EPTActivision-Blizzard acquires MLG - Page 6
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chipmonklord17
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On January 05 2016 08:52 Ansibled wrote: I think ESPN wants to do that too. Perfect, competition will work wonders for the scene | ||
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pure.Wasted
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On January 05 2016 08:13 amazingxkcd wrote: https://twitter.com/Slasher/status/684150561067921410 If Bobby Kotick wasn't literally Satan, I'd even dare to get my hopes up. | ||
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A_needle_jog
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On January 05 2016 09:06 pure.Wasted wrote: If Bobby Kotick wasn't literally Satan, I'd even dare to get my hopes up. ![[image loading]](http://www.omega-level.net/wp-content/uploads/2010/08/kotick.jpg) | ||
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Clonester
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"Together, we will create new ways to celebrate players and their unique skills, dedication and commitment to gaming. We are excited to add Sundance and the entire MLG esports team to our competitive gaming initiatives." Looks like it wasnt just some "assets", but the complete buisness. They will add Sundance and the whole MLG esport team. MLG TV. Live streaming capabilites. It is not just taking over "assets", it like taking over everything, the new "MLG limited whatever" (or how they are forced to rename) will just live as long as you need to kill the company and get rid of the shareholders. MLG will be a direct part of Activision Blizzard, no matter the details of the deal created by the suits to avoid paying too much, MLG will held the CS:GO Major in Columbos while being a part of Activision Blizzard. Could be good news, when Blizzard will actually form a new MLG tour, they will likely pick up all 4 Blizzard Esport games + CoD (Activision game) + CSGO (most popular game without retarded owner, yes I mean you Riot). When they held multi-games-Events its very likely that they will pick up Starcraft more often (WCS Circuit events tho :/ ) and maybe use MLG for the american WCS Champion Event as also Qualifier. Oh and yeah, Blizzard will attack Twitch with this deal and could even try to get away from it. | ||
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JimmyJRaynor
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On January 05 2016 09:06 pure.Wasted wrote: If Bobby Kotick wasn't literally Satan, I'd even dare to get my hopes up. Since its inception in 2008 ATVI led the pack with longer development timelines for its big franchises resulting in higher quality games, long term profit and incredible brand strength. why don't you pick urself up a copy of C&C: Ultimate Edition or AoE3 and play some multiplayer ladder and lemme know how it goes. ATVI has found a way to make a "AAA" level RTS game profitable, sustainable and supportable when no one else has. GO BOBBY GO! On January 05 2016 12:24 20-Minute-Jackal wrote: I'm not going to hold my breath that Activision Blizzard is going to create a successful "ESPN of e-sports" judging by their previous track record of handling e-sports, and recruiting a bunch of experienced e-sports organizers from the failed MLG corporation isn't going to help much in that regard. MLG was floundering before the buyout, that's why they sold themselves to Activision Blizzard, so I really don't trust anyone from either company to know how to manage an e-sports organization. Kotick acquired Activision in 1991 when the only developers left made text adventure games like Zork and Planetfall. How'd that go? Sundance's dreams of MLG offices in NYC skyscrapers will end when he has to answer to Sepso and Bornstein. Because Sundance will have to answer to those two ATVI guys he'll either make MLG profitable or get fired. i wonder if Sundance will be reporting directly to Chris Puckett? . what a LOL that would be.  | ||
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Integra
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Wonder what they expect to build though E-sports wise. Are they literally going to invest a couple hundred millions and really expand the e-sport scene or just try to mainstream everything trying to make the same content, only cheaper thus kicking staff. Both strategies will make ActivisionBlizzard more money. | ||
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lestye
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On January 05 2016 12:30 JimmyJRaynor wrote: does this mean ATVI's new 3rd subsidiary will be called "MLG" ? Since its inception in 2008 ATVI led the pack with longer development timelines for its big franchises resulting in higher quality games, long term profit and incredible brand strength. why don't you pick urself up a copy of C&C: Ultimate Edition or AoE3 and play some multiplayer ladder and lemme know how it goes. ATVI has found a way to make a "AAA" level RTS game profitable, sustainable and supportable when no one else has. GO BOBBY GO! I don't think Activision is like HALF as evil as EA or Ubisoft, but they have fucked up series/brands royally before. Like you said, the average life expectancy of an EA RTS is like 2-3 years for the online servers. Tony Hawk and Guitar Hero are series they were at the top of the world with, and they just fucked it up beyond repair. Also they're meddling with Destiny's development was really poor, but I think with the last expansion they've gained some rapport back. Back on topic, I wonder what what their real goal is? You don't need MLG to be an ESPN, you'd need MLG to be an NFL. If its' more corporate money for SC2 events, that'd be great, I hope they wont try to force mlg.tv down our throats though. I liked MLG but I didn't like how MLG tried so hard to separate from Twitch. | ||
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JimmyJRaynor
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On January 06 2016 01:55 lestye wrote: I don't think Activision is like HALF as evil as EA or Ubisoft, ....Like you said, the average life expectancy of an EA RTS is like 2-3 years for the online servers.... this isn't an ATVI v. EA comment; its ATVI versus the world..it is not ATVI versus the EA straw-man. its ATVI's investment in RTS versus every other publisher on the face of god's green earth. | ||
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pure.Wasted
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On January 06 2016 05:40 JimmyJRaynor wrote: i'd like to see MLG.tv become a legit competitor to Twitch.tv. this isn't an ATVI v. EA comment; its ATVI versus the world..it is not ATVI versus the EA straw-man. its ATVI's investment in RTS versus every other publisher on the face of god's green earth. You're talking about a man who dropped Brutal Legend explicitly because it couldn't be "exploited every year on every platform." Does that sound like something you want mixing with your SC2? Every year a new expansion for SC2, with one new unit added per race? For the low low price of $60? But in reality I think SC2 is too small to be on Bobby Kotick's radar. Despite my jabs at the guy, I don't think this will affect us in any way. | ||
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