Author Topic: Activision cancels like every game they are making except Guitar Hero and CoD (Read 6192 times)

y2kev · « **on:** July 28, 2008, 11:27:32 PM »

Any EB insiders know anything?

^_____^

Phoenix Dark · « **Reply #1 on:** July 28, 2008, 11:29:13 PM »

can't say anything until spaceworld

Howard Alan Treesong · « **Reply #2 on:** July 28, 2008, 11:33:36 PM »

now that they have Blizzard to balance the books, other developers are superfluous

Bocsius · « **Reply #3 on:** July 28, 2008, 11:37:02 PM »

They dropped a lot of games no one would ever buy.

Then again, they're keeping a lot of games that no one will ever buy, too, at least according to that Gamespot (laughing emoticon) article.

y2kev · « **Reply #4 on:** July 28, 2008, 11:37:57 PM »

why make a ghostbusters game anyway

it's like 20 years late

i hope they make a back to the future game!!!

demi · « **Reply #5 on:** July 28, 2008, 11:38:02 PM »

Oh... so they finally posted it...

Yeah, I didn't want to say anything...

Van Cruncheon · « **Reply #6 on:** July 28, 2008, 11:38:50 PM »

bye bye skate 2

demi · « **Reply #7 on:** July 28, 2008, 11:39:44 PM »

We caught wind of this yesterday, so I spent today going through some company trees and doing the whole work thing before it was made public

Bocsius · « **Reply #8 on:** July 28, 2008, 11:41:13 PM »

Quote from: y2kev on July 28, 2008, 11:37:57 PM

i hope they make a back to the future game!!!

Doesn't Wii have 88 megs of RAM? Now would be the time.

T234 · « **Reply #9 on:** July 28, 2008, 11:41:38 PM »

Quote from: Professor Prole on July 28, 2008, 11:38:50 PM

bye bye skate 2

Wrong giant publisher sir

y2kev · « **Reply #10 on:** July 28, 2008, 11:42:25 PM »

Wow. That's...kind of sadistic. I mean they are showing the game at comiccon. Maybe they expect someone to swoop in and snatch them up.

Activision murdahhhhh vivendi

Van Cruncheon · « **Reply #11 on:** July 28, 2008, 11:42:44 PM »

Quote from: T234 on July 28, 2008, 11:41:38 PM

Quote from: Professor Prole on July 28, 2008, 11:38:50 PM
bye bye skate 2
Wrong giant publisher sir

oops

Howard Alan Treesong · « **Reply #12 on:** July 28, 2008, 11:42:50 PM »

Quote from: y2kev on July 28, 2008, 11:37:57 PM

why make a ghostbusters game anyway

it's like 20 years late

they will make a Dark Knight game instead, that's what the kiddies want

Eel O'Brian · « **Reply #13 on:** July 28, 2008, 11:45:02 PM »

surely that ghostbusters game will see release somewhere

wouldn't cancelling a game that deep into development be a waste of money?

Howard Alan Treesong · « **Reply #14 on:** July 28, 2008, 11:47:17 PM »

also, like everyone I know was super excited about the Ghostbusters game

"you are the secret fifth Ghostbuster" SOLD

AdmiralViscen · « **Reply #15 on:** July 28, 2008, 11:47:50 PM »

Aren't they the biggest and most profitable games publisher? wtf is this shit?

Phoenix Dark · « **Reply #16 on:** July 28, 2008, 11:48:19 PM »

Quote from: Professor Prole on July 28, 2008, 11:38:50 PM

bye bye skate 2

Guitar Hero: Punk is Alive!

play your guitar while pulling off ridiculous skating tricks in the latest Guitar Hero, Guitar Hero: Punk is Alive! use your anti establishment god-like abilities to create rifts in time, altering world events with the power of punk!

*skate on the Berlin wall while rockin some Dokken!

*pull off a front side nose slide to escape Pearl Harbor!

*rock out with Jimi and MLK during the Detroit Riot of 67!

*challenge Iggy to a game of lucky hit!

Draft · « **Reply #17 on:** July 28, 2008, 11:49:03 PM »

50 Cent 2 and Chronicles of Remake nooooooooooooooo.

demi · « **Reply #18 on:** July 28, 2008, 11:49:43 PM »

Quote from: Synthesizer Patel on July 28, 2008, 11:47:17 PM

also, like everyone I know was super excited about the Ghostbusters game

"you are the secret fifth Ghostbuster" SOLD

I think it's pretty much confirmed you're gay

Howard Alan Treesong · « **Reply #19 on:** July 28, 2008, 11:51:29 PM »

gay for Ghostbusters!

