Commissar SFLUFAN Posted October 26, 2023 Share Posted October 26, 2023 Check out the new post-ABK acquisition org chart: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DPCyric Posted October 27, 2023 Share Posted October 27, 2023 On 10/13/2023 at 11:41 PM, Keyser_Soze said: Activision shut them down after they made Blur so unfortunately my statement was just a fantasy. I want a Blur expansion for Forza Horizion Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Keyser_Soze Posted November 9, 2023 Share Posted November 9, 2023 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spawn_of_Apathy Posted November 9, 2023 Share Posted November 9, 2023 That studio already seems ruined beyond repair. Best to just liquidated the leadership of Blizzard entirely and start over with passionate, idealistic leaders if you want any hope of Blizzard going back to its glory days before the dark times. Before Activision. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crispy4000 Posted November 9, 2023 Share Posted November 9, 2023 They could start by breaking Vicaious Visions off again. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SuperSpreader Posted November 9, 2023 Share Posted November 9, 2023 29 minutes ago, Spawn_of_Apathy said: Blizzard going back to its glory days before the dark times. Before Activision. When the sexual abuse began? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Commissar SFLUFAN Posted November 9, 2023 Share Posted November 9, 2023 8 hours ago, Keyser_Soze said: Oh...oh no... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spawn_of_Apathy Posted November 9, 2023 Share Posted November 9, 2023 4 minutes ago, SuperSpreader said: When the sexual abuse began? Are we assuming that Blizzard was only putting out quality games because of the sexual abuse? And that to get back to that level of quality again would need the return to abuse too? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spork3245 Posted November 9, 2023 Share Posted November 9, 2023 Lol, MSFT was also "hands off" with Redfall. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Commissar SFLUFAN Posted November 9, 2023 Share Posted November 9, 2023 Just now, Spork3245 said: Lol, MSFT was also "hands off" with Redfall. That's pretty much what I was thinking of when I made my post 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Keyser_Soze Posted November 9, 2023 Share Posted November 9, 2023 I think the general idea is Microsoft doesn't want to tell studios what to do, and have them make what they want. I think for the most part they don't expect them to bring out giant turds. For every Redfall there is a Hi-Fi so take it as you will. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spawn_of_Apathy Posted November 9, 2023 Share Posted November 9, 2023 Though there is still a way MSFT can be “hands off” while massively influencing development or design. They just do it with revenue expectations. Nobody from MSFT told them to put a cash shop in game, but management didn’t think they could meet the revenue numbers on units sold alone, so cash shop. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Massdriver Posted November 10, 2023 Share Posted November 10, 2023 Where is Warcraft 4? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Commissar SFLUFAN Posted November 10, 2023 Share Posted November 10, 2023 2 minutes ago, Massdriver said: Where is Warcraft 4? OLOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOLO 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Keyser_Soze Posted November 10, 2023 Share Posted November 10, 2023 46 minutes ago, Massdriver said: Where is Warcraft 4? It came out earlier this month Warcraft Rumble WARCRAFTRUMBLE.BLIZZARD.COM Experience the true meaning of joyful chaos in Warcraft Rumble, a mobile action strategy game developed by Blizzard Entertainment. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Massdriver Posted November 10, 2023 Share Posted November 10, 2023 54 minutes ago, Keyser_Soze said: It came out earlier this month Warcraft Rumble WARCRAFTRUMBLE.BLIZZARD.COM Experience the true meaning of joyful chaos in Warcraft Rumble, a mobile action strategy game developed by Blizzard Entertainment. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Remarkableriots Posted November 10, 2023 Share Posted November 10, 2023 $15 horse for WoW made more money than StarCraft 2: WoL, and other stories told by former Blizzard dev Jason Hall | Game World Observer GAMEWORLDOBSERVER.COM Jason Hall, currently an indie developer and former Blizzard employee, has been sharing some really interesting stories from his long career in the industry for a while now. Some of... