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kotaku.com - 27 hours ago
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kotaku.com —
Major online retailer Direct2Drive have announced today that
the year's biggest game - Modern Warfare 2 -
won't be made available on their PC digital delivery service. Why? Because of rival platform...
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Online Retailers Refusing To Sell Modern Warfare 2 [Retail]
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gamasutra.com - 2 days ago
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gamasutra.com —
IGN-owned digital game distributor Direct2Drive ">announced today it's
refusing to sell Activision's Call of Duty: Modern Warfare
on PC, protesting the game's integration with Valve's Steamworks. "We don't believe games should force the user to ...
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Direct2Drive Tussles With Valve By Declining To Sell ...
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![No Doubt sues Activision over Band Hero [Updated]](http://images.dailyradar.com/media/uploads/tech/story_preview/2009/11/04/no_doubt_sues_activision_over_band_hero_updated.jpg)
latimesblogs.latimes.com - 3 days ago
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Rock band No Doubt has filed a real-world
lawsuit over its virtual role in the just-released Band
Hero edition of the Guitar Hero video game series, claiming that the game has “transformed No Doubt band members into a virtual karaoke...
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No Doubt sues Activision over Band Hero [Updated]
ve3d.ign.com - 38 hours ago
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Nov 05, 2009 at 6:41 PM - -
29 Comments Following our story about Direct2Drive refusing to
sell Modern Warfare 2 because of forced Steam integration, I contacted Stardock to get their opinion, and to see whether their Impulse service would be ...
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Stardock's Impulse Service Refuses To Sell Modern ...
techradar.com - 40 hours ago
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techradar.com —
American rockers No Doubt have taken offence to
Activision using their likeness in the company's new Band
Hero game and are suing for breach of contract. The band, fronted by Gwen Stefani, had signed on the dotted line for Activision to use its music ...
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No Doubt kick up stink over Band Hero avatar
![Activision: Improvement In Consumer Experience Will Outweigh Modern Warfare 2 PC Complaints [Activision]](http://images.dailyradar.com/media/uploads/tech/story_preview/2009/11/06/activision_improvement_in_consumer_experience_will.jpg)
kotaku.com - 36 hours ago
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kotaku.com —
On an earnings call today, Activision president Mike
Griffith said his company is "not overly concerned" about
gamer complaints regarding the lack of support for dedicated servers in the PC version...
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Activision: Improvement In Consumer Experience Will ...
maximumpc.com - 38 hours ago
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maximumpc.com —
When it rains, it pours. And for a
game that was – a mere few weeks ago
– a sure bet for nearly ever gamer on the face of the planet, the storm’s only getting bigger. See, if you’re used to the deafening chaos of Modern Warfare 1’s 32-man ...
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Modern Warfare 2 PC Multiplayer Capped at 9v9, Says ...
investor.activision.com - 2 days ago
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investor.activision.com —
- Company Calendar Year Financial Outlook Remains Unchanged
- SANTA MONICA, Calif., Nov 05, 2009 /PRNewswire-FirstCall via
COMTEX News Network/ -- Activision Blizzard, Inc. (Nasdaq: ATVI) today announced better-than-expected financial results for the ...
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Activision Blizzard Announces Better-Than-Expected Third ...
vg247.com - 10 days ago
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vg247.com —
Activision has just confirmed to VG247 that a
leaked Modern Warfare 2 video of civilians being gunned
down in an airport is of real, skippable content from the shooter. We’ve just been given the following statement in response to a question as ...
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Confirmed: Leaked MW2 civilians vid is real, scene ...
tmz.com - 3 days ago
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tmz.com —
Filed under: Celebrity Justice , Music , Gwen
Stefani Gwen Stefani is not a man and wants
nothing to do with hookers -- but according to a new lawsuit, Gwen claims she's being manipulated into all sorts of manly, unGwen-like behavior for a new ...
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No Doubt Sues -- Gwen Is Not a Man!
