Tag: Activision
Tech Digest daily roundup: UK restricts Microsoft, Activision from buying interest in each other
The Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) has restricted Microsoft and Activision Blizzard from "acquiring an interest" in each other. It published an interim order stating they would need "prior written consent" from the UK regulator before making acquisitions between the companies. The order applies to the businesses as well as their subsidiaries. It comes two…
Tech Digest daily roundup: Block of Activision purchase ‘bad for Britain’, claims Microsoft
Microsoft has been blocked from buying Call of Duty publisher Activision by the UK's CMA Microsoft's president has attacked the UK after it was blocked from buying US gaming firm Activision, saying the EU was a better place to start a business. The move was "bad for Britain" and marked Microsoft's…
Call Of Duty: Mobile to launch October 1 for Android and iOS
The new Call Of Duty game made exclusively for mobile devices will be launched in the UK on October 1, the game’s publisher Activision has confirmed. Call Of Duty: Mobile is a new version of the first-person shooting game which will be free to play on Google’s Android and Apple’s iOS platforms. Activision said the…
Why Are So Many Games Companies Launching Their Own Platforms?
At the end of 2018, some were shocked when Fortnite developer Epic Games announced that it would be launching its very own games store. Called the Epic Games Store, Epic Games would be transitioning from just a maker of games to a retailer of games. Although it has only been available for a few…
Destiny is the most-watched game on Twitch so far in 2014
Destiny has received mixed early reviews, but it has become 2014's most-viewed console game on the Twitch streaming service. In its first week on sale, Destiny Twitch streams have been viewed nearly 20 million times, with fans watching almost 240 million minutes of gameplay. "To date, Destiny is the biggest console game launch of the…
Destiny review roundup
The PS4 beta version of Bungie's space-based online shooter Destiny didn't exactly blow away Tech Digest editor James when he gave it a shot back in July. But the finished game was let loose on the public this week – early word says that it's already made distributor Activision more than $500 million in sales to…
Manuel Noriega sues Activision over Call of Duty likeness
The jailed former Panamanian dictator Manuel Noriega is displeased about being a character in Call of Duty: Black Ops II. In fact, he is so upset that he has decided to sue Activision for putting him in the game. In a lawsuit filed this week in Los Angeles County Superior Court, Noriega claimed that the…
REVIEW: Call of Duty Black Ops 2 (Xbox 360, PS3, PC)
Another year, another blockbusting entry into the Call of Duty series arrives. A generation-spanning shooter with more futuristic weaponry than the Terminator's personal armoury, read on to find out why Black Ops 2 may be the best COD game yet.
Black Ops 2: Robert Downey Jr. ditches Iron Man suit for a jet in new trailer
Activision, obviously paddling around in an ocean full of cash following the continued success of the Call of Duty video games, have employed British Madonna ex and Lock-Stock director Guy Ritchie to direct their latest live action trailer for Black…
REVIEW: Sleeping Dogs (Xbox 360, PS3, PC)
After languishing for a few years in development hell, Sleeping Dogs is finally here. And, somewhat surprisingly, it's landed in fighting-fit shape. Read on to find out how it compares to the many great games it shares the open-world genre with.
