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Activision sheds staff as Budcat closes doors
17th November 2010, 8:58am

News: Activision sheds staff as Budcat closes doors

Nearly ninety staff go

Activision considering Bizarre sell-off
16th November 2010, 7:30pm

News: Activision considering Bizarre sell-off

Staff on consultation period as publisher considers options; Blur 'did not find commercial audience'

200 Bizarre jobs face Activision axe [Update 4]
16th November 2010, 5:48pm

News: 200 Bizarre jobs face Activision axe [Update 4]

Emotional outpouring across Twitter suggests the Blur studio will shut down

Treyarch ‘not the b-team’, says Kotick
15th November 2010, 11:54am

News: Treyarch ‘not the b-team’, says Kotick

Activision boss Bobby Kotick says Black Ops dev was instrumental to multiplayer build

Behaviour: ‘Wet was a huge risk that broke even’
8th November 2010, 3:45pm

News: Behaviour: ‘Wet was a huge risk that broke even’

The action game project took the risky route of self-funding after Activision snub

Project Gotham Racing revival underway
1st November 2010, 3:45pm

News: Project Gotham Racing revival underway

Secret meetings held with several studios to find best-suited developer

Kotick '16th most influential man'
29th October 2010, 5:29pm

News: Kotick '16th most influential man'

AskMen says Activision boss is known as “the Hitler of the gaming industry”

Inside story: The birth of Xbox
28th October 2010, 3:55pm

Features: Inside story: The birth of Xbox

Offering unprecedented insight, former Xbox boss Ed Fries pulls the curtain back on how Microsoft joined the console race

Activision’s deal to steal Rare ‘collapsed’
27th October 2010, 2:00pm

News: Activision’s deal to steal Rare ‘collapsed’

UK developer was ready to join Bobby Kotick’s third-party empire

THQ: We’d build a mega-studio in tax-break UK
19th October 2010, 12:24pm

News: THQ: We’d build a mega-studio in tax-break UK

UK has extraordinary talent, says THQ, but opening studios is about money

Staff cuts at Raven Software
12th October 2010, 9:28am

News: Staff cuts at Raven Software

40 jobs lost at Activision-owned studio

Silicon Knights developing Activision X-Men title
8th October 2010, 12:38pm

News: Silicon Knights developing Activision X-Men title

X-Men: Destiny entrusted to Canada-based Too Human studio

Activision gave us freedom, says NASCAR dev
30th September 2010, 3:53pm

News: Activision gave us freedom, says NASCAR dev

Eutechnyx boss says the publisher has a refreshingly tolerant studio policy

Kotick: I’d be jailed for what West & Zampella did
27th September 2010, 2:45pm

News: Kotick: I’d be jailed for what West & Zampella did

Activision CEO suggests the Infinity Ward founders used the company for personal gain

Kotick: EA can’t keep top devs happy
27th September 2010, 1:08pm

News: Kotick: EA can’t keep top devs happy

Activision boss says rival’s hope to create studio independence is futile

Kotick: Schafer project was poor, over budget
27th September 2010, 12:24pm

News: Kotick: Schafer project was poor, over budget

The Activision CEO on why his firm dropped the EA title

Bungie ‘the last remaining great indie’ - Kotick
20th September 2010, 8:28pm

News: Bungie ‘the last remaining great indie’ - Kotick

More extraordinary claims from the outspoken publishing boss

Bungie building new engine for Activision project
13th September 2010, 3:51pm

News: Bungie building new engine for Activision project

‘Independent spirit’ sees studio opt out of any external tech deal

Bungie in creative pursuit of new genres
10th September 2010, 10:30am

News: Bungie in creative pursuit of new genres

The next ten years mapped out with milestones and projects pencilled in, says the studio’s community director

Bungie’s jump
10th September 2010, 9:00am

Features: Bungie’s jump

Community director and longstanding Bungie employee Brian Jarrard outlines the studio's ten year plan ahead

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