Activision smacks down Infinity Ward - Page 2

Toastburner B · 03-02-2010, 08:36 PM

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Originally Posted by krogothwolf

When's the Guitar Hero: CoD edition being released?

It will be released as an expansion pack to WoW in 2012.

EDIT:

Actually, joking aside, it occurs to me that Activision has already axed a bunch of people at Neversoft (who make Guitar Hero) and shut down RedOcatane (who makes the instruments for Guitar Hero).

So, basically, all they have to do now is find someway to close/alienate Blizzard, and Activision will have effectively made all the studios who are keeping them afloat hate them.

Mirai Gen · 03-02-2010, 08:48 PM

One more reason not to buy COD or GH games!

Kyanbu The Legend · 03-02-2010, 09:37 PM

Some how this pleases me knowing that Sega isn't the worst company in the gaming market.

Jagos · 03-02-2010, 10:43 PM

Am I the only one that remembers that IW left EA for wanting to take Medal of Honor in a different direction? How odd that their new overlord happens to be of the same cloth...

Oh, and Bobby Kotick is a douche, a coward, and doesn't even play video games. The fact that he's running all of his series into the ground is just a foregone conclusion.

Dauntasa · 03-02-2010, 10:45 PM

Jesus Christ. Activision has Call of Duty, Guitar Hero, and World of Warcraft. And they themselves have to do basically nothing except supply the studios responsible with money and leave them to work. That pretty much puts them at the top of the industry. And yet, for some reason, they've decided to fuck with that. What in hell could they be thinking? They've essentially been given three money printing machines, and told to just stick paper in one end and receive giant wads of cash at the other, but then decided that they have to bust them open and fiddle with the parts.

Jagos · 03-02-2010, 10:54 PM

Here's how Kotick works. He's the CEO. His entire philosophy is to have a game out every year and collect cash. The problem comes when they don't get the results needed. For example, look at Guitar Hero. If he could just give them two years to refine and make the games that much better, he'd probably make even MORE money, and people wouldn't be burnt out on the games as quickly.

Sadly, he's micromanaging because money waits for no one. Think of him as Gordon from Wall Street and you have him pegged to a T.

Mirai Gen · 03-03-2010, 02:18 AM

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Originally Posted by Dauntasa

Jesus Christ. Activision has Call of Duty, Guitar Hero, and World of Warcraft. And they themselves have to do basically nothing except supply the studios responsible with money and leave them to work. That pretty much puts them at the top of the industry. And yet, for some reason, they've decided to fuck with that. What in hell could they be thinking? They've essentially been given three money printing machines, and told to just stick paper in one end and receive giant wads of cash at the other, but then decided that they have to bust them open and fiddle with the parts.

Being completely fair, Guitar Hero's overblown market has dropped GH sales, World of Warcraft's being World of Warcraft has dropped subscriptions, and the fact that Call of Duty is split between Treyarch (WW2) and Infinity Ward (Modern Warfare) means their market's dropping too.

I can understand them being alarmed.

This, however, is the big cheese of Activision throwing a temper tantrum because he's not getting what he wants.

EDIT: Wait, the two lead devs left Visceral Games to make their own studio? Was this before or after Dante's Inferno?

EDIT EDIT: After. Wow. All is made suddenly clear.

Meister · 03-03-2010, 11:06 AM

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Originally Posted by Toastburner B

So, basically, all they have to do now is find someway to close/alienate Blizzard, and Activision will have effectively made all the studios who are keeping them afloat hate them.

http://www.eurogamer.net/articles/ac...ecome-obsolete

Jagos · 03-03-2010, 11:08 AM

...

Guys and girls, It's been nice knowing Activision.

krogothwolf · 03-03-2010, 11:24 AM

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Originally Posted by Meister

http://www.eurogamer.net/articles/ac...ecome-obsolete

Seriously? They thikn Social and Casual games are going to render WoW obsolete? What the hell is Activision smoking?

Here's a nice little article into the workings of the Activision CEO

http://arstechnica.com/gaming/news/2...nt-want-it.ars

Huzzah for greed!

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Mirai Gen We are Geth. Join Date: Nov 2003 Posts: 14,032	One more reason not to buy COD or GH games! __________________

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Jagos FRONT KICK OF DOOM! Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: Howdy pardner... Posts: 6,399	Am I the only one that remembers that IW left EA for wanting to take Medal of Honor in a different direction? How odd that their new overlord happens to be of the same cloth... Oh, and Bobby Kotick is a douche, a coward, and doesn't even play video games. The fact that he's running all of his series into the ground is just a foregone conclusion. __________________ Copyright musings World ramblings Scifi stories Last edited by Jagos; 03-02-2010 at 10:48 PM.

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Jagos FRONT KICK OF DOOM! Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: Howdy pardner... Posts: 6,399	Here's how Kotick works. He's the CEO. His entire philosophy is to have a game out every year and collect cash. The problem comes when they don't get the results needed. For example, look at Guitar Hero. If he could just give them two years to refine and make the games that much better, he'd probably make even MORE money, and people wouldn't be burnt out on the games as quickly. Sadly, he's micromanaging because money waits for no one. Think of him as Gordon from Wall Street and you have him pegged to a T. __________________ Copyright musings World ramblings Scifi stories

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Dauntasa Goddamn Commie Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Riding the Midnight Express to Slate City Posts: 492	Jesus Christ. Activision has Call of Duty, Guitar Hero, and World of Warcraft. And they themselves have to do basically nothing except supply the studios responsible with money and leave them to work. That pretty much puts them at the top of the industry. And yet, for some reason, they've decided to fuck with that. What in hell could they be thinking? They've essentially been given three money printing machines, and told to just stick paper in one end and receive giant wads of cash at the other, but then decided that they have to bust them open and fiddle with the parts.