Activision Blizzard, Inc. announced that the Call of Duty franchise has surpassed $3 billion in retail sales worldwide, according to The NPD Group, Charttrack, GfK and internal Activision estimates.
Since its first release, the award-winning Call of Duty franchise has sold in excess of 55 million units worldwide. The latest title in the franchise, Infinity Ward’s [...]
imVOX service connects up to 30 gamers for free; paid service allows users to connect to up to 250 gamers
Ayalogic announced the public beta availability of imVOX, a new voice communication service designed to broaden the use of voice in games. The free imVOX service allows up to 30 gamers to join a voice chat [...]
Frost & Sullivan honors Telestream with 2009 Global Competitive Strategy Leadership Award and 2009 World Market Share Leadership Award
Telestream, a provider of world-class video transcoding solutions, affirms its leadership position with the announcement that Frost & Sullivan has presented the company with two 2009 Global Video Transcoders Market Leadership Awards. The Competitive Strategy Leadership Award [...]
Companies enter mutually exclusive arrangement to develop UK’s most advanced television and broadband offering
TiVo, a leader in the creation of television services and advertising solutions for digital video recorders (DVRs), and Virgin Media, the UK’s leading entertainment and communications company, announced they have entered into a strategic partnership under which TiVo will develop Virgin Media’s [...]
Activision Publishing, Inc. announced that Infinity Ward’s much-anticipated Call of Duty®: Modern Warfare® 2 has become the biggest launch in history across all forms of entertainment with estimated sell-through sales of $310 million in North America and the United Kingdom alone in the first 24 hours, according to internal Activision estimates.
Modern Warfare 2 was released [...]
iPhone and iPod Touch owners can now watch Premier League football matches live via the new Sky Mobile TV app.
The application has launched today and for £6 a month people can access the Sky Sports bundle – which includes access to Sky News, the Sky Sports channels and the ESPN channels live on their handset [...]
Atari, Inc., one of the world’s most recognized videogame publishers, and Cryptic Studios, creators of the acclaimed Champions Online, City of Heroes and City of Villains, announced today the highly anticipated Star Trek Online for PC is set to release on February 2, 2010 in North America and February 5, 2010 across Europe and Australia. [...]
Activision Blizzard, Inc, announced better-than-expected financial results for the third quarter 2009. For the quarter ended September 30, 2009, Activision Blizzard’s GAAP net revenues were $703 million, as compared to the company’s prior GAAP net revenue outlook of $680 million. On a non-GAAP basis, the company’s net revenues were $755 million, as compared with its [...]
Boom for Event as Gamers Cast 1.2m Votes and Name Fallout 3 Their Ultimate Game.
The video games industry was recognised as the fastest-growing entertainment medium and the UK was acknowledged as a centre of creative excellence today as the winners of the world’s most popular video game awards show, the 27th annual Golden Joystick Awards [...]
Nintendo has admitted that Wii sales have “stalled” after reporting a 43 per cent drop in global sales of the console during the first six months of the firm’s current financial year.
The company sold 5.7m Wiis during the six months to 30 September, compared to 10.1m during the year-ago half.
Global Wii videogame sales also dropped [...]
Sony Computer Entertainment America announced today the worldwide release of the God of War III Ultimate Edition available exclusively for the PlayStation 3 system. Built by the fans and for the fans of the award-winning God of War franchise, the God of War III Ultimate Edition will feature an assortment of exclusive collectible and digital [...]
Atari, one of the world’s most recognized videogame publishers, and Cryptic Studios, creators of the acclaimed City of Heroes and City of Villains announced that more than one million characters have been created in their “ultimate superhero universe”, Champions Online. Additionally, the title has garnered numerous high accolades and acclaim, the company said.
Available on PC [...]
Apple has introduced new Apple TV 3.0 software featuring a redesigned main menu that makes navigating users’ favorite content simpler and faster, and makes enjoying the largest selection of on-demand HD movie rentals and purchases, HD TV shows, music and podcasts from the iTunes Store even better on the TV.
Users can now enjoy iTunes Extras [...]
By Jim Giles
Something exciting has just happened to online music, and it has nothing to do with Google’s new music service garnering all the headlines.
If you Google search for music related terms, like an artist’s name, some results now come with links to audio previews for relevant tracks. It is easy to use, but the [...]
Chrysler Group is the first automaker in the United States to offer live mobile TV to car buyers. The television service will have the capacity for as many as 20 channels through FLO TV Auto Entertainment. The system offers something for everyone: college and professional sports, breaking news, children’s shows, primetime sitcoms, reality TV and [...]
The European Parliament is hammering out a final agreement on how member states should deal with file-sharing.
It has watered down its original amendment to the Telecoms Package which stated that member states could not cut off net pirates without court authority. It follows pressure from countries keen to adopt tough anti-piracy laws.
The French government has [...]
By Katie Allen
Google has launched a music search service for internet users in the United States that will provide information about artists and quick access to licensed music providers.
The new search feature on Google.com will allow people to find songs, even if they know only a few of the lyrics, by simply typing a line [...]
VIZIO announced that Sony Corporation has become a licensee under VIZIO’s patent portfolio. VIZIO, a leader in the American LCD HDTV market, owns a substantial worldwide patent portfolio directed to digital television technology.
“We are pleased with the result of our patent licensing efforts. It further demonstrates the technical strength and value of VIZIO’s patent portfolio,” [...]
Panasonic will demonstrate prototype Full HD 1080p 3D televisions and will exhibit an expanded range of tru2way solutions, including tru2way-based broadband cable set-top boxes and its tru2way-intergrated consumer VIERA HDTVs at this year’s Cable-Tec Expo® — the cable industry’s engineering show of the year — beginning today through October 30 at the Colorado Convention Center [...]
Movie night for Verizon subscribers will have a bold new meaning as the company’s all-fiber-optic FiOS service launches the new movie channel EPIX – on TV and online – on Friday (October 30).
EPIX will be available in standard definition on channel 395, in high definition on channel 895, and on FiOS TV Video on Demand [...]