Activision has announced today that it will be releasing a first person shooter based on the hit television show and comic series, The Walking Dead. The Walking Dead the Game will be set before the start of the series and it will feature the characters Daryl Dixon and his outspoken brother, Merle. The game plans on setting itself apart from the The Walking Dead Adventure video game by creating new... more.

The Biggest Legal Battle In Industry History Activision's recent fourth-quarter SEC filing states that the initial $36 million claim against them by Jason West and Vince Zampella has grown to over $1 billion. An explanation was not given, but a summary of the claim can be read below. "After concluding an internal human resources inquiry into breaches of contract and insubordination by... more.

COMING NOVEMBER 13, 2012 Just as many gamers suspected, the next Call of Duty title from Treyarch is aptly titled - Call of Duty: Black Ops 2, and seeing that Activision has developer Inifinity Ward locked into the 'Modern Warfare' namesake, its simple math that Treyarch maintains Black Ops. Taking Place in 2025, CoD: Black Ops 2 takes a giant leap into the future - away from the traditi... more.

I can honestly say that I'm not surprised, and neither should you at the latest news out of the Call of Duty camp with their announcement that 'Call of Duty: Black Ops 2' is official and will be hitting store shelves this November, the 13th to be exact. Developer Treyarch's follow up to their 2010 smash hit 'Black Ops' will be set in the near future according to Treyarch's official Black Ops 2 s... more.

Last month, Activision announced Call of Duty Elite 2.0 during an earnings call. Today, Activision social media manager Dan Amrich has clarified exactly what that means. In a post on his blog, Amrich explains that the service will not require a separate subscription. Instead, it's simply a selection of new features for the current Elite service. "This shareholder tease led some people to... more.

This is the second time in the last few weeks that it has been reported that Black Ops 2 is coming this November, but today a very well respected Spanish and Portuguese online shop FNAC listed the title with a November release date attached to it. If this information ends up being true it won't come as much of a surprise to anybody. Activision has been regurgitating a 'new' Call of Duty title e... more.

I know, you're completely shocked right this moment, who would've thought we'd ever have another Call of Duty title. Bobby Kotick (Head of Activision) has already made it clear that Activision will continue to advance the Call of Duty Elite brand, Activision Publishing CEO Eric Hirshberg added "[We're] hard at work on Elite 2.0 with several features to be included in the next Call of Duty releas... more.

As if Activision wasn't already nickel-and-diming us enough. They've announced today that they plan to produce even MORE DLC and move it out to us, the consumer, at an even faster rate. That's right folks, open up your checkbook and empty your bank accounts, Activision is here to collect. For those of you who actually look forward to more content for Modern Warfare 3. Activision Publishing CEO ... more.

It can be assumed that Prototype 2 is definitely on countless "most anticipated" lists for 2012 releases; but what else is new right? Well how about a good-old-fashion sit down with some of the heads of development..maybe they'll be nice enough to release an alpha.. just a little something to hold me over until it goes gold because this game is looking pretty sick right now! In this diary ... more.

Everyone knew that Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 was going to sell a ton of copies and make Activision a mountain of money, but nobody expected it to soar this quickly. Activision is now reporting that the latest installment in the Modern Warfare series topped $1 Billion in just it's first 16 days of being available. "Call of Duty is now amongst that rarified group of sustained franchises ... more.

Have you bought your copy of Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 yet, or are you still so engrossed in Battlefield 3 that you forget it was released today? Either way, I don't think your one copy will make a difference if these statistics are ever remotely accurate. Lazard Capital Markets' Atul Bagga reported to GameSpot that Modern Warfare 3 has shipped roughly three times more copies than Battlefi... more.

Activision have today announced that they intend to release a video game for the 2012 movie "Men In Black 3", however Activision also stated that the game would not be a tie-in with the movie, but would instead be a game set in the vast Men In Black universe. The game is set to give players an experience that can't be seen in any of the films, but will include some main, returning characters fro... more.

Sledgehammer Games (the new developer on the Call of Duty franchise) today announced that Modern Warfare 3 would not feature the sort of cliffhanger ending that the series is known for, sparking rumours that this will be the end of the Modern Warfare series. Sledgehammer told CVG that "doing it all again felt wrong" and that although the ending may leave room for another game, it will definite... more.

Activision's publishing CEO, Eric Hirshberg emailed employees about the recent Kotaku Modern Warfare 'details' leak last week. In the email Hirshberg refers to the leak as an "abuse of intellectual property", and states that the event is under investigation. Ironically that e-mail was leaked, or released by none other than Activision themselves; most likely to spark more pandemonium becau... more.