There have been a few interesting snippets from last night's Q1 Activision Blizzard call. Perhaps most interesting is confirmation that the Starcraft 2 beta will start "this summer". I never played the original and avoid RTS games if at possible but the incessant hype for Starcraft 2 has *almost* got me quite excited. Maybe I should dig out the original first?
Elsewhere Activision announced that Call of Duty: Modern Warfare had sold 13 million units. Impressive figures then and proof that, in these days of million seller Wii party titles, that "hardcore" games can still shift big numbers.
Other interesting snippets included the return of the Tony Hawks game series (does anyone still care?) and some pre-release hype around new racing game Blur. Blur? Sadly this isn't the Britpop-inspired racer you may have wished for – you know Oasis, Pulp, Menswear and Sleeper racing around on Union Jack karts – but rather a "unique opportunity in the racing genre". Still, the fact that the game is developed by Project Gotham veteransBizarre Creations means hopes are high.
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