Activision 'shuts' Radical Entertainment

http://www.computerandvideogames.com/355898/activision-closes-prototype-studio/

Thoughts? I personally found the Prototype games a lot of silly fun, so this saddens me.

Activisions deserves to be burned to the ground. We want Kotick's head!!!1

(someone had to start it...)

Activisions deserves to be burned to the ground. We want Kotick's head!!!1

(someone had to start it...)

ChubbyGuy40

:lol:

Their not dead, but they may join the COD bandwagon.:cry:

This is another reason I hate activision because they don't care about creating new IP's unless they turn out to be another cod in sales

Activision has clarified that Radical Entertainment will significantly reduce its staff count and assume a support role on other Activision projects. It will no longer develop its own games going forward.

Great. Now we're gonna get two CoD a year and monthly DLC for each.

Their not dead, but they may join the COD bandwagon.:cry:

This is another reason I hate activision because they don't care about creating new IP's unless they turn out to be another cod in sales

super600

Activision has clarified that Radical Entertainment will significantly reduce its staff count and assume a support role on other Activision projects. It will no longer develop its own games going forward.

Great. Now we're gonna get two CoD a year and monthly DLC for each.

ChubbyGuy40

A CoD game every month, that would be even better. And perfectly possible because come on, you only need a free weekend for something like that.

Hopefully they make good dlc maps because Raven and especially slegehammer SUCKS

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Their not dead, but they may join the COD bandwagon.:cry:

This is another reason I hate activision because they don't care about creating new IP's unless they turn out to be another cod in sales

JohnnyCageMK

Unless they had a 50+ million budget that game may have made some money.

Hopefully they make good dlc maps because Raven and especially slegehammer SUCKS

fueled-system

The saddest part is that Raven is, or at least was, far more talented than anyone else working on CoD and actually knew how to make an FPS.

Activision has clarified that Radical Entertainment will significantly reduce its staff count and assume a support role on other Activision projects. It will no longer develop its own games going forward.

Great. Now we're gonna get two CoD a year and monthly DLC for each.

ChubbyGuy40

Activisions deserves to be burned to the ground. We want Kotick's head!!!1

(someone had to start it...)

ChubbyGuy40

Unfortunate. Didn't play any of their games but hopefully those out of work will find some.

Good, Prototype was trash. No reason to keep alive a studio that isn't productive.

Prototype 2 sold nearly a million copies and the pc version comes out next month. Not sure why all the activision hate, atleast they are trying to give the old devs jobs unlike EA

Hate seeing devs closed down, im enjoying Prototype 2 right now.

Three studios developing full Call of Duty games. Now we have another three developing Call of Duty DLC.ShadowDeathX

If that many studios are most likely working on a part of the cod wouldn't that eventually dilute the franchise.

[QUOTE="ShadowDeathX"]Three studios developing full Call of Duty games. Now we have another three developing Call of Duty DLC.super600

If that many studios are most likely working on a part of the cod wouldn't that eventually dilute the franchise.

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[QUOTE="ShadowDeathX"]Three studios developing full Call of Duty games. Now we have another three developing Call of Duty DLC.captainqwark20

If that many studios are most likely working on a part of the cod wouldn't that eventually dilute the franchise.

Six or seven studios working on one franchise is just not normal.Most franchise's have only one or two studios working on a franchise.The max amount of studios that should be working on the cod franchise is 3 or 4.

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If that many studios are most likely working on a part of the cod wouldn't that eventually dilute the franchise.

super600

Six or seven studios working on one franchise is just not normal.Most franchise's have only one or two studios working on a franchise.The max amount of studios that should be working on the cod franchise is 3 or 4.

Activision business these days depends a lot on CoD. Dunno if that is good or bad for them though. Miroku32

I would think at some point it would be bad. It just doesn't seem lke something that could keep growing forever, and once it starts to fall they are basically killing the idea of having a "diverse portfolio" of products to offer.

[QUOTE="Miroku32"]Activision business these days depends a lot on CoD. Dunno if that is good or bad for them though. 2Chalupas

I would think at some point it would be bad. It just doesn't seem lke something that could keep growing forever, and once it starts to fall they are basically killing the idea of having a "diverse portfolio" of products to offer.

The prototype games were stupid fun but they were actually kinda bad and pretty average

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[QUOTE="Miroku32"]Activision business these days depends a lot on CoD. Dunno if that is good or bad for them though. ShadowDeathX

I would think at some point it would be bad. It just doesn't seem lke something that could keep growing forever, and once it starts to fall they are basically killing the idea of having a "diverse portfolio" of products to offer.

How about other IP's from companies besides Blizzard.

