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Posts Tagged ‘Activision’


‘Call of Duty’ Goes Back to War

by Chris Ullrich, Apr 26 2017 // 5:07 PM

That’s right. The mega gaming franchise Call of Duty is going back to the beginning. Well, to the 1940’s to be exact with the newly released trailer for Call of Duty: World War II.

Here’s some more info from the official press release: “Over two years in the making, Sledgehammer Games delivers a gritty, personal experience in the setting of the largest worldwide conflict in history to a new gaming generation in Call of Duty: WWII.

Play through the story of ordinary men turned soldiers in the 1st Infantry Division as they fight to preserve freedom in the face of tyranny.”

We’re in. Check out the trailer after the break. Call of Duty: World War II hits the beaches (and stores) on November 3rd.

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Posted in: Games · News · Trailers
Tagged: Action, Activision, Call of Duty, Call of Duty: WWII, First Person Shooter, FPS, Game Trailers, Games, Sledgehammer Games
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‘Guitar Hero Live’ Preview Event and First Impressions

by John Carle, Sep 16 2015 // 3:00 PM

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Last week, I got to check out a special invite-only event put on by Activision at the YouTube Space LA to preview Guitar Hero Live. While I had seen it in action at E3, this was the first time I really got to spend time with the game, as you’ll see from my less than stellar performance in the video after the jump.

When it comes to the presentation, Guitar Hero Live has absolutely stepped it up. In GH TV, you’re able to play over some of your favorite music videos for songs you already love and there is a massive library of music to select from. At the event, I was the only one to play Green Day ‘Oh Love’ but was thrilled to have the chance to. On the other side is the concert experience with GH Live where the player sees the perspective from being on stage as a member of the band and looking out at a real crowd, not just some polygonal fans.

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Posted in: Activision · First Impressions · Music · News · PlayStation 4 · Video Games · XBox One
Tagged: Activision, First Impressions, Guitar Hero, Guitar Hero Live, Hands On, Preview, Video Games, Whiskey and Waffles
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Here’s Your First Look at ‘Call of Duty: Black Ops III’

by Chris Ullrich, Apr 27 2015 // 5:00 AM

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With all the uncertainty in the world, at least there’s one thing we can pretty much always count on: new Call of Duty games. The latest one is called Call of Duty: Black Ops III.

This new chapter in the franchise takes place in “a dark, gritty future where a new breed of Black Ops soldier emerges and the lines are blurred between our own humanity and the cutting-edge military robotics that define the future of combat.” That does sound cool.

Judge for yourself by watching the first trailer for the game, which has just been released. Look for Call of Duty: Black Ops III to arrive on November 9.

The trailer is after the break.

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Posted in: Game Trailers · Games · News · Video Games
Tagged: Activision, Call of Duty, Call of Duty: Black Ops III, First Person Shooters, Games, Trailers, Treyarch, Video Games
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New ‘Call of Duty: Advanced Warfare – Ascendance’ DLC Trailer Arrives

by Joe Gillis, Mar 24 2015 // 11:15 AM

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As reliable as the turning of the earth, you can always count on DLC packs for games to come along and kick things up a notch (or two). In this case we’re talking about the latest DLC for Call of Duty: Advanced Warfare.

The new DLC, called Ascendance, is the second DLC pack for COD:AW. It includes four Multiplayer maps, the OHM Multiplayer hybrid weapon and weapon variant, a new Exo Grapple playlist, as well as Exo Zombies Infection, part two of the Exo Zombies co-op experience. Yep, zombies.

Why are you not downloading this already? Well, sadly, you have to wait until March 31. But then, it is so on!

Check out the trailer afte the break.

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Posted in: Game Trailers · Games · News · Video Games
Tagged: Activision, Ascendance, Call of Duty, Call of Duty: Advanced Warfare, DLC, Games, Trailers
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Game Review: ‘Call of Duty: Advanced Warfare’ for PlayStation 4

by John Carle, Nov 17 2014 // 9:44 AM

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Another year, another COD, right? It is the one thing you can always count on to terrify publishers from releasing on the same date which makes the week’s purchasing decision a pretty easy one. You’re either getting Call of Duty or you’re not. There aren’t other games to even consider. But with this being the umpteenth release of the blockbuster franchise, how does it live up to previous years and even more importantly, how does it compare to the hype?

