It was a mistake to leave Microsoft in the first place. PGR series was great for that Arcade feel.

Once again I think Jeff was right on the ball with this one. I agree with everything that man said.

The Club wasn't a bad game.  It was a shallow game that was only fun if you made it fun.  I quite enjoyed that game, but it definitely wasn't $60 worth of game.  Had they been allowed to actually WORK on it rather than piece it together and then have Sega say "hey we're gonna release that now even if you still have shit you want to do with it", it would've been $60 worth of game.  We've seen what they can do with online when it comes to something like Blur, so it's obviously that they can actually DO online. 
 
As for Blood Stone, hey - I figure that's a project representative of how much they cared about making a Bond game in comparison to their passion for racing and dual analog shooters.

" The Club was in fact a bad game, but it was a cool idea. "

This is why I love Jeff, he keeps it real.
 
Also, I hear that Carbon Neutral Games is going to pick them up.

My best wish would be to see Blizzard leave activision and see COD popularity go down. those are the two major things that make money for activision. the rest is not amazing 

I wonder how well Blood Stone sold. I would have thought that as a James Bond movie licensed game it would have done ok. Those games must make money, right? Surely that's the only reason they are still being made?

" Seems like Bizarre was pretty stoked about making Blur themselves, but Blood Stone was definitely something Activision told them to do. 2 middling games, sales-wise, and then to sell such a great developer? Boo. "

Seems like Bizarre was pretty stoked about making Blur themselves, but Blood Stone was definitely something Activision told them to do. 2 middling games, sales-wise, and then to sell such a great developer? Boo.

Yeah... My reaction was pretty much the same as Jeff's when I heard the news. The fact the video game companies are businesses and that many decisions publishers make are based upon what will please the investors really sucks sometimes.

And people still support Actimilktion ... I know this sound childish but if you keep feeding a monster bigger it will become .... and cmon COD games are not all that great anymore Modern Warfare was but now is just the WW2 games redundancy all over again
Oh and thx Lemon I really like this insider vids of Whiskey Media ... which brings me to a request can you do a vid tour of the Whiskey Media Complex , it would be kinda nice but if you cant no worries?

Anyone know UK labour laws?  Meaning does Activision have to have a 90 day review before closing and mass layoffs?  Which would mean the 90 days is just a formality.

I was looking through an old magazine and it had an article saying Bungie/Bizarre leave Microsoft. Followed by a stock line about how they think it would be the best interest to sign with Activision. I also stumbled upon the Bioware/Pandemic story. Close everything

Is it just me, or does Jeff look like he is going bald?

:(

how do you fucking shut them down...assholes... 

Love the way the video opens with Vinny.

Crazy hand flapping up in theya.

Saw it. A lot of speculation now happens. But when it happened, it was on. Activision owns the IPs, so there's good talent to be had. So sad.

Thank god he didn't knock that coke bottle open! Put the lid back on! Haha

Those dudes make quality games, so I really don't see them being out of work for too long. Nonetheless, that's a really terrible thing to happen regardless.

And so Activision slides a little further down the chain of humanity. 

Real shame to see these guys get screwed over so quickly. Blur would have probably done better were it not for the crappy ad campaign. They may have had a bumpy history for quality games but when they hit they hit hard. Geo Wars still seems to be THE twin stick shooter to beat.
Maybe Jeff is right though. Maybe these guys can turn it around and reform somewhere else. Liverpool is the city of opportunity.

Yea it really does suck to see any company go down, but hopefully they can recover quick.

I agree. I was very upset by this news. Been a pretty avid Bizarre fan for a while now. Early PGR days. Can't believe this happened. 

Yeah my brother was sent to county for statutory redundancy.

The Club was in fact a bad game, but it was a cool idea.

Damn, it's loading slow as fuck, must be a rush. I'll watch it later. Shit, I bet it's cool.
 
And EDIT
 
Before I have watched.
 
  "90-day consultation, statutory redundancy"
 
that's three months people.

They'll be missed

His reaction=my reaction. Thanks for putting this up Lemon.

Jeff's first reactions to the initial news regarding game developer Bizarre Creations.