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					</url></image><item><title>News: Activision UK to hold Modern Warfare 2 XBL charity event</title><link>http://www.gamesindustry.biz/articles/activision-uk-to-hold-modern-warfare-2-xbl-charity-event</link><description>Activision UK has announced it will donate a "life changing" amount of money to the charity War Child in a Modern Warfare 2 online event to be held in December. The publisher is asking that as many gamers as possible play MW2 on XBL on the weekend of December 5 and 6.</description><guid>http://www.gamesindustry.biz/articles/activision-uk-to-hold-modern-warfare-2-xbl-charity-event</guid><category domain="http://www.zibb.com">Activision Incorporated</category><pubDate>Wed, 25 Nov 2009 11:48:00 GMT</pubDate><source url="http://www.gamesindustry.biz" /></item><item><title>This Just In: Upgrades and Downgrades</title><link>http://www.fool.com/investing/general/2009/11/24/this-just-in-upgrades-and-downgrades.aspx</link><description>At The Motley Fool, we poke plenty of fun at Wall Street analysts and their endless cycle of upgrades, downgrades, and "initiating coverage at neutral." So you might think we'd be the last people to give virtual ink to such "news." And we would be -- if that were all we were doing.</description><guid>http://www.fool.com/investing/general/2009/11/24/this-just-in-upgrades-and-downgrades.aspx</guid><category domain="http://www.zibb.com">Activision Incorporated</category><pubDate>Tue, 24 Nov 2009 19:18:52 GMT</pubDate><source url="http://www.fool.com" /></item><item><title>Activision Blizzard initiated with "outperform"</title><link>http://www.newratings.com/en/main/company_headline.m?id=1994307</link><description>NEW YORK, November 24 (newratings.com) - Analysts at Wells Fargo Securities initiate coverage of Activision Blizzard Inc (ticker: ATVI) with an "outperform" rating. [more]</description><guid>http://www.newratings.com/en/main/company_headline.m?id=1994307</guid><category domain="http://www.zibb.com">Activision Incorporated</category><pubDate>Tue, 24 Nov 2009 15:45:55 GMT</pubDate><source url="http://www.newratings.com" /></item><item><title>Activision Blizzard (ATVI): 10 reasons to buy</title><link>http://www.bloggingstocks.com/2009/11/24/activision-blizzard-atvi-10-reasons-to-buy/</link><description>Filed under: Newsletters, Activision Inc (ATVI), Stocks to Buy"As</description><guid>http://www.bloggingstocks.com/2009/11/24/activision-blizzard-atvi-10-reasons-to-buy/</guid><category domain="http://www.zibb.com">Activision Incorporated</category><pubDate>Tue, 24 Nov 2009 15:10:00 GMT</pubDate><source url="http://www.bloggingstocks.com" /></item><item><title>A Modern Warfare 2 primer on early access and game reviews</title><link>http://arstechnica.com/gaming/news/2009/11/modern-warfare-2-reviews-behind-the-scenes-of-early-access-1.ars?utm_source=rss&amp;utm_medium=rss&amp;utm_campaign=rss</link><description>The gaming press had a choice: either play Modern Warfare 2 in Santa Barbara, under the watchful eye of Activision and on their dime, or give up early coverage. Many sites wrestled with the ethical implications by posting disclaimers, others simply ignored the issue and didn't discuss it in</description><guid>http://arstechnica.com/gaming/news/2009/11/modern-warfare-2-reviews-behind-the-scenes-of-early-access-1.ars?utm_source=rss&amp;utm_medium=rss&amp;utm_campaign=rss</guid><category domain="http://www.zibb.com">Activision Incorporated</category><pubDate>Mon, 23 Nov 2009 14:10:00 GMT</pubDate><source url="http://arstechnica.com" /></item><item><title>SpawnPoint: Download PC Games, Free Video Games, Computer Games, ...
