Yep, it’s this whole thing again. Russian news channel, Russia Today, has aired a report that links the tragic Domodedovo Airport terrorist bombings to Modern Warfare 2. At the same time they have reconfirmed my conviction that humanity is, in fact, completely retarded. On Monday 24 January 2011, a suicide bomber killed 35 people and seriously injured another 180 in …

FPS games are, like it or not, a driving force in the video game industry. since their popularity boomed with the advent of 3D accelerated gaming, they’ve been a mainstay. Though many *like myself) are pretty bored with the genre, there’s no denying its importance. The first person shooter, more than any other genre, has given video gaming a mass-market …

You didn’t think the issue between EA and Activision over Infinity Ward had gone away did you? The court case is currently being prepared and one of the pieces of evidence from Activision’s side is an email apparently sent from EA Games executive, Lincoln Hershberger. Last Updated: January 21, 2011

Earlier we mentioned about how Infinity Ward was not a fan of Treyarch at all and attempted t ambush them when possible, so you can imagine how happy Treyarch is that it has now reached a $1 Billion worth of sales faster than Modern Warfare 2. What’s even more amazing is that Black Ops is only the third entertainment release …

And here you thought that Activision had forgotten about Vince West and Jason Zampella being fired from Activision, starting up their own companies and aligning with EA. In fact things just got a whole lot juicier with Activision legally now attempting to add EA to the current lawsuit hanging over West and Zampella’s head. That was pretty much expected however …

But that doesn’t mean they’re going to be buying the developer, who’s recently been put up for sale by MTV owners Viacom. In an interview with Industry Gamers, Activision Publishing CEO Eric Hirschberg talked about making peace with their former partners and progenitors of Guitar Hero. “I can’t comment on that, for obvious reasons. I can tell you I’ve got …

Who knows! But we will come 11 December at the Spike Video Game Awards as that’s when the Activision game will be unveiled properly. For now, all we have to go with is a teaser site that loops eerie music and lets you stare at the back of a bald dude’s head. You can check out the teaser site here, …

While it may be tempting to think developing games is possibly one of the best jobs in the world it is worthwhile to remember that virtually all development houses are one bad game away from shutting down. And even more worrisome is that most of these places are completely at the whim of the gamers and even if they create …