Activision: ‘No new music or skateboarding games’ this year

Activision: ‘No new music or skateboarding games’ this year
The grim fates of True Crime and whatever installment of the Guitar Hero series that was in development are known — but what about Activision’s other perennial franchises? A few (equally grim) details surfaced during Activision’s investor’s call today, during which COO Thomas Tippl explained, “We will release no new music or skateboarding games” during the current calendar year. Activision …
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Activision Blizzard ends ‘Guitar Hero’ gig
Activision Blizzard said it is bringing the curtain down on a “Guitar Hero” music videogame franchise that lets players pretend to be rock stars.
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Quick — make a Justin Bieber film
ON STAGE: Justin Bieber performs in “Never Say Never,” a part 3-D concert film and part glossy biography of the pop singer that was conceived, produced, edited, marketed and released in little more than six months.
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