Category Archives: Activision Blizzard

Major League Gaming has backed out of an agreement to host Blizzard’s North American StarCraft 2 World Championship Series, amid talk of a lack of support from the developer.

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World of Warcraft and all its expansions are on sale today through June 24. You can pick up the WoW Battle Chest which comes with the game, The Burning Crusade, and Wrath of the Lich King for $5. For the same price, you can also grab 2010′s Cataclysm and Mists of Pandaria is also on sale for half off at 19.99. In all, if you are just starting the game, you can get the core game and every expansion released for $29.99. Hit up the summer sale page for more information.

Activision has detailed another guest character appearing in the upcoming Deadpool – everyone’s favourite X-men star, Rogue.

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Activision has signed up with so many licensees that it now has double the partnerships it had last year, so expect Skylanders and Call of Duty merchandise in every store.

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Activision has released a preview video for Vengeance, the third DLC Map Pack available for Call of Duty: Black Ops 2. Rumored earlier this week, the map pack includes four new multiplayer maps: Cove, Detour, Rush, and Uplink, a reimagining of the classic map Summit. Also included is the brand new Zombies adventure Buried, which features the new bonus Zombies weapon, the Ray Gun Mark II. Vengeance arrives first on Xbox Live July 2, with other platforms to follow.
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Call of Duty: Ghosts is written by an Oscar winner, so it should have an amazing story. But, amazing stories don’t always equate to fun gameplay. Phil Owen found out whether that’ll be the case or not during E3.

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The long-awaited Diablo 3 expansion won’t turn up this year, according to an unconfirmed report.

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Infinity Ward has said the ability to use the always online option on next-gen consoles isn’t something the firm has explored just yet.

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The Bungie demo for Destiny showed how players can join a public event, easily.

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Diablo 3 on PS3 and PS4 will feature exclusive items from Sony titles such as Uncharted, Journey, more. These items include goodies such as Drake’s Amulet, and will be available when the game launches in the consoles. More items will also be made available in the future. Diablo 3 releases September 3 on PS3 and Xbox 360 and will be made available on PS4

Activision is handing out a rare, limited edition Skylanders Swarp Force toy at E3. It’s called Color Shift Hot Dog and will be handed out to people who stop by the firm’s Skylanders area when E3 opens tomorrow. The figurine is a metallic version of the other Hot Dog figures available. You can get a look at the fella over on Kotaku and through an unboxing video posted by FamilyGamerTV. Skylanders Swap Force will arrive in North America and Australia on October 16 and in Europe on October 18 for 3DS, PS3, Wii, Wii U, and Xbox 360. Screenshots for the game are below.

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Call of Duty: Ghosts got it’s pre-e3 gameplay reveal, which included debut gameplay from the new dog and some additional scuba diving action. Gameplay inside.

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Call of Duty: Ghosts – All-Access, a live 30-minute broadcast featuring a look at gameplay levels from the shooter, airs today, June 9 at 11.00 am PDT/2.00 pm EDT/7.00pm UK. You can watch it below.

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Skylanders Swap Force will be released on next-gen systems when it launches in the fall, Activision has announced.

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Activision has announced it will be bringing not only Call of Duty: Ghosts and Destiny to E3 next week, but Skylanders SWAP Force as well.

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Blizzard is hoping to cater to social groups by providing a raid difficulty level that caters to varying numbers of players.

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Diablo 3 will release in September on PS3 and Xbox 360.

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Blizzard has appointed Josh Mosqueira as Diablo 3′s new game director, after Jay Wilson left the position back in January.

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We’ll finally get our first proper look at Bungie’s new IP in action during Sony’s E3 2013 press conference.

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StarCraft 2 has a video below showing the return of spawning. Those who played the original StarCraft and Warcraft 2 may recall being able to bring a player who didn’t yet own the game into yours game and play together. Thanks to the starter edition, your friends can now join you. Spawning will also allow them access to part of the game inaccessible through your copy. Have a look at it in action below. Spawning is being deployed globally today, so it may not be available in your region right away. It will be published across the globe by the end of the day.

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