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Activision says Star Wars The Old Republic will benefit Lucas Arts not EA

Star Wars The Old Republic is the biggest costing video game ever. Getting close to being 2 times the other most costly video game. What if the game cost so much to make and gives EA so little profit that they can not profit. well that might sounds like it could not happen but this interview with the largest game maker says other wise.

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ZombieAssassin4529d ago (Edited 4529d ago )

I think they're just worried that they might steal some of their WoW players so of course they'll downplay it. It's freakin' star wars man, if I had a PC that could run it I'd be playing it and I really don't care for MMO's.

I'd say it'll benefit both, EA because I'm sure it'll make them a lot of money over the long haul of things and LucasArts because they'll be getting money for doing nothing at all.

NukaCola4529d ago

You don't need a high powered PC to run SWTOR. It's about the same caliber in visuals as WOW. It's definitely a WOW competitor. As if Activision has anything to say. WOW was created by the brilliant minds at Blizzard and who the hell are they to bad mouth EA. Let Blizzard do the smack, which they won't becuase they are one of the best developers in the industry.

ZombieAssassin4529d ago (Edited 4529d ago )

If my laptop had a Dualcore CPU i'd be all over it but I have a crappy AMD Sempron 2GHz (pretty much the worst current AMD CPU). About the best game I can play without major frame-rate drops is Guild Wars and even then I can't run everything on max settings.

Kinda off topic but sort of a reply, how the hell has Activision not ruined Blizzard yet? Although once CoD goes the way of Guitar Hero I see them forcing them to pump out Diablo's/StarCrafts quicker and on more platforms because Activision really doesn't have any other good selling IP's.

caboose324528d ago (Edited 4528d ago )

Activision doesn't technically own Blizzard so I doubt they can "force" them to make anything. They haven't really had any affect on the company at all.

I'm pretty sure Blizzard is going to continue to take 12 years to release a game.

ZombieAssassin4528d ago

Well you're right but the parent company of both of them I believe is Vivendi so they could if Activision isn't bringing in the money.

Wizziokid4528d ago

http://www.systemrequiremen...

try this :)

anyway I played the beta and I loved it, pre-ordered it straight after, buying a new PC in January too so it's going to be awesome :)

on Activision, they are obviously concerned otherwise they wouldn't be mentioning it. it may not do better than WoW but it doesn't mean it's not the better game, I played LOTRO for 2 years and though that was 10x better than WoW but it's no where near as popular sadly, it's mainly due to the close-minded WoW gamers which think WoW started the MMO and all the features hence WoW clone, but in light WoW is just a clone of EQ2

ZombieAssassin4528d ago

Ha yea that's what I use to see if my comp will play most games, but thanks anyways.

Also I don't think they copied EQ2 as they came out the same year but the first EQ is a different story.

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Judge Delays Ruling on FTC's Attempt to Exclude Evidence in Microsoft's Favor in Activision Case

The legal battle for the acquisition of Activision Blizzard continues, with Microsoft countering one of the FTC's latest moves and the Judge delaying a relevant ruling.

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thesoftware73067d ago

Look, to be honest the FTC should just stop.

MS has A/B and nothing has really changed yet...if you are worried about 5-10 years from now...just drop it cause the future is unpredictable.

Take this week's news, that 4 Xbox exclusive are going Multiplatform.

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FTC and "Gamers' Lawsuit" Lawyers Denounce Microsoft's Layoffs in Activision Blizzard Legal Battle

The FTC and the lawyers behind the "Gamers' lawsuit" against Microsoft over the acquisition of Activision Blizzard are denouncing the recent layoffs within the respective legal battles.

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It's like watching a bad legal drama.

XiNatsuDragnel76d ago

Best part there's no dramazation lol

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Microsoft Allowed to Probe Sony and Ubisoft in Legal Battle Against FTC, but Regulator Fires Back

The legal battle between Microsoft and the FTC over the Activision Blizzard acquisition continues. The house of Xbox just scored a major point but the FTC is firing back.

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XiNatsuDragnel78d ago

Yeah man I think Microsoft here getting to probe is kinda wrong unless you only have accessed to necessary information not complete access imo.

Abriael78d ago

Obviously they aren't giving them the password to Sony's computers and telling them "help yourself."

Eonjay76d ago

"Microsoft allowed to probe Sony and Ubisoft"

Sounds hot...

ApocalypseShadow77d ago (Edited 77d ago )

Maybe Microsoft should also talk and get help from their "congressional influencers" at The Capital. They had plenty to say on the matter before the acquisition. They are mighty quiet after the purchase went through. Almost as if they had a stake in the matter.

Abriael77d ago

Could you perhaps explain how this is related? I'm honestly curious since you seem to bring it up rather often.

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S2Killinit77d ago

He is pointing out how corrupt MS is, and how money talks. I think.

KwietStorm_BLM77d ago

I would say read between the lines but it's pretty damn clear as it is.

Bathyj77d ago

You should be careful upsetting Sony too much Microsoft.
You might need them to sell your subpar games soon.

TornRaptor77d ago

The games will become the best things ever all of a sudden.

Bathyj77d ago

Yeah I really doubt that.
I'm struggling to think of one I really cared about missing.

Hofstaderman77d ago

Bwhahahaha. Ain't that the truth.

Mr_cheese77d ago

The only exclusive im personally interested in from Microsoft is Elderscrolls and that's not even got s release date.

Everything else is genuinely of none interest.

OtterX77d ago

Microsoft never waits for the probing to be consensual.

derek77d ago

This isn't a major victory. They're essentially being allowed to call witnesses in regards to agreements they reached with Sony and Ubisoft which was initially blocked because Microsoft didn't make the request through the proper channels. This case is dead, there is no way the ftc will be allowed to unwind this acquisition.

Sephiroushin77d ago

they probably know case is death but want some proof to sue them for a few millions regarding other stuff, the ftc loves to sue everyone, be sure that as soon as all this end they will just go sue MS and end in a settlement.

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