      </title><link>http://www.spawnpoint.com/news/18047/ACTIVISION_PUBLISHING_AND_MATTEL'S_HOT_WHEELSchr(1)Acirc;chr(1)reg;:_BATTLE_FORCE_5TM_VIDEO_GAME_NOW_AVAILABLE_IN_NORTH_AMERICA</link><description>Free Download PC Games, Free Computer Games, Free Full Version Downloads, PC PS2 Xbox 360 PS3 Wii DS PSP Mobile</description><guid>http://www.spawnpoint.com/news/18047/ACTIVISION_PUBLISHING_AND_MATTEL'S_HOT_WHEELSchr(1)Acirc;chr(1)reg;:_BATTLE_FORCE_5TM_VIDEO_GAME_NOW_AVAILABLE_IN_NORTH_AMERICA</guid><category domain="http://www.zibb.com">Activision Incorporated</category><pubDate>Fri, 20 Nov 2009 18:25:20 GMT</pubDate><source url="http://www.spawnpoint.com" /></item><item><title>Saling The World: Wii Fit Plus, New Super Mario Bros. Wii Head U....
      </title><link>http://www.gamasutra.com/php-bin/news_index.php?story=26170&amp;utm_source=feedburner&amp;utm_medium=feed&amp;utm_campaign=Feed%3A+GamasutraNews+%28Gamasutra+News%29</link><description>Gamasutra's weekly column, "Saling The World", covers the top five sellers for every available platform in the United States, Japan, and Europe, providing an important update of sales</description><guid>http://www.gamasutra.com/php-bin/news_index.php?story=26170&amp;utm_source=feedburner&amp;utm_medium=feed&amp;utm_campaign=Feed%3A+GamasutraNews+%28Gamasutra+News%29</guid><category domain="http://www.zibb.com">Activision Incorporated</category><pubDate>Fri, 20 Nov 2009 10:06:00 GMT</pubDate><source url="http://www.gamasutra.com" /></item><item><title>AUDIO from Medialink and Activision Blizzard: Call of Duty(R): Mo...
      </title><link>http://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/audio-from-medialink-and-activision-blizzard-call-of-dutyr-modern-warfarer-2-breaking-entertainment-industry-records-70528932.html</link><description>AUDIO from Medialink and Activision Blizzard: Call of Duty(R): Modern Warfare(R) 2 Breaking Entertainment Industry Records.</description><guid>http://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/audio-from-medialink-and-activision-blizzard-call-of-dutyr-modern-warfarer-2-breaking-entertainment-industry-records-70528932.html</guid><category domain="http://www.zibb.com">Activision Incorporated</category><pubDate>Thu, 19 Nov 2009 19:06:00 GMT</pubDate><source url="http://www.prnewswire.com" /></item><item><title>AUDIO from Medialink and Activision Blizzard: Call of Duty(R): Mo...
      </title><link>http://www.zibb.com/article/5682264/AUDIO+from+Medialink+and+Activision+Blizzard+Call+of+Duty+R+Modern+Warfare+R+Breaking+Entertainment+Industry+Records</link><description>A blockbuster movie may be one thing, but one new release from the world of video games is setting an all-time sales record for ANY entertainment release... period. Here's more on how millions are answering the Call of Duty. Listen to this report from Activision Blizzard at:</description><guid>http://www.zibb.com/article/5682264/AUDIO+from+Medialink+and+Activision+Blizzard+Call+of+Duty+R+Modern+Warfare+R+Breaking+Entertainment+Industry+Records</guid><category domain="http://www.zibb.com">Activision Incorporated</category><pubDate>Thu, 19 Nov 2009 14:06:00 GMT</pubDate><source url="http://www.zibb.com" /></item><item><title>Modern Warfare 2 dev costs put at $40-50m</title><link>http://www.develop-online.net/news/33312/Modern-Warfare-2-dev-costs-put-at-40-50m?utm_source=feedburner&amp;utm_medium=feed&amp;utm_campaign=Feed%3A+developmag%2Fifbh+%28Develop%29</link><description>The $40-50 million that Infinity Ward spent – a number quoted by anonymous sources in an LA Times report – is not as eyebrow-raising as it was several years ago.