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We Shouldn’t Be Laughing At Duty Calls

360 Magazine: Should we really be laughing at Duty Calls or is it laughing at us? Bulletstorm’s second piece of ingenious viral advertising cuts straight to the point. Thanks to Call Of Duty the FPS has been dominated by identical games that all sound, play and even look the same.

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RedDead4977d ago

We can laugh and take it serious at the same time...

Istanbull4977d ago (Edited 4977d ago )

Money never sleeps, stop buying their games. I admit I was hyped for MW2, why? Because it was a sequel to CoD4.

I didn't buy Black Ops, why? It looks sh!t, it plays sh!t and it brings nothing new, oh yeah the multiplayer is also broken.

MW2 is much better than Black Ops

ChrisW4977d ago

For me... I didn't buy Black Ops because of all of the glitches and cheats that were destined to be, and are, in it. I will wait until it hits a nice price below $10 on STEAM before I get it. I'm certain it'll be worth it then.

Pixelated_Army4977d ago (Edited 4977d ago )

And some people aren't just asking but demanding that more games play like COD. If you don't believe me just click the link.

http://www.youtube.com/watc...

COD noob getting his ass handed to him by KZ3 bots! XD
http://www.youtube.com/watc...

Ducky4977d ago (Edited 4977d ago )

It'll take a long time to reach that price on steam.
Activision can still dictate the price... and if the previous CoD games are any indications, they'll stick with their stingy prices.

I only bought BlackOps after MW (skipped WaW cause it didn't look interesting, and MW2 had the IWNet fiasco)
It looks and performs decently, though it is obviously a console port for PC since BC2 seems to give me better performance than BlOps. Multiplayer is fine though, it's balanced (perhaps too much so) and the wager modes can be quite entertaining.

I don't get why the 'it doesn't bring anything new' argument keeps getting repeated when, as the article states, it seems most FPS games are following CoD. It isn't the only generic shooter out there, rather, the genre itself seems to be spiraling into the same whirlpool.

Istanbull4977d ago

@Pixelated Army: I know man, El Presador has become weak, guy has become a CoD droid, does nothing more than upload CoD videos.

He is criticizing Killzone 3 because it doesn't have the same controls as CoD? Wants every shooter to play liek CoD? Lmao, dude needs to broaden his horizons. If CoD is the best thing guy has every played.
Then may God/Allah have mercy on his soul.

x713HITSQUADx4977d ago

@ISTANBULL, he acts like that cuz its funny, thats why people watch his videos to see him RAGE!!!

bumnut4977d ago (Edited 4977d ago )

@Fatoldman

WAW was ok, it was the last 50 player COD game on pc, it was 9 vs 9 after that :(

oh i almost forgot, they raised the price too.

Ducky4977d ago (Edited 4977d ago )

^ I heard horror stories of multiple servers redirecting to the same one and "tactical" rules. Kept me away from venturing into it.
>.<"

TheGameFoxJTV4976d ago (Edited 4976d ago )

@ChrisW, the cheapest Activision has ever cut a CoD game on Steam is $30. CoD 4 didn't even get a price cut during the holiday sales. And MW2 was 30 or 40.....

ChrisW4976d ago

GameFox,

Yeah... I know. But wishful thinking!

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RBLAZE19884977d ago (Edited 4977d ago )

I gotta admit...duty calls was just an unfunny attempt at humour. It was super lame and painful to watch. You know when you see a lame ass commercial or you watch the office and cringe when someone tries to be funny but aren't (Michael scott most of the time)I love the office and think steve carrell and dwight are funny but when watching this i was just cringing and not laughing at all. It felt like an unfunny 10 year old wrote it. They tried way too hard to be funny and it was painful to watch.

If it was actually funny i would love it because the cod games are lame and boring now but, just like bulletstorms humour, they reach that funny line but keep going into the unfunny and lame territory. If this is what gamers find hilarious these days than you guys are lame.

x713HITSQUADx4977d ago

it might not be funny but its exactly the way cod and its clones are, I think that was the point.

TheGameFoxJTV4976d ago

It was actually pretty well done. It had a nice dry sense of satire that really stuck the CoD series in key points.

Dailynch4977d ago

Suppose, but really it makes me want to cry more.

RedDead4977d ago

Laugh first then cry then attack activision with Orbital nuke

noxeven4977d ago

Its funny and its true. maybe we shall get more risks and changes now. Im looking forward to bulletstorm change of pace

Cajun Chicken4977d ago

And that's why parody and satire need to exist.

Simco8764977d ago

Just take a year off from making CoD and it will come back with the Thunder, and probably have awesome gameplay.

Until then.. its the same rehashed bs... over and over and over

TheGameFoxJTV4976d ago

They should take more than 1 year. They need a whole new engine. One made for the next gen of shooters. This CoD2 engine is fucking dated as hell.

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Electronic Arts CEO: AI Is "At the Very Core of Our Business"

Today EA hosted its Investors Day, and Chief Executive Officer Andrew Wilson talked about the company's dedication to generative AI.

