Upcoming toy-based game will still launch ahead of Activision's next Skylanders. Full Story

Backward-compatible Swap Force lets gamers swap the top and bottom halves of real-world toys to make new characters. Full Story

Will you fight in battlefields across Somalia, or test your driving skills in the scenic American West? Read on to see what games will hit Aussie shelves this week! Full Story

Activision's 2010 first-person shooter hitting Apple computers courtesy of regular series publisher Aspyr Media this fall at retail and online. Full Story

Spanish retailer indicates Activision's unannounced Call of Duty sequel being readied for release during typical launch window. Full Story

Product listing for Activision's next first-person shooter sequel spotted on retailer's French website, suggests return to Cold War-era combat. Full Story

Physical software, hardware, accessories come in at $17.02 billion; total software including digital sales falls 2 percent. Full Story

French news networks are reporting that two masked men stole some 6,000 copies of Activision's upcoming first-person shooter from a delivery truck south of Paris. Full Story

Wedbush's Michael Pachter predicts Call of Duty juggernaut will easily overcome EA shooter's two-week head start, selling 16 million copies by the end of 2011. Full Story

Job listing at California-based Call of Duty studio asks for senior software engineer to join team "bringing our hugely successful game to a new console." Full Story

Movement of EA pigskin sim into September reporting period has software sales down 37 percent; Deus Ex takes top spot on chart dominated by casual and licensed titles. Full Story

Wedbush's Michael Pachter gives new Call of Duty subscription service a thumbs-up, expects Activision to eventually introduce an auction house, EA to charge for Battlefield's Battlelog. Full Story

Modern Warfare 3 fan event schedules Boston punk act to play opening night, with Kanye West slated for convention-closing concert. Full Story

Battlefield 3 publisher's spokesman mocks call for civility from rival, suggests competing blockbuster shooter franchise could be gone in two or three years. Full Story

Sibling directors working with Activision to create original programming for Call of Duty online service; The Office's Ben Silverman also on board. Full Story

Call of Duty publisher reports better-than-expected results through June, profits jump 53% to $335 million; WOW subs dip to 11.1 million. Full Story

Modern Warfare 3 multiplayer to get world premiere as 6,000 fans of blockbuster military shooter series expected to descend on Los Angeles for Call of Duty XP 2011. Full Story

Publishing giant's latest URLs hint that new title in esteemed shooter franchise is on the way; no official word yet from Activision. Full Story

Majesco bringing game set 35 years after Jaws to Nintendo's console and portable this fall; title lets gamers wreak havoc as killer great white. Full Story

Resurrection of fatality-focused fighter sells nearly 900,000 copies, beats out Portal 2 in big month at retail as total game sales up 20% year-over-year. Full Story

Activision announces sales milestone for Cold War-era shooter; Q1 earnings hit $1.4 billion, profit rises to $503 million; Diablo III beta kicking off Q3; free-to-play COD en route to China. Full Story

[UPDATE] Xbox 360 sells 433,000 units as Pokemon Black & White combine for 2.4 million; 3DS first-weeks sales hit 400,000; Homefront and Dragon Age II also medal in weaker-than-expected retail software market. Full Story

Rhythm game minted $830.9 million--but Call of Duty: Black Ops is closing fast with $787.4 million; Wii Fit, Modern Warfare 2, and Rock Band also make top 10. Full Story

[UPDATE] Microsoft's console sets record as latest COD proves most popular software in US history with 13.7 million units sold; domestic sales up 3% overall. Full Story

Sinking hardware, software sales send overall stateside revenues sliding; Just Dance 2, Dead Space 2, Little Big Planet 2, Zumba Fitness make top 10. Full Story

The UK's premier gaming awards has released the shortlist for the ceremony's one publicly voted award; rest to follow next week. Full Story

LinkedIn page for creative director of Activision-owned shop adds weight to rumors of James Bond game in development. Full Story

Janco's Mike Hickey lays out estimates for Activision Blizzard earnings, predicts Diablo III, next Starcraft II, Modern Warfare 3 due in 2011. Full Story

[UPDATE] Unable to find buyer, Activision is recommending Blur studio be shuttered; US reps say shutdown "only likely option." Full Story

Research firm's new measuring format finds software even; older standard sees retail sales of hardware, software, and accessories slide; Call of Duty: Black Ops year's top game. Full Story

