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[ThrashTitan]

Activision released news today that they will be discontinuing the development of any future Guitar Hero games after the less-than-stellar sales for the most recent Guitar Hero game, "Warriors of Rock".

Activision instead intends to focus on their best-selling first person shooter franchise, 'Call of Duty

In 2008 EA confirmed that it was planning a sequel for Mirror's Edge, which met with 'disappointing sales'.

Its all about money.

[SithHappens]

"How can you come to any conclusion beyond the fact that EA dont think the game will sell well for it's cancellation? It's not like they don't have the capacity to do both. They virtually put it in writing here...:"


Shit happens when you're making a game, and they have their deadline they want to hit. I stated them pulling resources for BF3 because that's what this source said, http://bf3blog.com/2...to-work-on-bf3/, as well as your first post where Eurogamer said "to presumably work on bf3" (paraphrasing). They obviously thought they could make ME2 work or they wouldn't have started production on it, so I still see them returning to it in the future, as well as possibly fixing what they think they fucked up on to make its sales better.


"I never stated as such, only that I do not see the logic in entirely stopping production of Mirror's Edge when history has shown DICE has the capacity to work on multiple games at the same time."


That's a lot different than saying "Dump something original to make a safe bet rehash".

JUST SAYING.


Edit: @ThrashTitan - Right, I forgot that companies are supposed to continue making games even if they'll lose money and also not follow where consumers put their dollars.

Edited by SithHappens, 16 February 2011 - 01:18 AM.

[ThrashTitan]

[Mirrors Edge] only sold 750,000 copies

So.. go fuck yourself if you really think the decision was about money and a "safe bet rehash."

Right, I forgot that companies are supposed to continue making games even if they'll lose money and also not follow where consumers put their dollars.

Edited by ThrashTitan, 16 February 2011 - 03:41 AM.

[SithHappens]

Go back and read what I said in my posts tard, I gave a reason why I don't think this was only about money. They had already started Mirror's Edge 2, so they obviously thought they could get profits. You don't dump money into production of something you think you can profit from and then simply stop it, making that money go to waste. Unless of course something else needed attention, like BF3.

Also my comment at you was more "well fucking duh". They've made a shit ton of guitar hero's, they have to stop at some point once people stop caring to buy them. Same would go if Mirror's Edge 2 didn't sell well, it's not like they should then make Mirror's Edge 3 just because we would want it. Obviously though ME still sold well enough for them to make ME2 since they started working on the sequel.

I mean in this case if it was really only about sales, why'd they start ME2 in the first place, and then hault it now 6 months before planned release of BF3.

[ThrashTitan]

[Andrack]

Oh hai gauise, wats been goin on in this thre-

O.o
*leaves*

[Xayun]

I believe he's trying to imply the ever-raging SithHappens is using a strawman argument

[x_byakugan_x]

Are you fucked bro?

My favorite line here.

[Tree_]

Yeah nah i'm totally fucked though aye?

[Little Kiba]

Mirros Edge 2? I don't think they even had a one.

[SithHappens]

Are you fucked bro referring to are you fucked up, not meaning that you're fucked.

In reference to calling it a strawman argument, whatever, OP's original statement is still fucked up.

[ThrashTitan]

I believe he's trying to imply the ever-raging SithHappens is using a strawman argument

Too subtle?

[way2lazy2care]

Are you fucked bro referring to are you fucked up, not meaning that you're fucked.

In reference to calling it a strawman argument, whatever, OP's original statement is still fucked up.

you shoulda let it be man. It was much cooler the other way.

[DarkAscension]

Just to put something out there, with EA saying they "stopped the project" was a bad move. Had they not stopped (y'know, leave it on the side to work on once BF3 is out), then come back to it later instead of just dropping it like a sack of rotten potatoes, then none of the community (including myself) would be upset as we are.

[way2lazy2care]

Just to put something out there, with EA saying they "stopped the project" was a bad move. Had they not stopped (y'know, leave it on the side to work on once BF3 is out), then come back to it later instead of just dropping it like a sack of rotten potatoes, then none of the community (including myself) would be upset as we are.

Oh. So instead of saying they "stopped the project" they should have said that they had "stopped the project". The fact that they didn't say "canceled" is telling.

I can't imagine that they won't come back to Mirrors Edge ever, but it makes sense that they would want to dedicate as many resources as possible to BF3 as it is a pretty significant project in the grand scheme of things.

[DarkAscension]

Oh. So instead of saying they "stopped the project" they should have said that they had "stopped the project". The fact that they didn't say "canceled" is telling.

No, no, I meant they could have said "we are still doing it, but our focus is BF3". Wording when issuing statements like this is crucial, otherwise you'll have fans protesting outside your office.

[way2lazy2care]

No, no, I meant they could have said "we are still doing it, but our focus is BF3". Wording when issuing statements like this is crucial, otherwise you'll have fans protesting outside your office.

If there were enough fans to protest outside their office in any significance they probably wouldn't have canceled it in the first place.

[DarkAscension]

I swear, context is hard to project nowadays.

[hummus]

I swear, context is hard to project nowadays.

Not in this case. He was implying that nobody likes/liked Mirror's Edge. If i'm not completely mistaken.

Edited by hummus, 22 February 2011 - 01:25 PM.