| Adam Bruno |
If you play any of today’s video games, chances are you’ve seen, if not purchased, some downloadable content. In fact, you may have played a game that felt woefully incomplete without said downloadable content. For better or worse, the trend is only going to increase. Before you click on the break, take a guess at how much money the Call of Duty franchise is expected to make on DLC alone next year.
| Kenneth Ellis |
Guitar Hero is doing great! Wonderful job, Activision! I couldn’t have done it better myself, and I’ve tried. Kudos.
Wait, you are out to destroy your IP, right? Because that’s what you’re doing. I just want to make sure before I throw kudos around willy-nilly.
| Erik Johnson |
Earlier this morning I noticed Direct2Drive had posted something other than a game release or a sale on its Twitter account:
Been wondering if D2D will have CoD Modern Warfare 2 come launch day? Well, the answer is, sadly, no. Here’s why.
| Adam Bruno |
With the release of DJ Hero just minutes away, it seems those who like to order their games online won’t have to wait nearly as long for their DJ fix. Those who eschew Gamestop and the like and order directly from Actiblizzard are in for a little treat. I’ll link it after the jump.
| Kenneth Ellis |
The intro video for DJ Hero was recently released, and it’s not messing around!
| Meredith Sweet |
In an interview with British newspaper The Times, Activision CEO Bobby Kotick said that his company, the world’s largest publisher of third-party games, including mega-hit titles such as World of Warcraft, Guitar Hero, Call of Duty, and Tony Hawk: Ride, might have to stop supporting releases for Sony’s PlayStation 3 and Playstation Portable consoles unless Sony drops the price.
I’m getting concerned about Sony; the PlayStation 3 is losing a bit of momentum and they don’t make it easy for me to support the platform. It’s expensive to develop for the console, and the Wii and the Xbox are just selling better. Games generate a better return on invested capital on the Xbox than on the PlayStation.
Kotick added, “Activision’s royalties and other goods paid to Sony last year, totaling some $500 million, probably still worked out at 400 per cent of the profit they made.” Sony’s games division lost over $597 last year, and Kotick’s statement seems to indicate he thinks the company’s losses will mount if they don’t adjust the prices on their consoles.
| Adam Bruno |
It was only a matter of time before Activision shared the full list of artists in the new Guitar Hero game. Some of them, I like. And others, no.
| Christian Martin |
Well, of course they do, right? Everyone expects Modern Warfare 2 to be a big hit. But, it seems that a hit might not be enough for them. They plan on making MW2 the best selling video game of all time!
| Adam Bruno |
Are you one of the countless horny men (and possibly women) who want to fuck a video game character? [No. --Chris] Well, you can rest easy now, because Leisure Suit Larry: Box Office Bust has been picked up by Codemasters. In one of the few justified game-cutting decisions made by Activendi, poor Larry was left wondering if his new antics would ever see the light of day.
