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Cinema Blend
Prototype 2: Homecoming Trailer Hits A Nerve
Cinema Blend
To help hone in on the kind antagonistic tension that new lead character James Heller will have towards the old lead character, Alex Mercer, Radical and Activision released a new trailer called "Homecoming". The trailer itself is more like a brief ...
Prototype 2 Hunt. Kill. Become. TrailerGamers Hell
Prototype 2 movie shows hunting, killingComputerandvideogames.com
New Prototype 2 developer diary focuses on the huntStrategy Informer (press release)
Examiner.com
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Cinema Blend
Battlefield 3 Live-Action Freddy Wong Commercial Gets Explosive
Cinema Blend
EA knows that they can't be a one-trick pony when it comes to promoting different games for varying demographics. For instance, the Michael Bay trailer may (or may not) have worked for Need for Speed: The Run, because the game catered itself mostly ...

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Forbes
EA Sports Brings Madden And More Games To Carnival Cruise Ships
Forbes
EA Sports is bringing Madden NFL 12, NCAA Football 12, FIFA Soccer 12, NHL 12 and all of its games to Carnival Cruise ships. The partnership between Electronic Arts and Carnival Cruise Line can be experienced immediately on two ships, the brand new ...

Best sports game of 2011
Sydney Morning Herald (blog)
It doesn't seem too many years ago that FIFA triggered sniggers from dedicated gamers, who knew that Pro Evolution Soccer was the most realistic version of the beautiful game. Now the situation is completely reversed, with the EA Sports simulation this ...

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Warp Zoned
Electronic Arts seeks online gaming share
Financial Times
By Chris Nuttall in San Francisco A long time ago in a galaxy not so far away, Electronic Arts was the number one video game publisher and Activision its closest rival. Then Activision joined forces with Vivendi's games unit in 2008 to become the ...
Star Wars: The Old Republic debuts on Tuesday as one of the most ambitious ...VentureBeat
EA's Star Wars Set to ReleaseZacks.com
In a galaxy not far away, 'Star Wars: The Old Republic' online game was bornAustin 360

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WTF is SOPA?
ZDNet (blog)
... but John “TotalBiscuit” Bain, a UK law graduate, professional gaming commentator and journalist, has put together a great video on the subject. I highly recommend that you take 22 minutes out of your day to listen to it. Note: Activision are not on ...

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What Does Life After IPO Look Like For Zynga?
Inside Social Games
Unlike coupon site Groupon, which is still trading above its offer price, both Zynga and Nexon have comparable publicly-traded companies like video game publishers Activision, EA, and Ubisoft, against which revenue and profit multiples can be ...

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What Does Life After IPO Look Like For Zynga?
Inside Social Games
Unlike coupon site Groupon, which is still trading above its offer price, both Zynga and Nexon have comparable publicly-traded companies like video game publishers Activision, EA, and Ubisoft, against which revenue and profit multiples can be ...

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Warp Zoned
Star Wars: The Old Republic debuts on Tuesday as one of the most ambitious ...
VentureBeat
He estimated that the game may find a receptive audience among 3 million to 4 million players within the World of Warcraft subscriber base. About 50 percent of World of Warcraft subscribers plan to buy the EA game. Among those who played the beta test, ...
Electronic Arts seeks online gaming shareFinancial Times
EA's Star Wars Set to ReleaseZacks.com
The Old Republic Grace Period Has Been ReinstatedCapsule Computers
TheForce.net -Game Rant -Gameranx
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Blast
The 2011 Spike TV Video Game Awards recap
Blast
A couple of industry “Hall of Fame” awards were given out as well with Blizzard Entertainment earning the “Gamer God” award and Shigeru Miyamoto being honored into the Video Game Hall of Fame. Finally, the big award of game of the year was earned by ...

The National
'Modern Warfare 3' blasts past $1 billion
Herald Times Reporter
The game's publisher, Activision Blizzard, announced that the latest release in the first-person shooting series surpassed the $1 billion mark in just 16 days after its Nov. 8 debut. By comparison, last year's "Call of Duty: Black Ops" did not exceed ...
Declaration of war on videogame piratesThe National
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3, 18Mirror.co.uk
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare Sets Billion Dollar Record (Recap)antiMUSIC.com
my.hsj.org -Deccan Chronicle -Product Reviews
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Top 100 of 2012: 60-56 – Inversion, Syndicate and Downpour
TheSixthAxis
With a healthy stock of driving titles under its belt including DiRT 3, F1 2011 and of course the previous GRID, British-based firm Codemasters is looking to give genre rivals a run for their money with its highly-anticipated racing sequel. ...

