When Bobby Kotick was discussing Guitar Hero expansion and the possibility of a Call of Duty MMO at the Morgan Stanley Technology Conference last week, he also brought up a much less appetizing prospect: in-game advertising in StarCraft 2. ... Shh, if you're very quiet, you can hear fanboy hearts all over the world shattering and being replaced by churning, white-hot fury.
According to next-gen.biz Bobby Kotick, chairman and CEO of Activision, soon to be Activision Blizzard, recently said that the company will be trying to maximize revenues out of the highly anticipated StarCraft II. To do this, Kotick asserts a new business model for the franchise, which could potentially include in-game advertising.
In the 2nd of Blizzard's podcasts VP of creative development Chris Metzen - Blizzard's story supremo, creator of the original Warcraft, StarCraft and Diablo storylines - says of StarCraft II that it will be "much more cinematic" than the first game and that "I think we're all doing the best work of our careers". "Just getting back to that Blizzard of yesteryear where it's not all about WoW - don't get me wrong, I love WOW! But we're so much more than that."
When The Korea Times says Starcraft II is "expected to begin service this year," we wonder if it knows something the rest of us don't. The idea of StarCraft II coming out this year is possible, but Blizzard hasn't given the slightest indication for us to assume such a thing.
Blizzard has said that World of Warcraft: Wrath of the Lich King and StarCraft II will be playable at its Worldwide Invitational event this summer, on 28th and 29th June.
Among the attractions will be discussion panels, musical performances and silent auctions, as well as tournaments for you competitive types who play StarCraft, Warcraft III and World of Warcraft.
This conversation has devolved I think because of both of us misinterpreting what each other have said. We have too many threads going on, so I'm content to drop it, since I can't seem find my bearings any longer.
I honestly felt your arguments were misplaced and in attempt to debate them I think we got off on a few tangents that don't make much sense anymore. I'm sorry we haven't been able to see each others points as clearly as usual.
Joe, I did not insult you. In fact you can call me a Jerk right out in the open if you like, but I have no beef with you. Do you have any idea the level of COMPLETE JERKS I've encountered in the last 10 months on TSE? Yeah I started off playing nice but why bother anymore. Here's a tip about ole Zeromous: if I insult someone it will be anything but subtle. Wouldn't that just make sense, me being such a jerk?
You know what my beef is? Why every statement I make, whether its crazy, wrong, right, friendly or weak, gets the same amount of downbids. I don't think its you so I have no beef with you specifically. The only reason I show up here nowadays is because I like trading, and I feel this place needs a bearish voice or two. Imagine my frustration at how unwelcome that is and how welcome copypaste numbers from whatever questionable internet source (they are all questionable to some degree).
My only wish is that I had more free time to heavily research my arguments and construct them carefully, so that I don't make subtle mistakes in my references for debaters to exploit: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_best-selling_computer_and_video_games#Top_PC_sellers_by_genre
Lineage2 sold has 14 million customers according to this. I'm not sure this corresponds to sales directly.... so I withdraw this fact.
This has been my second mistake this week unintentionally using questionable numbers to support my otherwise logical but apparently uncommon conclusions. It definately doesn't help dress up my argument when I make a mistake on numbers.
@zeromous, What are you talking about man??? I don't know what your problem is but you've really been a jerk and you keep trying to make it look like I've said something entirely different than what I actually posted.
CoD4 has seen ALREADY over 50% growth from previous titles in the series, including comparing it to either CoD3 or CoD2. Proving your statement wrong.
WTH do you mean I am being contrary with you because you made an error in calculation? And it doesn't change what point? The point THAT YOUR STATEMENT WAS FALSE?
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