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Activision Blizzard talks 2009 lineup, including Modern Warfare 2, Singularity
Activision Blizzard has a lot on its plate for 2009. Other than completely burying you in Guitar Hero games, the company plans to unleash its set of unique IPs this year, as detailed during its recent conference call. Let's go over them!First up, we should all expect Prototype sometime during this year (June!). The head of Activision publishing also confirmed that "first-person action game" Singularity would see release in 2009, as would Bizarre Creations' unannounced, "Mario Kart meets Forza" racing title. Don't want any of that new stuff? Fear not, a little game called Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 is releasing this year, too! So, there you have it! All of the fun stuff from a financial earnings call, without those pesky numbers getting in your way.
Infinity Ward drops some new 'Modern Warfare 2' chatter
Robert "Fourzerotwo" Bowling, director of communications and community manager at Infinity Ward, has updated his Twitter feed with word that he's been reviewing voice-over from Modern Warfare 2. As in the sequel to Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare that Activision still hasn't properly announced.Bowling's tweet reads, "Reviewing some radio-chatter VO we just finished recording for Modern Warfare 2 today. 'Cujo Two-One this is Vulture, solid copy on all.'" As you may remember, Heroes actor Ken Lally got into hot water for talking about VO he was doing for the game late last month. And so the saga of one of gaming's most recent Worst Kept Secrets continues. Oh, and Activision, it goes like this: official announcement in the spring, magazine cover and first look event shortly thereafter, full reveal at E3. That one's on the house.
Ken Lally confirms voice work for Call of Duty 6
With all the recent talk of having Call of Duty 6 ready for a 2009 release, it should come as no surprise that COD6 (or Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2, if you're a purist) is knee-deep in development. So says famed voice actor Ken Lally (RE5 star and Heroes veteran), who revealed to Coin-Op TV (see 45:30 mark of video) that he has done voice work for "Call of Duty 6," in addition to Dragon Age: Origins. How's that for confirmation? Sort of makes Activision's "speculative" comment seem .... well, speculative. Update: We have removed this post from our front page at the request of Ken Lally, who is in some "hot water." C'mon Activision, what'd Ken really do wrong? Confirm his voice is in a game you already announced? He promoted your game -- for free! Let's cut the guy a break. Sheesh.[Via Gamezine]
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2, Guitar Hero 5 and Tony Hawk announced
[Update: Activision tells Videogamer that MTV's report is "speculative as far as we're concerned." Yeah, sure.]MTV Multiplayer reports that at a Massive (Microsoft-owned advertising firm) event yesterday in New York City, Activision Blizzard revealed a number of sequels to their popular franchises, such as Guitar Hero 5 and a successor to Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare. The sequel will be named ... Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2. And here we thought they were going to do away with the numbers! Unfortunately, no gameplay details were mentioned for either title.Finally, it sounds the rumors we heard earlier during the summer might be true: a Tony Hawk game is scheduled for release in October that "you're not going to be playing ... with a controller in your hands."
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 announced
That's right kiddos, Activision's hugely successful Call of Duty franchise is spawning another sequel limb with today's semi-official announcement that Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 is in development and set for release Fall 2009. The announcement comes from a Microsoft sponsored Massive Inc. upfront where publishers showcase and talk about upcoming products to lineup advertisers prior to release. Activision didn't have any specifics to announce regarding the title, other than the fact that we'll be receiving a second helping of Modern Warfare late next year.Anyone beyond excited for more CoD, especially a sequel to CoD4 which is arguably the best of the franchise?[Via Big Download, Thanks Mads]
Bizarre making Bond title for '09, new racing IP is 'Mario Kart meets Forza'
At a summit held by Massive for in-game advertising, Activision confirmed that Bizarre Creations is working on a new third-person Bond title for release in 2009. According to the Twitter feed of Newsweek's N'Gai Croal (trust us, he's legit), the game is being touted as "racing and driving focused." The executive also mentioned Bizarre's new racing IP, describing it as "Mario Kart meets Forza." It's not much (in fact, it's somewhat paradoxical), but it does hint at a departure from Project Gotham Racing's realism -- relative to Mario Kart! The executive also reportedly said the next Call of Duty Modern Warfare is due out Fall 2009. We're uncertain if that's confirmation of the next COD's setting or just a glib way of saying "Infinity Ward's COD series." We're reaching out to Activision for clarification on all these statements.
