenues. Activision Blizzard previously predicted that they would have "just" $550 million for the quarter.

Continued high sales of games in their Guitar Hero and Call of Duty franchises were cited as a large part of the revenue increase. Subscriptions for Blizzard's World of Warcraft MMO also contributed to the revenue increase. It should be interesting to see how other game publishers compare to Activision Blizzard, especially in this economic situation.

Filed under: Biz, World of Warcraft

Download: Call of Duty: World at War Mod Tools v1.2

by Steven Wong Apr 11th 2009 @ 11:30AM

It's only been a few days since the Call of Duty: World at War v1.4 Patch released, giving players access to map pack 1. These new mod tools allow users to create custom content for updated game. This file updates the original Call of Duty: World at War Mod tools to v1.2, which offers a couple of additional enhancements compared to previous versions. Users must have the original mod tools installed before using this update. Continue reading after the jump for a list of highlighted issues addressed.

Download Call of Duty: World at War Mod Tools v1.2 (38 MB)

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Download Call of Duty: World at War Mod Tools v1.0 (1.1 GB)

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Modern Warfare 2 (no more Call of Duty) gets official; due on November 10

by John Callaham Mar 26th 2009 @ 12:00AM

As hinted at earlier tonight the end of the Game Developers Choice Awards was the place to show the first teaser trailer for Modern Warfare 2, the next game in the hugely successful FPS series from developer Infinity Ward and publisher Activision. And yes, it's just being called Modern Warfare 2; Infinity Ward is apparently ditching the Call of Duty title for this installment. The trailer also reveals a November 10, 2009 release date.

The teaser trailer is certainly one that is different from the norm; there's not really any gameplay featured. But it is certainly suggestive that things in the sequel are going to get personal rather than having it be just a pure military game. You can head to the game's teaser site which allows you to actually zoom in on the video; perhaps some Easter Eggs await. You can check out the teaser trailer after the jump

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Filed under: FPS, Multiplayer, Modern Warfare 2

Call of Duty: World at War DLC trailer shows Verruckt is just the beginning

by Steven Wong Mar 24th 2009 @ 5:45PM

It's only been a few days since the first map pack for Call of Duty: World at War released for consoles. PC players are still waiting, but this video should help ease things for a while. Once again, it features Verruckt, the new co-op zombie level that's included with the map pack. Fans can look forward to this and more Nazi Zombie action to come with future content updates.

Download HD Call of Duty: World at War Verruckt 'Just the Beginning' Trailer (160 MB)
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Call of Duty: World at War DLC trailer marks map pack release

by Steven Wong Mar 19th 2009 @ 5:45PM

Players have been waiting a long while for the release of Map Pack 1, the first downloadable content to be created for Call of Duty: World at War. This trailer provides a quick run through of what players can expect from the new content, including a brand new bonus zombie level. Map Pack 1 is available today for Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3 owners. The release date for the PC version hasn't been announced yet. Continue reading after the jump for more detailed information about the maps from the press announcement.

Download HD Call of Duty: World at War DLC Trailer (147 MB)
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Download: Call of Duty: World at War v1.3 incremental patch

by Steven Wong Mar 4th 2009 @ 6:00PM

This incremental patch for Call of Duty: World at War requires the v1.2 patch to be installed first. v1.3 fixes a number of gameplay issues, but most noticeably adds /record and /demo commands to the game, allowing players to record multiplayer matches.

Download Call of Duty: World at War v1.3 Patch (61 MB)
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Download: Call of Duty: World at War Linux 1.2 Dedicated Server

by Steven Wong Feb 23rd 2009 @ 3:45PM

This is the latest version of the dedicated server Linux software for Call of Duty: World at War. This application is for server hosting only and does not include a playable game.

Download Call of Duty: World at War Linux 1.2 Dedicated Server (415 MB)
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Twitter app for Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 community launches

by John Callaham Feb 19th 2009 @ 8:00AM

Developer Infinity Ward has been doing more and more to connect to the ever growing Call of Duty gamer community. This week the creators of the shooter franchise launched their own Twitter site. Ah, but it's not just your normal Twitter page. This site is letting anyone with access to Twitter give their suggestions to the development team,

Currently the site is asking folks to "Name one thing you'd like to see in Modern Warfare 2" which is yet another official (but still unofficial) declaration that the team is indeed working on the sequel to Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare. Not only can you give your suggestions to the Twitter live feed but you can track and vote on other people's posts as well. There's even a leaderboard where you can see which users are highest in the voting. Will this new community outreach be a help to Infinity Ward? Who knows..but it's still pretty cool.

Filed under: Culture, FPS, Multiplayer

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