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EA Takes Back #1 Spot From Activision, Death Of Duty HipHopGamerShow 4/25/10

1. Ghost Recon: Future Soldier Possible Natal Features
2. John Carmack Gearing Up For A Surprise Announcement In June?
3. Splinter Cell: Conviction - 9 Out Of 10 (Buy It Now)
4. Modnation Racers Interview - New Details
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mrv3215133d ago

I hope so, EA has done some good stuff recently like Dead Space, Mirrors Edge, Brutal Legends and Bad Company 2.

Cylon5133d ago (Edited 5133d ago )

They've actually suffered (financially) as a result of investing in those games.....

mrv3215133d ago

Which is a real shame.,.. I wonder why I got disagrees? Who here would rather get 'GH 24:9 good song, but the rest online' or 'MW2, we'll fix the bugs when we charge too much for DLC'

La Chance5133d ago

Big up to HHG, keep doing your thing.

deadreckoning6665133d ago (Edited 5133d ago )

Another good show HipHop. Man, I hope Conviction ends up on the PS3. Can't believe someone had the odasity ta say there gunna do somethg to u at E3. I guess people feel safe behind their laptops =P

@Haters- People disagreeing with no explanation...so brave /s

ryhanon5133d ago

I think the disagrees are because you said "another good show" as if HHG has ever had even a single good show.

Nebulas Zero5133d ago

@Cylon: True. Dead Space sold more than a million but if Bayonetta wasn't a success with the same number and was on 2 platforms, then it must have been worse for DS that was on 3. Don't think their second title, Dante's Inferno, did so great either.

All Tim Schafer games have a reputation of being under dogs at the sales counter. Mirror's Edge didn't sell well either. Bad Company 2 has been seeing some good sales recently, and I hope it serves as good enough encouragement for DICE to keep making games in their particularly quirky style.

EA also saw good sales numbers Left4Dead (though I don't know about the second) and Spore. EA's strength is the number of unique IPs it has versus the few yet the flush franchises of Activision.

starvinbull5133d ago

I was a bit surprised how he described Activision's catalogue as the music (hero) games and MW1&2, totally leaving out Blizzard and WOW.

deadreckoning6665133d ago (Edited 5132d ago )

"I think the disagrees are because you said "another good show" as if HHG has ever had even a single good show."

But if that were true, then y are people who don't like the HHGS clicking on the very thing they dislike????

"I just came here to vote down idiots like yourself that support him"

Thats the thg. Are u THAT sensitive and bored with urself that u need to vote down people who support a person that simply doing what he loves and not affecting you one bit?? Dude...you just showed everyone here with that statement that you don't have a life haha.

ryhanon5132d ago (Edited 5132d ago )

This whole "you clicked on it so you secretly like it" argument doesn't hold any water. I wonder if this is what goes through HHGs head whenever he gets hits. It seems he'll take any attention whether it's positive or negative, just so long as somebody is talking about him.

To be clear, I didn't follow the link to his site, I just came here to vote down idiots like yourself that support him. If you like HHG so much just add his site to those you regularly visit and keep him away from the rest of us.

** Actually dead, it does affect me, and lots of others. It wastes our damn time. It clutters the main page and gets in the way of *actual news* and *interesting articles*. It's ridiculous and it has to stop. So yes, I'm just trying to shut you idiots up so all of us hear less from you.

DaTruth5132d ago (Edited 5132d ago )

I always know the HHG show just from the pure ridiculousness of the title. And considering how many ridiculous blogger articles are on here, that is saying something.

No hate, just something I noticed!

@Above: There is a saying; There is no such thing as bad publicity.

Karum5132d ago

I tend to leave out Blizzard and WoW when I think of Activision too, the reason is that Activision had nothing to do with WoW or Blizzard until they merged. I wouldn't be going out of my way to credit Activision with anything that has come out of the Blizzard side of things.

bnaked5132d ago

If you think the show is stupid, then don't watch it and shut the f*ck up!

I'm always looking forward to sunday, to see the show. And holy hell, i'm a rocker from germany, and i like his show! It's because i'm interested in gaming and his show is always interesting.

HipHopGamer, keep it up and i can't wait for your E3 footage ;-)

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bnaked5132d ago (Edited 5132d ago )

@HSx9

Only absolutely stupid people would do such things. That's all what i can say to your ridiculous comment..

starvinbull5132d ago

You're right but HHG did mention Burnout as an EA game so I felt that It was a fair point asking why WOW wasn't also brought up. It is basically the most lucrative game on the planet.

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BattleAxe5132d ago (Edited 5132d ago )

Who the heck was it who said that they would punch out HHG at E3? Bunch of f*ckin clowns, get a life.

@ DaTruth

Its funny that in every single HHG article you like to ell everyone that you always know its an HHG article by the ridiculousness of the title. Yo STFU twirp, get a life.

