Gone Gonzo Posts: 1264 Joined: 10 Apr 2007     | |
Press Junketeer  Posts: 470 Joined: 10 Jun 2008     | I am really surprised about the Ghostbusters fate. I can't believe with all the press it has been getting (OXM, G4, E3 and more) and the voice and writing talents behind this one, that Activision didn't retain this. This one almost seems like a no-brainer to me. My eye brows are also a bit raised on Prototype and World at Conflict, moreso the former. |
Press Junketeer  Posts: 455 Joined: 15 Jul 2008     | I loved World in Conflict! Awesome story, gameplay and replayability. Why oh why Activision!!! I am becoming more in love with EA everyday that passes! |
On the Record  Posts: 6528 Joined: 10 Mar 2008    | Ice Age? What the hell? Out of all the titles they could have "dropped" they didn't drop the Ice Age game....what? If Activision is afraid that the games they dropped would make them money, then what makes them think that "Ice Age" will? |
On the Record  Posts: 6222 Joined: 7 Feb 2008    | I gotta wonder, why the hell did Activision buy Vivendi if all they are going to publish is their shitty licensed products... wouldn't it have been cheaper just to acquire those lisences for themselves? Personally I blame Nintendo for opening up the casual game market, though the five the announced are the limited appeal games that kept videogames from being successful before... I'm really confused. |
Gone Gonzo  Posts: 1567 Joined: 5 Dec 2007  | I thought World in Conflict was a rather succesfull game, it was quite excelent atleast, so I am suprised to se it go. This article didn't mention Brutal Legend, heard anything special about it? |
Gone Gonzo  Posts: 1816 Joined: 26 Mar 2008  | Ghostbusters!?! WTF! That was getting some major heat. It take it over Crash Bandicoot, Spyro the Dragon and Ice Age combined. The kiddies can love Ghostbusters too. |
BANNED  Posts: 12958 Joined: 30 Jan 2008  | ...I just thought of something chilling. This might be an excuse for companies to bag themselves some sweet exclusives. This means that I might actually have to pay for a 360 to get Brutal Legend. On the other hand.... User was banned for: Poll: What is your opinion on the Metal Gear Solid storylines?. (Permanent) |
Press Junketeer  Posts: 490 Joined: 23 Nov 2007    | Yeah...I can't see Brutal Legend or Ghostbusters laying around in limbo for too long. But if the studio is cheaper than the licenses, that explains an awful lot about the general crappiness of movie based games. |
Gone Gonzo Posts: 1397 Joined: 25 Feb 2008   | Vivendi has 3 companies working for them afaik. Activision, Sierra ad Blizzard. Activision is dropping popular games so i would assume that the others will pick them up. A "Blizzard Entertainment" logo is guaranteed to sell a few million extra copies. |
Gone Gonzo Posts: 1567 Joined: 5 Dec 2007 | On DoubleFines blog it is stated that the game is still fine. |
Muckraker  Posts: 277 Joined: 6 Feb 2008    | They better fucking release World in Conflict Soviet Assualt, I'll hunt them down and use a rusty spork to relieve them of their eyeballs otherwise. |
Muckraker  Posts: 228 Joined: 24 Jul 2008  | I heard on a site that Sierra said that they aren't dropping ghostbusters. I'm not sure about bruta legend. (Man, I really want brutal legend) |
Activision to Publish Only Five Vivendi Titles
In a move likely to raise eyebrows, Activision's main publishing arm said it was dropping all but five of Vivendi's games, leaving the fate of several key titles uncertain.
Activion Publishing said the only Vivendi Games franchising coming under its purview are Crash Bandicoot, Spyro the Dragon, Ice Age, Prototype, and one unannounced game.
Therefore, titles such as Ghostbusters, Chronicles of Riddick: Assault on Dark Athena, World at Conflict: Soviet Assault, 50 Cent Blood on the Sand, Zombie Wranglers, and Leisure Suit Larry: Box Office Bust are up in the air.
While Activision Blizzard also owns other publishing venues, none of them laid claim to publishing the orphaned titles.
In a perhaps related development, a panel on the Ghostbusters title scheduled for Comic-Con International last week was canceled without explanation, even though a playable version of the game was on display.
Source: Gamespot.com
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