It's fair to say that Activision has a few people gunning for it at the moment, not least its chief rival EA.
Fresh from the victory of signing a major publishing deal with the new studio opened by former Infinity Ward heads Jason West and Vince Zampella, EA's had another pop at Activision.
The latest dig, from EA's US director of corporate communications, Jeff Brown, comes after Activision said it expects to be quids in during the first quarter of 2010 thanks to the "record breaking" success of Modern Warfare 2's Stimulus pack DLC.
Referring to Activision's announcement, Brown told IndustryGamers:
"This is kind of like announcing: The race horse I shot last month has won the Triple Crown!"
Another two members of the Modern Warfare 2 team bailed on Infinity Ward and Activision today, meaning the number of walkouts since early March is now in double figures, which certainly isn't a joke for the Call of Duty maker.
I really wish you would stop reporting about this EA/Activision bulls**t. Who really cares what sly remarks EA (or any folks for that matter) have to say about Activision/IW/MW2 anymore? We get it, MW2 sold well despite being a fairly poor sequel and everyone likes to bitch and moan and express their own, oh so important opinion on it.
Just give it up and report about actual games and not the bulls**t business behind it all.
There is somehting I would love to know from Vince and friends:
How much of the utter bulls**t that came out of Bowlings craphole was Activisions doing or IW's regarding the PC debacle.
I've seen the transcript of the interview with Vince on I think it was the Target USA site just before MW2 was released and he could barely hide his distain for PC gamers. This was when he claimed that MW2 was not balanced for the 'lean' function!!!!! So maybe the CoD franchise is best rid of 'em, I don't know.
I very much doubt we'll see Vinces new company produce a solid PC game, at best it will be a p**s poor console port like MW2 allegedly wasn't (but was really).
There is somehting I would love to know from Vince and friends:
How much of the utter bulls**t that came out of Bowlings craphole was Activisions doing or IW's regarding the PC debacle.
I've seen the transcript of the interview with Vince on I think it was the Target USA site just before MW2 was released and he could barely hide his distain for PC gamers. This was when he claimed that MW2 was not balanced for the 'lean' function!!!!! So maybe the CoD franchise is best rid of 'em, I don't know.
I very much doubt we'll see Vinces new company produce a solid PC game, at best it will be a p**s poor console port like MW2 allegedly wasn't (but was really).
I've been wondering about that as well. While I find it to be an apparent case of poetic justice, what's unfolding over at Activision's IW studio, I'm not quite ready yet to hold Vince & Co. forth as innocent, little darlings of the gaming world's media.
Im sick of this story. its being played out by middle aged men who are acting like children on a playground. The journos are even worse for printing this ongoing rubbish.
Its time the game industry matured and held onto its dignity. Its like im reading about some transcript of a back and forth between teenage gamers on xbox live.
Most of the game "news" on here is nothing but opinion and sensationalist crap. And the articles aimed at the fanboys, over which console preforms better, is only to get imbeciles to comment and read comments over and over, in the hope that it will rack up some advertising revenue. Thats no way to run a mag. Its cheap.
Even if IW are wrong in terms of the lawsuit Activision are still a bunch of idiots, I hope that most of IW leave and join West and Zampella at Respawn Ent.
I alse hope that Activision lose control over Modern Warfare.
And finally, I want Respawn Ent. to have a hit with EA so they can rub it in their faces...lol
I know this is taking up a lot of column inches on video game website, but it's an important thing to report on.
Everyone is constantly moaning about how multi-million publishers like EA and Activision treat gamers, and the IW sackings/walkouts are a massive event. We don't know all the details, but it's interesting that such important people would go and take this kind of action. Nothing this big has happened since the Bullfrog/Lionhead split, or maybe Rare/Free Radical.
I'm glad it's being covered, I think it's a big thing for the industry. If you just want to know about new games, fair enough, but I am interested in how the mechanics work and how people are being treated.
Ultimately we'll see the results when all this has calmed down and we see what kind of games everyone puts out.
Gaming is becoming a massive industry, and also a valid art form. Looking back to the genesis of the Hollywood studio system, the next few years could prove to be the defining era in how games make the jump between entertainment and art.
I know this is taking up a lot of column inches on video game website, but it's an important thing to report on.
Everyone is constantly moaning about how multi-million publishers like EA and Activision treat gamers, and the IW sackings/walkouts are a massive event. We don't know all the details, but it's interesting that such important people would go and take this kind of action. Nothing this big has happened since the Bullfrog/Lionhead split, or maybe Rare/Free Radical.
I'm glad it's being covered, I think it's a big thing for the industry. If you just want to know about new games, fair enough, but I am interested in how the mechanics work and how people are being treated.
Ultimately we'll see the results when all this has calmed down and we see what kind of games everyone puts out.
Gaming is becoming a massive industry, and also a valid art form. Looking back to the genesis of the Hollywood studio system, the next few years could prove to be the defining era in how games make the jump between entertainment and art.
I, for one, am going to keep paying attention.
Best post so far, could not have said it any better!
this is turning into a bit of a bitch fest now... so Activision "had what's coming to them," people have an opinion on this company like its a real person, ffs it's a business!! a business out to make as much money as it can." Yes...you can have an opinion on the individuals who work for the company i.e. the owner...but we really need to stop treating the companies like they have any alternative motive other than 'profit'! Deal with it...
Anyways personally i don't like Activision but lets not forget EA where a bunch of snooker cues a few years back....
Anyway EA's list looks good this year, im tired of all my mates going on about modern overrratedfare 2 and see me as the odd one out because i like Halo.
This is industry effecting news. I'm surprised at the amount of people who express disinterest, yet they are registered on this site. this would suggest they are gamers, proper games fans, so how can you not be interested in the whole picture? That's like being a football fan, but only being interested in the results of your team...
Have to say, Activisions arrogance and bullishness over the entire affair appears to be backfiring on them nicely.
Tell my Bobby, how do you plan to exploit the franchise as much as you can, when all the people who started it are gone?
Methinks the Call of Duty brand may be a sinking ship...
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