Battlefield 3 and Modern Warfare 3 are going to dominate the news, the games charts and the games consoles of gamers all over the world in a few months time.
How will the rest of the Autumn line up cope with the enourmous marketing machines of Activision and EA?
Captain Price's fate at the end of 2011's Call of Duty Modern Warfare 3 could've been very different, as this new post-credits scene reveals.
The developers have provided a little band-aid while PlayStation players attempt to get back into MW3.
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.
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
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.
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.
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.
I'd have to say that F1 2011 might suffer under the barrage of other games out there. Dark Souls may not do quite as well as it should, either.
The mediocre ones with low budget funding and marketing, and certain rpgs as well.
Batman will sell fine, as will AC:R and Skyrim.
I'd be more worried about titles like Rayman Origins, which looks great but may fall under the radar for many.
Competion for my money is between these two FPS and the 3rd person games I highlighted. The football and F1 titles will be safe i am sure as they have a core fanbase.
But the lesser known titles have a huge problem especially as one or other of BF and MW will be on every teenage boys Christmas list.
skyrim, bats, and uncharted will do just fine.....ill contribute to the sales of darks souls but i can def see that suffering.....and in the battle between cod and bf3, im helpin battlefield!!!!!