Tag: Activision
News Yes, Call Of Duty Is Still On The Way To Nintendo Hardware
Microsoft and Activision reconfirm
Nintendo's platforms were notably absent from the latest Call of Duty: Black Ops 7 announcement, so what exactly is going on here now that the 10-year deal has been done and the Switch 2 is officially in the hands of consumers? Although there have been no public updates, according to Kotaku's senior reporter Ethan...
News Tony Hawk Has Reportedly Demanded Bam Margera Be Included In New Game
Wham, Bam, thank you ma'am
When Activision announced Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 3 + 4 for release on 11th July 2025, reports began to circulate that suggested original skater Bam Margera may not be included in the new remake. Known for his roles in Jackass and Viva la Bam, Margera's inclusion in Pro Skater 3 + 4 is reportedly back on the cards thanks...
News Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 4 Has Been Butchered For The Switch Remake
Pop shuvit up your...
Our sheer elation when Activision announced Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 3 + 4 for Switch has sadly bailed in light of news that the fourth entry will be subject to some pretty seismic changes. In short, as confirmed by Kotaku (thanks, Push Square), Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 4 won't of
News Uh Oh, Blurred Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 3 + 4 Art Has Leaked Online
Do a (kick) flip!
In what is quickly becoming one of the worst-kept secrets in the biz, a blurred image of what appears to be the key art for the as-yet-unannounced Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 3 + 4 remaster has leaked online (thanks for the heads up, Push Square). Shared to Twitter by reliable leaker @billbil_kun (who previously correctly called the...
News Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 3 + 4 Has Been Rated For Switch
Gnarly!
Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 3 + 4 has been teased for a good number of months on the trot now, but it finally seems like the skating sequels will be dropping in on Switch soon enough after the as-yet-unannounced title received a rating in Singapore (thanks, VGC). It's exciting news, no doubt, made all the more appealing by the inclusion of...
News Activision Teases Tony Hawk's Return In A New Update
"Loading.. new parks"
Activision has been teasing the return of the legendary Tony Hawk's Pro Skater series over the past week and now the official social media game account has shared another update. It's a post featuring a few photos of Tony and his crew with the same date "03.04.25" attached. Along with this is the message "loading.. new parks"...
News Activision Appears To Be Teasing Tony Hawk's Return
All eyes are on the Birdman
[Fri 21st Feb, 2025 04:35 GMT] Earlier this week, professional skater Tyshawn Jones mentioned how he was in a new Tony Hawk remaster "coming out" soon. Well, if that wasn't already enough to get diehard skateboarding fans excited, Activision's first-person shooter Call of Duty: Black Ops 6 is now seemingly teasing a new...
Rumour A New Tony Hawk's Pro Skater Remaster Might Be On The Way
Tyshawn Jones spills
Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 1 + 2 was a real blast from the past back in 2020. We were just the right age to fall in love with the original games back in 1999 and 2000, and revisiting them 20 years later was a joy. So of course we want to see more classic Tony Hawk games get the same glossy remaster treatment. And it sounds like we...
News Alleged Concept Art From Cancelled Donkey Kong Project Emerges
What could have been
Following details of a cancelled Donkey Kong project at the now-defunct development studio Vicarious Visions, supposed concept art has now surfaced online. Known online as 'Donkey Kong Freedom' (though an extensive video from Did You Know Gaming claims that this was never the working title for the project), the game was...
News Tony Hawk Confirms That The Video Game Series Has "A Future"
But what does it hold..?
Just recently, former professional skateboarder Tony Hawk confirmed that he was "talking to Activision again" in regards to his titular video game franchise. While we could confidently assume that this meant future entries were likely in the works, we now have further confirmation from the Birdman himself via Instagram...
News Tony Hawk Has Been "Talking To Activision Again" Ahead Of Pro Skater's 25th Anniversary
What's in the (half)pipeline?
Believe it or not, the 25th anniversary of Tony Hawk's Pro Skater is right around the corner (29th September, if we're being specific) and the titular Birdman himself is teasing that he and Activision might have something in the works (thanks, VGC). That's according to Hawk on the latest episode of Mythical Kitchen's...
News Tony Hawk's Pro Skater Socials Updated With 25th Anniversary Banner
Could the Birdman rise once again?
The Tony Hawk's Pro Skater series celebrates 25 years this month and although there's not been much talk about this milestone, the social channels for this series have now generated some discussion online. Activision's official social media account for Tony Hawk's Pro Skater on 'X' has been updated with a new...
News Crash Team Rumble Was Reportedly In Development For Switch But Got Cancelled
A Crash 5 project featuring Spyro also got axed
In a new 'DidYouKnowGaming' video, game historian Liam Robertson has shed light on 'Crash Bandicoot 5' as well as a Switch version of Crash Team Rumble. The full video is well worth a watch, but if you want a quick recap, Toys for Bob reportedly had plans for a Switch version of Crash Team Rumble. It...