Cinefy Enters The Semifinals of The Mobile App Showdown
prMac (press release)
The company has produced software products, campaigns and programming elements for an all-star client roster, including FOX Television, Amgen Pharmaceuticals, and MTV. They have offices in Portland, OR and Sandpoint, ID. ...

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MCV
Zynga Leads Now, But EA, Activision Eye Social Market
Investor's Business Daily
Among video game makers, only Activision Blizzard (ATVI) is bigger, with a market cap of $13.6 billion. Zynga dominates social networking games, primarily on Facebook, with games like "CityVille," "FarmVille," "Texas Hold 'Em Poker" and "Words With ...
$9bn Zynga IPO is goMCV

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MCV
Zynga Leads Now, But EA, Activision Eye Social Market
Investor's Business Daily
The key is high-quality game play and social competition that can keep players coming back week after week, he says. Electronic Arts and Activision hope to leverage their familiar game properties from consoles to make a play in social gaming. EA has ...
$9bn Zynga IPO is goMCV

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MTV.com
Ubisoft's 'I Am Alive' Proves That It Is, with a Trailer
Nerd Reactor
If Ubisoft somehow balances the survival aspects well, I can see this as an interesting game that keeps you on your toes, just barely surviving, reluctantly co-operating with others, and searching everywhere for useful items. ...
I Am Alive trailer teaches you how to survive [Video]The Inquisitr
'I Am Alive' Runs Down the Rules of Survival In This New TrailerMTV.com (blog)
I Am Alive game trailer - videoThe Guardian
PlayStation LifeStyle -StickSkills
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Gamasutra
Court Dismisses Ubisoft's Talent Poaching Injunction Against THQ
Gamasutra
by Tom Curtis [Console/PC, Business] Despite Ubisoft's efforts to prevent THQ from hiring some of its former talent, a Quebec appeals court has struck down the company's injunction and has ruled in favor of THQ. With this injunction dismissed, ...
Ubisoft's injunction against THQ overturned in Montreal courtNeoseeker
THQ Prevails Over Rival Ubisoft in Quebec Appeals Court DecisionHollywood Reporter
Ubisoft injunction against THQ struck down in Quebec appeals courtShacknews
VG247 -Joystiq -National Post (registration)
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Activision's Careful Social Strategy
Seeking Alpha
Following Black Friday, Activision-Blizzard (ATVI) CEO Bobby Kotick appeared on CNBC's Squawk Box to answer questions about the company's video game sales. He quickly found himself challenged by host Andrew Sorkin, who wanted answers about Activision's ...
ATVI, TQNT, BCSI, LAVA, VIA/B - Stocks to watch at NASDAQRetirement Planning
AFTER YESTERDAY'S DECLINE OF 1.84%, ACTIVISION BLIZZARD OFFERS INVESTORS ...Zacks.com

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Gamasutra
Activision's Skylanders Spreads Reach With Virtual World
Gamasutra
by Eric Caoili [Console/PC, Social/Online, Business] Skylanders Spyro's Universe, the latest component of Activision Publishing's multi-faceted video game and physical toy franchise, is now available with a public beta launch. ...
Activision Stretches Another Franchise Even More with <em>Skylanders Universe</em>Kotaku

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Metro
EA working on Command & Conquer: Tiberium Alliances MMORTS for mobile devices ...
DroidGamers
The other day EA announced that it would be bringing Command & Conquer to mobile and browser gamers. However, it isn't the standard format of C&C RTS gaming that you are used to as this will be the series' first MMORTS title and will launch with ...
Command & Conquer MMOStuff.co.nz
EA launching Command & Conquer Play4Free browser gameThe Verge
EA Reveals Free to Play Browser Game Command & Conquer: Tiberium AlliancesAusGamers
InvestorIdeas.com (press release) -Metro -MMORPG News
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