Acti CEO wants to take the fun out of making games

[DontTouchMyHoHos]

Activision games to bypass consoles

CEO Bobby Kotick reveals plans for "untethered Guitar Hero," Facebook integration, emotionally resonant animation, and taking "all the fun out of making video games."

www.gamespot.com

Greed only breeds more greed.

 

[SullyQuindarius]

Fuck Activision. They're killing everything under them. I want Blizzard to dump em.

 

[Wolfy]

<3 Activision, making the industry better by showing other companies how not to act.

 

[Ammorn]

 

[Wolfy]

Borrows meme

 

[DontTouchMyHoHos]

What's funny is how long ago he stated this and his plans are coming to fruition.

 

[SullyQuindarius]

What's funny is how long ago he stated this and his plans are coming to fruition.

execute order 66...

 

[Montoya]

All these publishers pushed the boundaries a bit too far.

The backlash the gaming community gives them is a wake up call to change or die.

Thank goodness for companies like CD Projekt Red and CIG who are still making the magic!

 

[DirectorGunner]

I'm past pre-ordering anything anymore. Don't care what "perks" I get on a broken game on release.
The gaming industry leaders are broken.
As Montoya wrote, it's only CDPR and CIG and maybe some other small indie studios who are pushing boundaries in the right direction for the industry.
Though I'll have to see how Cyberpunk turns out to keep that opinion.

 

[Black Sunder]

If you take the fun out of making games then don't be surprised when the games aren't fun to play and people don't buy it.

 

[Printimus]

Did anyone actually read the article all the way through? I'm not taking sides, but the guy just wants to keep things realistic from the sounds of the quotes. Ask any dev, any real developer of a game and they will tell you it's not all fun and games.

Remember when people in CIG were getting their feelings hurt because Chris Roberts was being too hard on them for not sharing in his dream?

I do love how quick everyone is to bash and slander executives with "greedy" and other negative insults. Anyone else notice how he wants to experiment with games via bypasses the consoles? Good on him for trying new things.

 

[Talonsbane]

I would say that I quit pre-paying for games, but the truth is that I actually just shifted from paying early from other games to paying for beautiful ship jpegs for SC & SQ42. By the end of this year I'll be a Space Marshal. So I clearly haven't stopped. I did however find a "support group" of like minded individuals that are also interested in my current favorite game. LoL

 

[NaffNaffBobFace]

I would say that I quit pre-paying for games, but the truth is that I actually just shifted from paying early from other games to paying for beautiful ship jpegs for SC & SQ42. By the end of this year I'll be a Space Marshal. So I clearly haven't stopped. I did however find a "support group" of like minded individuals that are also interested in my current favorite game. LoL

I could say: "In our defense we are not pre-ordering, we are funding development" but I know there are plenty of backers who didn't read the T's and C's when they pledged and didn't understand that although their motive was to place a pre-order that's not what they were handing their money over for, even though they ticked the box to say they understood the terms of the contract.

I know because I was one of them - I thought I was just pre-ordering a game I wanted that hadn't even been made yet that no studio would fund, and that it would take as long as it takes to get it...

So now with my understanding of how SC works it'd be easy for me to say "I don't pre-order games" because technically I don't... But in reality my top-hat and monocle? They may say otherwise.

 

[August]

I could say: "In our defense we are not pre-ordering, we are funding development" but I know there are plenty of backers who didn't read the T's and C's when they pledged and didn't understand that although their motive was to place a pre-order that's not what they were handing their money over for, even though they ticked the box to say they understood the terms of the contract.

I know because I was one of them - I thought I was just pre-ordering a game I wanted that hadn't even been made yet that no studio would fund, and that it would take as long as it takes to get it...

So now with my understanding of how SC works it'd be easy for me to say "I don't pre-order games" because technically I don't... But in reality my top-hat and monocle? They may say otherwise.

But it is a smashing hat.

 

[Talonsbane]

Call me crazy, but am I alone in thinking that it would be awesome if CIG would also add a high class sword cane that would match the top hat & monocle? Then there can be an assortment of fan made SC "Putting on the Ritz" videos as well.

RIP Gene Wilder & Peter Boyle

 

[DontTouchMyHoHos]

Did anyone actually read the article all the way through? I'm not taking sides, but the guy just wants to keep things realistic from the sounds of the quotes. Ask any dev, any real developer of a game and they will tell you it's not all fun and games.

Remember when people in CIG were getting their feelings hurt because Chris Roberts was being too hard on them for not sharing in his dream?

I do love how quick everyone is to bash and slander executives with "greedy" and other negative insults. Anyone else notice how he wants to experiment with games via bypasses the consoles? Good on him for trying new things.

I personally know developers and they enjoy making games and would hate to have the fun taken out of it, its all perspective. Do you enjoy someone taking the fun out of it by making you a mindless robot that does what its told and cant talk to higher ups because you are a peon or do you enjoy having input, feedback, and the ability to communicate with the entire staff on an equal basis. Its all perspective. He also mentions keeping people in depression etc. words mean things.

 

[Bruce]

Though I'll have to see how Cyberpunk turns out to keep that opinion.

What was displayed isn't really something I expected ... but again - I'm spoiled by CIG

 

[188Octane]

All these publishers pushed the boundaries a bit too far.

The backlash the gaming community gives them is a wake up call to change or die.

Thank goodness for companies like CD Projekt Red and CIG who are still making the magic!

The comment reminded me of this:

 

[Talonsbane]

The comment reminded me of this:

Very well stated my friend.

 

[Printimus]

I personally know developers and they enjoy making games and would hate to have the fun taken out of it, its all perspective. Do you enjoy someone taking the fun out of it by making you a mindless robot that does what its told and cant talk to higher ups because you are a peon or do you enjoy having input, feedback, and the ability to communicate with the entire staff on an equal basis. Its all perspective. He also mentions keeping people in depression etc. words mean things.

While I understand your perspective of this, I have a feeling that whoever wrote the article, (much like any journalist or writers do) perhaps took some of the words out of context. I dont believe any good businessman (or woman) would openly mention stuff like this, especially to the press.