The Long

With their being three developers in the rotation now for the Call of Duty franchise, Sledgehammer enters the fray with a new IP with the Advanced Warfare story. A drastically different tone than either Black Ops 2 or Ghost, Call of Duty: Advanced Warfare follows the world of the privatized military which are effectively government sanctioned mercenaries. As seen by all of the marketing materials, this corporation known as Atlas is headed up by the one and only Kevin Spacey and the role he takes as the player’s surrogate father after his own son is killed in combat.

Without giving too much information about the story, it follows pretty much every one of the expected beats. It’s not that it’s bad, but it is not going to surprise anyone either. It’s like going into a summer blockbuster that has no need for plot twists. It has a ton of polish and explosions that prevent you from having to think too hard.

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Posted in: Activision · Call of Duty · Game Reviews · News · PlayStation 4 · Reviews · Video Games
Tagged: Activision, Call of Duty, Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare, Call of Duty Black Ops II, Call of Duty: Advanced Warfare, Call of Duty: Ghosts, Game Review, Games, PlayStation 4, Reviews, Sledgehammer Games, Video Games, XBox One
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SDCC14: ‘Skylanders Trap Team’

by John Carle, Jul 30 2014 // 7:48 AM

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At Comic-Con in San Diego we got the opportunity to take a closer look at the latest additions to Skylanders with Skylanders Trap Team. While we had already gotten a peek at the title, there were still some awesome announcements behind the game along with some great insight from the designers as well.

First came the announcement of the Skylanders Trap Team Dark Edition Starter Pack. Like last year’s SWAP Force Dark Edition, the set will come with some special dark paint variants of characters. Unlike last year’s though, there will be only three new Trap Team members without any sprinkling of classic characters.

It will also come with a new Portal of Power which will have a new feature in addition to a new look, the ability to use Traps to capture villains in game and use them while playing. The Dark Edition will come with a limited edition over sized trap allowing players to capture Chaos.

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Posted in: Activision · Collector's Editions · Comic-Con · Games · News · Nintendo · Nintendo 3DS · Playstation 3 · PlayStation 4 · Screen Shots · SDCC 2014 · Toys · Video Games · Wii U · Xbox 360 · XBox One
Tagged: 3DS, Activision, Activision Blizzard, Chompy Master, Chopper, Foodfight, Games, Nintendo 3DS, Nintendo Wii U, Playstation 3, PlayStation 4, SDCC14, Skylanders, Skylanders Giants, Skylanders Spyro's Adventure, Skylanders SWAP Force, Skylanders Trap Team, Snapshot, Toys by Bob, Trap Team, Vicarious Visions, Video Games, Whallop, Wii U, Xbox 360, XBox One
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Game Review: ‘The Amazing Spider-Man 2’ for PlayStation 4

by John Carle, Jun 9 2014 // 8:30 AM

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The funny thing is that movie games have a pretty terrible reputation in the gaming world. Most are quickly put together knock-offs of what could be considered a full game that depend upon riding on the fame of the established franchise. But back in 2004, Spider-Man 2 based off the Sami Rami take on the franchise changed all that.

Without reliance upon the movie, Spider-Man 2 as a game was just good. It was a great movie game, a great super hero game and most importantly a great Spider-Man game (considered the best of the character up to this point). But ten years later, the game and movie franchises have both gotten a reboot and that’s not always a good thing.

The Long…

First let’s talk about the story of The Amazing Spider-Man 2. While I applaud the writers trying to separate themselves from the movie slightly be adding in a whole new subplot connecting the scenes between the movie as previous games often do, the beats in this one just feel off. The early beat that introduces the game’s main antagonist also directly messes with the whole Uncle Ben story and what happens to Ben’s killer. It feels about as accurate to the character as Superman killing in Man of Steel.

