Sorry, I don't understand what you're trying to say here. Are you saying Pepsi is an extreme underdog or their marketing ploys are bad?Grey Carter said:
Maybe it's because Pepsi is my soft drink of choice but I just don't get it.
Activision: EA' Mudslinging Is No New Thing For a "Challenger Brand"
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Maybe it's because Pepsi is my soft drink of choice but I just don't get it.
qwerty19411 said:And as for you...
OT: Antagonists irritate me, especially when it's in a hobby. Hope this shit doesn't continue past the launch. Ego fights over DLC would be too much.
I really do think people are being a bit too haughty in this situation. It's just a good ole' fashioned piss-off, it's not doing any damage in the long run. What separates this altercation from just another executive subtly jiving another opponent is that these two are actually responding to each other, and I find that hilarious.
Ah, so it's equating the flavor of Pepsi to the quality of games EA publishes.Grey Carter said:
That doesn't work with me due to my love of the Pepsi flavor and hate for EA(the company/Origin, not necessarily the games it publishes though I won't buy any game that requires Origin).
So did EA watch that episode Extra Credits did on them and decide they wanted to give them enough material for Open Letter to EA Marketing Part 2?
Clearly the only way to resolve this is to let Valve take over the entire industry so we can all bask in Gabe's sensible and level headed comments. Of course if he was running everything he'd have less time to work on Episode 3, so it would probably have it's release pushed back a bit...
Clearly the only way to resolve this is to let Valve take over the entire industry so we can all bask in Gabe's sensible and level headed comments. Of course if he was running everything he'd have less time to work on Episode 3, so it would probably have it's release pushed back a bit...
Thing is, the executives of Coke don't even publicly acknowledge Pepsi exists. By you claiming BF3 is a challenger, you give them legitimacy. While Pepsi, in my eyes, has always seemed to be the little brother trying to follow in big brother Cokes shoes, BF3 seems like the cocky newcomer with enough ability to back up his mouth.
EDIT: Simplified, just by talking about the competition, you recognize it as a threat. Completely ignoring a competitor is the greatest insult and activision missed on that opportunity several times.
EDIT: Simplified, just by talking about the competition, you recognize it as a threat. Completely ignoring a competitor is the greatest insult and activision missed on that opportunity several times.
Why talk about the games? Each respective game is talking for itself just fine. Lets look all the show awards each has won, shall we?nifedj said:
E3 Game Critics Awards:
Best Action Game: Battlefield 3
Best Online Multiplayer: Battlefield 3
Modern Warfare 3: none
Gamespot E3:
Best Graphics: Battlefield 3
Best Shooter: Battlefield 3
Modern Warfare 3: none
Gamespy E3:
Best Graphics: Battlefield 3
Best Audio: Battlefield 3
Best Multiplayer Game: Battlefield 3
Modern Warfare 3: None
Gamescom Overall Awards:
Best in Show: Battlefield 3
Modern Warfare 3: None
There are more out there, I'm feeling lazy now though.
Activision was trashing other developers not too long ago. Kotick actually came out and said Bungie was the only good indie developer out there.Korten12 said:
EA puts the dukes up and cries out gibberish, Activision raises its hands and goes "Why, do observe this petulant barbarian! How uncivilized and vulgar, I say!"
Both are stupid.
Both are stupid.
I think EA would be wise to remember that the last time they challenged Activision and CoD (Medal of Honor), they fell on their arses in an absolute humiliation.
I was going to post about how stupid the constant EA-hating is and how their CEO's comments were actually pretty reasonable given the context of game marketing (Activision's CEO was honestly acting relatively ridiculously, suggesting that completely typical marketing hype was some sort of bizarre insult).
Most of EA's participation in this has seemed like the typical friendly skewering of competition that I would consider healthy. Instead of just playing along and having fun with it, Activision made it into a thing by acting like it was serious and responding in kind.
And then I read this and I don't even:
Most of EA's participation in this has seemed like the typical friendly skewering of competition that I would consider healthy. Instead of just playing along and having fun with it, Activision made it into a thing by acting like it was serious and responding in kind.
And then I read this and I don't even:
This, while it's certainly entertaining to watch them go at it, I'd rather just play a game I'm interested in. "My shooter is better than your shooter" is practically a nil argument in this day and age. Everyone shooter is almost the same, the only thing you can change is setting.Jbird said:
I think EA are being fucking childish.
I'm surprised Activision actually managed to take the high ground on this one.
Nonetheless I couldn't give a fuck about Activision since they started selling gaming glasses, gaming juice and thought it was a good idea to get the worlds biggest cuntnugget (Kanye West) to perform for them in favour of MW3.
Then again they're not being babies and shouting "MW3 is gonna kick MF3s ass"
I'm buying BF3 because it'll be a better game IMO.
Hope no one is swayed either way by these stupid publishers.
I'm surprised Activision actually managed to take the high ground on this one.
Nonetheless I couldn't give a fuck about Activision since they started selling gaming glasses, gaming juice and thought it was a good idea to get the worlds biggest cuntnugget (Kanye West) to perform for them in favour of MW3.
Then again they're not being babies and shouting "MW3 is gonna kick MF3s ass"
I'm buying BF3 because it'll be a better game IMO.
Hope no one is swayed either way by these stupid publishers.