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Remarkableriots Posted December 7, 2023 Share Posted December 7, 2023 FTC appeals to block already-completed Microsoft-Activision deal WWW.GAMESINDUSTRY.BIZ The Federal Trade Commission has made its appeal to block Microsoft's acquisition of Activision Blizzard – despite the … Quote The FTC argued that district judge Jacqueline Scott Corley, who denied the government body's appeal for a preliminary injunction in July, held the FTC to too high a standard. Imad Abyad, an attorney representing the FTC, argued that the government body only had to show the potential for Microsoft to withhold games from other platforms rather than to make a case that the deal was anticompetitive. Abyad said Microsoft had done this in the past after acquiring Zenimax in 2020, making some of its titles exclusive to Microsoft. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spork3245 Posted December 7, 2023 Share Posted December 7, 2023 Sounds like a huge waste of time and money tbh 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spawn_of_Apathy Posted December 7, 2023 Share Posted December 7, 2023 The FTC: I appreciate the sentiment, but it just seems so futile. They have no backing from existing law or legislators and in the last 50 years there’s been more precedent going the way it’s already gone. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ghost_MH Posted December 7, 2023 Share Posted December 7, 2023 28 minutes ago, Remarkableriots said: FTC appeals to block already-completed Microsoft-Activision deal WWW.GAMESINDUSTRY.BIZ The Federal Trade Commission has made its appeal to block Microsoft's acquisition of Activision Blizzard – despite the … Again, the FTC focusing on this because it's a little bit bad for competition while ignoring Adobe's acquisition of Figma that is enormously bad for competition is laughable. I should note that the EU and UK ARE doing a good job trying to stop this acquisition. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SuperSpreader Posted May 10 Share Posted May 10 On 1/18/2022 at 3:21 PM, SuperSpreader said: So much can be accomplished when you abuse people. On 12/22/2022 at 10:48 AM, SuperSpreader said: Break em all up! On 2/6/2023 at 2:35 PM, SuperSpreader said: Listen how about we lay everybody off and we keep COD? On 2/8/2023 at 11:20 AM, SuperSpreader said: They're gonna end up with COD and nothing else On 2/9/2023 at 9:41 PM, SuperSpreader said: Childish All the game industry "leaders" are embarrassing On 2/10/2023 at 9:20 PM, SuperSpreader said: They definitely won't know what to do with all ABK either On 2/21/2023 at 8:43 PM, SuperSpreader said: You're gonna get more COD and less everything else. On 3/3/2023 at 7:23 AM, SuperSpreader said: Honestly that performance review request tells me everything to know about Phil Spencer is and how Microsoft Games is run. On 3/3/2023 at 2:20 PM, SuperSpreader said: It's an intimidation tactic On 3/6/2023 at 11:14 AM, SuperSpreader said: It won't. Why do you think Bobby is so eager to get out. On 5/19/2023 at 8:12 PM, SuperSpreader said: When the videogame crash of 2037 happens people will be able to trace it back to the moment this deal goes through. On 6/22/2023 at 8:06 AM, SuperSpreader said: They're not wrong, everyone thinking the 10yr deal is good is a sucka. If anything they should break both companies up. If ABK already makes games that everyone has access to what's the point of buying them if not to lock in that access? On 6/23/2023 at 8:50 PM, SuperSpreader said: Exactly, that clown Phil Spencer shouldn't be in charge of MORE IP and Devs. Anything that's going to Microsoft is going there to die. On 6/23/2023 at 9:57 PM, crispy4000 said: This comment may not age well after Starfield. It's already bunk on some level after Psyconauts 2, Hi-Fi Rush, Pentiment, etc. On 6/23/2023 at 10:02 PM, SuperSpreader said: On 6/24/2023 at 2:10 AM, SuperSpreader said: Imagine failing for 6 years, spending insane on acquisitions, having massive layoffs and still have armies of ppl defend you. On 6/24/2023 at 9:11 AM, SuperSpreader said: MS should put ABK in charge of MS. On 6/28/2023 at 2:28 PM, SuperSpreader said: haha wait till they get their hands on more IP On 6/28/2023 at 2:35 PM, SuperSpreader said: lol he agreed to the merger because his company was imploding at the time under sexual abuse scandals Fucking idiots On 6/28/2023 at 2:41 PM, SuperSpreader said: It's gonna be hilarious when MS buys all the IP and everything goes streaming in 10yr but they fail anyway and players lament all the shelved IPs they no longer have access to Hilarious to me anyway On 7/14/2023 at 9:49 AM, SuperSpreader said: 1- Microsoft who has laid off over TEN THOUSAND this year is gonna fix Activision? Get real. 2- They bought it for COD they're gonna milk it all they can. 3- The same shit that happened to Rare IPs is gonna happen to Activision ones. 4- This isn't how corporations think. 4- Yes, Sony needs a solution. Second post to add details. On 7/19/2023 at 9:44 AM, SuperSpreader said: Idiot savant 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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