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With the announcement that all EA games would contain microtransactions (just kidding, all mobile games, sure...), it seems Activision had a war room strategy meeting of their own. They're now rolling out the model for their most popular series by far: Call of Duty.

Activision and Rovio are working to bring the Angry Birds, Angry Birds Seasons, and Angry Birds Rio trilogy to the PlayStation 3, Xbox 360, and Nintendo 3DS by December.

I'm excited for Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3. I truly am. In fact, in the arbitrary Battlefield 3 vs. Modern Warfare 3 debate, I can sincerely say I currently reside in the Modern Warfare camp. That being said, provided the technology behind Battlefield 3, Call of Duty is finally at risk of losing their dominance in the shooter market. Combined with the over-saturation of the sequels (yearly releases since 2005), Call of Duty is at risk of joining other Activision franchises that were bled dry, such as Guitar Hero and Tony Hawk.

Activision has reached a 10-year deal with Bungie to serve as the exclusive publisher for the Halo studio's next project. In an announcement made by the duo Thursday, Activision will have exclusive rights to publish and distribute Bungie titles based ...