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Yearly Releases Hurt Quality

TitanReviews writes: As games go more mainstream are yearly releases just a money-grab that affect the quality of the games? David Cage thinks quality takes time.

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Dart895544d ago (Edited 5544d ago )

One great example of this is cod.

ATiElite5544d ago

Yes they sure do and remember that the next time you whine about Halo God of War or Half Life taking forever to make.

Quality first!!!

blitz06235544d ago

Quality, yes but sales wise CoD still sells like hotcakes and that's what Activision only cares about

guitarded775544d ago (Edited 5544d ago )

I agree... not only CoD, but sports games even more so. Why not revamp sports series every 3 years and just release a major DLC patch with updated rosters and some new features for $15 - $20. As much as I feel CoD comes out too often, I really think sports games are worse.

Baka-akaB5544d ago (Edited 5544d ago )

depends wich sports games . Take soccer games , imo it's easy to see those , especially pes , featured more changes than the last 3 cod combined within a single new game .

At the very least sports games significantly update their graphics on a regular basis .. cod has been pretty much looking the same , according to some even worse , lately .

Tommykrem5544d ago

I don't think annual sports games, or to be more precise the EA line-up is worse than CoD. They're keeping a sky high standard at the current games in almost every EA sports franchise, but you do have a point. FIFA 11 was a bit too similiar to FIFA 10, and knowing that FIFA 12 will be out next year makes it less fun to invest in FIFA 11. Wish they'd make one every three year and back it up with DLC as you say.

HeavenlySnipes5544d ago

NBA 2k11 got better every year. S2k11 is WAAAAY better than any basketball game I've played.

darkdoom30005544d ago

Another im sad to say insomniac.

06- R:FOM - awesome
07- R&C:TOD - Cool
08- Resistance 2.... Eh, was a nice game, but definetly lacked the polish that R1 had (extremely noticable in the tower stage, where you fight the widowmaker, if you look outside, the ground below is just a picture taken from google maps. looks horrible.

Luckly they've realised their mistakes and done a 2 year cycle for R3. And opened up another branch for the new ratchet game.

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hiredhelp5544d ago (Edited 5544d ago )

Id much prefer time in development rather then a anual game like cod.

and also if a game is not ready maybe give us a date in like say 4Q 2011 and not november 2011 then come to that 4Q to say the games been delayed. what im saying is also do away with Timelines. so the developers dont have to worry about deadline as i beleave that also plays a major role in games being not finalized then we see patches.

clrlite5544d ago

I thought that was a Patcher headline for a second.

Dynasty20215544d ago

I really dont understand Activision.

They're pumping out CoD like it's Rock Band, just a dying breed and they're squeezing every ounce of cash out of it before it smashes into the ground.

They're so busy focusing on the profits they can make NOW rather than the marathon-attitude from companies like DICE or Valve or Relic, who release every few years or so and make SUCH BETTER games.

AND they have income from WoW...how could they want more each year?

It must be a contractual agreement with stock holders or something. There must be a much bigger, underlying reason as to why they are pumping CoD out so predictably and at such a low quality. They've turned into the McDonalds of the gaming industry.

Yet people lap it up. They raise the price, doesnt affect sales..wtf is wrong with the gamers of today?

Amplitude5544d ago (Edited 5544d ago )

Though off topic, Rock Band isn't being "pumped out", and i dont think Harmonix is squeezing it for cash. Harmonix has been making music games long before Guitar Hero. Most of the developers (Including Alex and Chris Rigopolus, Kasson Crocker [Freezepop anyone?] Godforbid, etc.) have their own bands, and they develop the charts as well. They're all just music lovers. I dont think they will ever stop. I'd kill for a sequel to FreQuency/Amplitude but i sadly dont think that's gonna happen.

Rock Band still gets between 3 to 15 DLC songs per week. I'm sure Harmonix is doing just fine. Especially considering the new Gibson licensed pro instruments, and their huge online community that never stops playing - including me. Rock Band 3 is definitely the best music game on current gen consoles and me and my friends play it all the time. >.>

On top of that, It's not like Rock Band is even milked. There's really only been 3 games in the franchise since 2007. Rock Band 2 was slightly unnecessary, sure, but Beatles Rock Band was a damn good quality game for any Beatles fan.

Baka-akaB5544d ago

seriously , you're way off base . Why couldnt you just say "pumping cod like it's guitar hero" ? Might have been more relevant then

Redempteur5544d ago

"I'd kill for a sequel to FreQuency/Amplitude"

isn't that rock band unplugged ( PSP ) ?

or did i mix up games ?

Morbius4205544d ago

no. frequency/amplitude were DJ/mixing type games for the PS2. if they made another one I'd buy a PS3.

