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What's Going Down With Activision At E3?

GamingUnion.net: "Activision is in a strange place right now, one which we haven't really seen it in before. Having sworn off making music games for a while in addition to slowing down the release of their famous skateboarding franchise, this may be one of the few years in recent gaming history where the publisher hasn't swarmed the industry with sequels and spin-offs. It's a strange feeling knowing that this year we won't have six or so Guitar Heroes to look forward to — or that at the very least I won't have another DJ Hero to sit down and enjoy, but good things come to those who wait and fans should still have a lot to look forward to this year. Some of what they have to show will be pretty obvious, but it would be pretty painful to let an E3 go by without at least showcasing some upcoming projects right? Activision has felt that way in the past, so I seriously doubt they'll get stingy on us this year."

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mephman5454d ago

Seems like their line-up could be quite thin this year.

ATiElite5454d ago

I expect Activision to have 20 Booths set-up with each booth shoving more Call of Duty down your throat.

Other than that looking forward to the "Titan" MMO, Diablo 3, and Starcraft 2 Heart of the Swarm from the Blizzard side which is the best side.

captain-obvious5454d ago (Edited 5454d ago )

like every year
they'll show a MW3 demo on MS stage
and announce the timed exclusive DLCs deal like they always do

and treat the game like its only going to be released on xbox360 only

and thats about it

@ATiElite
no blizz shows it big things on blizz-con
so i dont see blizzard making anything big this E3

Yi-Long5454d ago

... all they know is how to steal, buy and milk existing ideas.

They're the cancer of the videogameindustry.

ShawnCollier5454d ago

I do wonder if they have any other games lined up.

Hardedge5454d ago

MW3 is clearly their biggest thing. They do have that Spyro game...but I'm not holding my breath. Spyro died when Insomniac stopped developing it.

BigKev455454d ago

It's just COD, COD, COD, & COD.

theonlylolking5454d ago

dang it! You beat me to saying that.

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Co-founder claims Activision put "pressure" on Infinity Ward to make game about Iran invading Israel

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 claims lawsuit objecting to MS-Activision deal was "tied to Embracer's desire to boost sales"

Former CEO describes lawsuit filed by Swedish pension fund as a "collateral attack" on Activision Blizzard.

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OpenGL106d ago

Yeah, the Microsoft deal has DEFINITELY worked out for everyone.

galgor105d ago

Can this mother fucker just get lost already

PRIMORDUS105d ago

He belongs in here ⚰️, hopefully sooner than later.

MrDead105d ago (Edited 105d ago )

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.

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Microsoft needs to listen or risk irreparable harm to Call of Duty

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."

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StoneTitan156d ago

Because ms is so good at managing studios, surely they will get it right

:P

franwex156d ago

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.

Profchaos156d ago

To late MW3 should have been a lesson but here we are two years later with a steaming pile a shite called blops7

bsingle40156d ago

Nothing lasts forever, eventually something will come along to make people forget about COD

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1Victor156d ago (Edited 156d ago )

@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
Oh forgot to say
Happy thanksgiving to all the N4G members
🥳 🍗 🦃

MDTunkown155d ago

Halo killer once arrived and technically call of duty killer also arrived, its name is Fortnite

dveio156d ago

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.

blacktiger156d ago

you need to stop saying "let see next year"

XBManiac155d ago

dveo is an alias of Phil Spencer?

XBManiac155d ago

dveio is an alias of Phil Spencer?

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