Tag Archives: Eric Hirshberg
Fri, Jun 24, 2011 | 02:41 BST
Activision still interested in doing Sledgehammer’s Call of Duty action-adventure title
Activision CEO Eric Hirshberg has said the firm is still interested in broadening the audience for the Call of Duty franchise, and the firm hasn’t forgotten about Sledgehammer’s action-adventure entry into the series.
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Posted in: Action, Activision Blizzard, Adventure, PC, PS3, Xbox 360
Tags: call of duty, Eric Hirshberg, sledgehammer
Thu, Jun 23, 2011 | 12:01 BST
Hirshberg: Shrinking racing genre killed Bizarre Creations
Activision Publishing CEO Eric Hirshberg has said that a decrease in interest in the racing genre market was what eventually caused Blur and Project Gotham Racing developer Bizarre Creations to close.
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Posted in: Activision Blizzard, Racing
Tags: bizarre creations, Eric Hirshberg
Thu, Jun 23, 2011 | 09:09 BST
Acti: True Crime wouldn’t have hit “the top” of its genre
Activision CEO Eric Hirshberg has said one of the reasons True Crime: Hong Kong was canceled, was due to the firm’s belief that the actioner would not reach “the top” of its genre.
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Posted in: Action, Activision Blizzard, PC, PS3, Xbox 360
Tags: Eric Hirshberg, true crime, True Crime: Hong Kong, united front games
Tue, Jun 21, 2011 | 00:52 BST
Hirshberg: “You can’t say” Activision isn’t investing in new ideas
Activision Blizzard publishing head Eric Hirshberg feels the company doesn’t get enough “credit” for its investment in IP beyond Call of Duty and World of Warcraft.
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Posted in: Activision Blizzard, Trade
Tags: Eric Hirshberg
Mon, Jun 20, 2011 | 10:18 BST
Hirshberg: Activision “made the right choice” in not showing Elite’s full feature set so far
Activision Publishing CEO Eric Hirshberg has defended the company’s decision to not show the full feature list for Call of Duty: Elite so far.
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Posted in: Activision Blizzard, Shooter
Tags: call of duty: elite, Eric Hirshberg, modern warfare 3
Fri, Jun 17, 2011 | 19:37 BST
Activision not moving into social and mobile until it can “do it with excellence”
Activision’s Eric Hirshberg has said that Call of Duty: Elite will be using a lot elements found in social and mobile games.
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Posted in: Activision Blizzard, Casual, Mobile
Tags: call of duty: elite, elite, Eric Hirshberg
Wed, Jun 15, 2011 | 11:08 BST
Wii U blowout: Hardware pics, Activision’s Hirshberg, domains registered, more
Everything’s kicked off in regards to Wii U in the past 24 hours. Pictures of the system have released, Activision’s Eric Hirshberg is talking about support for the console, domains for stuff like Wii U Sports have been registered and tech rumours about its chip. It’s all go.
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Posted in: Activision Blizzard, E3 2011, Nintendo, Wii U
Tags: Eric Hirshberg, Wii U Music, Wii U Play, Wii U Sports
Tue, Jun 14, 2011 | 09:05 BST
MW3: Spec Ops shown live on Jimmy Fallon – watch it now
Jimmy Fallon’s shown off Modern Warfare 3 on US TV overnight, with Activision Publishing CEO Eric Hirshberg, Infinity Ward creative strategist Rob Bowling and Sledgehammer co-founder Glen Schofield all making appearances. Footage of the New York demo that was played at Microsoft’s E3 presser was shown, with Spec Ops demoed live on the show by Bowling, Fallon and Simon Pegg. Watch it below. Game’s out on November 8 for PS3, 360 and PC.
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Posted in: Activision Blizzard, PC, PS3, Xbox 360
Tags: Eric Hirshberg, glen schofield, infinity ward, modern warfare 3, rob bowling, sledgehammer games
Fri, Jun 10, 2011 | 11:53 BST
Hirshberg: Mobile gaming ”a double-edged sword”
Activision CEO Eric Hirshberg has said that mobile gaming is a “double edged sword,” adding that it would remain working on core games.
