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  • Inside Diskeeper 2011 with IntelliWrite

    When data fragmentation starts to affect your data storage, it can be hard for computers to figure out what's going on. Read this white paper to learn how you can improve system efficiency and...

  • Anonymous: 'We are not terrorists' (video)

    Anonymous has responded to Activision's marketing campaign for Call of Duty: Black Ops 2, which paints the hacktivist group as terrorists. Also, Activision CEO Eric Hirshberg has been doxed.

    Blog posts | May 8, 2012 1:13pm PDT

  • Activision CEO: Facebook games are no threat to Call of Duty

    Activision still isn't interested in social gaming, pointing out that a title like Call of Duty is much more popular than any game on Facebook.

    Blog posts | August 11, 2011 1:27pm PDT

  • EA buys PopCap -- does that mean Activision needs to buy Zynga?

    This week, casual game maker PopCap, best known for Plants vs. Zombies and Bejeweled, agreed to be acquired by Electronic Arts in a deal said to be worth around $650 million. The move came as a...

    Blog posts | July 13, 2011 4:06am PDT

  • Activision kills 'Guitar Hero' game franchise

    Say goodbye to the once-megahit, Guitar Hero. Activision is pulling the plug on this gaming franchise.

    Blog posts | February 10, 2011 9:42am PST

  • Activision's Guitar Hero 'Patent Pending' ... perhaps not

    Buy Guitar Hero and you might notice amongst the packaging and paperwork that you get with it that Activision claim that the product is "patent pending" ... but Patent Arcade have uncovered...

    Blog posts | February 23, 2010 9:22am PST

  • Wii Fit, Sims top game sales for 2009, so far

    Just under a week after it published a worse-than-expected US monthly game sales report, the NPD Group has released its top 10 best-seller charts for the year so far.

    News items | July 23, 2009 7:53am PDT

  • Ex-ZDNet chief becomes 'Guitar Hero'

    Activision announced former Yahoo chief operating officer and former ZDNet CEO Dan Rosensweig as the new CEO and president of its Guitar Hero division, RedOctane.

    News items | March 24, 2009 5:35am PDT

  • Gibson 'Guitar Hero' suit thrown out

    Federal judge denies claim by Guitar maker alleging that instruments for Activision's rhythm franchise violated 1999 patent.

    News items | March 3, 2009 11:58am PST

  • Behind the Activision-Blizzard union

    CEO of World of Warcraft publisher pulls back curtain on $18.9 billion dollar deal that changes the face of gaming.

    News items | December 3, 2007 1:39pm PST

  • Why 'Guitar Hero' is rockin' the game charts

    Following record-breaking week of sales, exec behind Guitar Hero franchise credits success in part to our "primal" fantasy to be a rock star.

    News items | November 14, 2007 4:00am PST

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