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Modern Warfare 3 Dev: "We Don't Care About Sales Numbers"

IGN: Infinity Ward's Community Manager Robert Bowling on sales numbers, splitscreen and Sledgehammer.

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PaPa-Slam4619d ago

LMAO!!!, funniest thing I've heard all day.

iamnsuperman4619d ago (Edited 4619d ago )

Why. Its like DiCE or any other developers saying it. They are proud of their game. Its the publishers who care developers only care about funding and the quality of the product

RedDead4619d ago

If they were proud they would try to improve it.

Baka-akaB4619d ago (Edited 4619d ago )

Seriously ? those other guys saying it can pretend they did their best and are at least at the top in a few fields .

Let's get real a sec . For starters not with the same over tweaked engines over and over . And no before you go there , no let's not pretend it was the best possible engine and only one capable of running at 60fps .

Stevo914619d ago

Thing is, if they don't care about "sales" surely they would take a risk and try and change the game, but year after year they release pretty much the same game with a few tweaks, and the reason they do this is because it sells well year after year, so I find this statement hard to believe.

Simco8764619d ago

@iamnsuperman

Your right dude, don't listen to these fools. If you worked on a game for two years, you would be proud of it also. Regardless if it's using the same old engine from 5 years ago.

evrfighter4619d ago

Article must be read with the trololol song playing in the background in order to understand it.

gamingdroid4619d ago

On another note, I'm stoked for this game. Just got Gears last night to hold me over until MW3 is out.

LOGICWINS4619d ago

"If they were proud they would try to improve it."

How do you know that Activision isn't forcing them to maintain its core gameplay in order to guarantee sales?

LightofDarkness4619d ago

@LOGICWINS:

If that was the case, why would they be proud of their game? I wouldn't be proud of the product of creative stifling or "forced" development.

Baka-akaB4619d ago

@LOGICWINS

Yeah activision forced the guys behind deadspace to leave it and their new ips ideas , so they could churn out cod games .

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nanometric4619d ago (Edited 4619d ago )

They don't care, because they already know that the game is going to sell 5+ mil in the first day, regardless of whether it is actually good or not. Sad, but true.

cogniveritas4619d ago

So it's director of communications and community manager. You can't even really call the guy a developer. He basically said it's not the job of the development teams such as Infinity Ward or Sledgehammer to concern themselves with sales. But basically because that the job of the corporate guys at EA and the marketing team.

cogniveritas4619d ago

I meant to say it's the job of the corporate guys at Activision to worry about sales.

dark-hollow4619d ago

Of course they wont...because kotick wont give them their share.

saladthieves4619d ago

Riiiight...and Apple doesn't care about taking over the world.. k.

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fluffydelusions4619d ago (Edited 4619d ago )

And they also don't care about updating the graphics, sounds, and voices to name a few.

Angels37854619d ago (Edited 4619d ago )

You may not, but Activision does..........

Daver4619d ago

that is what I was about to write

wallis4619d ago

Then take some time out and finish your games before you release them.

Motorola4618d ago

They don't have a choice. Activision don't let them.

koehler834619d ago

With 500 people on the franchise and a trigger happy CEO, you really SHOULD care about sales.

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CoD devs share temporary fix for dev error 5433 plaguing MW3 after Season 3 Reloaded update

The developers have provided a little band-aid while PlayStation players attempt to get back into MW3.

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Call of Duty Players Disappointed by $80 B.E.A.S.T. Glove Bundle Deal

Recently, players of Modern Warfare 3 and Warzone were met with a new bundle featuring the B.E.A.S.T. Glove, inspired by King Kong's armament in the Godzilla x Kong movie. However, the $80 price tag attached to this themed accessory left many Call of Duty fans feeling underwhelmed.

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Kaii32d ago

Morons that allow themselves to be milked continuously by this company is the definition of irony.
Spend more $$ and you'll end up In easier lobbies so you win both ways when ya spend that cash

melons32d ago

Controversy in the COD community feels like it happens within an alternate timeline. Activision will take the piss with something, there will be a momentary fuss about it, and then they will forget about it and carry on anyway. Repeat this cycle literally every year for the rest of time.

Gridknac32d ago

They call that a crack head! Thats what this is really about, its an addiction. People who dont smoke cigarettes look and laugh at the addicts that spend $8-$10 a pack, but they cant help themselves, they are addicted. That same analogy applies perfectly to the whole MT industry. Only an addict that was not thinking clearly would spend this kind of money on something so frivolous. A round of multiplayer provides the same high a person gets from scratching a lotto ticket, or putting money on a sports bet. MT in general need to really be regulated because you have a generation of kids becoming adults who grew up only knowing the MT era of gaming. Its normal to them and they will in turn teach their kids the same by just being a gaming parent and getting their kids involved with them in gaming. Thats why no matter how ridiculous the headlines keep getting out of the MT industry, it never seems to fade or go away.

X-2330d ago

I'm so tired of hearing about what they're doing with this game, its never going to change and it's never going to value the consumer over money, furthermore the people who engage so heavily in the microtransactions I guess allegedly are having a blast and can't wait to do it some more this year when the new version of the game drops.

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Cheech And Chong Are Coming To Call Of Duty Because Everything Must Be Consumed

The famous comedy duo is the latest example of pop culture becoming one big grey blob

Christopher46d ago

Certain to have some sort of reference to their online store for CBD/THC chews, which is advertising heavily online the last month or two.

Sciurus_vulgaris46d ago

The randomness of the multiplayer characters is one of reason I quit playing COD after briefly returning in 2022. We got Space Marines, rappers, tree monsters etc. all in a series called “ Modern Warfare”.

OtterX46d ago (Edited 46d ago )

I think if there was ever a time for a competitor to rise up and take away some of Call of Duty's thunder, the time would be now. A military shooter that takes itself seriously, not sold out to Fortnitism. Easier said than done, I know... but the time is ripe.

I can't stand this stuff either.

Palitera46d ago

There are tons of MP shooters that make no profit, if you're looking for one of those

fsfsxii46d ago

You guys have been saying this shit since 2009. Fortunately, nobody’s bringing down cod anytime soon, if ever.

crazyCoconuts45d ago

I agree. I really didn't like how the silliness takes away the gritty origins. That and all the crazy effects... dunno. I'm still playing it but I'd love for someone to steal their cheese and cater to grittier players

OtterX45d ago

@fsfsxii It's not so much wanting COD itself to die as it is wanting this silliness to die. Like CrazyCoconuts said, it takes from the grittiness. Many OG COD players want a straightup Military shooter experience, not silly costume time at Carnival.

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Profchaos46d ago

is this what the kids want these days a pair of iconic stoners who were big in the 70s and have kind of held on I enjoyed their movies decades ago but I never recall the movie where cheech infiltrates a enemy base while chong snipes for support guess I must of missed that one

Man I'm getting to old for this

Knightofelemia46d ago (Edited 46d ago )

Cheech just looks so wrong in the picture.

Profchaos46d ago

Why just why. cod up in smoke

anast46d ago

They charge too much for a game that is kitsch.

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