</description><guid>http://www.develop-online.net/news/33312/Modern-Warfare-2-dev-costs-put-at-40-50m?utm_source=feedburner&amp;utm_medium=feed&amp;utm_campaign=Feed%3A+developmag%2Fifbh+%28Develop%29</guid><category domain="http://www.zibb.com">Activision Incorporated</category><pubDate>Thu, 19 Nov 2009 13:26:00 GMT</pubDate><source url="http://www.develop-online.net" /></item><item><title>Is Activision planning a Call Of Duty MMO?</title><link>http://www.mirror.co.uk/news/technology/2009/11/19/is-activision-planning-a-call-of-duty-mmo-115875-21834673/</link><description>Call Of Duty is already developed by two studios, Infinity Ward (which is behind Modern Warfare 2) and Treyarch, but the LA Times suggests Activisions set to recruit another studio and begin developing an MMO. As Activision seems to be discovering with Guitar Hero,</description><guid>http://www.mirror.co.uk/news/technology/2009/11/19/is-activision-planning-a-call-of-duty-mmo-115875-21834673/</guid><category domain="http://www.zibb.com">Activision Incorporated</category><pubDate>Thu, 19 Nov 2009 12:00:38 GMT</pubDate><source url="http://www.mirror.co.uk" /></item><item><title>Third Studio Working On Call Of Duty Series – Report</title><link>http://www.edge-online.com/news/third-studio-working-on-call-of-duty-series-%E2%80%93-report</link><description>&lt;br</description><guid>http://www.edge-online.com/news/third-studio-working-on-call-of-duty-series-%E2%80%93-report</guid><category domain="http://www.zibb.com">Activision Incorporated</category><pubDate>Thu, 19 Nov 2009 10:52:30 GMT</pubDate><source url="http://www.edge-online.com" /></item><item><title>"Call of Duty" Generates Record $550 Million in First 5 Days</title><link>http://www.dmwmedia.com/news/2009/11/18/%2526quot%3Bcall-duty%2526quot%3B-generates-record-%24550-million-first-5-days?utm_source=feedburner&amp;utm_medium=feed&amp;utm_campaign=Feed%3A+dmwmedia+%28Digital+Media+Wire%29</link><description>Santa Monica,Calif. - Video game publisherActivision Blizzard &lt;a</description><guid>http://www.dmwmedia.com/news/2009/11/18/%2526quot%3Bcall-duty%2526quot%3B-generates-record-%24550-million-first-5-days?utm_source=feedburner&amp;utm_medium=feed&amp;utm_campaign=Feed%3A+dmwmedia+%28Digital+Media+Wire%29</guid><category domain="http://www.zibb.com">Activision Incorporated</category><pubDate>Wed, 18 Nov 2009 22:26:40 GMT</pubDate><source url="http://www.dmwmedia.com" /></item><item><title>'Modern Warfare 2' Shocks and Awes With Explosive Sales</title><link>http://www.ecommercetimes.com/rsstory/68683.html</link><description>If Activision is to be believed, then its new "Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2" video game has blown away all competition with the lethality of a Javelin missile plowing through Russian terrorists. Included in the smoking wreckage: not just previous gaming bestsellers like "Grand Theft Auto IV" and</description><guid>http://www.ecommercetimes.com/rsstory/68683.html</guid><category domain="http://www.zibb.com">Activision Incorporated</category><pubDate>Wed, 18 Nov 2009 19:55:01 GMT</pubDate><source url="http://www.ecommercetimes.com" /></item><item><title>Call of Duty hauls in $550-m in five days</title><link>http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/technology/call-of-duty-hauls-in-550-m-in-five-days/article1368266/</link><description>Sorry for the inconvenience."); console.log('Gallery error status: '+textStatus+ ' Error thrown: '+errorThrown); } }); } } art.showTab = function(event, ui, content, wideTab) { var content = ui.tab.hash.split('#')[1]; // ie. photos, article, comments, interactive art.