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An on-going legal battle between gaming giants Activision Blizzard and Electronic Arts (EA) has been partially settled. The legal tussle initiated by Activision accused EA of improperly recruiting two executives who oversaw the creation of the smash video game “Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2." “Activision and Electronic Arts have decided to put this matter behind them,” Activision lawyer Beth Wilkinson said yesterday after a hearing in Los Angeles Superior Court. The settlement...
LOS ANGELES, March 16, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Jupiter Moon Entertainment today announced the release of Bunny Popper Lite for the iOS. Developed by former Call of Duty and Disney game artists Chris Cherubini and David Chiapperino, the full version was a top 10 iPad family game in 6 countries. In Bunny Popper, mischievous inflatable bunnies from the darkest reaches of outer space have targeted a carrot farm in order to feed their tyrannical overlord. It is up to the players to protect...
SANTA MONICA, Calif., Nov. 17, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- Activision Publishing, Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of Activision Blizzard, Inc. (Nasdaq: ATVI), announced today that Call of Duty®: Modern Warfare® 3 has shattered theatrical box office, book and video game sales records for five-day worldwide sell-through in dollars. The game established an all-new five-day worldwide sell-through record of more than $775 million, exceeding the record of $650 million set a year ago by...
SANTA MONICA, Calif., Nov. 11, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- Shattering its own day-one sales records, Activision Publishing, Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of Activision Blizzard (Nasdaq: ATVI), announced that its highly-anticipated Call of Duty®: Modern Warfare® 3 has become the biggest entertainment launch ever with an estimated sell-through of more than $400 million and more than 6.5 million units in North America and the United Kingdom alone in the first 24 hours of its release,...
AMARILLO, Texas, Oct. 28, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- Hastings Entertainment, Inc. (NASDAQ: HAST), a leading multimedia entertainment superstore retailer, has announced its plans for chain-wide Midnight release parties for the book Inheritance by Christopher Paolini and the video game Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3. Fans are encouraged to join their local Hastings for a Midnight release party on Monday, November, 7 2011. Festivities for the night will begin at 9:00 P.M. local time and will end...
LOS ANGELES, Sept. 2, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- Activision Publishing, Inc. (Nasdaq: ATVI) CEO Eric Hirshberg kicked the global Call of Duty® fan community into overdrive this morning when he presided over the debut of Call of Duty®: Modern Warfare® 3's epic multiplayer mode, the opening act of Call of Duty XP, the greatest Call of Duty gamer celebration ever conceived. Immediately following the presentation, attendees were turned loose on the showfloor for two full days of gaming,...
SANTA MONICA, Calif., Aug. 24, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- In his first public performance since the release of his fifth #1 album, the global smash "Watch the Throne," Kanye West is set to close Call of Duty® XP, the only full-immersion fan experience for Call of Duty® gamers. West will take the stage at 8PM on Saturday, September 3rd, capping an impressive roster of firsts for casual and hardcore Call of Duty fans alike, including the world premiere of Call of Duty®: Modern Warfare®...
SANTA MONICA, Calif., June 30, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- Call of Duty® gamers, prepare to engage: Activision Publishing, Inc. (Nasdaq: ATVI) takes the franchise's landmark intensity to new heights with Call of Duty XP 2011, the first-ever celebration for the Call of Duty community. Total Call of Duty immersion is coming to a secure 12-acre compound in the urban confines of Los Angeles on Labor Day weekend, where more than 6,000 fans will be the first to witness the world premiere of Call of...
Call of Duty publishers Activision Blizzard Inc. filed documents in a California court Tuesday, seeking to have rival game publisher Electronic Arts (EA) added to a lawsuit related to the popular video game series and requesting a total of $400 million in damages.The complaint, filed in a Los Angeles County Superior Court, is the latest move in the legal battle between the Santa Monica, California-based company and former executives Jason West and Vincent Zampella. West and Zampella were key...
SANTA MONICA, Calif., Nov. 11, 2010 /PRNewswire/ -- Shattering its own day-one sales record, Activision Publishing, Inc. (Nasdaq: ATVI) announced that Treyarch's highly-anticipated Call of Duty®: Black Ops has become the biggest entertainment launch ever with an estimated sell-through of approximately $360 million in North America and the United Kingdom alone in the first 24 hours of its release, as compared to last year's estimated day-one sell-through of $310 million for Call of Duty:...
