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The Age of Activision is our Winter of Discontent

December 01, 2009 in Blog comments 7

Allegedly Speaking examines Activisions intentions of saturating the marketplace with it's most powerful franchises to point of over exposure. Will 2010 be the year of pay to play Call of Duty. If Activision has it's way it will be.

Activision hates you. Do not feel bad, persecuted, or alone, in truth Activision hates all of us. While it seems like an outrageous claim it is also very difficult to argue against. From the tiny tyrant Activision calls it's CEO right down to it's most esteemed developers like Infinity Ward, Activision seems hell bent on not only sodomizing our games but our wallets as well.
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    RabidChinaGirl Dec 2, 09
    News isn't surprising, since we've known that for the last, what, 5 years or so. I really love your headline thought. XD

    Awesome writer...
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    Play ISDF Dec 2, 09
    Well, this is shit. Think about it, first with Modern Warfare 2 it's forced matchmaking on PC (not that I care since I play on the 360 but anyway), then they want forced pay to play services on games that aren't MMORPGs? Not to mention the bullshit about SC2 having no LAN and god knows whatever else. Are they trying to kill themselves? Do they want their games to become pirated to the levels that happened to Spore? Everything Activision does lately is just fueled by incredible greed.

    And to think, ten years ago or so, Activision seemed so cool to me. So much for "vision".
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    reaver11 Dec 2, 09
    The only Activision game that actually has any quality was the original Blood Omen. Other than that its just a bunch of rehashes, slopping graphics justified by "compelling gameplay", waaaaay over-saturated apps (i.e. Guitar Hero), and a piss-poor attitude towards its fans.

    Why can't they just be bought out by EA (or someone) and liquidated?
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      RabidChinaGirl Dec 2, 09
      I think the Activision PR jokes that gamers think they only make Guitar Hero and Call of Duty. Overshadowed other games perhaps, especially after Kotick said they were dropping high-risk IPs (smart move, honestly, like WET, which Bethesda picked up and gleaned limited success from).

      I mean they have other games out there, even IPs, and let's face it, most are pretty well done. Prototype was a decent game, but we haven't heard anything about a sequel. Wolfenstein got great ratings and had some pretty innovative play for a shooter, yet it went unnoticed by the community -- so that sold poorly. Singularity is going to be an FPS using time manipulation, but you know people aren't even going to look at it when it's out.

      While I'm not fond of the publisher's practices, gamers need to take some responsibility for letting them get away with it. Failed MW2 boycott, anyone? Those big names sell well, so Activision has no reason to put efforts into budding franchises.
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        reaver11 Dec 2, 09
        I actually hinted at Prototype. The graphics really hurt the game, IMO. I mean, it was an awesome game. Played it to death. But when compared to other games, it looked more like an upscaled PS2 game [in some areas].

        Not all their games are bad, but they have progressively gotten worse over the years, in terms of marketing decisions, quality, etc.
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          RabidChinaGirl Dec 3, 09
          Agreed about the graphics thing hurting Prototype.

          I think they have potentially great games, but they don't even bother marketing them properly, in favor of selling more CoD or Hero games.
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          reaver11 Dec 3, 09
          Exactly. They've basically put all their efforts in CoD, which is becoming quite over-saturated, yet still has appeal and is actually a game worth picking up. And GH, which is just that - "Guitar Hero". The name alone sells it despite whether its worth anything. And judging by 2009, they don't really care if it is worth anything.

          Other than those two series, and Prototype, I really don't see too many games from them around.

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