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Three months after its official announcement, PC and Nintendo players were blessed with a leak that suggested developer Toys For Bob would be bringing its Spyro remaster to both platforms. Unfortunately, neither will be arriving alongside Spyro: Reignited Trilogy’s PlayStation 4 and Xbox One release tomorrow, with no estimated timeline …

While Destiny 2's Forsaken expansion seemed to get critics back onboard with the game, it apparently hasn't been doing the business for Activision's bottom line. During the publisher's most recent earnings call, heads at Activision confirmed that Destiny 2: Forsaken has not met internal sales expectations. During the call, Activision's …

Despite originally pegged for a late September launch, developer Toys for Bob has announced that its remake of the first three Spyro games has been delayed. In order to give it an extra coat of polish, the Spyro Reignited Trilogy has instead been moved to a November 13 release date. …

Following on from the success of the Crash Bandicoot N.Sane trilogy's success last year, there have been numerous rumors pointing towards Spyro getting the spotlight next. Activision has already gone on record to say that more back catalogue titles will be coming back over the next few years, and now …

After several weeks of rumours and leaks, Activision has officially announced Black Ops 4 as this year's Call of Duty game. The publisher has even given the game an earlier release date than usual, in an effort to get out before Rockstar's Red Dead Redemption 2, which is expected to …

For most of us, it's hard to imagine a world where you don't have access to powerful computing devices and high speed internet 24/7. While a quarter of UK pupils are now classed as ‘extreme' internet users (spending up to 3 times the international average online), as many as 10% …

After the success of Call of Duty: WWII and the return to ‘boots on ground' style gameplay, we've been left wondering what's next for the series. This year's Call of Duty instalment will be handled by Treyarch and not so surprisingly, this has led to rumors of Black Ops 4. …

It looks like Activision is already well on its way to releasing more remasters following the great success of the Crash Bandicoot N.Sane Trilogy. Back when the Crash remakes first launched, players found a Spyro easter-egg and since then, fans haven't stopped asking for Spyro to make a comeback. It …

After spending several years working on the Call of Duty franchise, it looks like Sledgehammer Games' co-founders, Michael Condrey and Glen Schofield, are ready to try something new. The pair helped create and direct Call of Duty: WWII and Advanced Warfare and will now be moving on from Sledgehammer Games …

With Call of Duty: WWII’s first major expansion approaching at the end of the month, with it comes the next chapter in the incredibly popular Nazi Zombie saga. Activision has released a 2-minute trailer on what to expect as our heroes step foot on The Darkest Shore. “The Darkest Shore …

It’s no secret that Call of Duty: WWII has sold quite well, reviving the series from its slump, but it seems that the title might be doing better than expected. Not only has it managed to outsell its predecessors, but it has outdone any game in the past year within …

When Overwatch was first revealed in late 2014, we were greeted with an excellent cinematic trailer introducing us to the game's initial character roster. Over time, Blizzard has expanded on this with various character-focused animated shorts. At this point, all of the Overwatch animated short films have a combined run …

Just two days ago, we learned that Call of Duty: WWII has become the series’ best launch in the last three years, beating its predecessor by over 50 percent. Now that Activision’s annual sales press release is in, it is confirmed that the title has now sold double that of …

Destiny 2 has enjoyed an incredible launch, surpassing 1.3 million concurrent users early in its console life. Now that the title has release on the PC platform, publisher Activision has announced that it is pleased with just how well Destiny 2 is doing, and that has surpassed its predecessor in …

Publishers have been putting a lot of time and effort into finding new ways to sell microtransactions to gamers. Some games have managed to get it right, while others have fallen flat and drawn criticism for it. Activision has become the latest example of this, as the publisher recently patented …

With Destiny 2 taking consoles by storm and soon to release on PC, developers have set their sights ahead towards the first expansion pack. Keen on not making the same mistakes as it did with the first game, Bungie has taken to Twitter to get fan feedback on exactly what …

Call of Duty games have a tendency to remake popular maps for its subsequent games, here’s looking at you, Nuketown. This time, Sledgehammer Games is looking back to the very first Call of Duty, remaking the French map Carentan for modern audiences. Carentan first appeared in 2003’s Call of Duty …

Earlier this week, Destiny 2 managed to surpass 1.2 million concurrent players on console alone, reaching 1.3 million as of developer Bungie’s blog update last night. Publisher Activision has continued to share the good news about Destiny 2’s success by revealing the console launch press release. “With franchise pre-order records …

In a controversial decision, Activision chose to release its remaster of the acclaimed Call of Duty: Modern Warfare in an exclusive highly-priced bundle alongside last year’s Infinite Warfare. It was less of an if and more of a when we would see the title break off into a standalone release, …

Activision has been taking an apologetic approach to its Call of Duty fans this year, admitting that Infinite Warfare didn’t resonate well. Now in an interview this week, Actvision's CEO, Eric Hirshberg has elaborated further, explaining that the company planned to get away from the futuristic theme eventually but admitted …

Back at the start of 2014, Activision mysteriously began removing its Deadpool game from digital stores like Steam less than a year after its initial release. Now, history appears to be repeating itself, though this time licensing issues appear to be affecting a different game as the Teenage Mutant Ninja …

It might be a little early to call victory for EA in this latest generation of high-production-value, AAA shooters, but in terms of trailer popularity, DICE's Battlefield 1 seems to have drawn a lot more positive attention than Activision's Infinite Warfare. While the latter was a stand out for its …

As much as Call of Duty is one of the most enduring franchises of the past decade, it does also command quite an emotional reaction from its supporters. When the recent Infinite Warfare trailer dropped, fans of the series took it upon themselves to downvote it en masse, but publisher …

If you were hoping to skip this year's Call of Duty entirely and just pick up the new Modern Warfare remaster instead, then you might be out of luck as Activision has announced that the Call of Duty 4 remaster will only be available as part of the legacy bundle …

If you're one of those people who consider the Call of Duty games to be all about the multiplayer and couldn't care less about the single player campaign, Activision has now made a pack just for you. The Multiplayer Starter Pack for Black Ops III gives you access to multiplayer …

Major League Gaming, one of the longest standing pro-Esports organisations, is now owned almost entirely by Activison, after the board of directors agreed to sell the publishing giant most of the company's assets for $46 million. This has annoyed some share-holders, as the move was approved – legally – without …

We recently heard that EA had set up its own eSports division internally to break into the pro gaming scene and get more involved with tournaments. Now, it looks like Activision is doing a similar thing, as the publisher has apparently bought Major League Gaming for $46 million. Activision has …

Activision Blizzard is a rich company, clearly; it bought its way out of being owned by Vivendi back in 2013 for just shy of six billion dollars and now once again its dropped a similar figure on another developer/publisher, King. Known for its addiction peddling gameplay in titles like Candy …

Ubisoft recently received a $161 million investment from a company known as Vivendi, which is known for aggressively pursuing companies within the entertainment sector. As it turns out, Ubisoft's CEO isn't too happy about the cash infusion, according to an internal memo circulating over at the publisher's offices. The internal …

The rhythm guitar game wars are back guys! Remember? Way back in, well the '00s, when it was Rock Band versus Guitar Hero, Harmonix versus Nerversoft and DLC versus DLC, as both franchises tried to see just how much they could get us to pay for songs we already owned …