Activision is on the case when it comes to making money and mercilessly killing off the less cash lusty developers, and after yesterday confirming they’re cutting another couple of IP’s (Tony Hawk and Guitar Hero) the monster company from creative hell are all set for the next step. So what's next for the publishing giant?
Chance Glasco, one of the co-founders of Infinity Ward and creators of the Call of Duty franchise, has claimed that Activision once pressured the studio to include an invasion of Israel by Iran.
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Kotick Made $155 million from MS in the buyout, the little b*tch needs to stop whining. Thanks to this Microslop deal and massive industry consolidation thousands upon thousands of devs and other workers lost their livelihoods. This greedy piggie pervert needs shut up and f-off.
Windows Central: "The money may keep rolling in, but Microsoft is the custodian of one of the biggest selling video game series in history. If something doesn't change, I fear we'll reach a breaking point and irreparable damage will have been done."
In my view, they should probably merge MP with Warzone and essentially make it free to play like Halo Infinite. The campaign/zombies mode can be $30 yearly DLC. I know this would be insanity as most COD players essentially pay the full price of the game simply for the MP. However-with a shrinking player base they may have to consider it. Making it free would bring in a ton of players.
To late MW3 should have been a lesson but here we are two years later with a steaming pile a shite called blops7
Nothing lasts forever, eventually something will come along to make people forget about COD
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@Oumba:”We’ve heard that story many times before 😂”
You know what we seen many times good franchises been run into the ground by bad management like h___o , f___a and most of the sports game oh I forgot the dynasty warriors
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Halo killer once arrived and technically call of duty killer also arrived, its name is Fortnite
Call of Duty was riding the revenue horse and charts for ~20 years. Whether undeserved or deserved.
But I endorse everyone to remind you that Microsoft could have decided differently when they took it over.
The money was certainly there, and they could have taken their time revamping the franchise:
Current-gen tech, manageable microtransactions, not imitating Fortnite and returning to core values of the franchise's origin.
They didn't.
Let's see next year. Hopefully without the then 13 years old PS4 and One hardware.
I think there next move, would be to market their other upcoming titles more explicitly.
I feel sorry for the divisions and staff members got lost, but in a lot of honesty, the 'Hero' brand was really tired and those kind of games are old now. I'm also hoping Tony Hawk pretty much stops, those died last generation to be exact.
I for one am really glad that Activision left Radical and Prototype 2 alone. I tell you what I'm not happy with, surely all the closing down and cutting budget done today probably would of been enough to keep a studio like Bizzare.
Now bring Crash Bandicoot back. Vicarious Visions, digital download titles. The GBA games were great, set them down to it.
I can't wait for CoD (Especially the online game) to die now that IW's future is in question.
yo can almost hear the cash registernow..
They still have CoD
Activision's Next Move:
Call of Duty: Black Ops 2-1 (releases March 2012). You can only level up to half of the total multiplayer ranks, for further leveling up, you have to buy
Call of Duty: Black Ops 2-2.
As for the single player, 1 hour gameplay, at the end of which we get the screen 'Will (Enter Hero's name here) survive the incoming horde of (enter enemy name here) troops?. To find out, buy our next game, Call of Duty: Black Ops 2-2. Coming November 2012. Just $60'