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Here's why Blur crashed and inevitably failed

Blur from Bizarre Creations (Activision) has crashed and burned. However, there is one good thing to come out of this, the realization that new IP takes more than a funny Mario kart spoof to sell or the previous reputation of an excellent development studio. Keep reading for MaxConsole’s reasons as to why Blur has failed to deliver in the market place. Confusion, a lack of engaging USP, a weak proposition amongst other reasons are cited.

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Quagmire5796d ago

Because Split/Second was better

Oh and coz it was published by Activagina

TotalPS3Fanboy5796d ago (Edited 5796d ago )

I honestly can not tell the difference between Dirt, Grid, Split/Second, Blur, Shift, and that other ATV racer from Disney.

I thought they were all just typical generic yearly released sequels.

TotalPS3Fanboy5796d ago (Edited 5796d ago )

When I saw Dirt, Grid, Split/Second, Blur, and Shift in the commercials, they all look too similar.

Average Joe doesn't read the review. And so, Average Joe can not tell the difference between them from just seeing the commercials.

Red-Dead-Roar5796d ago

dirt has dirt tracks, rally
grid had tarmac, touring cars
s/s has destructable environment
blur has weapons
shift has shaky cam effects
fuel is sandbox
pure is atv

different angles all over...

TotalPS3Fanboy5795d ago

they were all clearly different. But somehow, that was lost to the consumers. The image peoples saw was generic racers.

ranmafandude5796d ago

and it's not call of duty what else is there to explain lol.

kancerkid5796d ago

Yea. Only bullshit games backed by multimillion dollar marketing campaigns get sales.

Just another case of a great IP going down the drain because people follow the herd.

Elven65796d ago

Yes, boycott all their new IP's so when the higher ups start to look at the sales charts and see new IP's like Blur (which reviewed well) sold horribly and Call of Duty Black Ops sells 20 million units...well, you know.

Red-Dead-Roar5796d ago

a racing game should be about racing. otherwise we already have wipeout hd...

kancerkid5796d ago

Uh...why? Because they published the POS MW2? That game was a piece of crap.

r1sh125796d ago

I actually liked the beta so I bought the game.
I even sent the dev's of the game messages asking them to release it earlier because red ded would be out before.
Nothing happened, the game has serious lagg and glitching issues.
It was hacked 1 week before release date.
THey havent released a patch yet either.

BeaArthur5796d ago

It released at a bad time. If it had released in July it probably would have had better sales.

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Final Fantasy X 25th Anniversary Website Launches With New Nomura Artwork and Merchandise

Square Enix launches Final Fantasy X 25th anniversary site, revealing new Nomura art, books, music releases, and merchandise.

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-Foxtrot21d ago

Look I know VIII has its issues and all that but how on earth can the do big anniversary events with new artwork and merchandise for VII, IX and X yet VIII got sweet f*** all.

They could have given it something during its 25th anniversary yet all it got was a single Happy Anniversary post on their social media.

solideagle20d ago

they should know that we are OG fans of VIII as it sold truckload as well. not as much as VII or X. I personally didn't like IX but X and VI are my personal fav.

Shadow Hearts 2 covenant is another game I love. I hope one day someone can make remake, I would be delighted

Relientk7720d ago

Final Fantasy VIII is great and you are always the first to defend it in the comments

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FuRyu teases new game ‘Project Alice’ to be announced on April 25

FuRuy has opened a Twitter account called “Project Alice” teasing a new game announcement on April 25 at 20:30 JST.

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15 Years Ago, Mortal Kombat (2011) Saved Gaming’s Biggest Fighting Franchise

A brutal reset, a smarter story, and a return to what made it great—Mortal Kombat (2011) revived the series.

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italiangamer29d ago

"Gaming’s Biggest Fighting Franchise"

Press X to (seriously) doubt.

DarXyde27d ago

Underrated comment. I used to hate that game so much that any time my siblings asked me to play it, I just picked Hom and shut myself down mid-match.

Soy28d ago

And then MK1 killed it again.

DivineHand12527d ago (Edited 27d ago )

15 years went by so fast. I remember playing through the story mode at launch.