Skylanders: Spyro’s Adventure was a really big hit for Activision. Activision said Skylanders was the single biggest new intellectual property launch in the company’s history. How big you ask? Well, Activision said Skylanders was the tenth best selling game in North America last year if you include the number of toys it sold. At this more »

I know this isn’t much of a surprise, but here goes nothing. Activision has confirmed another Call of Duty game is in development for a 2012 release. We have no idea what it’ll be about or who the developer is, but chances are it’ll be released in late 2012 (probably in November). We really can’t more »

By now we should all know that whenever Activision has a money maker on its hands, it will exploit the franchise until it stops oozing profits. One of Activision’s latest cash cows was Skylander’s: Spyro’s Adventure. It was released last year and customers are still having a difficult time finding Skylanders figures in stores. This more »

Your quest isn’t over yet, Skylanders fantatics. Activision has set before you a new task. It is one that will require you to visit many stores and spend lots of money so that the brave warriors Cynder, Double Trouble and Slam Bam may once again join the fight against Kaos in the Skylands. In short, more »

Brace yourself for another online pass announcement. Prototype 2, the action adventure game about people who have mutated due to a Blacklight Virus that has hit New York, will introduce gamers to Radnet. Don’t worry, Radnet actually isn’t that bad, as far as online passes go. Think of it as being similar to the online more »

Well, this news is about to break one of my best friends’ hearts. Activision Blizzard has just canceled BlizzCon. So don’t go saving up for your tickets or organizing a meetup, because BlizzCon 2012 isn’t happening. World of Warcraft, StarCraft and Diablo fans throughout the country are crying out in grief. Okay, now that you’ve more »

The Skylanders: Spyro’s Adventure figures are a big thing now. I don’t know if you’ve noticed, but if you check the area of the video game section in stores that should have them, they racks are barren. Well, you may see some of the more prominent figures, like Stealth Elf or Gill Grunt, but all more »

Title: Skylanders: Spyro’s Adventure Starter Kit Price: $69.99 System(s): 3DS (Also for PS3, Wii, Xbox 360, Windows, Mac) Release Date: October 16, 2011 Publisher (Developer): Activision (Vicarious Visions) ESRB Rating: “Everyone 10+” for Cartoon Violence Pros: Characters and environment look good, lots of Skylanders figures to scan in, figures retain the information earned in the more »

Whenever a nifty new gadget comes along, there are going to be people who will take it apart for fun to see how it works and how it could be made to work with other things. Brandon Wilson is one of those people. After hearing about Activision’s Skylanders: Spyro’s Adventure game, which uses a portal more »

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 kept breaking industry records this Fall, selling 6.5 million units in 24 hours.

Despite Activision’s continued success with the franchise, EA COO Peter Moore, in an interview with Industry Gamers, pointed to BF3′s 5 million sold as evidence that the game is gaining ground. Moore said he felt the two games have both done a lot to grow the industry and that if BF3 hasn’t stolen market share, then it has added five million new first-person shooter fanatics.

He doesn’t address the possibility that at least some gamers purchased both high-profile games.