Xbox 360 victorious at end of year-long Microsoft-versus-Motorola patent battle
Microsoft's patent war with Motorola ends, with the judge – who suggested a console sales ban – ruling the Xbox 360 doesn't infringe on Motorola patents.
As Transformers and Bond sales sink, Activision backs away from licensed games
With the sales of licensed console games like Transfomers, James Bond, and Spider-man slipping, Acitvision Blizzard is backing away from its licensed game business.
Rock Band goes on farewell tour before it stops releasing new songs in April 2013
Rock Band creator Harmonix announced that come April 2nd, it will stop releasing new downloadable content for its music games, ending 275 weeks of regular updates.
Skylanders series hits $1 billion in sales, but Activision must remember past mistakes
With two games, myriad mobile apps, and over 100 million action figures sold, the Skylanders series has become Activision's latest billion dollar franchise.
Bungie’s Destiny “not included” in 2013 according to Activision Blizzard brass
Many details about Bungie's long-awaited follow up to the Halo series came out in 2012, but it appears that Destiny will miss its proposed 2013 release date.
Twitch brings its video game broadcasting tools to consoles with Call of Duty: Black Ops 2
eSports broadcasting company Twitch has seen its viewership grow to 23 million people per month since it opened in 2011, and that's just thanks to PC games. Now its broadcasting tools are available on consoles in Call of Duty: Black Ops 2.
Pick a fight: Diablo III finally adds PvP combat in 1.07 patch
Though we were promised player versus player combat in the initial version of Diablo III, Blizzard has seen fit to keep it from us. At least until the next patch makes it debut.
Sam Raimi drops World of Warcraft proving once and for all that star directors never get game movies finished
Sam Raimi's World of Warcraft joins the ever-growing list of awesome video game movie adaptations that will never get made.
Call of Duty mobile studio Activision Leeds working on new Pitfall
Activision's new mobile games studio in Leeds is preparing a revamp of David Crane's Atari classic Pitfall as its first game.
Vivendi looking to sell stake in Call of Duty, Diablo parent company Activision Blizzard for $8 bil
Vivendi bought up Activision in 2007 for just under $2 billion so it could merge it with Blizzard for maximum profits. Now it's looking to sell the chimera for more than $8 billion.
Tony Hawk Pro Skater creators Neversoft working on Call of Duty
Neversoft, the studio behind Tony Hawk's Pro Skater, is brought in to work on the Call of Duty series, but that team's history should be a cautionary tale for Activision.
E3 2012: The Amazing Spider-man looks good, but how well it plays is still a mystery
Beenox and Activision's The Amazing Spider-man shows off Peter Parker's good side at E3, but there are still to many questions about its missions and feel to give it an early thumbs up.
