- GoldenEye 007 (Wii) – Nov 2, 2010
- James Bond: Blood Stone (360, PS3, PC, DS) – Winter 2010
- Tony Hawk: Shred (360, PS3, Wii) – Autumn 2010. Available as a bundle or standalone title.
- DJ Hero 2 ((360, PS3, Wii) – October 19, 2010 for North America and Australia. October 22 for Europe. Available as a standalone title or two bundles with either a single or dual deck/microphone set.
- Guitar Hero: Warriors of Rock (360, PS3, Wii, DS) – September 24, 2010 for Europe. September 28, 2010 for North America.
- Call of Duty: Black Ops (360, PS3, Wii, PC, DS) – November 9, 2010
- Star Wars: The Force Unleashed II (360, PS3, Wii, PC, DS, iOS) – October 26, 2010 for North America. October 29, 2010 for Europe.
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Here’s the official spiel from Activision on the Gold Classic Controller Pro we saw yesterday that will be bundled with Goldeneye.
Nintendo and Activision Unveil Limited Edition Controller Bundle, Giving Gamers the Ultimate 00 Agent ArsenalLondon, UK – 11th August, 2010 – Activision Publishing, Inc. (Nasdaq: ATVI) is giving GoldenEye fans a vintage Bond gaming experience with the GoldenEye 007TM Classic Edition, a game bundle featuring an exclusive gold Classic Controller ProTM. Inspired by the legendary golden gun, the gold controller gives fans and WiiTM gamers an additional control scheme option, allowing them to play with added accessibility – the full bundle will be available this autumn.
“In addition to the Wii Remote and Nunchuk, GoldenEye will also support the Wii Zapper for “point and shoot” gamers, giving players several ways to experience GoldenEye on Wii,” said David Pokress, Head of Marketing for Licensed Properties, Activision Publishing. “We also couldn’t pass up the opportunity to pay homage to the golden gun with the gold Classic Controller Pro, which looks cool and also gives shooter fans a familiar control scheme to use as they blast their way through the game.”
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SANTA MONICA, Calif. – JULY 30, 2010 —Suspense and intense first-person action reign in Activision Publishing’s (Nasdaq: ATVI) Cabela’s Dangerous Hunts 2011, the first game to utilize the all new TOP SHOT ELITE hunting controller. Coming late fall for Xbox 360® video game and entertainment system from Microsoft, PlayStation®3 computer entertainment system, Wii™ and Nintendo DS™, the game unfolds a story of drama and survival as players face kill-or-be-killed scenarios deep in the wild. All of the console versions are available with the TOP SHOT ELITE, the first-of-its-kind wireless controller that allows players to take aim against the world’s deadliest predators.
Developed by the team at Activision that created the guitar controllers for the Guitar Hero franchise, the groundbreaking TOP SHOT ELITE will redefine how first-person action games are played. The Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3 system versions operate with 2.4GHz wireless technology and include a sensor bar and high-sensitivity camera, while the Wii version integrates the Wii Remote™ and Nunchuk™. The scope includes a red lens filter that gives players a different perspective on the environment, exposing hidden animal tracks and blood trails. The TOP SHOT ELITE also features pump-action reload and an adjustable stock to fit gamers of all sizes.
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Nintendo – it’s time to approach Activision about this!
“Let’s put it this way I think we would all love to think that GoldenEye may make it onto the 3DS. Today we’re talking about the Wii, but yeah if you were at E3 and you played with the 3DS it’s a great bit of hardware and we’d love to see it on there. But we don’t know, there’re no plans yet. I think if Nintendo approached us we’d consider anything.” – Activision’s Julian Widdow
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Do you care why Goldeneye is coming to Wii? If so read what Brian Pass, senior producer at Activision had to say about it below.
“There are a number of different reasons for that. One’s we have a partnership with Nintendo. It’s a great opportunity. This game was originally on the N64, so there’s the nostalgia factor for people that are Nintendo fans. So we wanted to partner with Nintendo for this. There’s opportunity. So, the opportunity on the Nintendo Wii platform is huge. There’s roughly 12 million Wiis in North America. But it’s not really a console that a lot of shooter fans are playing on. So we wanted to offer them their own first-person shooter, that’s unique and exclusive to that console. Why are people not playing shooters on the Wii? I don’t know. Maybe it’s because people don’t like using the Wii Remote and the Nunchuck. They don’t like using the pointing device. Now they’ve got the Classic Pro Controller. This is dual analogue stick. It’s got the exact same layout you find on PS3 or 360. You put this in a shooter fan’s hands and they instantly know how to play. We feel that the opportunity and the time is right. And partnering with Nintendo is a huge opportunity for us. We really want to tap in to the nostalgia for Nintendo fans, and take advantage of the opportunity presented by the platform.”
It seems that the 3DS has got off to a great start, not only with the public but with developers and publishers too. Thomas Tippl from Activision spoke with Gamespot and had this to say…
GameSpot: What have you thought of E3 so far?
Thomas Tippl: Well, it’s not my first E3. I would say there’s the usual excitement. It’s great to see that first parties are coming out with new innovations. I was particularly impressed by the 3DS, and it got a great reception. It’s a brilliant product. Nintendo’s figured out the glasses–or the lack thereof–are key. The integration of the 3D camera was a brilliant move. And if they also address the piracy issues they have and upgrade the copyright protection system, I think it’s going to be a big success and draw publisher interest to put more resources against publishing a game in this platform.