News Crash Bandicoot N. Sane Trilogy Spins Past 20 Million Sales Worldwide
Crash really is back!
Back in 2018, the original Crash Bandicoot collection arrived on the Nintendo Switch in the form of the N. Sane Trilogy. It seems many years on, we've now got a sales update for the global sales across all platforms including the Switch, and the game has now topped 20 million units globally. The official social account for...
News Activision Officially Announces Call Of Duty: Black Ops 6
Microsoft now has a 10-year deal with Nintendo
Ahead of a Switch "successor" announcement this fiscal year, Activision has officially announced Call of Duty: Black Ops 6. This new entry is scheduled to be featured at Xbox's upcoming showcase next m
News Details Emerge Of A Cancelled Donkey Kong Project From Vicarious Visions
Rope burn'd
Of all the studios to potentially work on a Donkey Kong project, Vicarious Visions (now known simply as Blizzard Albany) admittedly wasn't particularly high up on our list. However, details have emerged of a now-cancelled DK project at the studio via a new video from Did You Know Gaming (with prior reporting from DK Vine). According to...
News Crash Bandicoot 4 Sales Reportedly Surpass Five Million
Crash is back!
It seems the fourth major Crash Bandicoot game has experienced plenty of sales success since its initial 2020 release. According to Crash Bandicoot 4: It's About Time design director Toby Schadt (via LinkedIn), the "well-received sequel" has supposedly sold over five million copies since its original debut on PlayStation and Xbox...
News Crash Bandicoot Dev Toys For Bob Splits From Activision & Xbox, Goes Independent
"We're thrilled"
It's been another wild week for the video game industry and it seems we're not done just yet. After mass layoffs at companies like PlayStation and Electronic Arts, we've now got developers splitting from their owner groups. Adding to this is the Crash Bandicoot and Spyro developer Toys for Bob, which has now announced it's leaving...
News Call Of Duty Exec Is Appointed As Blizzard's New President
Times are a-changin'
Following the departure of Mike Ybarra from Blizzard just last week, Microsoft has announced that Johanna Faries has now been appointed as the new President of the formidable subsidiary. Faries is currently serving as General Manager for the Call of Duty franchise, with her new role at Blizzard effective from February 5th,...
News Nintendo Reportedly Briefed Activision On 'Switch 2' Back In 2022
Specs comparable to PS4 and Xbox One
Oh boy... The 'Switch 2' hype train is picking up some speed now, huh? According to The Verge, Nintendo has reportedly already briefed Activision Blizzard on its next console and had in fact done so back in December last year. The news has been brought to light thanks to internal emails from the FTC Vs...
News Xbox Boss Says Call Of Duty Would Run "Relatively Great Compared To Other Switch Games"
Microsoft previously announced a "10-year commitment"
In December last year, Microsoft entered a "10-year commitment" to bring the Call of Duty series to Nintendo platforms if its $69 billion acquisition of Activision Blizzard passed. There have been many questions about if the series could even run on Nintendo hardware, and now during the current...
News Crash Bandicoot Rumble's Activision Support Page References Switch Version
And it's now been removed in an update
Crash Bandicoot has had a good run on the Switch so far - with the release of his original trilogy, a racing game, and his newest outing Crash Bandicoot 4: It's About Time eventually making its way across to the hybrid system in 2021. Now
News Microsoft "Confident" Activision Could Optimise Call Of Duty For Nintendo Switch
Including titles like Warzone & Modern Warfare II
Believe it or not but Activision's Call of Duty series is actually coming back to Nintendo platforms after a 10-year commitment was finalised in February. Since then, Microsoft has mentioned how it aims to bring the "best version" of the Call of Duty to Nintendo device
News Microsoft Wants To Bring The "Best Version" Of Call Of Duty To Nintendo Platforms
Expect the same experience across all systems
Last week, Microsoft put pen to paper, announcing its 10-year commitment to bring the Call of Duty franchise to Nintendo platforms is now legally binding. Microsoft president Brad Smith followed this up by mentioning how the tech giant would ensure the series works exactly as people expect on other...
News Call Of Duty Will Run As You "Would Expect" On Nintendo Platforms, Says Microsoft
The 10-year commitment is now legally binding
Earlier this week, Microsoft officially locked in a deal to bring Call of Duty to Nintendo platforms for the next 10 years. Microsoft president Brad Smith has now answered some questions regarding this new deal. While Smith admits he's "not the right person" to dive into a discussion about system...
