Activision-Blizzard Conference Call Notes
So Activision Blizzard had their conference today.
Notes In case you missed it:
James Bond 2010
Tony Hawk 2010
Spider-Man 2010
Transformers 2010
Modern WarFare 2
Modern Warfare 2 Pre-Sales breaking records
Release: November 10, 2009
Tony Hawk: Ride
Release Date: 2010
The whole game is developed around the controller, Hawk says, and touts the tech inside, including infrared sensors and two accelerometers.
Blur
Release Date: 2010
Griffith says the concept of Blur falls in between the hardcore tuner sims and just-for-fun arcade racers. Mario Kart in particular shows the potential for a well-crafted mainstream racing game
Guitar Hero 5
Release Date: Fall 2009
It will have 20 Top 10 hits
Guitar Hero PSP
Release Date: TBA
Will feature a drum component
Band Hero
Release Date: TBA
European focus: The game will have more top 40 music than ever before, with more recent and pop-centric music than ever before.
DJ Hero
Release Date: TBA
Jay-Z and Eminem songs
There will be more than 100 individual songs with unique mixes, Jackson notes.
Freestyle is also planning to tap into the existing Guitar Hero audience, saying they made the game compatible with guitars and microphones to allow users to plug and play or freestyle over the songs.
The game will have 100 songs, 80 artists, and 80 unique mixes no one's heard before.
The game will be distributed with CDs from Jay-Z and Eminem.
StarCraft II
Release Date: End of Year 2009
Starcraft II beta Test later this summer
http://e3.gamespot.com/story/6210427/activision-blizzard-e3-2009-webcast-liveblog-may-31-5-pm