Van Cruncheon · « **Reply #20 on:** July 28, 2008, 11:52:33 PM »

bustin makes him feel good

Eel O'Brian · « **Reply #21 on:** July 28, 2008, 11:52:43 PM »

everyone also complained about lack of co-op

Howard Alan Treesong · « **Reply #22 on:** July 28, 2008, 11:53:51 PM »

Quote from: Eel O'Brian on July 28, 2008, 11:52:43 PM

everyone also complained about lack of co-op

what? I thought the game had online co-op?!?

...

maybe ATVI made the right decision

AdmiralViscen · « **Reply #23 on:** July 28, 2008, 11:55:00 PM »

Fuck is Vigilante 8 cancelled? It says XBLA titles

Enl · « **Reply #24 on:** July 28, 2008, 11:55:53 PM »

Heard that this may be effecting Brutal Legend. Hopefully that isn't the case.

cool breeze · « **Reply #25 on:** July 28, 2008, 11:57:09 PM »

I had co-op in the sense that Resistance 2 has co-op, but it just isn't the single player campaign, it was supposed to be separate.

Damn you to hell, Activision! Another year of shitty franchise games and you get rid of the hot shit you had cooking. EA can save us. EA (

), prove you are super awesome now.

y2kev · « **Reply #26 on:** July 28, 2008, 11:58:08 PM »

so how did too human make it to almost release

ms needs balls like atvi

ghostbusters looked really shitty $:-\$
Brutal Legend would probably be good but I can't take Tim schafer fans anymore after psychonauts

Eel O'Brian · « **Reply #27 on:** July 28, 2008, 11:58:46 PM »

i would bet money that gb game still hits this year

duckman2000 · « **Reply #28 on:** July 29, 2008, 12:02:37 AM »

Radical Entertainment

Jansen · « **Reply #29 on:** July 29, 2008, 12:11:06 AM »

prototype is safe, which makes me happy

fiddy cent is not, which fills me with rage

Tabasco · « **Reply #30 on:** July 29, 2008, 12:13:23 AM »

So the entire merger was literally and figuratively Activision+Blizzard? They are throwing everything else out from Vivendi's "stable." It's a testament to WoW that it was technically Vivendi who acquired Activision, even if they kept Activision's shitty mgmt. Most of Sierra's stuff sucked, but I wanted to play Riddick 1.5

siamesedreamer · « **Reply #31 on:** July 29, 2008, 12:28:42 AM »

This include the new James Bond?

y2kev · « **Reply #32 on:** July 29, 2008, 12:38:58 AM »

Quote from: siamesedreamer on July 29, 2008, 12:28:42 AM

This include the new James Bond?

no, this just includes sierra/vivendi properties it seems.

Bildi · « **Reply #33 on:** July 29, 2008, 12:44:47 AM »

I can't think of any Activision games I care about off the top of my head.

But if Riddick is among the things that are now gone, then

Tucah · « **Reply #34 on:** July 29, 2008, 12:57:26 AM »

Brutal Legend + Riddick + Ghostbusters cancellation =

Himu · « **Reply #35 on:** July 29, 2008, 12:57:36 AM »

THIS IS PSYCHONAUTS ALL OVER AGAIN

Himu · « **Reply #36 on:** July 29, 2008, 12:57:48 AM »

Riddick NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO

Madrun Badrun · « **Reply #37 on:** July 29, 2008, 01:17:23 AM »

Brutal legend sounded shitty anyways.

Joe Molotov · « **Reply #38 on:** July 29, 2008, 01:18:32 AM »

Wow, that sucks.

duckman2000 · « **Reply #39 on:** July 29, 2008, 01:20:12 AM »

Quote from: ParticleReality on July 29, 2008, 12:56:11 AM

World at Conflict isn't the badass relic game right? I don't think it is so I don't give a fuck.

Dumbass

Madrun Badrun · « **Reply #40 on:** July 29, 2008, 01:22:37 AM »

Quote from: AdmiralViscen on July 28, 2008, 11:55:00 PM

Fuck is Vigilante 8 cancelled? It says XBLA titles

I thought these where only vivendi games getting canned. V8 is in the activision branch.

Mr. Gundam · « **Reply #41 on:** July 29, 2008, 01:26:31 AM »

One of my close friends works for a small Vivendi-owned developer up here in Washington state, he's been really nervous the last few weeks about what may happen.

Tabasco · « **Reply #42 on:** July 29, 2008, 01:30:39 AM »

I think Massive makes the World in Conflict games. So I guess you are a dumbass for not knowing that

Tabasco · « **Reply #43 on:** July 29, 2008, 01:40:17 AM »

Err I want not calling you a dumbass.

pilonv1 · « **Reply #44 on:** July 29, 2008, 01:43:28 AM »

Wasn't PS3 lead platform or the dev team said PS3 was better? Interesting now it's been cancelled...

cool breeze · « **Reply #45 on:** July 29, 2008, 01:58:59 AM »

Quote from: pilonv1 on July 29, 2008, 01:43:28 AM

Wasn't PS3 lead platform or the dev team said PS3 was better? Interesting now it's been cancelled...