GS: So far DJ Hero is the only Activision franchise announced for the 3DS, but a lot of your competitors are already on board and completely committed with more games. Is there any hesitation on Activision’s part?
TT: No. You’ll hear more titles as they come.
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SANTA MONICA, Calif., June 15, 2010 /PRNewswire via COMTEX News Network/ — With eight million copies sold and a legion of passionate fans worldwide, the Nintendo 64 version of GoldenEye defined multiplayer gaming for a generation of gamers in 1997.
Now, a new take on the legendary James Bond adventure arrives with Activision Publishing’s (Nasdaq: ATVI) all-new GoldenEye 007(TM), which was unveiled at Nintendo’s press briefing, held today during the Electronic Entertainment Exposition (E3) in Los Angeles.
Developed exclusively for Wii(TM) and based on the GoldeneEye film, GoldenEye 007 gives players the chance to use the lethal, gritty style of Daniel Craig’s James Bond to outwit, outmaneuver and overtake an arms syndicate that threatens the world in an innovative, modern take on the legendary GoldenEye movie adventure. The game, which is slated for release this holiday season, is playable in Nintendo’s booth in the West Hall, #5407.
“GoldenEye for the N64 was one of the most acclaimed games and fans regularly cite it as one of the most influential and important titles in history,” said David Pokress, Head of Marketing for Licensed Properties, Activision Publishing. “We’re thrilled to bring the new GoldenEye 007 to gamers around the world as an all-new adventure that seamlessly integrates nostalgic GoldenEye movie moments with innovative FPS gameplay and unique multiplayer action that is unrivaled on the platform.”
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SANTA MONICA, Calif., June 4, 2010 — This fall, living room legends and their friends will join together and embark on an epic rock journey to save rock n’ roll with Activision Publishing, Inc.’s (Nasdaq: ATVI) Guitar Hero(R): Warriors of Rock. The latest installment in the world’s most popular music game series, Guitar Hero: Warriors of Rock, will once again redefine music gaming with an all-new, story-driven Quest Mode, a completely redesigned rock-inspired guitar controller, the biggest on-disc selection of rock music ever in a Guitar Hero(R) game and Quickplay+, which invites challenge-starved fanatics to test their rock skills in any of the on-disc or over 500 songs in the Guitar Hero Music Library.
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There’s tons of living room fun to be had in the Shrek Forever After video game, which turns Shrek into a social and team experience that the whole family can enjoy. Players can join in on the action at any time in the co-operative multiplayer mode to form a team of up to four players. The game reunites fans with their favorite characters – Shrek, Fiona, Puss In Boots and Donkey. Together, teams can navigate through Shrek’s two realities while solving mind-bending puzzles, and fending off Rumplestiltskin’s army of bad guys. Shrek, Fiona, Puss In Boots, and Donkey, all have their own unique game skills that will come in handy to progress through the game. A single-player experience is also offered, which allows the player to switch between the four characters as needed at any time.
Shrek Forever After was developed for the console and PC platforms by XPEC and for Nintendo DS by Griptonite.
The game is available for the Xbox 360 video game and entertainment system from Microsoft, Wii and the PlayStation 3 computer entertainment system for a suggested retail price of $49.99 and Nintendo DS for the suggested retail price of $29.99 and PC for a suggested retail price of $19.99. The console and PC versions have been rated “E10+” (Cartoon Violence, Comic Mischief, Mild Lyrics) and the handheld game has been rated “E” by the ESRB.
For more information on the Shrek Forever After video game, please visit www.ShrekTheGame.com.
There have been rumours doing the rounds today that Call of Duty: Black Ops will be coming to Wii and now an Activision rep has gone on record to confirm it.
“Black Ops will be available on all four platforms, PS3, X360, PC and Wii, on 9th November.”
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Bungie, the creators of the Halo series on Xbox, have announced that they will be partnering with Activision in the future. It was a surprise back in 2007 when the developers broke their exclusive ties with Microsoft and now we might see their future games on Sony and Nintendo consoles. Of course on new games or IP have yet been announced by either party so far.
Here’s the press release.
KIRKLAND, Wash. and SANTA MONICA, Calif., April 29, 2010 /PRNewswire via COMTEX News Network/ — Bungie, the developer of blockbuster game franchises including Halo, Myth and Marathon, and Activision, a wholly owned subsidiary of Activision Blizzard, the #1 online games publisher (Nasdaq: ATVI), announced today that they have entered into an exclusive 10-year partnership to bring Bungie’s next big action game universe to market. Under the terms of the agreement, Activision will have exclusive, worldwide rights to publish and distribute all future Bungie games based on the new intellectual property on multiple platforms and devices. Bungie remains an independent company and will continue to own their intellectual property. Additional terms of the agreement were not disclosed.
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Yep, Wii owners are getting some Call Of Duty loving in the form of a port of the original Modern Warfare. While this is excellent news in itself, we’re a bit bemused as to why Activision have decided to release a version of the two year old original Modern Warfare rather than the upcoming COD: MW2 that the PS3 and Xbox 360 will see.
The developers of ‘COD: World At War‘, Treyarch are developing the game, not Infinity Ward the original developers. Of course the DS will be getting a version of the new game so why the Wii is going back two years is anyone’s guess especially considering the franchise has sold well on the Wii so far.
We’ll have more on the DS and Wii Modern Warfare’s soon so keep it here.