Latest Call of Duty game tops British charts for last year; FIFA 11, Just Dance, Red Dead Redemption, Just Dance 2, Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood, Wii Sports Resort follow. Full Story

Pachter, Wilson put NPD figures into perspective, weigh in on underwhelming Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood sales, Kinect and Move bundles. Full Story

New release slate championed by Blizzard Entertainment's third expansion to popular MMORPG; Brunswick Pro Bowling for Kinect; Tron: Evolution, Yogi Bear film tie-ins also out. Full Story

Activision Publishing CEO Eric Hirshberg says there are no plans to make popular shooter series' online mode subscription based. Full Story

NPD numbers, holiday gift ideas, an L.A. Noire preview, and reviews of Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood, NBA Jam, and Need for Speed: Hot Pursuit are all among the week's offerings. Full Story

Activision's Cold War-era Call of Duty bests Modern Warfare 2's record $550M first-week haul; Xbox Live records broken as well. Full Story

Specialty retailer believes Activision's latest Call of Duty title will top last year's record-smashing Infinity Ward-developed hit. Full Story

A big week in releases as Activision sets loose the next instalment in its mega Call of Duty franchise with the Treyarch-developed Black Ops. Full Story

Kinect's launch week brought with it a bevy of reviews, previews, news headlines, and video offerings. Full Story

Activision executives confirm new first-person installment in series will arrive in latter half of next year; no word on developer. Full Story

This week's release list features a double dose of 007. Full Story

BioWare's action RPG takes the RPG and Ultimate Game of the Year awards at London ceremony; Call of Duty series picks up Shooter and One to Watch gongs. Full Story

Haden Blackman joins fellow LucasArts vet Cedrick Collomb to form new game development house; projects TBA. Full Story

Wisconsin developer of Singularity, Marvel: Ultimate Alliance reportedly sees payroll trimmed by around 20. Full Story

Industry research firm's latest survey shows dip in number of consumers planning on buying games as gifts this year. Full Story

World at War favourite and History of Violence star confirmed for Treyarch's shooter; Dark Knight scribe David S. Goyer helping with script and story. Full Story

Disney and Propaganda's vehicular action game cruising onto 360, PS3, PSP, Wii, DS, PC two weeks before film; $130 collector's edition includes light cycle model. Full Story

NCAA Football 10 leads NPD's mostly surprise-free top 20 sales chart; Just Dance, New Super Mario Bros. DS continue sales run. Full Story

74% revenue bump from Split/Second and Toy Story 3 sales can't keep interactive media sector out of red; profits rise 40% company-wide. Full Story

Activision confirms classic N64 shooter headed to Nintendo's handheld alongside Wii version this November, courtesy of n-Space. Full Story

Comic-Con 2010: Olivia Wilde, Bruce Boxleitner, Jeff Bridges, and rest of cast and crew of Disney's holiday blockbuster talk about the follow-up to the groundbreaking game movie and Tron: Evolution tie-in. Full Story

Darrell Rodriguez departs Star Wars company after two-year run; publisher affirms development schedule not impacted. Full Story

[UPDATE] Teaser Web site reveals launch date of Treyarch's next installment in series; co-op mode, Vietnamese, Cuban, and Arctic locales confirmed; full trailer inside. Full Story

At least nine members of Modern Warfare 2 team now at former bosses' indie studio; reports say 13 artists, engineers, designers, and HR recruiters left studio in past five days. Full Story

Modern Warfare 2's lead designer, lead software engineer, lead environment artist, and two lead animators join Zampella and West's EA-bankrolled indie studio. Full Story

Q&A: Ex-Infinity Ward leaders and EA Games president explain how they are setting up an independent SoCal shop, discuss importance of owning one's own IP. Full Story

[UPDATE] Activision unveils department focused on expanding franchise, confirms rumors Bay Area studio working on COD "action-adventure" title; mystery COD title due in 2011; massively multiplayer licensing in negotiations; Infinity Ward apparently involved only in MW2 expansions. Full Story

Disney's Avalanche Studios crafting film tie-in to launch alongside Pixar's latest animated action figure tale for 360, PS3, PSP, Wii, DS, PC. Full Story

LucasArts prepping follow-up to popular action game; trailer shows return of original game's onetime Sith protagonist, possibly as a Jedi. Full Story

Modern Warfare 2's $550 million opening helps boost Infinity Ward, Treyarch-developed FPS series' total global sales beyond 55 million units. Full Story

