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That explains it! I've been wondering how a well loved, well regarded, super popular series managed to get -good- review scores!
I wonder which makes more money, CoD or pokemon? They both sell a lot, and while CoD has DLC map packs, pokemon has a lot of spin offs and a ton of merchandise. Hmmm.
Wow, those are some big numbers. Pretty amazing to think our little hobby has gone from the days of a couple of cassettes on the shelves at the local record store to this!
I don't want to be a hater. I really don't. I wish I could say "Wow great, well deserved!" but I just can't get over the feeling that this is sad. I guess I just don't get it.
I am having alot of fun playing this with my friends so it makes sense to me. Its sad to me that people spend so much energy trashing people for liking something just because they don't like it. Oh well, guess ill just continue having fun playing it.
I guess it's clear who won the FPS war. And fuck all the haters, this game is fun. Something this community has forgotten how to do.
The best part about this string of broken records out of the CoD camp is that, in 10 years, no one will be able to remember which CoD was which, or even which records were broken and by which game. It'll all be a clusterfuck of whogivesashit.
It's still a fun game, but I wonder if this is where they peak. I'd love to see something substantially different, but I doubt we see it until the see a sales dip, this is Activison after all.
And the world was silent when Rayman Origins came out :(. I really try to keep an open mind but even when I hear Madden does well it makes me sad for the state of the gaming market. I just cannot appreciate games that do so little to really revolutionize anything and is so blatantly exploited yet so well received by fans, it just doesn't compute with me. I'm beginning to think a horrible person.
Wow that is some serious cash.
On another note MW3 is fun for a lot of people and good on them, hope they enjoy it. Also while people may say this game is common denomiator stuff well one could see it as a good introduction point to games. People start playing MW because there friends do it and you never know next year they could be supporting your favourite indy dev.
On another note MW3 is fun for a lot of people and good on them, hope they enjoy it. Also while people may say this game is common denomiator stuff well one could see it as a good introduction point to games. People start playing MW because there friends do it and you never know next year they could be supporting your favourite indy dev.
Call of Duty, Angry Birds, Farmville.... Gaming has seriously changed. I just hope that Skyrim continues to be a great success so that more studios and publishers will attempt to replicate that experience the way they do COD. I say, the more epic RPGs, the better. The much MUCH fucking better.
I can understand hating a game because the quality is poor, or because you're not a fan of the genre. I'll never understand hating one simply because it's popular. Assassin's Creed has reached the same level of annual releases, yet is immune to the firing squad CoD faces on a daily basis.
Whereas this is certainly good news for Activision, this is a dreadful message for the future of original, creative gaming*. All it does it say "Oh, sorry, we don't want to take the chance on original IPs because the suckers keep lining up for the sequels. So, that's where we're going to focus our energy and money."
*See Okami, Beyond Good and Evil, and Psychonauts for just a few examples.
*See Okami, Beyond Good and Evil, and Psychonauts for just a few examples.
Can't be surprised. Game is actually fun and I don't see why people keep hating....
Also, I KNEW IT. MONEY OUT THE YANG!
Also, I KNEW IT. MONEY OUT THE YANG!
@ amtalx
I see your point and I criticize Assassin's Creed for the same reason's I do Call of Duty. I actually never saw what people see in that franchise to be honest.
I see your point and I criticize Assassin's Creed for the same reason's I do Call of Duty. I actually never saw what people see in that franchise to be honest.
"Call of Duty? What is that? Tis' be a game for barborous heathens. I care not for such depravity. Shooting people in a video game? Well, I never. I only play indie "experiences" that don't shackle me to silly trivialities like objectives, or narratives."
THIS is what you guys sound like.
THIS is what you guys sound like.
Activision paid those people to buy the game just like they paid all those reviewers to give it good reviews.
Because everything that is popular that I don't like is lame and stupid and I'm better than everyone because I think that way.
On a serious note, I'm not sure why people think CoD is robbing the industry of creativity. Most companies know they can't best CoD anyway, so them creating a competing game is suicide. Skyrim, Skyward Sword, Deus Ex: HR, Mass Effect, Lollipop Chainsaw and several other games still have originality and fresh ideas, and of those that have been released, all of them sold very well. Not CoD well, but nothing will likely top that.
Because everything that is popular that I don't like is lame and stupid and I'm better than everyone because I think that way.
