How the hell could they possibly cancel Guitar Hero, and True Crime? And United Front studios for that matter! Call Of Duty seems to be the only thing giving Activison a major profit. Anyone smell a mass boycott?
Activison= Evil Douchebags
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Well, this is Activision. They whip a horse until it is not only dead, but a decomposed carcass. When something stops making crazy money, they will pull the plug.
When a company makes a decision you don't agree with, in order to make more money. They are not evil!
They are being a company, you know, the whole basis of the western economy.
Yes, there are game companies out there, that act a bit more subtle on their goals, but can we please stop calling it "evil".
They are being a company, you know, the whole basis of the western economy.
Yes, there are game companies out there, that act a bit more subtle on their goals, but can we please stop calling it "evil".
Because Guitar Hero had become a poor, sad shadow of Rock Band. The series had become redundant and simply couldn't compete.
Also, please, by all means, start an internet boycott. Not only will it totally work, just like it has in the past, I bet it'll take Activision down a few pegs and they'll think twice before trying this kind of thing again.
Also, please, by all means, start an internet boycott. Not only will it totally work, just like it has in the past, I bet it'll take Activision down a few pegs and they'll think twice before trying this kind of thing again.
The law of Diminishing returns. You might still enjoy Guitar Hero but the number of people who are willing to pay $100 on a yearly basis to get the new fake guitar and not actual music game is dwindling. You can only do the same thing so often before people get sick of it. If you really love Guitar Hero so much you might want to check out "Frets on Fire", it's a sort of PC version of it but you can use a program to put songs you want into it.
Activision own Blizzard so I think they are doing fine on the profit side of things.
Activision own Blizzard so I think they are doing fine on the profit side of things.
Very true. It is also one of the reasons I don't want a kindle or an e-reader. If the platform isn't performing well enough they will stop supporting it. At least I'll still have my paper print books!Ranorak said:
Still, I'm a bit sad to hear the same thing about Rock Band. Guess I should get what songs I can now. But really, we did slow down on playing it some time back.
I've already been boycotting Activision for a couple of years now, ever since I learned that Bobby Kotick is the antichrist.
How could it not do well? Barring piracy, they're still selling books like mad. Hell, if I wanted to, I could replace every book on my multiple bookshelves in my room with a small end table that has my Nook on it. And the thing wouldn't even be close to being full. Convenience is what is selling e-book readers (not to mention that my textbooks for this semester in e-book format would have been almost $200 cheaper). My mother got one and now can carry it around instead of three books when she goes on business. And people who are saying that they're killing the book industry and destroying publishing jobs are just idiots. Books still need to be published in order to be released. If you feel like typing something up and throwing it online for people to read, you're not going to make any money whatsoever. Books will always be printed and always be published.Gyrefalcon said:
I guess what I'm saying is that e-books are just another way to enjoy the medium. Much like buying an Xbox over a PS3. You're still playing games, just in a slightly different way.
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Seriously, I didn't care much about True Crime, and for a long time, Guitar Hero, and many games like it, have been awful. We all know Activision are evil douchebags, but they've done much worse in the past.
If a Valve boycott, with their passionate fans didn't work, what makes you think an Activision one; where people already refuse to buy their games, will?
The problem is that Activision seem to just be disregarding any other titles of theirs in favor of CoD, and when that drys up they don't have any other franchises to fall back on.
Guitar Hero was way past it's heyday and was just a drag to even watch the advert for the next one let alone to play it. You have a god load of Guitar Hero games to pick from now and play to your hearts content but it isn't a series that'll be sorely missed.
True Crime is slightly different. I only played NYC but it was a good game with an decent story. The game wasn't particularly great but you could tell that with a little more work and some better technology it could be much great. The thing is, it's a forgetable series. I'd only occasionally remember NYC when I was thinking over PS2 games I owned and even then I couldn't remember anything that stood out.
Neither series will be missed too much.
True Crime is slightly different. I only played NYC but it was a good game with an decent story. The game wasn't particularly great but you could tell that with a little more work and some better technology it could be much great. The thing is, it's a forgetable series. I'd only occasionally remember NYC when I was thinking over PS2 games I owned and even then I couldn't remember anything that stood out.
Neither series will be missed too much.
People don't boycott.
They don't have any will power.
Therefore the community at large = douchebag.
They don't have any will power.
Therefore the community at large = douchebag.
I actually do know a number authors, publishers, and editors. And electronic media is indeed having a clear impact on the publishing industry. Hence the newspaper companies are raising rates and going to fewer, thinner publications. But physical printing of books is not actually required for publishing these days. Some authors are opting to have their books done in electronic format only. So kindles and e-readers are not a threat to that.Gxas said:
Honestly the largest threat they have is from people putting their new books online for everyone to read for free. That sort of piracy reduces sales and is sorely not appreciated. To get money to write another book the publisher has to make money on the last one. No money, no authors spending time writing.
OT: And piracy as an issue was covered well by Extra Credits. It affects the game industry the same as the book publishing industry. And it is another factor that can get games canceled, although I do not believe that is the problem in this case with Activision.