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Posted in: Activision · Comic Book Games · Game Reviews · Games · Marvel · News · Nintendo 3DS · PC Games · Playstation 3 · PlayStation 4 · Reviews · Video Games · Wii U · Xbox 360 · XBox One
Tagged: Activision, Announcement, Beenox, Comic Book Games, Comics, Game Reviews, Games, Marvel, Nintendo 3DS, PC Games, Playstation 3, PlayStation 4, Reviews, Spider-Man, The Amazing Spider-Man, The Amazing Spider-Man 2, Trailers, Video Games, Wii U, Xbox 360, XBox One
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Here’s the ‘Call of Duty: Advanced Warfare’ Trailer With Kevin Spacey

by Joe Gillis, May 2 2014 // 9:00 AM

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This can not arrive soon enough. Here’s the deal:

Call of Duty: Advanced Warfare envisions battlegrounds of the future, where both technology and tactic have evolved to usher in a new era of combat for the franchise. Power changes everything on November 4th, 2014.

Yes indeed. Check out the trailer after the break.

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Posted in: Games · News · Trailers
Tagged: Activision, Call of Duty, Call of Duty: Advanced Warfare, Games, Kevin Spacey, Trailers, Video Games
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‘Skylanders’ Gets Its Third Sequel This Fall with ‘Skylanders Trap Team’

by John Carle, Apr 25 2014 // 8:12 AM

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Only a few weeks after Disney decided it was time to shoot a volley in the smart toy war by introducing the Avengers to Disney Infinity, Activision has fired back with a premiere for the latest Skylanders sequel. Again, focusing on innovation with gameplay implications, Skylanders Trap Team is coming to systems in October.

As you’ll see in the trailer below, Skylanders Trap Team introduces a new element to the series. It doesn’t take a genius to figure out this means traps. But it isn’t just a matter of trapping defeated foes. This game encourages players to take those villains and use them for good. Boasting 60 new Skylanders and 40 trappable villains, this could be the largest release of Skylanders to date.

It’ll be interesting to see how the traps work but it the trailer hints that specific traps work on specific enemies which means to catch them all, you have to buy them all too. How they are packaged will be interesting though. Skylanders may come paired with a trap or maybe a trap pack will be created with four or five traps sold together. Regardless, Activision has just renewed their license to print money.

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Posted in: Activision · Announcements · Games · News · Nintendo 3DS · Playstation 3 · PlayStation 4 · Screen Shots · Toys · Video Games · Wii U · Xbox 360 · XBox One
Tagged: 3DS, Activision, Activision Blizzard, Chompy Master, Chopper, Foodfight, Games, Nintendo 3DS, Nintendo Wii U, Playstation 3, PlayStation 4, Skylanders, Skylanders Giants, Skylanders Spyro's Adventure, Skylanders SWAP Force, Skylanders Trap Team, Snapshot, Toys by Bob, Trap Team, Vicarious Visions, Video Games, Whallop, Wii U, Xbox 360, XBox One
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New Transformers Game Combines G1 and Bay-verse Worlds

by John Carle, Feb 18 2014 // 8:45 AM

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Part of what we loved most about the High Moon Studios entry into the Transformers world is that it was the original G1 canon most of us had fallen in love with during our childhood. Wanted to know what happened before Optimus and the crew made it to earth, you got the story finally from Transformers: War for Cybertron and Transformers: Fall of Cybertron. But Activision has gone and done something that is not only unexpected but for some of the most hardcore of Transformers G1 fans… unwelcomed.

Transformers: Rise of the Dark Spark will be a part of the G1 Universe but it will also be a part of the Michael Bay movieverse as well, with events taking place before Transformers Age of Extinction. That means that they are doing what could be the absolute worst offense when it comes to G1 territory by combining it with whatever Michael Bay is throwing at the wall this time.

A lot of people say I am too harsh when it comes to the Michael Bay films but after the first one, it just kept getting farther and farther away from the franchise I grew up on into a poorly put together film with sophomoric level comedy forced into it. In Transformers: Fall of Cybertron, we got Grimlock and the rest of his dinobot compatriots but now that could all be washed away because of the new Michael Bayified Grimlock that we were introduced to during the Super Bowl trailer.

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Posted in: Activision · Announcements · Game Trailers · Games · Hasbro · News · Nintendo 3DS · Playstation 3 · PlayStation 4 · Screen Shots · Trailers · Transformers · Video Games · Wii U · Xbox 360 · XBox One
Tagged: Activision, Escalation, Games, Hasbro, High Moon Studios, Mark Walberg, Michael Bay, Transforemrs: War for Cybertron, Transformers, Transformers: Age of Extinction, Transformers: Fall of Cybertron, Transformers: Rise of the Dark Spark, Video Games
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