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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)
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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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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
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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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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 ...
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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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Forbes
Activision Uses Spike TV "VGAs" To Showcase New Spider-Man, Transformers And ...
Forbes
While Activision was celebrating its $1 billion haul for Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3, the game publisher was looking ahead to 2012. Activision used Spike TV's “Video Game Awards” to celebrate Call of Duty, which took home the Vector Monkey award for ...
Activision Announces Tony Hawk's Pro Skater HDTotalPlayStation.com
Tony Hawk's HD unlikely to have the original soundtrackVideogamer.com
First Tony Hawk's Pro Skater HD Screenshot RevealedElectronic Theatre
TeamXbox -Game Guru -Shacknews
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Gamasutra
Activision: New 'Call of Duty' Beats 'Avatar' to $1B
Reuters
Activision's "Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3" has hit the $1 billion sales mark in 16 days, faster than all-time box office champion "Avatar," the company announced Monday. The sales surge came during a box office slump, ...
Activision trumpets $1 billion for Modern Warfare 3Joystiq
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 Activision's Latest Billion-Dollar TitleGamasutra
Call Of Duty®: Modern Warfare 3(TM) Hits $1 Billion Milestone in Just 16 DaysMarketWatch (press release)
All Things Digital -PC Magazine -New York Times (blog)
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Activision game crosses $1 bln in sales
Reuters India
REUTERS - Activision Blizzard (ATVI.O), the biggest US video game publisher by market capitalization, said its game Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 crossed $1 billion in sales since its launch on November 8. The company, whose most profitable franchise ...
New Call Of Duty Installment Breaks $1 Billion-Mark In 16 DaysRedOrbit
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 shoots its way past $1 billion in salesNew York Daily News
Review: Modern Warfare 3 multiplayer (Xbox 360)2D-X
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