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Denver, 1:37 PM
Mon Nov 9
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11/06/09
I thought Web of Shadows was pretty fun and a step in the right direction but Shaba Games was closed. At least there's always Treyarch? #activision
11/06/09
Theres nothing better than making money off of video games. #activision
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In other news, the Large Hadron Collider overheated and got shut down today because a bird dropped its bread. #retail
11/06/09
but anyways, just wait til mw2 comes out. also, there were a lot more steady sellers last year like wii fit, mario kart, and brawl.
gta 4 dropped, and music games still werent as played out as they are now.
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SMAP + SMiLE.dk = ??? #konami
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11/05/09
It's no longer an experience to get a game, it's just status quo.
11/05/09
I'm guessing you were never very much of a gamer if all it takes is 1 company you dislike to make gaming lose it's charm.
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Also, with the movie being in Polish and all as well. :P #activision
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@Mister Jack started the Save The Lombax Foundation: Hell, I never really cared much for the series at all. Didn't even bother to see Shrek 3 that summer. Instead I decided to see Ratatouille. Best movie decision I ever made.
On another note, the Novotel in Warsaw was an awesome place to stay in. :) #activision
11/06/09
By my junior year I had seen Shrek 2 32 times. I never, NEVER, want to see or hear about that damn ogre again in my life! #activision
11/05/09
And while we're on the topic of movies that I never knew came out, that would be Open Season 2. Yes, you're as surprised as I am, and even more so, because I honestly first saw that this existed this summer at a flea market in Aruba. You heard me right, a flea market in ARUBA (that place was awesome to go to :D ). I honestly thought it was a piss-poor bootleg, judging from the cover, until I went back home and saw it on shelf stores.
...Yeah, I'm just not that informed on movies anymore, sorry. :(
But getting back onto topic, I wouldn't be surprised if the next Call of Duty is set in Vietnam. And if that happens, well, Activision is just lucky that they are HQ'd in Santa Monica, far far away from the Anaheim and Westminister area. FAR FAR AWAY.
11/05/09
Open season 2? Wha? When did this happen? #activision
11/05/09
[en.wikipedia.org]
Glad I never saw the 2 movies. #activision
11/05/09
huh, wow.
Anyway why do you say that Activion is lucky to be far away from those towns you mentioned if the game is set in Vietnam? #activision
11/05/09
You: ...
Me: Uhh, I'm drunk, right now. Yeah that's it. DRuuuuuuuuuuuuuunk.
Disclaimer: I am Vietnamese. :P #activision
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Christ, Kotick. Do you even realize how much people HATE your company? The exact same thing happened to EA. #activision
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We all know we can just fill that up with duck tape and babies blood when that one brick leaves. #activision
11/05/09
I wouldn't be surprised if investors kept encouraging Kotick to keep on doing this shit, though. More sequels means more easy money for them. #activision
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Not to mention their EA Partners program (which with Rock Band and Valve Software alone probably makes them more money than their in house stuff).
I agree that it will probably work out in the long run, and I really hope it does. It's just that goddamn cynic in me saying that bad things always happen to good people. #activision
11/05/09
Hehe, I know what ya mean.
Whatever happens, I think 2010 will show who made the better choice. #activision
11/05/09
I think people give kotick a bad rap. When he gets quoted he isn't talking to us. He's talking to investors and what he says would make me give him my money because "exploiting" franchises does work. And lets not forget that being profitable allows your company to take risks, like the first GH, COD4(which really was a risk from a financial perspective), and the upcoming blur all of which have been published with kotick at the helm. The truth of the matter is that if you want to make money on games with huge costs like we have for 360, PS3 and PC, then you have to play it safe sometimes if you want to remain profitable. #activision
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edit: sorry if i come across as confrontational. Had a couple g n' ts tonite and i tend to get a bit preachy.
11/06/09
What I'm saying however is that it could be just an illusion or something akin to a firesale. Activision has all these high grossing franchises but rather than really try to reinvent them in any big way or add new IPs to their list of assets, they are running those franchises into the ground and milking them for all it's worth.
You say that EA improved in the eyes of us gamers but that's not true, the general public also stopped buying EA games after Probst ran so many good franchises into the ground (pretty much like Kotick is doing now) and even though many of those consumers might not know any of the workings of the industry, they felt no real desire to buy the games EA was putting out. When Ricetello stepped in and reformed the company, sales went up (as did EAs share price) so you can say that Ricetellos new strategy did improve the quality of EAs games in even the general publics eyes.
Businesses and corporations exist to make money but as EA, Valve and many others have shown in recent times, you don't have to be a dick to be successful...Kotick is a dick, plain and simple. #activision
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Buuuuut,
The first Guitar Hero was not a risk by Activision. It was published by RedOctane/MTV Games, and developped by Harmonix.
In short, no link to Gutiar Heros being made now.
But sure, a risk none the less it was. #activision
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Guitar Hero 6
Band Hero 2
Band Hero: No Doubt
Guitar Hero: Journey
Guitar Hero: Smash Hits 2
DJ Hero 2
DJ Hero: Daft Punk #activision
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As for Guitar Hero 6... LOL!
By the way, what in the hell happened to Starcraft 2? Did they just stop making the game again? I've seen the gameplay footage, it looked done half a year ago.
Im beginning to think Activision just hates gamers in general. #activision
11/05/09
Blizzard largely maintained their autonomity after the merger and usually releases their press info separately from activision. Blizzards planning to release SC2 Q2 010 #activision
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knowing blizzard, instead of releasing 10 crap product a year, their just going to delay starcraft2 till late fall or something. (Starcraft 2 was originally scheduled for a November 09 release...lol)
-_- #activision