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Romantics sue Activision over Guitar Hero
Billboard is reporting that the members of the band The Romantics have filed a lawsuit against Activision over Guitar Hero Encore: Rocks the 80s
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Call of Duty 4 storms German, Spanish charts
The latest videogame sales data released for Germany and Spain shows Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare making a strong debut
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US videogame sales up 73 per cent in October
US videogame hardware and software sales increased 73 per cent in October according to NPD sales data
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US October sales up 50%, predicts Pachter
Ahead of the release of US videogame software sales data for October, Wedbush Morgan Securities analyst Michael Pachter is predicting a 50 per cent increase from the same period last year
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Guitar Hero III boosts US record sales
There are early indications that Guitar Hero III has had a significant impact on record sales for bands featured in the game.
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Activision commits to revitalising Bond franchise
Activision has said it is committed to revitalising the James Bond brand - "one of the greatest videogame franchises of all time" - while revealing it has two projects based on the license in development.
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Activision Q2 revenues up 69 per cent
Activision has announced financial results for the second fiscal quarter ended September 30, 2007, with a 69 per cent in net revenues
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Grange to lead Activision's Euro PR team
Activision has made two major appointments in its marketing and PR departments, poaching Microsoft's current head of UK PR to lead its European team.
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Activition partners with Audiokinetic
Activision has announced an agreement with Audiokinetic to integrate the WaveWorks Interactive Sound Engine into select titles across the company's global development studios
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iTunes essentials: Guitar Hero
Activision has announced that a series of compilations featuring music from the Guitar Hero franchise will be available for purchase and download on the iTunes Store
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Activision backs anti-bullying site with Spider-Man release
Activision is supporting the UK's anti-bullying resource bullying.co.uk with the release of Spider-Man: Friend or Foe.
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Activision hosts skateboarding exhibition
Activision has announced the launch of The Art of Skateboarding, a photography exhibition featuring the work of fashion photographer Tony Taglianetti.
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Activision backs RED distribution
Activision has inked a deal with Protexis to digitally distribute PC titles to online retailers in the US
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Citi Investment Research to cover videogame software sector
Citi Investment Research, comprised of 390 analysts across 22 countries, has begun coverage of the videogame software sector
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Kotick details Activision's acquisition criteria
In an interview with The Financial Times, CEO Robert Kotick discusses Activision's criteria for acquisitions
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Acquisition allows us to concentrate purely on games, says Bizarre
Bizarre Creations has told <i>GamesIndustry.biz</i> that it can get on with creating games without having to worry about business pressures thanks to its recent acquisition by Activision.
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New racing IP for Activison, suggests analyst
Responding to Activision's acquisition of Bizarre Creations, Wedbush Morgan Securities analyst Michael Pachter thinks that the developer could create a new multiplatform racing IP
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Guitar Hero II song packs go multi-platinum on Xbox Live
Activision has sold over 650,000 song packs for Guitar Hero II over Xbox Live, totalling 2 million individual tracks — the equivalent of multi-platinum sales in record industry terms.
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Activision to distribute Scholastic Media games
Scholastic Media has announced an agreement that will see Activision Publishing distribute the company's DS games in North America
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EA, Activision to benefit from GTA delay
Electronic Arts and Activision are the two publishers set to benefit the most from Grand Theft Auto IV's no-show this Christmas retail season.
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Activision first quarter net revenues up 163 per cent
Activision has released its Q1 2008 financial results documenting net revenues of USD 495.5 million, an increase of 163 per cent from Q1 2007
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Guitar Hero to add new instruments in 2008 — analyst
More instruments are likely to be added to Activision's Guitar Hero franchise in 2008, as the company grows the brand to tackle competition from EA's impending Rock Band release.
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Activision takes third-party crown for H1 2007
Guitar Hero helped Activision to USD 397.8 million in software sales for the first half of 2007 compared to EA's USD 365.7m.
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E3: Activision highlights six upcoming titles
Activision showed off six of its upcoming titles, with the help of some celebrity guests, at its E3 conference.
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Activision shipped 8 million titles in Q1
Activision has raised its earnings forecasts after shipping eight million units of videogames in the first quarter of the fiscal year.