Activision shooter breaks day-one records in Britain, almost doubling previous mark set by GTAIV. Full Story

World's top publisher turns small profit on $703 million in sales; $4.05 billion 2009 outlook maintained despite concerns about holiday consumer spending. Full Story

BioWare's long-awaited fantasy RPG takes wing, as Activision and MTV Games launch their next rhythm game volley; Rabbids Go Home, Academy of Champions, Jak and Daxter, Star Wars Battlefront, more. Full Story

Nintendo's Wii Remote pack-in and Activision's guitar-based rocker cap NPD's top 10 US bestsellers from Jan. 2000 to Aug. 2009; San Andreas, Call of Duty 4, Wii Fit also make chart. Full Story

Call of Duty CCO Vince Zampella says publisher pushed for best-selling shooter franchise to remain in WWII period, PC-only. Full Story

Shock Troopers hit the ground with the launch of the latest Halo franchise instalment. Full Story

GDC Austin 2009: Activision's latest was based on the existing Civil War storyline, but Vicarious Visions' writers still had plenty of work to do. Full Story

Busy week sees Activision's action RPG sequel and EA's arcade-style racer slide into stores with Scribblenauts, NHL games, Wet, PC ports of Batman, Red Faction, Resident Evil 5. Full Story

Halo 3 actor, Rome star join Saving Private Ryan's Barry Pepper on board Infinity Ward's next Call of Duty game; actor Craig Fairbrass' return may shed light on plot. Full Story

$1.038 billion in revs yield $195 million in profit for Call of Duty, World of Warcraft publisher; Starcraft II delayed to "first half of 2010"; Modern Warfare 2 most preordered game to date; COD4 sells 14 million; new James Bond, Spider-Man, post-Ride Tony Hawk next year. Full Story

Activision confirms fall street date for superhero-themed action RPG on 360, PS3, PS2, PSP, Wii, DS; Stan Lee to make first game cameo. Full Story

What might be Activision and Treyarch's last shooter set during World War II mows down another retail milestone. Full Story

LucasArts' action-oriented space opera games arriving to PSP, DS courtesy of Rebellion, n-Space later this year. Full Story

TV spot shows snowmobile, scuba-diving missions in sequel to 13-million-unit best-seller; "world premiere" coming in two weeks during Eastern Conference NBA finals on TNT. Full Story

Rhythm franchise only third series to top lifetime-sales milestone; COD4 sales hit 13 million; World Tour, Lich King top multiplatform, PC charts for quarter; MMORPG revenues more than $100 million per month. Full Story

Massive multinational's chief executive Jean-Bernard Levy to head board of world's biggest third-party publisher; Bobby Kotick still CEO. Full Story

GDC 2009: Activision declares hit "best-selling first-person action game of all time"; Infinity Ward reps appear to confirm spin-off; Activision mum on COD series' future. Full Story

Media Molecule's adorable platformer cleans up with eight Interactive Achievement Awards, including Overall Game of the Year; Fallout 3, Left 4 Dead, and Dead Space rack up two each. Full Story

Rockstar's opus takes the top prize from retailer trade group; World at War and Wii Fit garner three awards each. Full Story

Modern Warfare nets seven nods in extended Brit game awards; GTAIV, Fable II, Little Big Planet. Full Story

Pachter, Divnich, and Wilson project US game revenue will climb 6-12% despite rough economy; Wii Fit said to be on track for month's best-ever performance. Full Story

Sony Europe's sandbox platformer receives 10 nods for 12th Annual Interactive Achievement Awards, to be handed out Feb. 19 at the DICE Summit in Vegas. Full Story

Call of Duty, Guitar Hero, World of Warcraft, Gears of War, and Wii Fit top store's sales chart as retailer closes out 2008 with record-breaking stretch of game sales. Full Story

Michael Pachter and Evan Wilson predict 5-7 percent software uptick, despite a trimmed post-Thanksgiving reporting period. Full Story

Newsweek correspondent claims host of new games revealed at Activision event, including Bizarre Creations' "Mario Kart meets Forza" racer and a James Bond driving game. Full Story

The only good zombie's a dead zombie. Full Story

Retail shelves brace for impact, as headliners join Call of Duty: World at War, Mirror's Edge, WWE SmackDown vs. Raw, PES, Star Wars The Clone Wars, and more. Full Story

Former GDC Awards-bestowing development organization will now vote on AIAS' annual Interactive Achievement Awards, held at February 2009 event. Full Story

