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Lots of Activision games nominated for VGAs
The nominees for the 2010 Spike Video Game Awards were announced today, and Activision racked up an impressive 20. Call of Duty: Black Ops leads the Activision stable with seven nominations (the...
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Megadeth’s GH:WoR track up for a Grammy
I feel like a dope for missing this one, but thankfully both G4TV and PlasticAxe have my back. Megadeth created a song specifically for Guitar Hero: Warriors of Rock — “Sudden Death,” which probably...
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Congrats to Activision’s VGA winners
A few weeks ago, the Spike Video Game Awards nominees were announced. Activision and Blizzard games were up for a bunch of them. Saturday night, the show played out live, and several Activision...
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Is Black Ops your Game of the Year?
So…taking stock of the year, what are the games you spent the most time with, the ones that really impressed you, the ones that gave you the most bang for your buck? I figure for a lot of people,...
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Singularity nominated by WGA
In games, I think writing is one of the elements that rarely gets the credit it deserves. It’s really difficult to not only build a plausible world but put plausible people in it, give them dialogue,...
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Give Activision’s CS Twitter team a Shorty
Now in their third year, The Shorty Awards are given to people who kick ass on Twitter, generating interesting content, being helpful, or both. Funny, I know some folks like that. @ATVI_Bernard,...
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Black Ops up for a BAFTA award [updated]
The British Academy of Film and Television Arts — better known by its acronym, BAFTA — is cooler than the Emmys in one important way: They let the people choose one award. And that award is the Game...
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Activision titles in The Art of Video Games
Not just trippy and awesome -- officially culturally important! Back in February, gamers were asked to vote on the most visually important and influential games in history to be counted in a...
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Activision wins Cabela’s 2010 Vendor of the Year
Got news from the Minneapolis team that Activision has been awarded Cabela’s General Outdoor Vendor of the Year for 2010. This is a big deal, in that Cabela’s — an outdoor brand already well known to...
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Toys R Us names Skylanders to 2011 Hot Holiday Toy List &“Fabulous 15″
There are a few lists you want to be on: Oscar nominees, Maxim’s Hot 100, today’s people dismissed from jury duty. In the world of toys, you want to be on the Toys R Us Hot Holiday Toy list — it’s a...
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CoD nominated for Inside Gaming Awards
Machinima has announced the nominees for its prestigious Inside Gaming Awards, and I’m happy to report that Call of Duty got some love. Modern Warfare 3 is up for Game of the Year and Best...
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Skylanders, MW3 earn AIAS nominations
Great news for Skylanders: Spyro’s Adventure — in addition to the success at retail, the game has been nominated for three prestigious Interactive Acievement Awards from the Academy of Interactive Arts...
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Skylanders, MW3 win at the AIAS IAAs
I know the VGAs get a lot of people upset, and I often hear “why don’t we have another awards show, you know, like where the industry votes for its own favorites?” Well, that exists — and has for 15...
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MW3 nominated for BAFTA Game Award 2011
The British Academy of Film and Television Arts — better known by its acronym, BAFTA — lets the people choose the winner for one key category: The Game Award. Call of Duty has been honored in years...
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Black Ops II & Fall of Cybertron nominated for VGAs
It’s that time of year — the end is near, and that means there’s hardware to hand out. Or there will be, when Spike TV airs the annual Video Game Awards. For the 2012 shindig, Call of Duty: Black Ops...
View ArticleFall of Cybertron wins X-Play’s Best Sound Design
Congrats to the team at High Moon Studios for Transformers: Fall of Cybertron‘s win on X-Play’s Best of 2012 awards. The title received the award for Best Sound Design, which is super impressive when...
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Activision games nominated for Machinima IGAs
Streaming live Saturday 12/8 Machinima’s annual Inside Gaming Awards take place Saturday night; I’ll be there in person for the show, but it will of course also be streamed online. Call of Duty: Black...
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Black Ops II, Skylanders Giants up for D.I.C.E Awards
There are many awards that surround the videogame industry — some controversial, some ridiculous — but the ones I pay attention to the most are the D.I.C.E. Awards, as these are given by developers to...
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Skylanders Giants wins at D.I.C.E Awards
Tree Rex is victorious! It’s official — Skylanders Giants was awarded Family Game of the Year last night at the 16th Annual D.I.C.E. Awards in Las Vegas. It was up against some excellent games – Dance...
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Black Ops II nominated for 3 BAFTAs
More honors for the team at Treyarch — Call of Duty: Black Ops II has been nominated for three BAFTA awards: Best Action Game, Game Innovation, and Online Multiplayer. The ceremony takes place March 5...
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