Amplitude5542d ago (Edited 5542d ago )

Rock Band Unplugged was similar. Kind of. But totally not the same. It was all mainstream rock music, no remixing, no online, FreQs, etc.
Still a good game though :D

@Morbius420

Haha. Hell yeah... I still play amp quite a bit :p

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25 years of story-driven titles, the present and future of Quantic Dream - Interview with David Cage

Ruliweb interviewed Quantic Dream CEO David Cage at G-Star 2022.

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jznrpg1283d ago (Edited 1283d ago )

Heavy Rain was my favorite . Fahrenheit was great too

MadLad1283d ago

Eh.

Beyond Two Souls and Detroit were alright for the most part.
They're still making games, so something going decent for them.

Supermassive is definitely beating them in this genre though.

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David Cage defends response to allegations of unhealthy studio culture at Quantic Dream

From Eurogamer: "David Cage has responded to allegations of unhealthy studio culture and inappropriate behaviour at Quantic Dream, which he previously described as a "smear campaign".

Published in this month's Edge Magazine, Cage discusses in depth the company culture of the studio and denies a lack of humility in its response to allegations.

"I don't think we had an aggressive attitude," he said. "When you're accused of things that go against everything you believe in, everything you've done in your life, it hurts. It went beyond just attacking the studio culture."

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jznrpg1385d ago

Hasn’t this been a story for years now ? Doesn’t seem like anything changed or they have some very upset workers who lie for a long time ? Seems like it isn’t the latter .

SegaSaturn6691385d ago

They should hire Kevin Spacey as a janitor. That would be awesome.

sourOG1384d ago

The people who use words like “unhealthy culture” are usually mentally ill themselves. Not saying it’s not true, just sayin.

MadLad1384d ago

Interesting comment to make ..

sourOG1384d ago

Lol just saying. The last person I want to hear about “healthy culture” from is the people who use those words. Ususlly some kind of identity theory-ism. Commie talk.

jartoon1384d ago

Okay... How would a mentally healthy person describe a shitty work environment?

sourOG1384d ago

Shitty work environment

sourOG1384d ago

I’m getting some disagrees so let me elaborate and try to change your mind.

Do you want to hear about healthy culture from people who celebrate fatness or put kids on puberty blockers as a few examples? That’s the kind of people who say shit like that and they are the most destructive force I’ve ever seen in my life when it comes to culture. Easily.

When you say culture what do you mean? The very core, right? The soul. QD is rotten to the very core and it needs to be replaced. With what? Ask whoever is using that term. I’m sure they have an idea. And I’d bet money their idea of healthy culture is ass backwards and not profitable lol.

Another example. I just saw a Kellogg ad that said “Food Justice for black communities”. They think they can trigger black folks into buying cereal with words like justice lol. They might be right, who knows. I laugh at shit like that though because I see right through these idiots.

TLDR:
Some people use words to communicate. “Shitty work environment”

Some people use words to manipulate. “Unhealthy culture” “Food justice”

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generic-user-name1384d ago

Sites like Kotaku have been crapping on Cage for a long time now, to the point where I'm suspicious of if he has earned the bad rep he has. Go read Kotaku's review of Detroit, I recall it being borderline unprofessional.

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Heavy Rain 2: Should David Cage Work on a Sequel?

Cage has confessed he has no plans for Heavy Rain 2, but fans have been quite vocal about their love for the game. Perhaps now that the PlayStation 5 is revolutionising the gaming landscape, we might get a proper sequel to one of the best games David Cage has ever made.

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CrimsonWing691727d ago

If he did it’ll probably be toned way down.

Ninver1727d ago

No! Leave the IP alone. It's a classic.

NecrumOddBoy1727d ago

No need. Heavy Rain was incredible as it was. Detroit Become Human was the next evolution. I do think they should continue with a new story but perhaps something less dark drama. I think it would be really cool to do something lighter with humor. The fantasy demo they showed off was pretty cool. If Kara became a full game, that would be great too!

smashman981727d ago

Correct me if I'm wrong but wasn't Detroit become Human the full game for kara

NecrumOddBoy1727d ago (Edited 1727d ago )

Yes. Kara became Detroit. Also the job interview trailer demo back in 2007/8 became Heavy Rain. There was also a video about an actor who was portraying a dark sorcerer. I think that could be something too. I was saying since Kara did become a game, then their newer demo trailer could have too.

https://youtu.be/BqeuHGESZB...

smashman981727d ago

Oh ok I misunderstood. I see what u meant now.

Muigi1727d ago

Lol I’m actually replaying that now love this and Detroit. Doesn’t need a sequel imo.

Orchard1727d ago

No. One of the most boring games I’ve played.