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It’s no surprise that more, and more companies are releasing special controllers to improve the gaming experience. From the Nintendo Wii to the recently announced “Project Natal” by Microsoft, companies are striving for new ways to add depth to their games. Just look at, Activision-Blizzard’s rhythm franchise, which has earned over $2 billion to this [...]

It’s good to know that at least one game developer/publisher had a good first quarter. Activision Blizzard revealed its financial results for the fiscal quarter, which ended on March 31, 2009. The company received $981 million in revenue. Why is this a big deal? The company thought that it would receive only $860 million in [...]

Blizzard recently made a very controversial move according to most PC gamers. The popular publisher/game developer announced that they will no longer take part of the PC Gaming Alliance, which is basically a pro-Windows gaming organization. PCGA president, Randy Stude , released this statement.
“The PC Gaming Alliance is an industry consortium that relies on membership [...]

We’re very close to the end of this console cycle. So, it’s no surprise that talks about the new next-gen consoles are under way. Blizzard’s Rob Pardo confirmed that Microsoft has pulled Blizzard over to talk about the successor to the X-Box 360.Pardo would only state that Blizzard is actively in discussions with Microsoft, [...]

Remember last E3? Blizzard made a big showing last E3 with WOW: Wrath of the Lich King, Starcraft 2, and Diablo 3. So, what do you think they’re going to do this year? More Starcraft 2 info? More WOW info? Maybe some more Diablo 3? How about…nothing. That’s right! Blizzard is giving E3 the cold [...]