#May2012
EA and Activision Settle ‘CALL OF DUTY’ Lawsuit; Aw Corporations Can F**K Nice.
The great litigation arm wrestling match between two video game Douchebag Titans is finally over. A day after settling with everyone who left Infinity Ward save its founders, EA and Activision have finally decided to play nice.
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ACTIVISION v. INFINITY WARD Court Date Delayed. Just Get It F**king Over With
Activision and Infinity Ward have tots had the hate for each other since their falling out around the time of Modern Warfare 2: More Warfare Post-Modern (Warfare 1). They’ve been suing one another for like infinity (years!) and it doesn’t look like its about to end.
‘CALL OF DUTY’ Creative Strategist ‘FourZeroTwo’ Resigns. There Was…Creative Strategy?
The creative strategist behind Call of Duty has resigned, prompting me to ask the dickish question. When was the last time we actually found anything resembling creative strategy in the Call of Duty franchise? From the DLC to the ad campaigns to the treatment of their fans. It’s all pretty bland to me.
‘DIABLO III’ GETS AN OFFICIAL RELEASE DATE. This May, It’s On.
Pow! Well here’s some salve to apply to my chaffed post-Mass Effect 3 gaming nipples. Not only is Diablo III actually-maybe-potentially real, but it has a release date. Finally.
‘Call of Duty’ Pulls In More Than $750 In Five Days, Franchise At $6 Billion.
Call of Duty is a license to print money. Lots, and lots, and lots of money. I know it’s not cool for a “real“ gamer to dig the franchise, but I lap it up. Along with millions of others.
Review: ‘Modern Warfare 3’. It’ll Bang Your Mom While You Cheer!
Looking at video games like a high school class, we see all the tribes are represented. You have the Jocks, sports games. You have the artsy kids, Ico, Shadow of the Colossus, Okami. You have the music section with Rock band and similar music titles. You have the nerds with their RPGs. And finally we come to the FPS genre. These are like the jock’s jocks. They are the inner circle of meatheads that control their respective flocks. Where does this leave Call of Duty? It’s the captain of the wrestling team; all aggressive and arrogant.
Call of Duty is more than a game. Its an institution. Gamers come in shapes and sizes, and one thing they have in common is an opinion of the greatest selling franchise in history. Love it or hate it, Call of Duty is here, and its here to bang your sister, steal your girlfriend, break up your parents, foreclose on your house and other seemingly douchebag things, and you will thank CoD for it.
World of Warcraft Subscriptions Down 10%, Still Sports Bulging User Base.
You know an MMO is enormous when it can shed 10% of its user base and still have a raging community. Such is the life of WoW, the Eternal Juggernaut of the MMO realm. As the news portends however, slowly the community is sloughing off its addiction.
Get Double XP In ‘Modern Warfare 3’ From Mountain Dew and Doritos. No, Seriously.
Earlier today when commenting on the demise of the creator of Doritos, I remarked that they formed a perfect synergy with Mountain Dew. An unbreakable teflon bond that empowers the geek who smashes together the two ingredients. And in a bit of marketing genius/horror, both the products will allow you to double your XP in Modern Warfare 3.
‘Diablo 3’ To Launch In Early 2012; Scrap My Winter Break Plans.
Diablo 3. I’ve accepted that it’s really real, a fact that sends a twinge up my balls. In a glorious way. However, I got greedy. Began thinking it may come out this year. Blizzard has confirmed that it won’t, and I cry a single tear.