News 75% Of Public Comments On Microsoft's Acquisition Of Activision Were Positive
Microsoft recently announced 10-year deal with Nintendo
The UK's Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) recently announced that over the course of a two-week window, it received a total of 2,100 public emails regarding Microsoft's planned acquisitiion of Activision Blizzard, of which around 75% were positive. The regulator laid out a high-level...
News Crash Bandicoot Might Be Teasing A Game Awards Reveal
Update: Crash Team Rumble confirmed, but not for Switch
Update: The announcement, in the end, turned out to be a party-like team game called Crash Team Rumble. It's coming out in 2023, but at this point in time, there's been no mention of a Nintendo Switch release. Original story: Ahead of The Game Awards, the official Crash Bandicoot Twitter...
News Xbox Boss Phil Spencer Explains Microsoft's Plans For Call Of Duty On Nintendo Platforms
It will take some time
Yesterday, Microsoft Gaming CEO and Xbox head Phil Spencer announced the company had entered a 10-year agreement to bring Activision's Call of Duty series to Nintendo platforms. If you're wondering how exactly it will work, Phil has now shared some insight in a new interview with The Washington Post. Apparently, it could take...
News Microsoft Enters "10-Year Commitment To Bring Call Of Duty To Nintendo"
Xbox's Phil Spencer confirms
Microsoft Gaming CEO and Xbox head Phil Spencer has mentioned in recent times how he would love to bring Activision's Call of Duty franchise to platforms like the Nintendo Switch once the Activision Blizzard merger is finalised. Well, today Phil has shared some absolutely massive news - revealing how Microsoft has...
Random Sony Alleges That Microsoft Is Trying To Turn It Into Nintendo
Is that such a bad thing?
The ongoing drama surrounding Microsoft's planned acquisition of Activision Blizzard continues to surge. For anyone who might not be aware of what's going on, the Xbox giant moved to acquire the publisher of Call of Duty, Overwatch, Crash Bandicoot, and other major IP for an astonishing $68.7 billion. Sony, meanwhile, isn't...
News Xbox Boss Phil Spencer Would Love To See Call Of Duty On Nintendo Switch
"Our intent is to treat CoD like Minecraft"
Activision's latest Call of Duty game arrives this week, and while there's no Nintendo release, there has been some conversation from the Xbox boss Phil Spencer about bringing the popular first-person shooter series to the Switch. Speaking to the Wall Street Journal recently, Spencer mentioned how...
News Bobby Kotick Has Been Re-Elected To Activision Blizzard's Board Of Directors
Investigations into company misconduct are ongoing
Bobby Kotick, CEO of Activision Blizzard, has been successfully re-elected to the company's board of directors for another year. The decision was made as a result of the company's annual shareholder meeting on June 21st, the outcome of which you can read in full right here. Activision Blizzard has...
"I wish I could say we had something in the works"
Fans of the Birdman (that's Tony Hawk) got quite a shock earlier this year in April when it was revealed the Tony Hawk's Pro Skater developer Vicarious Visions had been absorbed by Blizzard Entertainment. Concerns were raised about the future of the series at the time, and if remasters of the third...
News Vicarious Visions Is Seemingly No More After It Merges With Blizzard Entertainment
Developer will work solely on Blizzard games
Vicarious Visions, known for its work on Crash Bandicoot N. Sane Trilogy and Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 1+2, will merge with Blizzard Entertainment and work solely on Blizzard games moving forward. Blizzard Entertainment is known for franchises such as Diablo, World of Warcraft, Overwatch, and Hea
News More Switch Owners Would Consider Game Pass If Activision Titles Were Added, Poll Finds
Like and subscribe for skateboarding
Xbox Game Pass is pretty hard to resist, right? A monthly subscription brings you tons of titles that you can download and play whenever you want - as long as they stay on the surface. And with Microsoft acquiring companies like Bethesda and Activision Blizzard, the prospect of those games becoming exclusive to...
News Nintendo Switch Temporarily Listed On Call Of Duty 'Online Services' Webpage
It's now been removed
Just days after a rumour about Call of Duty: Modern Warfare Remastered coming to the Switch, COD fans have now spotted a Nintendo Switch listing on Activision's official 'Online Services' webpage. This support site allows you to scroll through a list of games and view the current online status of each one. What's got the...
News Activision Blizzard Reaches $18 Million Settlement For Sexual Harassment Lawsuit
Several lawsuits still outstanding
Activision Blizzard is currently negotiating multiple lawsuits levied against the company in relation to allegations of widespread sexual misconduct. It's now looking like at least one of the lawsuits will be nearing its end, with a settlement of $18 million due to be approved by U.S District Judge Dale Fischer...