![Modern Warfare 2 Breaks Pre-Order Records [Modern Warfare]](http://images.dailyradar.com/media/uploads/tech/story_preview/2009/11/04/modern_warfare_2_breaks_pre_order_records_modern.jpg)
kotaku.com - 3 days ago
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kotaku.com —
The game that has sent the competition scurrying
into 2010 looks set to break all kinds of
sales records when it's released next week, with Modern Warfare 2 setting a new mark for pre-orders at...
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Modern Warfare 2 Breaks Pre-Order Records [Modern Warfare]
crunchgear.com - 4 days ago
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crunchgear.com —
While there’s no hard numbers, an analyst over
at Capital Markets has called the sales of DJ
Hero “ modest .” Usually you want phrases like “brisk pace” and “exceeding expectations” when you release big ticket games like DJ Hero , but it ...
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Too expensive? DJ Hero sales ‘modest’
venturebeat.com - 3 days ago
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venturebeat.com —
The Chinese version of World of Warcraft is
a cash machine for Activision Blizzard. But the massively
multiplayer online game’s fate is up in the air again. A Chinese government agency, the General Administration of Press and Publication, has ...
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World of Warcraft ordered to shut down in China again
![Modern Warfare 2 Footage Sparks Outrage In Australia [Video Game Violence]](http://images.dailyradar.com/media/uploads/tech/story_preview/2009/11/04/modern_warfare_2_footage_sparks_outrage_in_austral.jpg)
kotaku.com - 3 days ago
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kotaku.com —
Leaked footage of gameplay from Activision's Modern Warfare
2 has the Australian Council on Children and the
Media calling for the game's MA15+ to be reconsidered, effectively banning it from sale....
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Modern Warfare 2 Footage Sparks Outrage In Australia ...
uk.gamespot.com - 11 days ago
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uk.gamespot.com —
Beyond Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2, arguably
Activision Blizzard's biggest release for the holiday quarter would
have been Blizzard Entertainment's Starcraft II. However, in the lead-up to Starcraft II's eventual delay into 2010, analysts and ...
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DJ Hero preorders augur weak sales - Analyst - News at ...
mcvuk.com - 10 days ago
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mcvuk.com —
Platform holder Microsoft has announced that it has
bought up an entire ad break during the November
14th episode of ITV s reality TV show X Factor as it ramps up its pre-Christmas marketing activity. The time will be used to promote the recently ...
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Microsoft has the X Factor
reuters.com - 4 days ago
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reuters.com —
* China regulator says game's new version lacks
approval * Observers say move the result of apparent
govt turf war * NetEase shares lose 2.4 pct, Activision sheds 4.3 pct * Move underscores risks to China Internet firms (Adds comments, background) By ...
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NetEase, Activision caught up in China turf war
gamasutra.com - 4 days ago
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gamasutra.com —
With retail sales for video games "sluggish" in
general, it's a less-than-ideal time to launch an expensive
game, and Activision's DJ Hero may be feeling the impact of consumer resistance, says Lazard Capital Markets analyst Colin Sebastian. Although ...
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Analyst: DJ Hero Sales 'Modest,' Consumers Resisting ...
vg247.com - 4 days ago
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vg247.com —
In keeping with the whole “premium” thinking behind
Modern Warfare 2’s release, Brady just showed of two
strategy guides for the shooter: the “Prestige Edition” is more expensive. The Prestige book is hardcover and comes ...
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Modern Warfare 2 even has a premium strategy guide
next-gen.biz - 12 days ago
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next-gen.biz —
Cowen and Company analyst Doug Creutz has lowered
his US sales estimates for DJ Hero by over
50 per cent after retail channel checks indicated “weak pre-order activity” for the game. Officially announced in May and due for release ...
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Analyst: DJ Hero Pre-Order Activity Weak
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- Online Retailers Refusing To Sell Modern Warfare 2 [Retail]](http://images.dailyradar.com/media/uploads/tech/story_preview/2009/11/06/online_retailers_refusing_to_sell_modern_warfare_2.jpg)
![Activision
- Modern Warfare 2 Terrorist Footage Sparks Outrage In Australia [Video Game Violence]](http://images.dailyradar.com/media/uploads/tech/story_preview/2009/10/29/modern_warfare_2_terrorist_footage_sparks_outrage_.jpg)
