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What the Activision Closures of the Guitar Hero, True Crime Franchises Mean For Gamers

It was announced yesterday at Activision’s earnings call that they were scrapping the Guitar Hero franchise and doing away with their True Crime: Hong Kong title. Most people could care less; True Crime was never a groundbreaking series, while Guitar Hero was becoming a parody of itself and generally considered a distant second (in a two man race) to the Rock Band games

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Fir3truck4826d ago

Good old Bobby the money maker is trimming the fat so he can make more money.

will_c_754826d ago

This spells out good for Harmonix. They just went indie again, had a breakout hit with dance central, and look what happened to NBA 2k11 after the EA basketball game was shelved. Activision's upcoming line-up is horrific, mostly lisenced stuff

PureDarkness4826d ago

This is just them officially saying that they are now codvision

maxcavsm4826d ago

Damn skippy! It'll be interesting to see what comes out in 2012!

Shield4825d ago

Awwww, I was so looking forward to this...

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15 Impactful Video Games That Forever Changed The Industry

These groundbreaking video games changed gaming forever and drew in scores of fans in the process.

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Judge Delays Ruling on FTC's Attempt to Exclude Evidence in Microsoft's Favor in Activision Case

The legal battle for the acquisition of Activision Blizzard continues, with Microsoft countering one of the FTC's latest moves and the Judge delaying a relevant ruling.

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thesoftware73071d ago

Look, to be honest the FTC should just stop.

MS has A/B and nothing has really changed yet...if you are worried about 5-10 years from now...just drop it cause the future is unpredictable.

Take this week's news, that 4 Xbox exclusive are going Multiplatform.

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FTC and "Gamers' Lawsuit" Lawyers Denounce Microsoft's Layoffs in Activision Blizzard Legal Battle

The FTC and the lawyers behind the "Gamers' lawsuit" against Microsoft over the acquisition of Activision Blizzard are denouncing the recent layoffs within the respective legal battles.

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Abriael80d ago

It's like watching a bad legal drama.

XiNatsuDragnel80d ago

Best part there's no dramazation lol