So Black Ops is here, and lo, there was much rejoicing in living rooms and frat houses alike. Despite Activision’s conservative predictions that it won’t meet Modern Warfare 2‘s numbers, it’s certainly clear that plenty of people out there are still interested in the franchise. And...

It’s that time of year again. Just as sure as Thanksgiving will be celebrated at the end of November, you can bet that the second Tuesday will bring about another Call of Duty game. The series is the premier shooter franchise in gaming and is a huge reason for the success of its publisher, Activision....

Ralph Koster, in his seminal work, A Theory Of Fun For Game Design, says that “Fun from games arises out of mastery.” Nowhere is this truer, in my humble opinion, than in the rhythm game genre. From RockBand to Guitar Hero, the joy, the fun, comes from mastering the mechanics at a high enough...

DJ Hero creative director, Jamie Jackson, in an interview with Official Nintendo Magazine, spoke about the need for the soundtrack to become more diversified in the sequel in order to succeed. “I think we weighted a bit too much hip-hop in the first game. When you looked at the mixlist, I think it...

Activision boss Bobby Kotick, the exec everyone loves to hate, has found his way into the news once more. This time around the Activision CEO has decided to take his shots at former colleagues such as Doublefine’s Tim Schafer and former Infinity Ward bosses Jason West and Vince Zampella. Go grab your...

Coming off of the release of last years freshman entry to the rhythm game genre, FreeStyleGames has been hard at work tweaking the mechanics and performance of it’s turn table based title. Without a solid track list - or library as is with the case of DJ Hero and it’s use of the same song in...

More DLC is now available from Activision for the popular Transformers game War For Cybertron. This content is for both Xbox 360 and PS3. Transformers: War For Cybertron Map and Characters Pack 2 is exactly what its name implies with a price tag of $9.99 (US), and that is new playable characters and...

It wasn’t long ago that Activision CEO Bobby Kotick proclaimed that “”Our Spider Man Games Have sucked”. Although he said that he hadn’t played the newest games, he admitted that they got poor ratings because they were bad games. Spider man should be about web slinging, and...

Activision is proud to reveal eleven artists to debut on the Guitar Hero brand on their next outing. Guitar Hero: Warriors of Rock will be featuring the first time appearances of the following bands and their tracks: Anberlin – “The Feel Good Drag” John 5 – “Black Widow Of La Porte” Neil Young...

Getting the band back together happens from time to time, and this occasion has to do with none otherthan the reunion of Soundgarden. Chris Cornell and company have delighted their fans by getting back together for a new album, but they have also found a way to please their Guitar Hero fans two-fold. This...