WTF is wrong with you!? This is a victory! Wave your Crash Bandicoot Flags everyone! There's hope! Victory dance!captainqwark20

Only if Activision has the soul to sell off the franchise. Maybe to Nintendo or back to Naughty Dog. Maybe THQ would be interested in buying it since the creator is the CEO now. :D

[QUOTE="ShadowDeathX"][QUOTE="2Chalupas"]

I would think at some point it would be bad. It just doesn't seem lke something that could keep growing forever, and once it starts to fall they are basically killing the idea of having a "diverse portfolio" of products to offer.

super600

How about other IP's from companies besides Blizzard.

When COD starts to slip, I imagine that we will see Activision shift to tons and tons of new IPs, basically throwing out darts until something hits. Then repeat whatever got the hit over and over until it stops working, then more darts.

Meanwhile, Blizzard keeps bring in money trucks so the company keeps afloat.

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[QUOTE="ShadowDeathX"] That is why they have Blizzard for. XDKingsMessenger

How about other IP's from companies besides Blizzard.

When COD starts to slip, I imagine that we will see Activision shift to tons and tons of new IPs, basically throwing out darts until something hits. Then repeat whatever got the hit over and over until it stops working, then more darts.

Meanwhile, Blizzard keeps bring in money trucks so the company keeps afloat.

That's what I'm thinking will happen if cod dies.

[QUOTE="captainqwark20"]WTF is wrong with you!? This is a victory! Wave your Crash Bandicoot Flags everyone! There's hope! Victory dance!ChubbyGuy40

Only if Activision has the soul to sell off the franchise. Maybe to Nintendo or back to Naughty Dog. Maybe THQ would be interested in buying it since the creator is the CEO now. :D

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[QUOTE="super600"]

How about other IP's from companies besides Blizzard.

super600

When COD starts to slip, I imagine that we will see Activision shift to tons and tons of new IPs, basically throwing out darts until something hits. Then repeat whatever got the hit over and over until it stops working, then more darts.

Meanwhile, Blizzard keeps bring in money trucks so the company keeps afloat.

That's what I'm thinking will happen if cod dies.

Activision has clarified that Radical Entertainment will significantly reduce its staff count and assume a support role on other Activision projects. It will no longer develop its own games going forward.

Great. Now we're gonna get two CoD a year and monthly DLC for each.

ChubbyGuy40

That's not true but u were probably joking anyway.

Radical hasn't really been fantastic this gen anyway. Prototype is a good stepping stone but the sequel doesn't build upon it. Which is a shame seeing as the inferior Infamous managed to push out a surprisingly great sequel.

Miss Hit & Run. :(

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[QUOTE="super600"]

How about other IP's from companies besides Blizzard.

super600

When COD starts to slip, I imagine that we will see Activision shift to tons and tons of new IPs, basically throwing out darts until something hits. Then repeat whatever got the hit over and over until it stops working, then more darts.

Meanwhile, Blizzard keeps bring in money trucks so the company keeps afloat.

That's what I'm thinking will happen if cod dies.

They recently found huge success with Skylanders, but that's true seeing as that's exactly what happened with EA this gen.

Of course that is sad, but I can't remember ever playing one of their games?
Anyway, if they had been willing to make a COD game maybe they would still be around.

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Activision has clarified that Radical Entertainment will significantly reduce its staff count and assume a support role on other Activision projects. It will no longer develop its own games going forward.

Great. Now we're gonna get two CoD a year and monthly DLC for each.

sanim02

That's not true but u were probably joking anyway.

Radical hasn't really been fantastic this gen anyway. Prototype is a good stepping stone but the sequel doesn't build upon it. Which is a shame seeing as the inferior Infamous managed to push out a surprisingly great sequel.

Miss Hit & Run. :(

I like to buy games to support the developers. Now I really don't know if there is any point in buying the PC version of Prototype 2...

they Really want to Drive COD to the Ground don't they?

More slaves to put into CoD

Seriously how did EA win worst company title and not Activision ?

They constantly shut down good/decent developers:

Raven(almost everyone fired), Bizarre Creations, now Radical, ...

lol did you look at Activision (gamings leading publisher or so they would like everyone to think) recent repetoire?
From wiki:

• Tony Hawk's Pro Skater HD (PSN, Xbox Live)
• 007 Legends (PS3, Xbox 360)
• Call of Duty: Black Ops II (PS3, Xbox 360, PC, PS Vita)
• Skylanders: Giants (PS3, Xbox 360, Wii, Wii U, PC, 3DS, Mac OS X)
• Transformers: Fall of Cybertron (PS3, Xbox 360)
• Transformers Prime (Wii, 3DS, DS)
• Wreck-It Ralph (Wii, 3DS, DS)
• Destiny (PS3, Xbox 360, PC)

• Battleship (2012)
• MIB: Alien Crisis (2012)
• The Amazing Spider-Man (2012)

That is some list lol, and Destiny is 2013... What a trainwreck.

Lots of meh games, even Prototype got boring fairly quick. Not a great loss to the gaming world.

Maybe something good comes out of it and a Kotik is assassinated by the angry Radical mob!