</description><guid>http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/technology/call-of-duty-hauls-in-550-m-in-five-days/article1368266/</guid><category domain="http://www.zibb.com">Activision Incorporated</category><pubDate>Wed, 18 Nov 2009 18:00:00 GMT</pubDate><source url="http://www.theglobeandmail.com" /></item><item><title>Activision CEO Bobby Kotick's $37 Million November</title><link>http://www.businessinsider.com/activision-ceo-bobby-kotick-has-sold-over-37-million-in-shares-of-his-company-this-month-2009-11?utm_source=feedburner&amp;utm_medium=feed&amp;utm_campaign=Feed%3A+typepad%2Falleyinsider%2Fsilicon_alley_insider+%28Silicon+Alley+Insider%29</link><description>Activision (ATVI) is raking in record hauls with its new hit game Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2. Meanwhile, its CEO, Bobby Kotick, has made almost $40 million selling company stock. Kotick's options, issued in 2000, had a strike price of $1.03.</description><guid>http://www.businessinsider.com/activision-ceo-bobby-kotick-has-sold-over-37-million-in-shares-of-his-company-this-month-2009-11?utm_source=feedburner&amp;utm_medium=feed&amp;utm_campaign=Feed%3A+typepad%2Falleyinsider%2Fsilicon_alley_insider+%28Silicon+Alley+Insider%29</guid><category domain="http://www.zibb.com">Activision Incorporated</category><pubDate>Wed, 18 Nov 2009 16:04:00 GMT</pubDate><source url="http://www.businessinsider.com" /></item><item><title>"Call of Duty" game sells $550 million in five days</title><link>http://www.reuters.com/article/technologyNews/idUSTRE5AH3HJ20091118?feedType=RSS&amp;feedName=technologyNews&amp;utm_source=feedburner&amp;utm_medium=feed&amp;utm_campaign=Feed%3A+reuters%2FtechnologyNews+%28News+%2F+US+%2F+Technology%29</link><description>NEW YORK (Reuters) - Activision Blizzard Inc said its video game Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 scored record sales of $550 million in its first five days, but the company is still concerned about weak</description><guid>http://www.reuters.com/article/technologyNews/idUSTRE5AH3HJ20091118?feedType=RSS&amp;feedName=technologyNews&amp;utm_source=feedburner&amp;utm_medium=feed&amp;utm_campaign=Feed%3A+reuters%2FtechnologyNews+%28News+%2F+US+%2F+Technology%29</guid><category domain="http://www.zibb.com">Activision Incorporated</category><pubDate>Wed, 18 Nov 2009 15:44:51 GMT</pubDate><source url="http://www.reuters.com" /></item><item><title>NewsFactor Network | Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 Shatters Game...
      </title><link>http://www.newsfactor.com/story.xhtml?story_id=70167</link><description>Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 has become the biggest entertainment launch in history, shattering worldwide sales records. Video-game publisher Activision Blizzard estimates the five-day take at about $550 million, more even than Grand Theft Auto IV.</description><guid>http://www.newsfactor.com/story.xhtml?story_id=70167</guid><category domain="http://www.zibb.com">Activision Incorporated</category><pubDate>Wed, 18 Nov 2009 14:02:06 GMT</pubDate><source url="http://www.newsfactor.com" /></item><item><title>Ten Reasons I'm Buying Activision Blizzard</title><link>http://seekingalpha.com/article/174000-ten-reasons-i-m-buying-activision-blizzard?source=feed</link><description>Asif Suria submits: In my previous blog post &lt;a</description><guid>http://seekingalpha.com/article/174000-ten-reasons-i-m-buying-activision-blizzard?source=feed</guid><category domain="http://www.zibb.com">Activision Incorporated</category><pubDate>Wed, 18 Nov 2009 11:08:17 GMT</pubDate><source url="http://seekingalpha.com" /></item><item><title>Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 video game gets Hollywood-scale la...