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Chocoburger6d ago

He's so excited to layoff more employees for FAKE STUPIDITY computer programing to replace them.

Hopefully EA takes a nosedive just like Ubisoft is currently doing. Lack of money is the only thing that can hurt them and possibly change them.

DarXyde6d ago

Knowing EA, I think they're more likely to sell their games cheaper or make Access the only way to play their titles than change course. They seem committed to destroying their labour force.

And the sad part here is that the proof of concept is there, where games can be made using AI.

I hate to say it, but those working in the gaming industry might be cooked. And unfortunately, I'm doubting most people will care as long as they get games they want. EA would absolutely dangle Dead Space 4 or a new Burnout in front of us, developed with AI. I wouldn't take it, but I think most fans would.

CantThinkOfAUsername5d ago

If AI does a better job then yeah why not? Though, I have massive doubts it will. If developers aren't willing to put effort in their games then they shouldn't be surprised that they're replaceable.

Chocoburger5d ago (Edited 5d ago )

Damn, a new Burnout, don't even bring that up. It hurts just to read those words.

The indie scene is massive theses days, but the big budget scene is mostly trash. I wouldn't mind to see these big publishers suffer or crumble away.

But that can only happen when the casual gamer stops buying yearly roster updates or whatever garbage is marketed to them on TV.

DarXyde5d ago

CantThinkOfAUsername,

I disagree. I don't believe the developers are at fault here. I would think those people don't like what EA is doing, but it's EA and they have tremendous power in the industry. Not everyone has the leadership qualities to peel off and form their own company. Add to the fact that falling out of grace with EA might just be an industry kiss of death. These people don't have any power, so I really don't agree with saying they're not willing to put in the effort.

thorstein5d ago

Now we just need to develop AI CEO and sell it to the board of trustees.

staticall5d ago

Hopefully, the only people who're going to be replaced by an AI are Andrew Wilson and his top management goons.

TheNamelessOne6d ago

And EA games aren't at the core of my purchases.

XiNatsuDragnel6d ago (Edited 6d ago )

Lmfao ea needs to do an ubisoft rn

ApocalypseShadow6d ago (Edited 6d ago )

Of course it is. EA has been lazy for years. Profiting for investors and themselves without putting in the work. Having AI write code or build graphics for them just makes them even more lazy.

I'd laugh if those same investors built "executive code" and got rid of EA's CEO and board of directors and replaced them with AI.

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Next Battlefield Developers Are "Obsessed With Finding the Fun"

Today Electronic Arts hosted its Investors Day and its executives shared what's next for the Battlefield franchise.

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1nsomniac6d ago

ohh god, here we go!

This is exactly why the gaming industry is failing. It's now an industry of suits "trying to find the fun".

...I'll help you out a little, If you're trying to find it, then it's not fun and neither are you. move on!

LucasRuinedChildhood6d ago (Edited 6d ago )

I disagree, tbh. I definitely wouldn't classify Vince Zampella as a soulless suit. It's kind of an acknowledgement that Battlefield fell off which is why they had to bring him in in the first place. He's probably the best shot EA has of making this franchise fun again.

From a software development perspective, what I read in the article of Zampella's approach of being able to easily playtest and iterate from early on in development is a good thing. That's likely a big part of why his COD games and Titanfall were so fun.

PapaBop6d ago

Calling Zampella a suit lol! People like Zampella are the half suits if you will, they bridge the gap between art and business. Suits don't care how fun a game is, they only care about profit margins.

Markdn6d ago

It's people like you that's ruining the gaming platform, negativity already before it's even dropped

Noskypeno5d ago

20 years ago, Bungie used to have the motto "making games we want to play", if the devs are having fun it's a good sign it's going to be an enjoyable experience. If the devs are worried about shareholders, quotas, fitting in with current trends and trying to make a small percentage of the population happy, it's not an encouraging sign.

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gold_drake6d ago

if u need to "find the fun", thats a huge problem lol

Redgrave6d ago

This rings a bit like they might be looking for a good, long while

Relientk776d ago

Do they actually mean fun, or "surprise mechanics" and ways to monetize?

EazyC6d ago

Honestly, get them to sit down and play Bad Company 2 together.

If they can't see why that had the magic, they shouldn't be game developers.

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Did Call of Duty Steal YouTuber's Brendon Herrera Custom Gun Design?

Erina writes: "Brandon Herrera, a well-known YouTuber and firearm expert, has claimed that the creators of Call of Duty: Modern Warfare III used his custom-designed firearm, the AK-50, in the season 5 of their latest game without his permission."

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anast39d ago

Probably, but this game is bankrupt in every way imaginable, so it's a non issue.

X-2339d ago

Most likely, they steal other ideas on a regular whether it be game modes, character concept designs etc and now they're likely going to start utilizing ai to put less work in for maximum profit.

Snookies1238d ago

Their AI probably stole it accidentally, and they just went with it lol.

Ra303038d ago

"Did Call of Duty Steal"
Is there anything Microsoft won't steal for a buck.....anything?