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                    [Title] => Activision planning 'Call of Duty' film, 'Skylanders' show
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Activision Blizzard Inc. is moving deeper into the film and TV business.

[DatePublished] => 2015-11-07 20:10:20 [ColumnID] => 0 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1262985 [AuthorName] => Derrik J. Lang [SectionName] => Entertainment [SectionUrl] => entertainment [URL] => http://media.philstar.com/images/the-philippine-star/entertainment/20151108/Games%20BlizzCon_Diol.jpg ) [1] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 1518355 [Title] => 'Call of Duty' maker buys 'Candy Crush' company for $5.9B [Summary] =>

And while "Candy Crush" is notoriously addictive, it has waned in popularity for some time, and it's unclear when or if King Digital's next hit mobile game will come.

[DatePublished] => 2015-11-04 03:20:00 [ColumnID] => 0 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => [AuthorName] => [SectionName] => Business [SectionUrl] => business [URL] => http://media.philstar.com/images/the-philippine-star/lifestyle/gadgets/20141111/candy-crush-soda.jpg ) [2] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 1503808 [Title] => Activision expanding 'Call of Duty' e-sports competition [Summary] =>

Activision is widening the scope of e-sports competition for "Call of Duty" players.

[DatePublished] => 2015-09-24 11:00:00 [ColumnID] => 0 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1262985 [AuthorName] => Derrik J. Lang [SectionName] => Technology [SectionUrl] => technology [URL] => http://media.philstar.com/images/the-philippine-star/world/20150925/Call-of-Duty-Activision.jpg ) [3] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 1228461 [Title] => Grand Theft Auto V makes $800 million on first day [Summary] =>

Grand Theft Auto V, one of the most anticipated video games of the year, has beaten sales figures posted by previous installments in the violent and controversial adventure game series. The new game generated more than $800 million in sales Wednesday on its first day on store shelves.

[DatePublished] => 2013-09-19 11:12:30 [ColumnID] => 0 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1619804 [AuthorName] => Nick Wingfield, New York Times News Service/AP [SectionName] => Gadgets [SectionUrl] => gadgets [URL] => ) [4] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 782346 [Title] => Blizzard Entertainment lays off 600 people [Summary] =>

Blizzard Entertainment says it's cutting about 600 jobs.

[DatePublished] => 2012-03-01 07:03:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => [AuthorName] => [SectionName] => [SectionUrl] => [URL] => ) [5] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 746965 [Title] => Latest 'Call of Duty' game breaks sales record [Summary] =>

By the third time around, it really shouldn't be a surprise. The latest "Call of Duty" video game set a first-day sales record this week, generating $400 million in sales in its first 24 hours in stores. That breaks the record its predecessor set this time last year.

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The inaugural "Call of Duty XP" convention more closely resembled Disneyland than an actual battleground as the two-day event celebrating the shoot-'em-up video game franchise took flight Friday at an old airfield in Los Angeles.

[DatePublished] => 2011-09-03 09:51:08 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => [AuthorName] => [SectionName] => [SectionUrl] => [URL] => ) [7] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 672294 [Title] => Build windmills, not walls [Summary] =>

The Chinese have an old saying: “When the wind blows, some build walls, others build windmills.”

[DatePublished] => 2011-04-04 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 135995 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1307023 [AuthorName] => Enrique Y. Gonzalez [SectionName] => Lifestyle Business [SectionUrl] => business-life [URL] => ) [8] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 641425 [Title] => Activision targets EA in $400-million lawsuit [Summary] =>

Activision Blizzard Inc., the video game maker behind the smash-hit shooter "Call of Duty: Black Ops," on Tuesday added a new target in its lawsuit against two former executives: rival Electronic Arts Inc. Activision also put a price tag on its claim for the first time, seeking $400 million.

[DatePublished] => 2010-12-22 12:57:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => [AuthorName] => [SectionName] => [SectionUrl] => [URL] => ) [9] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 524469 [Title] => 'Call of Duty' tops records with $550M in sales [Summary] =>

Activision Blizzard's "Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2" took in a record $550 million worldwide during its first five days on sale, according to internal company figures.

[DatePublished] => 2009-11-19 04:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => [AuthorName] => [SectionName] => [SectionUrl] => [URL] => ) ) )
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