So that's something! Not really surprising I guess but I think they'll find a better home with EA. Especially now that EA seemingly has a different focus than they did back in the Medal of Honor days.
EA must have been willing to pay whatever it cost to get these guys on board. edit: fixed the link
The litigation is really gonna get bloody now. No way in hell is Activision going to let the Modern Warfare name be put on an EA game. Would be funny though if it happened.
It's safe to say Activision has been dealt a few blows lately. Their big properties aren't making much money anymore, they just potentially lost Modern Warfare. But they still have the money-printing press known as WoW.
Not surprising. I'm calling it now, in five to ten years they storm out on EA into the arms of Activision and the cycle repeats itself.
Also forgot to mention that this is only going to add fuel to counter-suit Activision filed not that long ago. Looks like West & Zampella really were scouting for new digs with other publishers before getting sacked if they managed to hook up a deal with EA overnight.
" Not surprising. I'm calling it now, in five to ten years they storm out on EA into the arms of Activision and the cycle repeats itself. Also forgot to mention that this is only going to add fuel to counter-suit Activision filed not that long ago. Looks like West & Zampella really were scouting for new digs with other publishers before getting sacked if they managed to hook up a deal with EA overnight. "
I dunno. I mean, I see where you're coming from, but wouldn't you think that any publisher that could afford it would have been writing up potential contracts for those guys the second the news broke? A month isn't necessarily overnight.
" Not surprising. I'm calling it now, in five to ten years they storm out on EA into the arms of Activision and the cycle repeats itself. Also forgot to mention that this is only going to add fuel to counter-suit Activision filed not that long ago. Looks like West & Zampella really were scouting for new digs with other publishers before getting sacked if they managed to hook up a deal with EA overnight. "
It's possible but Activision's gonna need some serious rock-solid evidence if they're gonna claim something like that
@Izaak said:
" "Cost of a single Javelin Missile: $80,000" The look on Bobby Kotick's face when the Call Of Duty franchise falls apart: Priceless. "
I can't see this coming in yet another full circle. EA has gone through serious growing pains since their first departure, and this isn't their first transformation. Their history has been kind of fluid with the times. This shit pretty much feels like providence.
Activision, on the other hand, has been a beast that has long evolved along a single path from failure to the disgusting entity it is now. A tale which has basically been Kotick's. IMO the only possible futures for them are either a continued ascent like Microsoft (in which they never have to adjust because of their position and remain a forever powerful force), or Kotick's evil ass runs his course of leadership and Activision as a publisher recedes to their previous point. Or folds.
There's also the wildcard: another publisher assumes dominance. Hell, even Ubisoft could still do that. And maybe they (Infinity Ward dudes) could end up there. Who knows.
" I can't see this coming in yet another full circle. EA has gone through serious growing pains since their first departure, and this isn't their first transformation. Their history has been kind of fluid with the times. This shit pretty much feels like providence. Activision, on the other hand, has been a beast that has long evolved along a single path from failure to the disgusting entity it is now. A tale which has basically been Kotick's. IMO the only possible futures for them are either a continued ascent like Microsoft (in which they never have to adjust because of their position and remain a forever powerful force), or Kotick's evil ass runs his course of leadership and Activision as a publisher recedes to their previous point. Or folds. "
Activision isn't going to fold but it's not hard to imagine a future where the Activision/Blizzard relationship is rebalanced in Blizzard's favour
" Wow. EA is going to have 2 best selling FPS franchises now. Battlefield and whatever Zampella and West come up with. Hell, the new MoH might be good. "
I just hope they manage not to become the new Activision. Again.
@get2sammyb: They may have some sort of no-competition clause in their contracts, meaning the might not be able to work for another studio for X amount of time.
Obvious choice, really. From one big fish to another. Still, I am pretty sure that whatever comes from there will be of the same caliber, so as long as EA treat them right then it's good news for us gamers.
@Gizmo: Aside from their annualized sports games, EA puts out good games. DICE, BioWare, Valve, Maxis, etc. are all really good developers who seem to be able to work well under EA. Not to mention them being willing to take risks on things like Dead Space and Mirror's Edge. I really don't think they deserve a lot of the bad rap they get.
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