Five months after first hints, Activision registers name of its popular shooter series for use with “pre-recorded movies”; new Modern Warfare 2 trailer inside. In May, outspoken Activision Blizzard CEO Bobby Kotick told The Hollywood Reporter his company was toying with the idea of a reality TV show based on its Guitar Hero series. The same article quoted an anonymous source inside Activision as saying that another of the publisher’s megahits, Call of Duty, was “being talked about for the big screen.” The new Modern Warfare 2 trailer shows the White House under siege by a lot more than the press corps. Now, it appears that Activision has taken the first concrete step towards making a Call of Duty film. According to a US Patent & Trademark Office filing uncovered by the appropriately named blog Trademork, the publisher has trademarked the term “Call of Duty” for use in “Pre-recorded movies featuring comedy, drama, action,…[...]

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PlayStation 2 | ‘Call of Duty’ trademarked for films