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NEWS ABOUT: Call of Duty

Call of Duty stories: 5 news summaries

 Study Links 
 Video Games to 
 Improved Vision 

Action games improve optics and brain's response

Mar 30, 09 4:03 AM CDT
(Newser) - Adults can apparently improve their eyesight by playing action video games, a treatment less painful—for some, at least—than corrective lenses or eye surgery, according to researchers. Scientists compared study subjects who played the action games Call of Duty and Unreal Tournament 2004 to a group who played the... More »

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study • eye care • cognitive science • The Sims • Call of Duty • video games • eyesight

Activision Earnings Rocket  90%

Video games 'Guitar Hero' and 'Call of Duty 4' drive company's growth

Feb 8, 08 11:18 AM CST
(Newser) - Gamers who love Activision for Call of Duty and Guitar Hero have some company on Wall Street today after the company reported a 90% earnings surge and an 80% bump in sales for the quarter ending Dec. 31, reports MarketWatch. The company reported net income of $272.2 million, up... More »

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corporate earnings • Electronic Arts • Guitar Hero • Activision • Call of Duty • Guitar Hero 3 • Call of Duty 4 • video games

Wii Remains
Hottest Seller
for Holidays

1 million units gone in
a flash last month as shoppers get creative

Dec 14, 07 9:59 AM CST
(Newser) - Nintendo’s Wii remained the hottest-selling—and hardest to find—game console in the US in November as shoppers snapped up nearly 1 million units, Reuters reports. Shoppers desperate for holiday presents have been standing in line at stores more than 14 hours to get a crack at one, and... More »

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Nintendo Wii • holiday shopping • multiplayer games • Call of Duty • video games

New 'Call of Duty' Offers Players Modern Combat

Video game set to conquer the competition

Nov 9, 07 5:19 PM CST
(Newser) - "Call of Duty 4: Modern Combat," released this week, takes players on the missions of elite modern fighters like the US Marines or British SAS, a departure for a video game series that previously focused exclusively on WWII. The game is set to be this holiday season's biggest... More »

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war games • computer games • multiplayer games • Activision • Call of Duty • Infinity Ward • video games

Activision Profits Powered by Guitar Hero

2Q results foreshadow billions in future revenue from game

Nov 5, 07 10:14 PM CST
(Newser) - Activision turned a $24.3 million loss into a slender quarterly profit of $698,000 in just one year—thanks to its blockbuster musical simulation Guitar Hero. The video game is expected to produce revenue in the billions, the Wall Street Journal reports. Guitar Hero III was launched October 28—... More »

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Rolling Stones • revenue • Guns N' Roses • Activision • Guitar Hero III • Poison • Robert Kotick. • Call of Duty • video games

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