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Dylantalon15133d ago

another good show from HHG. thank you HHG for catering to gamers every sunday and doing your best to entertain us.

knight6265133d ago (Edited 5133d ago )

They will always be haters just keep doing your thing Hip Hop Gamer. I cant wait for E3 hopefully this year i could go to the Sony Conference this year

and for Ghost Recon with natal it sounds like endwar but more with your own words then the games...we will have to wait till E3 and see what they going to show us. i hope the wait is worth it

starvinbull5132d ago

I doubt HHG actually knows what the developers of Ghost Recon are doing.

He has been known to exaggerate, though in truth the Ghost Recon devs should be doing exactly what he said they are as they should also be introducing extra precise Move support. I hope they do both.

Cylon5133d ago

Your subject is misleading, ActiBlizzard is still bigger than EA and is still raking in more money than EA.

R_19935133d ago

If you actually watched the video, you'd know that he actually said they were leading in terms of video game quality.

ryhanon5133d ago (Edited 5133d ago )

And if you had any common sense you'd understand that it's a misleading and sensationalist title designed to do nothing but draw negative attention.

If game quality is the criteria for the #1 position being discussed here, then Activision never occupied the #1 spot for EA to take.

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duplissi5133d ago

yeah, quality!? activision nor EA ever had the #1 spot as far as quality goes- despite eas massive improvements over the last couple of years im not sure who is, but based on my expirience sony has been on a roll with all the games they make/publish lately.

ryhanon5133d ago

What exactly has he "achieved" in his life that is so amazing I should kneel down and kiss his ass? He's a clown with a video camera. If you think uploading a video to the internet is some great "achievement" then you really need to get some perspective in your life.

R_19935133d ago

I never said it wasn't, did I? It's sensationalized, yes, but you should at least watch the video to see what he means by it. Back in Primary (Elementary) School, teachers teach you to make your titles 'catchy', and it happens in news all the time, why shouldn't it happen here?

Sure it might not be right, but HHG isn't the only one to do it, is he? I think it's pathetic people like you start nitpicking about small details like this.

ryhanon5132d ago

If only they were simply "catchy" it wouldn't be a problem. HHGs titles are misleading at best, more often they are flat out lies.

R_19935132d ago

How exactly is this title misleading? If someone came out and posted a 'Sony is winning the console war' article, would you not think it would use software as a main argument to support it's claim? It's the same thing here. He said EA took the crown back from Acti-Blizz and We all know the competition between the two super-publishers. Frankly, software quality is the only argument I can think of by looking at that title.

If we were talking about his titles in general, then yes, his titles are misleading at times.

To be honest, I think this weeks episode is different from the previous two weeks'. It seems a little more down to earth, and uses more facts, rather than his usual 'inside' sources.

DaTruth5132d ago (Edited 5132d ago )

I disagree. Unless they changed their accounts, it is a whole bunch of different people b1tching this Sunday!

Every Sunday the straw breaks another camel's back!

@R1993: You can't really expect them to contribute to it by watching the video. I'm sure they've been burned in the past and that is why they feel the way they do. They would be giving him exactly what he's looking for!

duplissi5132d ago

"@R1993: You can't really expect them to contribute to it by watching the video. I'm sure they've been burned in the past and that is why they feel the way they do. They would be giving him exactly what he's looking for!
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EXACTLY..... bubbles to you my friend.

DelbertGrady5132d ago

Spreading lies & fake news is not the same thing as being 'catchy'. That's probably why most people here do not like him. He fabricates lies.

I don't like the fact that he twists the words of respected developers like Bungie and Insomniac. They've contributed with so much more than he has.

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tdogchristy905133d ago

after the glitch fest of mw2 and with all the people leaving at activision.....

EA coming out with Bad Company 2 and Medal of Honor on the way. As it stands right now EA is definately on top compared to activision.

I can't wait for Medal of Honor....we've been in the war on terror for nine years now, I'm excited to see some modern war games based on reality. i.e. the medal of honor afghan missions. I'm a history major so just like with our ww2 and d-day games finally something based on real events! CAN"T WAIT!

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7 Deserving Games That Never Got Backward Compatibility

Backward compatibility works for many games on newer consoles, but titles such as The Simpsons: Hit and Run have been left out.

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From base building to swinging willies, here are the best survival games around, which include a couple of less than obvious picks.

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Vader822d ago

No 7 days to die is criminal

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Microsoft once tried to nab LittleBigPlanet from Sony after a few drinks

It turns out that many moons ago, Microsoft once had its eye on the Sony published LittleBigPlanet series.

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XiNatsuDragnel5d ago

Microsoft had a good idea but fumbled it again.