      </title><link>http://www.latimes.com/business/la-fi-ct-duty18-2009nov18,0,5238209.story?track=rss&amp;utm_source=feedburner&amp;utm_medium=feed&amp;utm_campaign=Feed%3A+latimes%2Fbusiness+%28L.A.+Times+-+Business%29</link><description>On a cloudy Friday afternoon on Venice Boulevard in West Los Angeles nearly two weeks ago, about 50 people were waiting to buy a video game that wasn't supposed to go on sale for four days.</description><guid>http://www.latimes.com/business/la-fi-ct-duty18-2009nov18,0,5238209.story?track=rss&amp;utm_source=feedburner&amp;utm_medium=feed&amp;utm_campaign=Feed%3A+latimes%2Fbusiness+%28L.A.+Times+-+Business%29</guid><category domain="http://www.zibb.com">Activision Incorporated</category><pubDate>Wed, 18 Nov 2009 08:00:00 GMT</pubDate><source url="http://www.latimes.com" /></item><item><title>Activision opens Sledghammer Games in Foster City</title><link>http://sanjose.bizjournals.com/sanjose/stories/2009/11/16/daily43.html?ana=from_rss&amp;utm_source=feedburner&amp;utm_medium=feed&amp;utm_campaign=Feed%253A+bizj_national+%2528Bizjournals+National+Feed%2529</link><description>Santa Monica-based Activision (NASDAQ:ATVI) also named Glen A. Schofield vice president and general manager of the new wholly-owned game development studio. The company said Sledgehammer Games is currently in development on an as-yet-unannounced new game.</description><guid>http://sanjose.bizjournals.com/sanjose/stories/2009/11/16/daily43.html?ana=from_rss&amp;utm_source=feedburner&amp;utm_medium=feed&amp;utm_campaign=Feed%253A+bizj_national+%2528Bizjournals+National+Feed%2529</guid><category domain="http://www.zibb.com">Activision Incorporated</category><pubDate>Tue, 17 Nov 2009 22:13:38 GMT</pubDate><source url="http://sanjose.bizjournals.com" /></item><item><title>Despite recession, Activision expanding</title><link>http://www.variety.com/article/VR1118011494.html?categoryid=13&amp;cs=1&amp;nid=2607</link><description>The recession may have hit the videogame biz hard this year, but Activision is still expanding..Film News, news from the entertainment source: Variety.Despite recession, Activision expanding.</description><guid>http://www.variety.com/article/VR1118011494.html?categoryid=13&amp;cs=1&amp;nid=2607</guid><category domain="http://www.zibb.com">Activision Incorporated</category><pubDate>Tue, 17 Nov 2009 17:29:55 GMT</pubDate><source url="http://www.variety.com" /></item><item><title>Call Of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 edited for Russia</title><link>http://www.telegraph.co.uk/technology/video-games/6589820/Call-Of-Duty-Modern-Warfare-2-edited-for-Russia.html</link><description>Activision has confirmed that Call Of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 has had its most controversial scene cut from Russian versions of the game.</description><guid>http://www.telegraph.co.uk/technology/video-games/6589820/Call-Of-Duty-Modern-Warfare-2-edited-for-Russia.html</guid><category domain="http://www.zibb.com">Activision Incorporated</category><pubDate>Tue, 17 Nov 2009 14:11:11 GMT</pubDate><source url="http://www.telegraph.co.uk" /></item><item><title>Russians wage war on Modern Warfare 2</title><link>http://www.hexus.net/content/item.php?item=21192</link><description>Reports say the Russian government banned the game for political insensitivity, but Activision denies the claims.</description><guid>http://www.hexus.net/content/item.php?item=21192</guid><category domain="http://www.zibb.com">Activision Incorporated</category><pubDate>Tue, 17 Nov 2009 11:55:10 GMT</pubDate><source url="http://www.hexus.net" /></item><item><title>Heroic Deeds</title><link>http://www.mcvuk.com/features/584/Heroic-Deeds</link><description>Which is just as well – the mixing game was designed to widen the Hero franchise further and appeal to those who didn’t like Guitar Hero he tells us.</description><guid>http://www.mcvuk.com/features/584/Heroic-Deeds</guid><category domain="http://www.zibb.com">Activision Incorporated</category><pubDate>Fri, 13 Nov 2009 11:27:00 GMT</pubDate><source url="http://www.mcvuk.com" /></item></channel></rss>