More proof that Activision is, infact, an evil empire

NintendrCkolc · November 16, 2009, 04:18:55 AM

source: http://kotaku.com/5405217/activision-exec-expect-additional-paid-online-modes

Quote from: KotakuWhoops. Kinda sorta missed this, another pearl of wisdom from this week's BMO Capital Markets forum.

Activision's CFO told conferees that extracting more dough out of players, via charging for certain online play or features, is something we should expect.

Here's what Tom Tippl told the gathering:

"It's definitely an aspiration that we see potential in, particularly as we look at different business models to monetize the online gameplay. There's good knowledge exchange happening between the Blizzard folks and our online guys.

We have great experience also on Call of Duty with the success we had on Xbox Live and PlayStation Network. A lot of that knowledge is getting actually built into the Battle.Net platform and the design of that. I think it's been mutually beneficial, and you should expect us to test and ultimately launch additional online monetization models of some of some of our biggest franchises like Call of Duty."

And now that you're red-faced and rushing to the comments to say no way in hell would you ever pay for this, Tippl reminds:

"Our gamers are telling us there's lots of services and innovation they would like to see that they're not getting yet. From what we see so far, additional content, as well as all the services Blizzard is offering, is that there is demand from the core gamers to pay up for that."

So, got that? He says practically demanding to pay up. So pay up!

TequilaClock · November 16, 2009, 04:28:12 AM

And people still boycott Valve.

VirusClock · November 16, 2009, 04:47:55 AM

They better not mess up Battle.net.

BunnyClock · November 16, 2009, 05:25:06 AM

Quote from: TequilaClock;1692532And people still boycott Valve.

well yeah they fucked up bad on l4d2. Also I'm tired of waiting for half life episode 3

ProqagandaClock · November 16, 2009, 06:36:21 AM

yeah seriously we're fed way to little Gman

people forget that Gman is just
well i cant put it in words, he is beyond the tools of which alphabetics compose

PirateClock · November 16, 2009, 06:42:09 AM

Quote from: bunnyclock;1692535well yeah they fucked up bad on l4d2. Also I'm tired of waiting for half life episode 3

I know right:( I mean Hl2 is still awesome and it was top of its game for a long time. But if they use the same engine for ep3, which is very likely, they'll be releasing a very dated game graphiclly wise (gameplay will still be better than 99,9% of other games) which it really doesn't deserve. It's pretty clear they won't make a new engine till Hl3 though.. and the cs, tf, dod and l4d games that come with it. So much as i love COD id really like Valve to reclaim their position as top fps maker.

BunnyClock · November 16, 2009, 08:47:47 AM

I mean right after episode 2 that picture gets released showing how they'll merge aperture science with the half life universe and then we don't hear anything for over 2 years?

DWARFINATORclock · November 16, 2009, 09:10:50 AM

Battle.net was shit to begin with.

Marlin Clock · November 16, 2009, 09:53:06 PM

Valve doesn't owe me anything. They've given me more than two years of the greatest multiplayer experiences I've ever had, definitely worth more than 90 dollars.

buttplug · November 16, 2009, 11:44:40 PM

FUCKING

YOU MESS WITH MY BLIZZARD

I FUCKING KILL YOU AND RAPE YOUR CORPSE

GOT THAT ACTIVISION?

Slurpee · November 16, 2009, 11:54:34 PM

remember when EA was the big evil vidya company that everybody hated?
when they bought the NFL exclusivity rights you could practically swim in the tears.

Marlin Clock · November 16, 2009, 11:56:12 PM

They started publishing good IPs.

Topcatyo · November 17, 2009, 12:13:33 AM

Activision, if you fuck with Blizzard...
I'm gonna have to kill ya.

Slurpee · November 17, 2009, 12:14:19 AM

Quote from: Marlin Brando;1692833They started publishing good IPs.

they haven't changed their policies in any significant way though.

I guess what I'm saying is gamers are only upset with activision because they're self-entitled brats, and not because of any moral wrongs that are actually being perpetrated.

TequilaClock · November 17, 2009, 12:51:43 AM

Quote from: Hannah Montana;1692825also how on earth did this thread turn from Activision to Valve

It's... kind of my fault. But I didn't expect it to be so flammable.

Also, don't you just want to shank the fuck out of his dorky face?

Topcatyo · November 17, 2009, 01:27:11 AM

Quote from: Slurpee;1692836they haven't changed their policies in any significant way though.

I guess what I'm saying is gamers are only upset with activision because they're self-entitled brats, and not because of any moral wrongs that are actually being perpetrated.

I guess it's mostly because EA keeps their mouths shut about their amoral practices while Bobby Kotick is constantly talking about he's going to take more money from people and that we want to pay more for games and that other companies should start doing it too.

(Image stolen from Destructoid

BunnyClock · November 17, 2009, 10:45:54 AM

This thread really made me feel like playing Half Life 2 again. And I WILL!

VirusClock · November 17, 2009, 01:07:53 PM

Quote from: DWARFINATOR;1692557Battle.net was shit to begin with.

Give me an online gaming service from 1998 that was better than battle.net.

PirateClock · November 17, 2009, 01:25:46 PM

Quote from: VirusClock;1692970Give me an online gaming service from 1998 that was better than battle.net.

Opening date October 15, 1998

Oh i didn't read the online part.

Heliopios · November 18, 2009, 01:23:48 AM

ea is bad and always will be. activision is just actin a fool for some press

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