Here are some more highlights from Activision's conference call with financial analysts earlier today:

The publisher's Tony Hawk pro skateboarding franchise will be getting a revamp for its next incarnation when it is released sometime in the company's 2009 fiscal year (most likely this fall). Activision execs admitted the franchise took a hit last fall thanks in part to EA's new Skate game and said they were looking to put in more innovation into the next Tony Hawk title. They declined to be more specific as to what they will be doing for the next Tony Hawk game.

As expected a new Call of Duty game is due for release in the 2009 fiscal year (again most likely this fall). No other details were revealed except that PS2 and Wii platforms will join the PS3, Xbox 360 and PC platforms for the next game in the shooter series.

As usual for Activision, the company will not release any new games for the current fiscal quarter that ends on March 31. The next quarter will see the release of the game based on Dreamworks's CGI movie Kung Fu Panda along with more downloadable content for Guitar Hero III and Call of Duty 4. The company will also release games later in the year based on another Dreamworks CGI movie Madagascar II.

The James Bond game is still due for release this fall, around the time of the new movie's release. No other details on the game were announced.

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