I don't think anyone would say the PS3 was better to develop for, but it was probably lead on PS3 because Sony pictures and all that. Another case of lead on PS3 and bad things happened to the devs was with The Force Unleashed. Then again, nothing bad happened to Criterion yet.

disgruntled_jojo · « **Reply #46 on:** July 29, 2008, 01:59:38 AM »

I can't believe they are canning fiddy. Does Activision not like money or something? That first one practically saved Vivendi's financial year from a non-Blizzard viewpoint.

Grecco · « **Reply #47 on:** July 29, 2008, 02:00:08 AM »

They kill Brutal Legend yet?

pilonv1 · « **Reply #48 on:** July 29, 2008, 02:06:19 AM »

Quote from: disgruntled_jojo on July 29, 2008, 01:59:38 AM

I can't believe they are canning fiddy. Does Activision not like money or something? That first one practically saved Vivendi's financial year from a non-Blizzard viewpoint.

Someone will gladly pick it up if Activision don't want it. I can see THQ being all over it.

Mr. Gundam · « **Reply #49 on:** July 29, 2008, 02:16:12 AM »

Quote from: Grecco on July 29, 2008, 02:00:08 AM

They kill Brutal Legend yet?

Didn't they drop Brutal Legend months ago?

Heh, I preordered the game when it first showed up on Gamestop's site. They sent me a free t-shirt for it, even.

pilonv1 · « **Reply #50 on:** July 29, 2008, 02:25:21 AM »

I can see THQ literally peeing themselves about getting 50 cent involved with Saints Row 2.

Himu · « **Reply #51 on:** July 29, 2008, 02:25:46 AM »

Quote from: Father_Mike on July 29, 2008, 01:17:23 AM

Brutal legend sounded shitty anyways.

Bullshit taco.

Grecco · « **Reply #52 on:** July 29, 2008, 02:37:22 AM »

Quote from: pilonv1 on July 29, 2008, 02:25:21 AM

I can see THQ literally peeing themselves about getting 50 cent involved with Saints Row 2.

Shit this would be ballin.

pilonv1 · « **Reply #53 on:** July 29, 2008, 02:38:12 AM »

Quote from: ParticleReality on July 29, 2008, 02:29:59 AM

Quote from: pilonv1 on July 29, 2008, 02:25:21 AM
I can see THQ literally peeing themselves about getting 50 cent involved with Saints Row 2.

I think this would happen too late though, I don't want them to delay SR2 for it. A SR2 LE with one of those spinning G-Unit chains would be neat though.

Yeah I don't see him being in the game, but if they put him in the marketing or put some G Unit stuff in the game I can see them doing it.

Hitler Stole My Potato · « **Reply #54 on:** July 29, 2008, 02:42:49 AM »

Man, we better get Riddick and Brutal Legend somehow, somewhere. I was just on the official Riddick site last night looking for any updates on that game.

Grecco · « **Reply #55 on:** July 29, 2008, 02:43:09 AM »

Just make some DLC chapters after the story ala GTA4

Himu · « **Reply #56 on:** July 29, 2008, 03:02:28 AM »

Quote from: Grecco on July 29, 2008, 02:43:09 AM

Just make some DLC chapters after the story ala GTA4

This is a remake. I was hoping for this remake because it's my favorite single player fps and because gay box 360 doesn't have it bc.

Mr. Gundam · « **Reply #57 on:** July 29, 2008, 03:05:15 AM »

Didn't we hear some audio from Riddick during Sony's E3 presentation?

Himu · « **Reply #58 on:** July 29, 2008, 03:07:17 AM »

We did.

Hitler Stole My Potato · « **Reply #59 on:** July 29, 2008, 03:14:56 AM »

According to Starbreeze, one of the main reasons they're making this as a partial remake was because MS was unable to make Riddick BC with the 360, which makes some sense. There's probably a ton of code written specifically for Xbox's GPU and since MS doesn't have access to that anymore.....pfft. Sayonara . You know MS would have that game BC or up on Xbox Originals if they could.

This works out better anyway. Not only do we get what's supposedly a substantial chunk of new content but the game will also (hopefully) look a whole lot better too. Riddick on the Xbox was so weird. It was absolutely amazing looking at times but then a cinema would start and the game's resolution would get so freaking low that it looked like old Sega CD video.

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Author Topic: Activision cancels like every game they are making except Guitar Hero and CoD (Read 6192 times)