Rumour Call Of Duty: Modern Warfare Remaster Supposedly Coming To Switch
Activision to fill "empty space" between premium releases
Last month, Microsoft president Brad Smith mentioned how the tech giant wanted to bring the Call of Duty series to the Nintendo Switch not long after it announced its plans to acquire Activision Blizzard for $68.7 billion. With this in mind, there's now a rumour that Activision "supposedly"...
News Microsoft Wants Call Of Duty On Switch, Along With Other "Popular" Activision Blizzard Games
"Bring it to more people, bring it to more platforms"
Microsoft president Brad Smith has said that it wants to bring the Call of Duty series to Switch, assuming its purchase of Activision Blizzard goes ahead as planned. Smith made the comments in an interview with CNBC, in which he once again made clear that Microsoft's $68.7 billion acquisition of...
News Bobby Kotick Considered Buying Game Websites To "Change The Public Narrative" Around Activision
No news is good news?
The Wall Street Journal is reporting that Activision Blizzard CEO Bobby Kotick was considering the purchase of gaming sites Kotaku and PC Gamer in order to "change the public narrative" around his company. Activision has been at the centre of allegations regarding workplace cultu
News Microsoft And Activision Will Continue To Support "A Variety Of Platforms" Despite Acquisition
But does that include Switch?
Well, who was expecting that? Microsoft has agreed to acquire Call of Duty publisher Activision Blizzard in a deal thought to be worth $68.7 billion. Announced just a couple of hours ago, the news has already led to much confusion and speculation amongst gaming fans. Is purchasing Activision, which is currently...
News Microsoft Buys Activision Blizzard, Now Owns Call Of Duty And Crash Bandicoot
Deal cost a cool $68.7 billion
Microsoft has purchased embattled Call of Duty and Crash Bandicoot publisher Activision in a deal worth a whopping $68.7 billion. To give some perspective on the astonishing size of that figure, Disney paid $4.05 billion for Star Wars studio Lucasfilm in 2012, with half of the money paid in cash and the other half in...
But only if the issues cannot be fixed "with speed"
Activision Blizzard boss Bobby Kotick has said he would be open to quitting his role at the head of the company if the firm's ongoing issues cannot be solved "with speed". Kotick's comments came during a meeting with Activision Blizzard executives late last week, the Wall St Journal reports...
News Vicarious Visions Staff Left "Blindsided" By Reported Merger With Embattled Blizzard
All is not well at the Diablo II: Resurrected studio
Vicarious Visions – the studio behind multiple Crash Bandicoot, Tony Hawk, Guitar Hero and Skylanders entries – is to be merged with Blizzard, it is being reported. According to Polygon, which has spoken to various staff at the studio, the decision to abandon the Vicarious Visions name and...
News There's More Crash Bandicoot Coming "Very Soon", According To Toys For Bob
25 years and counting
As you may have already heard, it's Crash Bandicoot's 25th anniversary this year. Yes, like all of the other classic mascots, Crash is also getting on. While many fans were hoping for a big reveal this week, unfortunately, all there's been so far is a special video message. In it, Toys for Bob co-studio heads, Paul Yan and...
News Crash Bandicoot Celebrates 25 Years With A Special Anniversary Bundle
Get five games for the price of one
Like many other video game icons this year, Crash Bandicoot is also celebrating a major anniversary. Believe it or not, but the former PlayStation mascot has now been around for 25 years. If you've been interested in some of his newer releases recently, but haven't been willing to fork out the higher prices for...
Rumour It Sounds Like A New Tony Hawk Game Might Be Happening
Is the Birdman returning?
Before Activision's announcement of Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 1 + 2, a number of musicians spilled the beans ahead of schedule. Now it seems history could be repeating itself. On an episode of The Behind Closed Doors Podcast last month, the drummer of the ba
News Toys For Bob Is Now A Support Developer For Call Of Duty: Warzone
Update: Activision says studio will continue to support Crash 4
Update: [Wed 5th May, 2021 00:45 BST]: In a response to VGC, an Activision spokesperson has denied reports about "layoffs" at Toys for Bob and says the studio will "continue supporting" Crash Bandicoot 4: It's About Time while providing additional support to Call of Duty Warzone...
News Activision Blizzard CEO Agrees To Cut Huge Salary And Bonuses Following Industry Backlash
A direct response to shareholder feedback
Activision Blizzard CEO Bobby Kotick has agreed to a major pay cut to both his base salary and bonuses following feedback from shareholders. Over the past few years, the stark contrast between Kotick's monumental earnings and the way in which Activision staff have been treated has caused more than its fair...
Including "50 employees" in live events
It has been tough times for a lot of industries over the past year, and perhaps one of the most difficult aspects of the pandemic for the video game industry has been the cancellation of live shows including expos and e-sports events. As these in-person events are no longer happening, Activision Blizzard has...