On a serious note, I'm not sure why people think CoD is robbing the industry of creativity. Most companies know they can't best CoD anyway, so them creating a competing game is suicide. Skyrim, Skyward Sword, Deus Ex: HR, Mass Effect, Lollipop Chainsaw and several other games still have originality and fresh ideas, and of those that have been released, all of them sold very well. Not CoD well, but nothing will likely top that.
So, is this the peak? I'm guessing IW wasn't able to improve the MW2 engine much due to the breakup and losing people to Respawn. We know that Treyarch can't code a new engine to save their lives. However, it's still one of the best looking games on consoles, so who knows.
I'd be interested to see how high the marketing budgets for these games are though. Activision has to be pumping 100+ million into the endless marketing machine for these
How is Call of Duty's release and success detrimental to the industry? I don't know of anyone who's annual video game budget is only $60. If this is the only game people buy it's because it's the only game they WANT to play, not the only one they can afford.
What two studios produce(infinity ward/treyarch) has no affect on the ability of another to release something innovative that pushes their respective genre forward.
But I guess you can't talk reason to haters. So keep on hating and being miserable. The rest of us will keep on having fun.
What two studios produce(infinity ward/treyarch) has no affect on the ability of another to release something innovative that pushes their respective genre forward.
But I guess you can't talk reason to haters. So keep on hating and being miserable. The rest of us will keep on having fun.
@ greenknight
Selling fewer records/games =/= good either
Unless you're a hipster
Do yourself a favor and look up the word "subjective" or "opinion".
Selling fewer records/games =/= good either
Unless you're a hipster
Do yourself a favor and look up the word "subjective" or "opinion".
if only COD was timesplitters. then i would care. i just dont care for the "realistic" looking FPS war shooters.
Nobody actually likes CoD. In reality it is as terrible as everyone on the internet says and Activision somehow managed to brainwash everyone who bought it into liking it. IW somehow used a combination of gameplay, story and a myriad of features to create an experience that only appears to be fun but isn't actually fun at all.
Nothing personally against MW3, but it's times like these when I just want to bury my face in a pillow and cry.
@ John B
I think unfortunately it's the economy that contributes to this. In this economic climate movies like The Matrix never would have been made because people just aren't willing to take a chance. They'd rather go with the sure sales than try anything innovative. And I agree with Amtaix about AC, but i think it's just a sign of the times.
I think unfortunately it's the economy that contributes to this. In this economic climate movies like The Matrix never would have been made because people just aren't willing to take a chance. They'd rather go with the sure sales than try anything innovative. And I agree with Amtaix about AC, but i think it's just a sign of the times.
I don't hate COD, I hate that it's popular. Why? Because I personally think it legitimizes (and glorifies) war, the USA army, (and this is particularly critical) its purpose, its current use and operations, the military-industrial complex, etc, in the eyes of millions of teenagers/young adults.
I dislike it not as a game or its effect on the gaming industry, but as a reflection of the state of youth and how it might alter their perceptions of important subjects growing up.
I dislike it not as a game or its effect on the gaming industry, but as a reflection of the state of youth and how it might alter their perceptions of important subjects growing up.
I love how Jim seriously downplays how activision bought his review. I also love that he has never came out and said they didnt pay for a good review.
Exaggerating whatever compensation received as a way of downplaying what was actually received in case it ever comes to light is not a really good strategy.
Could have been any number of things, free games, earlier review titles, swag, whatever... it doesnt automatically mean you got golden controllers and personal female ball ticklers.
Exaggerating whatever compensation received as a way of downplaying what was actually received in case it ever comes to light is not a really good strategy.
Could have been any number of things, free games, earlier review titles, swag, whatever... it doesnt automatically mean you got golden controllers and personal female ball ticklers.
@ lifecarrier
So you must also hate Battlefield. You give video games way too much credit. Why can't a video game just be a that. It's this industry's equivalent to a popcorn flick. It's harmless, so just let it be.
If you think CoD has that much influence on a child's mind than you probably would agree with those phony psychologists that claim violent video games cause school shootings. Lighten up bro.
So you must also hate Battlefield. You give video games way too much credit. Why can't a video game just be a that. It's this industry's equivalent to a popcorn flick. It's harmless, so just let it be.
If you think CoD has that much influence on a child's mind than you probably would agree with those phony psychologists that claim violent video games cause school shootings. Lighten up bro.
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