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Activision’s Hirshberg: Shrinking Racing Genre Killed Bizarre Creations

Speaking with Joystiq yesterday, Activision Publishing CEO Eric Hirshberg commented that it was the shrinking racing genre that killed Bizarre Creations, as racing was the studio’s [...]

Hirshberg: Shrinking genre killed Bizarre

Activision Publishing CEO Eric Hirshberg has said that the demise of UK studio Bizarre Creations was down to changing market conditions rather than any mistakes on the part of the [...]

Taking aim at game consoles

On their annual pilgrimage to the video game mecca, the Electronic Entertainment Expo , the 45,000 or so attendees likely will tap a smartphone or tablet along the way to play Angry Birds or other mobile [...]

A family plays “Kinect Disney Adventures,” where players can fly on the Peter Pan Neverland ride.

A family plays “Kinect Disney Adventures,” where players can fly on the Peter Pan Neverland [...]

E3 2011 Anticipation: EA, Capcom, Konami and Activision Feature

What do the biggest publishers have in store for E3? In just a few short days, the 2011 Electronic Entertainment Expo will kick off with press conferences, pre-show parties, and more hype than a Star Wars press [...]

Another James Bond Game Scheduled for 2011

The next Bond movie isn’t scheduled until 2012. James Bond 007: Blood Stone wasn’t exactly, er, well received, but as Activision remains the exclusive rights holder to the James Bond franchise, the video games keep on comin’. Activision confirmed yet another James Bond game is coming sometime in 2011 during today’s quarterly financial call, but [...]

Video Game News Flash: Bizarre Creations’ culture and creativity was crushed by Activision

Speaking in Edge Magazine this month, Sarah Chudley, former Commercial Director for Bizarre Creations, noted how the developer’s office culture changed significantly once Activision got [...]

Blizzard founder sticks up for Activision’s Bobby Kotick; we don’t

Blizzard cofounder Mike Morhaime recently spoke about Activision CEO Bobby Kotick in an interview with MCV, and he had nice things to say about the often-criticized [...]

Blizzard founder sticks up for Activision’s Bobby Kotick; we don’t

Blizzard cofounder Mike Morhaime recently spoke about Activision CEO Bobby Kotick in an interview with MCV, and he had nice things to say about the often-criticized [...]