Bobby "Slightly Worse Than Satan" Kotick, CEO of evil publisher Actvision, believes that videogames have the potential to eclipse movies and television to become the ultimate form of entertainment, and he won't even have to sacrifice a hundred babies to the Blackened Grimwizards in order to make it happen. He'll still sacrifice them though, for fun.
"I view the medium as having the potential to eclipse film and television," states The Dark One. He thinks that games will make their big breakthrough push within the next five years, when the next generation of hardware rolls around. Kotick suggests that once developers have mastered the art of believable facial animation, there will be enough of an emotional connection to allow for real, engaging stories.
Kotick also talked about hardware prices and why price cuts are important: "It's not a trivial investment for people. Part of my concern over the next couple of years is when you look at an economy that's not growing and you look at all the economic challenges we face, not just for videogames but for all businesses."
Of course, that last statement is coming from a man who is using the economy to justify hiking the price of Modern Warfare 2 to £54.99 in the United Kingdom, so he's not really in the best position to criticize the pricing strategies of other companies.
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2:20 PM on 08.31.2009
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I like having games as my dark little nerd secret.
KOOOTTTTIIIICCCCCKKKKKKK!!!!!!
KOOOTTTTIIIICCCCCKKKKKKK!!!!!!
But then I like movies because I don't have to be activly engaged, I don't have to keep a constant eye on game mechanics that could kill me or hinder my progress in seeing the rest of the story.
Plus unless controllers and interfaces become even easier to use a large majority of people will just continue to ignore these games despite how good the faces look...unless Nintendos "Win Button" mechanic catches on.
Oh, and if Bloodsport were a video game, that would surpass the movie.
But from the man who complains when the consumer gets basic rights to resell then goes and milks francises to bones, from the man who threatens and scolds others then turns and does the exact same thing and from the man who complains he's STILL not fucking rich enough and pulls bullshit like the Modern Warware 2 price.
He can go fuck himself.
But they play videogames in Bloodsport, how can you beat that?
Somebody says this every other month. Alas because it's a reason to rip on Kotick it's news.
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Kotick is an asshole of near-mythic proportions solely based on the fact that he drives his company to be the ultimate in one-trick-ponydom, and has the incredible gall to call it "innovation.". Activision was one of the main factors in the 1983 industry killswitch because of their efforts in oversaturating the general marketplace with turdish excuses for product - and they seem to be looking to repeat the trend to its eventual repeat performance. The day he loses his employment in that industry will be the sign that his prediction may actually come to pass, but as long as he's there, the time for genuinely imaginative titles will be spent on satiating the dumbed-down masses willing to be bent over and raped in the name of the mighty dollar/euro/moon credit.
What worries me most is that other big studios will follow suit - I'm already getting that vibe out of SqEnix and Ubisoft's respective camps, and the signs are starting to show that shitting out a sequel with zero real gameplay difference/innovation (not mere gimmickry) is a lot more profitable than actually changing the whole beast in the name of pioneering/trailblazing. Sequels are great in the short-term of a concept's lifespan, but repetition for its sales figure sake alone proves to sink not just franchises or companies, but whole genres, styles and even industries.
Chong-Li disapproves.
I know it's overratted I wanted to give an example but serious business came into the way. It's a good movie nothing less but it's revered as one of the best movie ever made and way ahead of it's time.
Today it doesn't holds up really well but at the time it was an achievement.