I have tried everything suggested in the support section of the activision value site yet I can not get past this blank screen that comes up. has anyone found a fix?

sorry I would help you but i never had that problem..Do you have the system requirements..that could be why

Hey, thanks to Glish, I found a solution (actually he did).

Its because of the refresh rate DirectX uses in the game.

-> Just run dxdiag from the run window,
-> go to "More Help" tab,
-> click on "Override ...",
-> Select "Override Value:",
-> and enter 60 (you might want to try higher values, like 70 or 75 or even higher but 60 worked for me)

NOTE: This procedure will override DirectX settings for ALL applications. USE AT YOUR OWN RISKS. It didn't cause any problems up to now for us, but doesn't mean it won't on your system.

Enjoy !