Neowin News Feed for: Activision

Call of Duty: Ghosts gets behind the scenes clip on Vine

John Callaham — Mon, 20 May 2013 05:49:42 +0100

Activision has released a six second video clip on Vine that shows some behind-the-scenes footage of the upcoming shooter Call of Duty Ghosts before its full reveal on Tuesday. Read more...

Call of Duty: Ghosts to be shown at next Xbox event May 21st

John Callaham — Wed, 01 May 2013 18:32:02 +0100

Activision has finally confirmed the existence of Call of Duty: Ghosts and that it will be shown off in public first as part of Microsoft's next Xbox press event on May 21st. Read more...

Call of Duty: Ghosts release date outed as November 5th

John Callaham — Tue, 30 Apr 2013 22:04:22 +0100

A leaked promotional posted shows that Call of Duty: Ghosts, the still officially unannounced next game in the hit first person shooter series, will be released November 5th. Read more...

Call of Duty website launches teaser to official Ghosts reveal

John Callaham — Mon, 29 Apr 2013 19:15:44 +0100

The official Call of Duty website has launched a teaser campaign that will likely lead to the official reveal of Call of Duty: Ghosts, the next game in the popular first person shooter series. Read more...

Call of Duty: Ghosts outed via online retail websites

John Callaham — Wed, 24 Apr 2013 17:16:03 +0100

The title of the next Call of Duty game may have outed by retailers as Call of Duty: Ghosts, with a launch date planned for later this fall. Details about the game were not announced. Read more...

New game engine demos offer glimpse of next gen graphics

John Callaham — Sat, 30 Mar 2013 22:08:52 +0000

This week's Game Developers Conference was the source for a number of new game engine demos that show the future of what PC and next generation console games might look and act like. Read more...

Call of Duty Elite app released for Windows Phone 8

John Callaham — Wed, 13 Mar 2013 15:33:24 +0000

Activision has released a version of its Call of Duty Elite app for Windows Phone 8 smartphone owners, allowing Call of Duty gamers with those phones a way to track their stats, among other things. Read more...

Destiny website source code shows Xbox 720 and PS4 pre-order listings

John Callaham — Mon, 18 Feb 2013 18:39:18 +0000

A look inside the source code of the official website for Bungie's upcoming Destiny game shows pre-order headers for the Xbox 720 and PS4, along with PC, Wii U and PS Vita versions. Read more...

Activision loses rights to James Bond game license

John Callaham — Fri, 04 Jan 2013 22:04:35 +0000

We can now confirm, via our sources, that Activision's rights to publish games based on the James Bond franchise have expired. There is no word on which publisher will obtain that license. Read more...

James Bond Activision games removed from Steam

John Callaham — Wed, 02 Jan 2013 21:34:26 +0000

All of the James Bond PC games that were published by Activision for the PC have been removed from sale from Steam, including the most recent game 007 Legends. Read more...

Activision's Walking Dead FPS gets first leaked footage

John Callaham — Sun, 30 Dec 2012 20:23:17 +0000

Some early leaked footage of Activision's upcoming first person shooter based on The Walking Dead TV series has found its way to YouTube, showing off some zombie killing action. Read more...

Call of Duty: Black Ops II brings in $1 billion in first 15 days

John Callaham — Thu, 06 Dec 2012 00:52:51 +0000

Activision has announced that Call of Duty Black Ops II has now brought in $1 billion in its first 15 days of sales, and that its sales pace is ahead of the last two games in the series. Read more...

Call of Duty: Black Ops II brings in $500 million in first day

John Callaham — Fri, 16 Nov 2012 14:18:09 +0000

Activision announced today that the near future first person shooter Call of Duty: Black Ops II has brought in $500 million in revenue worldwide just 24 hours after it was released Tuesday. Read more...

You got my Mass Effect 2 in my Black Ops II!

John Callaham — Tue, 13 Nov 2012 23:51:31 +0000

Some people who bought the PC retail boxed copy of Call of Duty: Black Ops 2 found that the second install disk actually contained data content from EA's Mass Effect 2. Read more...

Black Ops 2 will have built-in live streaming to YouTube

Stephen Robinson — Fri, 09 Nov 2012 18:30:40 +0000

Players will be able to live stream Call of Duty: Black Ops 2 gameplay directly to YouTube from Xbox 360, Playstation 3 and PC. Users will also be able to add audio commentary and webcam video. Read more...

New Black Ops II trailer has Robert Downey Jr. in a jet

John Callaham — Mon, 29 Oct 2012 14:57:51 +0000

Activision has released a new live action trailer for Call of Duty: Black Ops II, picturing multiplayer gamers as if they were in a real battlefield, including Robert Downey Jr. in a jet. Read more...

Lots of zombie content in Call of Duty: Black Ops II

John Callaham — Wed, 26 Sep 2012 18:43:24 +0100

Developer Treyarch will have tons of zombie content for the upcoming first person shooter Call of Duty: Black Ops II, including a new campaign-like mode and a new eight-player mode. Read more...

Call of Duty: Black Ops II Zombies gets teaser trailer

John Callaham — Wed, 19 Sep 2012 19:41:12 +0100

Activision has released a teaser trailer for the Zombie mode in Call of Duty: Black Ops II Zombies, with the full reveal coming a week from today on September 26th. Read more...

Call of Duty: Black Ops II PC won't run on Windows XP

John Callaham — Mon, 03 Sep 2012 22:11:46 +0100

Activision has revealed the PC hardware requirements for Call of Duty: Black Ops II, confirming that the upcoming first person shooter won't be able to run on Windows XP. Read more...

Call of Duty: Black Ops II PC gets Digital Deluxe edition

John Callaham — Tue, 28 Aug 2012 18:13:53 +0100

PC gamers will be able to purchase a Digital Deluxe version of Call of Duty: Black Ops II which will have a number of extras, including a Nuketown Zombies map and more. Read more...