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Does Activision's survival rely too much on Call of Duty?

Activision is restructuring its company, putting less focus on Guitar Hero, cutting 500 staff, and yet pouring more resources into Call of Duty. But what happens if a Call of Duty game fails in the market?

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Warprincess1164823d ago

Duh. They not making any new ips. They cancelled true crime and they make a new call of duty game every year. You know what, i honestly think call of duty is gone to end up like guitar hero.

Istanbull4822d ago (Edited 4822d ago )

A company who opens a studio whose sole purpose is bring more DLC for CoD? Lol, I can't wait till the day people get tired of CoD.

tehpees34822d ago

I agree. They cancelled everything once they stopped getting a sizeable enough profit and now set up a studio to CoD dlc.

Time for something new. Or at least a break from some series. Show some originality for once.

Perjoss4822d ago

"Does Activision's survival rely too much on Blizzard?"

I fixed the headline for you.

Dno4822d ago

ahahah thanks you u beat me to it

Enate4822d ago

Perjoss no, the title should just include both because without those two things they are nothing.

lastdual4822d ago

Well, they do have one big new IP on the way thanks to the Bungie publishing deal.

Bungie is in a much better position though, since they maintain autonomy and can't be gutted at Activision's whim.

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kvg884823d ago

wow, talk about a real case of putting all your eggs in one basket.

If they cancel Tony Hawk, Activision will pretty much have given EA a monopoly of both the skateboarding and music game genres.

jimbone794822d ago

LOL, funny you say that because the just did shut ol' Tony down too.

f7897904822d ago

Good because they didn't know what they were doing. They kept messing with the formula and it just made the games crap. If I want realism, I'll buy Skate. I don't. I want to do a 900 into a volcano.

Kon4822d ago (Edited 4822d ago )

No, don't forget WoW

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Essential Video Games Everyone Needs To Play At Least Once

Video games are no longer just a simple past time. Today's games are evolving into true works of art. Offering intriguing narratives, cinematic setpieces, and profound messages, games can entertain us for hundreds of hours.

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Chard12h ago(Edited 12h ago)

I never got around to mass effect - I’m skeptical that it would hold up if I were to try it now

Furesis11h ago

I would say it does. The combat is a bit shit for todays standards but everything else is great.

anast9h ago

It's worth a play through today.

gold_drake3h ago

the first one is abit the odd one out but after u finished it, believe it it gets tremendously better and better

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El Shaddai: Ascension of the Metatron - Coming Back for a New Generation

Originally launched in 2011, El Shaddai: Ascension of the Metatron is coming to Nintendo Switch, so It's time to look back at the original.

jznrpg1d 6h ago

Still have my ps3 copies. Bought it at launch and another one when I found it cheap and in perfect condition about 10 years ago. I wouldn’t buy it on Switch but if they made a PS5 version I would. I still have one of my PS3 Fats hooked up so good to go either way.

darthv721d 6h ago

Id play it again on the switch. I wished my 360 version was bc but this is still a good way to play.

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Fallout 3's Reveal Led To Death Threats And Bethesda's First Security Guard

The artist behind Fallout 4’s Deathclaw reveals just how bad things got back when Bethesda took over the series

anast1d 7h ago

People are stupid I get it. No one should feel unsafe,

But I think they need to talk about why they cut so many corners during the development process and why none of their games ever look current. And why they think all of this is okay while they charge full price.

LucasRuinedChildhood1d 7h ago

As much as Bethesda deserve criticism, that's not really relevant to the reveal of Fallout 3 in 2007.

VenomUK1d 4h ago

The default angle Kotaku always go for is to highlight the worst in gaming.

I would’ve focused on the creative.

anast10h ago

The game went downhill at Fallout 3's release. This is when they started to cut corners.

gold_drake1d 3h ago

there is no "but". the hell lol
you dont send death threats, period.

anast10h ago

Usually, you have good comments but this isn't one of them. It just rides the mob. We can do both condemn the actions and not let them use it for other things.

I can say I received a death threat and everyone needs to shut up. People are not honest and will use horrible things to their advantage.

Armaggedon22h ago

Not all games “look” current.

anast10h ago

Their games always look like the gen before it.

Armaggedon52m ago

Yeah, but thats not the result of laziness, incompetence, or a bad engine. Thats what happens with their type of open world games. Its hard for people to find a point of comparison because no one makes games like Bethesda does.

gold_drake3h ago

mh ok thanks, i still think ur wrong in this mate.

anast2h ago

No problem. I'm not here to convince you. I'm only stating an actuality. What your words do if we look at them like events.

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