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Posted in: Activision Blizzard, E3 2011
Tags: Eric Hirshberg, modern warfare 3
Thu, Jun 02, 2011 | 10:14 BST
Call of Duty vs Battlefield: Hirshberg, Intat go big over 2011 fight
As the war heats up between Call of Duty and Battlefield over both series’ 2011 iterations, execs from both Activision and EA have talked big games for their camps.
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Posted in: Activision Blizzard, EA, Shooter
Tags: battlefield, call of duty, Eric Hirshberg, Jens Uwe Intat
Wed, Jun 01, 2011 | 11:54 BST
Hirshberg: Call of Duty web series to form part of Elite sub
Activision Publishing CEO Eric Hirshberg has said that it’s creating a web series on Call of Duty that Elite subscriptions will get exclusive access to.
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Posted in: Activision Blizzard, Stuff, tv
Tags: call of duty, call of duty: elite, Eric Hirshberg
Sat, May 21, 2011 | 18:54 BST
Activision memo on Modern Warfare 3 leak comes to light
An internal Activision memo sent to employees after information pertaining to Modern Warfare 3 was leaked last week, has itself been leaked.
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Posted in: Activision Blizzard, PC, PS3, Shooter, Wii, Xbox 360
Tags: Eric Hirshberg, infinity ward, modern warfare 3
Thu, May 19, 2011 | 06:36 BST
Activision’s Hirshberg responds to Modern Warfare 3 leak
Activision publishing CEO Eric Hirshberg has commented on last week’s massive Modern Warfare 3 scoop, stating that the firm chose to turn what could have been a bushel of lemons into a batch of “lemonade” instead.
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Posted in: Activision Blizzard, PC, PS3, Shooter, Xbox 360
Tags: Eric Hirshberg, modern warfare 3, mw3
Tue, May 10, 2011 | 08:17 BST
New James Bond title for 2011 confirmed by Activision
Activision confirmed in its Q1 2011 financial call that it would deliver a new James Bond title later this year.
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Posted in: Activision Blizzard
Tags: 007, Eric Hirshberg, james bond
Wed, Apr 20, 2011 | 21:19 BST
Internal Activision memo asks: “Isn’t Call of Duty today just like Guitar Hero was a few years back?”
An internal Activison memo obtained by Giant Bomb has the company questioning whether Call of Duty may suffer the same fate as Guitar Hero.
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Posted in: Activision Blizzard, Development
Tags: call of duty, Eric Hirshberg
Wed, Dec 08, 2010 | 10:02 GMT
Activision: Tony Hawk brand has “Michael Jordan-esque staying power”
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Posted in: Activision Blizzard, PS3, Sports, Wii, Xbox 360
Tags: Eric Hirshberg, Michael Jordan, tony hawk, tony hawk: shred
Wed, Nov 24, 2010 | 07:36 GMT
Acti: “We will never, ever charge for CoD multiplayer”
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Posted in: Action, Activision Blizzard, Hot, PC, PS3, Shooter, Xbox 360
Tags: Black Ops, call of duty, Eric Hirshberg
Thu, Jul 15, 2010 | 16:22 BST
Hirshberg: Activison needs to regain the hardcore’s trust
Eric Hirshberg, the newly-appointed CEO of Activision Publishing, has admitted the company needs to work on regaining the trust of the hardcore.
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Posted in: Activision Blizzard, Hot, Jobs
Tags: Eric Hirshberg
Tue, Jul 13, 2010 | 21:45 BST
Eric Hirshberg named CEO of Activision Publishing
Activision Blizzard announced today it’s hired marketing and advertising veteran Eric Hirshberg as its new Chief Executive Officer, effective on September 7.
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Posted in: Activision Blizzard, Hot, Jobs
Tags: deutch la, Eric Hirshberg, kevin butler
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