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Into the Belly of the Beast: Dan Amrich takes us on a tour of Activision

Activision Publishing is often demonised for being the root of all ill in the videogame industry – a company whose sole purpose is to more efficiently extract money straight out of the wallets of gamers the world [...]

Vivendi Cuts Activision Stake After EMI Deal

Vivendi SA is seeking as much as $431 million in a sale of shares of Activision Blizzard Inc., the world’s largest video-game publisher, said two people with knowledge of the [...]

An Update on the No Doubt v. Activision Suit: The End of Guitar Hero?

We previously blogged about No Doubt’s lawsuit against Activision . In a nutshell, the band admits that it granted Activision a license to use the names and likenesses of its members in one of the Guitar Hero games ; however, the band claims that it never agreed that Activision could use avatars of the band members to perform songs by other artists [...]

Guitar Hero Bites the Dust

February 11, 2011 — Guitar Hero — the interactive video game credited with generating interest in rock n’ roll among kids raised on rap and hip-hop – will rock no [...]

The music dies for once popular ‘Guitar Hero’

The video game “Guitar Hero,” once believed to be helping revive rock a few years ago in the hip-hop era, will jam no [...]

Grammy awards

Megadeth’s “Sudden Death” and Soundgarden’s “Black Rain” both headline anthems in Guitar Hero: Warriors of Rock – have been nominated for Grammy [...]

Two Guitar Hero: Warriors of Rock tracks nominated for Grammy awards

Megadeth’s “Sudden Death” and Soundgarden’s “Black Rain” both headline anthems in Guitar Hero: Warriors of Rock – have been nominated for Grammy [...]

Guitar Hero : Warriors of Rock Kicks Off 2011…

SANTA MONICA, Calif., Jan. 11, 2011 /PRNewswire/ — Packing a whole lot of rock into one single day, Activision Publishing, [...]

Guitar Hero : Warriors of Rock Kicks Off 2011 with New Downloadable…

On Tuesday January 11, 2011, 8:30 am EST SANTA MONICA, Calif. , Jan. 11, 2011 /PRNewswire/ — Packing a whole lot of rock into one single day, Activision Publishing, [...]

Metallica to Headline Call of Duty : Black Ops Launch Event

Metallica has partnered with Activision Publishing, Inc. to headline the Call of Duty : Black Ops launch event on November 4 at Santa Monica Airport’s Hangar 8. The event will feature a performance by the GRAMMY -Award winning band, honor the six branches of the Armed Forces and raise $1 million for The Call of Duty Endowment, a non-profit, public [...]