EPTThe comment is at 50:16. Here's a link:
http://gameshark.libsyn.com/jumping-the-shark-episode-62
Has anyone else heard about this? Couldn't find anything on TL.
StarCraft 2 not worth it according to Activision?
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eatpraylove
United States53 Posts
The comment is at 50:16. Here's a link: http://gameshark.libsyn.com/jumping-the-shark-episode-62 Has anyone else heard about this? Couldn't find anything on TL. | ||
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Fat.Cat91
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udgnim
United States8024 Posts
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Tokay
Sweden115 Posts
On May 02 2011 16:02 Fat.Cat91 wrote: Listen to companies that makes shitty games like call of duty more... When the company that makes shitty games owns blizzard, listening to them can be quite important. | ||
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nimbus99
Canada194 Posts
im SO happy they didnt make it monthly, although if they did, everyone would just play BW which wouldnt be that bad at all  | ||
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bloodorc44
United States31 Posts
On May 02 2011 16:05 nimbus99 wrote: im SO happy they didnt make it monthly, although if they did, everyone would just play BW which wouldnt be that bad at all It is a monthly charge for everyone in China, and there are many complaints. Blizzard says they are "working on fixing it, soon™" | ||
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Taiyoken
Canada130 Posts
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Yoshi Kirishima
United States10383 Posts
Btw I can't believe people actually buy CoD with all the DLC shit. I mean yeah if you have a job $60 a year and DLC and xboxlive (unless u have ps3 or PC) isn't that much if you play the game even less than often, but compared to games like SC1 and SC2? No way xD | ||
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qdenser
Canada133 Posts
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Bensio
United Kingdom621 Posts
 Blizzard, I would have worked for $1 an hour just to tell Dustin "stop it, just stop it"  | ||
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corpuscle
United States1967 Posts
Billie Joe Armstrong has been infested by the Zerg, and his only hope for redemption is Tre Cool, hardened commander of the Dookie Defenders, a rebel corps fighting for freedom and 13 year-old girl's hearts and wallets (mostly the wallets). Power chords and powered pylons clash when Mike Dirnt and his alien armada intercede, their zealotry exceeded only by their power to ROCK. | ||
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Eury
Sweden1126 Posts
On May 02 2011 16:00 eatpraylove wrote: So I was listening to an episode of Jumping the Shark on which Soren Johnson (of Civ 4 fame) was the guest. He made the alarming comment that Activision's CFO had said that StarCraft 2 was not really worth it. I'm guessing this would have been on the investor's conference call in February. The comment is at 50:16. Here's a link: http://gameshark.libsyn.com/jumping-the-shark-episode-62 Has anyone else heard about this? Couldn't find anything on TL. Starcraft has sold over 5 million copies on a platform that you don't have to pay any license fees for, of course it is worth it. However, compared to WoW, Starcraft 2 is a very small part of Blizzard's overall revenue. WoW went from 98% of Blizzard's revenue in 2009, to 89% in 2010. Also keep in mind that not only did WoW generated 9 times as much money as Starcraft 2 last year, the profit margins for WoW is probably a lot higher. At the end of the day Starcraft is still very profitable for Blizzard, even though it can't compare to World of Warcraft. Very few games, if any, can. | ||
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eviltomahawk
United States11135 Posts
"In New York City a few weeks ago, apparently the CFO of Activision basically said that Starcraft 2 is not really worth it. Monetarily (something something). We spent a lot of money on it. We got more money, but the return on the dollar is nothing compared to what the online, free-to-play companies are making. That profit margin just doesn't compare. When you're a major company like Activision, you have an obligation to the shareholders to pursue... if there is a strategy where the profit margin is twice as high as what you're pursuing, then it's time to exchange strategies. It doesn't make sense for Blizzard, it doesn't make sense for anyone. But here's the thing. I don't necessarily believe the middle class game is dead because not every company out there needs to be making decisions based off of what's going to make them the most money, and in fact many don't. In the strategy gaming space, the two classic examples are Paradox and Stardock (?). Those companies are making those games not because they think are going to make the most money but because those are the games that they choose to make." (goes on to discuss the "mid tier" game and other stuff, including stuff about League of Legends) | ||
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zook
United States19 Posts
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CrazyFarmer
Canada13 Posts
On May 02 2011 16:05 nimbus99 wrote: LOL thats so funny, the big corporate assholes probably wish they put a monthly charge on ALL battle.net accounts. It would be one fee, but you can play wow, sc2, and d3.... im SO happy they didnt make it monthly, although if they did, everyone would just play BW which wouldnt be that bad at all Both are owned by Vivendi, the merging also doesn't affect Blizzard due to them being self-published. Just take it as Activision being annoying cunts. | ||
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Goldfish
2230 Posts
In this case, would Activison be able to affect Blizzard at all or is it Vivendi that calls the shots? | ||
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On_Slaught
United States12190 Posts
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Irrelevant
United States2364 Posts
On May 02 2011 16:20 Goldfish wrote: I remember in an interview that Vivendi (Company that owns Blizzard) was the one that purchased Activision (Vivendi also decided to remove Blizzard North and scrap that early version of Diablo 3 too I think). In this case, would Activison be able to affect Blizzard at all or is it Vivendi that calls the shots? Blizz was bought by Activision, vivendi had massive debts even with wow's income | ||
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eviltomahawk
United States11135 Posts
Companies getting larger is a double-edged sword. On one hand, there are way more resources to make games with higher production values and possibly higher quality. On the other hand, the companies start to lose touch with their actual customer base and start listening more to their shareholders, who are mostly tuned into the money and numbers aspect of the business. As the corporate bureaucracy gets more aloof from actual game-making, it seems that the games themselves suffer. | ||
BLinD-RawR
ALLEYCAT BLUES51630 Posts
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