Cacabunga3d ago (Edited 3d ago )

Project Spark idea was decent but they quickly gave up ..
LBP was wonderful

ApocalypseShadow4d ago

Microsoft in a nutshell. Always tried to poach Sony employees, games, 3rd party games and devices like the depth camera that was turned into Kinect but was running on PS2 before Xbox 360. Wouldn't be surprised they wanted LBP. Just like they worked behind the scenes pushing the MLB to bring Sony's baseball game to Xbox instead of making their own.
https://www.playstationlife...

They didn't spend years trying to develop their own baseball game. They wanted Sony's game.

They're scum.

Zachmo1823d ago

Microsoft didn't force MLB on Xbox. MLB gave Sony 2 options either go multiplat or risk losing the license.

Rynxie3d ago

And why do you think MLB said that? I believe Ms approached MLB.

ApocalypseShadow3d ago (Edited 3d ago )

Totally ridiculous comment.

The only exclusivity Sony had was to their own creation of The Show. Microsoft could have paid the MLB for the license just like Sony did and made their own baseball game.

Microsoft instead, groomed MLB for years in trying to poach Sony's game and bring it to Xbox. They're worth 3 TRILLION dollars. You think that's not enough money to make their own baseball game? Don't be delusional.

Microsoft spun it like they always do and told the media that they had to trust Sony with their hardware. After they put Sony in that position of not having a choice. Either go multiplatform or stop making one of their successful games. That's a no win scenario.

And what did Microsoft do? They didn't try to sell the game to the Xbox community. They put it on game pass to hurt Sony. Pushing the idea of why buy games that are $70 when you can play them in their cheap service for $10. It was a dirty tactic.

You fell for the Kool aid drink Microsoft served you instead of spitting it out. Hope it tasted good because you were fooled by Phil and the gang.

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Hereandthere2d ago

Xbox executive Sara Bond has told Axios that Microsoft spent a number of years trying to get MLB The Show onto Xbox consoles. And when it finally succeeded in breaking off PlayStation’s long-held exclusivity, the company had to “trust” Sony with pre-release Xbox Series X/S consoles.

Bond revealed that MLB The Show “always came up” in conversations between Microsoft and the Major League Baseball organization. “We always said, ‘We love this game. It would be a huge opportunity to bring it to Xbox.'” she recalled. However, when Microsoft’s efforts materialized, it put the company in an awkward situation where it had to send in pre-release consoles to a rival company.

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Notellin3d ago

"Microsoft instead, groomed MLB for years in trying to poach Sony's game and bring it to Xbox."

Take a nap, conspiracies are rotting your brain.

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Hereandthere2d ago

Xbox executive Sara Bond has told Axios that Microsoft spent a number of years trying to get MLB The Show onto Xbox consoles. And when it finally succeeded in breaking off PlayStation’s long-held exclusivity, the company had to “trust” Sony with pre-release Xbox Series X/S consoles.

ApocalypseShadow2d ago

Lying to yourself is unbecoming.

Article link tells you all you need to know in Sarah Bond's own words.

Hereandthere2d ago

They were too cheap/inept/lazy to develop their own mlb game, so they port begged for years and bribed the mlb to make the show multiplatform. Like i said many times, xbox brought nothing to the table their 24 years, ZERO.

ApocalypseShadow2d ago

At least you and others get it. Note drank the Kool aid and asked for seconds thinking it was refreshing.

Most don't even know how it all played out but it's there in black and white for all to see. Microsoft brought it up for years until the MLB forced Sony's hand. It was a win win for Microsoft. Kill one reason to buy a PlayStation or kill the game by dropping it in a cheap service to kill Sony's sales numbers on PlayStation.

OtterX3d ago

"However, Healey said Media Molecule wouldn't have felt right doing that, adding it would have been "morally corrupt"."

Major kudos to Media Molecule for being an upright studio with principles.

Cockney2d ago

They chose well, Sony gave them the backing to pursue their dreams with no restrictions even tho their games especially dreams have very niche appeal. Media molecule and Sony deserve respect for this in an age of risk averse publishing.

RNTody3d ago (Edited 3d ago )

Great, more stories like this please. Show the last of the zombies holding the line what we've been saying for years: Microsoft is anti competition, anti industry and has no interest in making games at all.

But hey, at least there's an Xbox Games Showcase to look forward to, right?

Inverno3d ago

Well considering SONY just killed the series, LBP would've been dead by now either way. Though MM probably wouldn't exist by now either, so I'm glad they stayed with SONY, hopefully they don't get shut down any time soon or ever honestly.

Inverno3d ago

They shut down the servers, that's millions of user created levels gone. That and dead are pretty much the same, it's also been years since 3 and they cancelled HUB soooo.

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fsfsxii3d ago

They shutdown the servers because no one was playing, no one in the community cared about the user created levels so why keep them up? Wtf you guys would never succeed in running a business.

Inverno3d ago

Yea dood no one was playing so they shut off the servers. Cause people with enough common sense can't just Google why they were actually shut of, right?

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