First-week sales of EA Sports' football game outstrip last year's version by 37.5 percent; The Force Unleashed falls to number two after two weeks. Full Story

Despite mixed reviews, the Sith-centric action game becomes fastest-selling LucastArts and Star Wars game yet. Full Story

EA's fantasy MMOG part of busy week at retail that includes Rock Band 2, Star Wars: The Force Unleashed, Pure, Crysis Warhead, and more. Full Story

Fifth installment in Call of Duty series dated for North America; PC and 360 betas opening up in October. Full Story

Variety reports publishing giant has signed "key folks" from Blizzard Entertainment, Infinity Ward, and Neversoft to new long-term deals; announces two-for-one stock split. Full Story

Publisher to convene stockholders next month to approve union with Vivendi Games; SEC approval final precursor to creation of Activision Blizzard. Full Story

Indiana Jones publisher says recent round of staff reductions was "appropriate to various project's lifecycles"; VP of product development Peter Hirschmann also out. Full Story

Sith apprentice from LucasArts' Star Wars: The Force Unleashed to cross lightsabers in Namco Bandai's newest fighter. Full Story

Lego Indiana Jones booklet reveals unannounced Nintendo tie-ins to LucasFilm's upcoming computer-animated TV-film crossover. Full Story

Publisher confirms follow-up to Infinity Ward's modern-warfare shooter will have new setting on Xbox 360, PS3, PS2, Wii, and DS; COD4 engine to power next James Bond game, due this fall. Full Story

Merging publishers cut ties with gaming-industry trade group and confirm absence from annual E3 Media & Business Summit. Full Story

Prestigious awards ceremony not taking place this year, committee member confirms "bigger and better ceremony" coming in March 2009. Full Story

Darrell Rodriguez departs Los Angeles studio to take reins of Star Wars publisher as president. Full Story

Bobby Kotick discusses potential direction of shooter franchise; says Guitar Hero the "best-selling game we've ever had" and will expand to China and Korea. Full Story

Publisher lays out slate of new games, including Kung Fu Panda, new Marvel: Ultimate Alliance, new Spider-Man, and a "re-engineered" Tony Hawk. Full Story

Jim Ward quits his post at the Star Wars game publisher, citing personal reasons. Full Story

Call of Duty 4 and Guitar Hero III publisher does victory lap as French multinational locks down funding for Activision-Blizzard union. Full Story

Figures from Chart Track and ELSPA show that 2007 was the best year ever for British gaming. Full Story

2K's dystopian actioner takes top prize at SpikeTV's annual event; Call of Duty 4, Super Mario Galaxy, Rock Band also honored. Full Story

Game industry sees paradigm shift as number two and number three independent game publishers ally to form "Activision Blizzard"; Vivendi to control 52 percent stake. Full Story

Industry watchers laud publisher's record-setting Q2 performance but raise cautions on future growth potential. Full Story

Supreme Commander: Forged Alliance, Viva Piñata PC, Koei's Bladestorm, Sam & Max: Season Two, and Super Mario Bros. 3 on the VC all part of November's opening fusillade. Full Story

New Star Wars lost in space, won't make its November 2007 date; game pushed back to Q2 2008. Full Story

Geist developer hiring up to 20 staffers, doubling workspace for work on Nintendo's next-gen console. Full Story

G4's third-annual G-Phoria event cast aside awards show pretenses in favor of a skate punk vibe and outdoor partying. Full Story

Villainous James Bond spin-off now available on Nintendo's portable; wireless multiplayer supports eight with one cartridge. Full Story

EA announces James Bond-flavored GoldenEye: Rogue Agent for Nintendo's handheld; FPS eyeing June release. Full Story

This week: Counter-Strike: The Movie, From Russia with Love: The Game, EA: The Next-Gen Plan, Cell Processor: The Speed, Troika: The Closure, Sony PSP: The Download Service, Nintendo Revolution: The Napkin Sketch, PlayStation 3: Playable at E3, and Pokemon: The Cancer Gene. Full Story

Concrete details on the new features added to Madden, Tiger Woods, and The Urbz on the Nintendo DS inside. Full Story

Star Fox and Geist won't arrive until 2005; Grand Theft Auto Advance and Final Fantasy I & II releases nailed down. Full Story

Game giant confirms rumored Paper Mario sequel, 2004 game line-up, and new hardware. Full Story