Like fellow corporate leviathon EA, Activision receives a lot of criticism for the way it operates in the industry. Whether it’s hiking up prices of DLC, churning out unimaginative sequels or over hyping their latest blockbuster, they often walk a very thin line between love and hate, even amongst their most dedicated fans.
A variety of new updates are available this month across the gaming platforms. Coming today, Retro Classics games are available to play for Xbox Game Pass members. Players who stream on the Xbox app on PC now have an additional streaming option with GeForce Now. Game Bar introduces quick settings, visual updates for Widgets in Compact Mode, and coming soon, Microsoft Edge Game Assist, an in-game browser that brings an immersive game-centric experience to Edge. And Xbox gift cards can now be redeemed for any amount via Xbox Rewards.
While i appreciate the gesture.... all of these retro classics have been made available everywhere else. I am hoping to see some other Activision properties make their way out of the shackles of the 5th, 6th and 7th gen. Licensing be damned... bring back the Transformers Cybertron games.
Metaphor on Gamepass just announced! O.o
Seriously, this is the best generation of Xbox ever!!!
We can´t catch a freaking break from awesome games arriving all the time!!!
According to a developer working on the title, Activision is working on a narrative-based open-world game based on a new engine through its new studio.
It was recently revealed in an exclusive episode of the 'Grit' podcast that EA once passed up acquiring Blizzard, Activision, and Call of Duty.
Only a big company that has interest in gaming like Microsoft or Tencent could have acquired Activision. Extremely low interest rates at that time certainly helped.
Not exactly sure that a merger with EA would’ve benefited any of their franchises or gamers. I imagine it would’ve been like the activision blizzard one were each publisher retains their own identity. So Activison-Blizzard-EA. But who knows.
If it was owned by EA, COD could’ve disappeared a looong time ago. They have no clue how to manage franchises.
I know EA are pretty bad but unlike Activision at least you can play on their games with at least passable quality
I don't think Activision games are poor quality because they function well and have good graphics. The problem is they just have no soul or personality, they are just pumped out to make money instead of creating a fun rememberable experience for gamers. Their games feel bland and generic. They also know how to milk their franchises to death.
You know Activision don't have high standards when their devs (Infinity Ward) brag about fish AI (Super Mario 64 had that in 96) and mantling over stuff in COD Ghosts. Amazing.