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Activision Responds to Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 Hate

Call of Duty and hatred from the gaming community, as well as consumers in general seems to be synonymous.

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RIPSKATEDESTROY4436d ago

“call of duty sucks” – “Play whatever makes you happy. :) ”

SSKILLZ4435d ago

lol all the haters have been TOLD!

irepbtown4435d ago (Edited 4435d ago )

He seems very childish to me with the way in which he answered/responded to what I assume are questions/quotes.

The fact is, I want to like COD games. Purely because it is addicting and can be fun to play. However the issue with the engine and so on is a real bugger. Also the price for the maps are pretty ridiculous. Here in the UK its around £10-£15 which in dollars is $16-$24, not at all cheap... They need to take advice/criticism instead of simply saying 'Go play another game'

REALgamer4435d ago

He responded quite intelligently, and I think what he says applies to N4G too.

Many people seem to enjoy posting their hate of certain games or platforms in any article related to those products they hate so much.

Instead, why not show your support for what you do like in relevant articles, rather than what you don't like?

Amazingmrbrock4435d ago

Purely from a psychological perspective; When people think they have made a unanimously correct decision they want to help other people from making the perceived wrong decision.

From a business/consumer perspective some companies are bad companies for whatever reasons. Maybe they use anticompetitive practices, or treat workers poorly, or release products that have more spent on marketing than research and or development, or even because they have poor customer service.

Personally I don't care too much what other people are doing with their money. There are some companies I personally do not support for a number of reasons. Of course I think others should do the same. However I know that convincing people of anything that is not what they have personally decided seldomly works. So I keep my thoughts to myself most of the time. Or if I am referring to them at all it is like his, in a way devoid of pointed fingers and name calling.

It's best to list the problems but not say the name of any companies. They're all guilty in one way or another anyway.

SilentNegotiator4435d ago

Just don't mixed up "bashing" and "criticism" like too many users on N4G do.

Trolls are pretty obvious for the most part.

MrMister4435d ago (Edited 4435d ago )

People who dont play COD anymore, yet still hate it, do so because of the potential harm that Activision's practices cause to the gamer community/game publishing industry as a whole:

I think the reason why people hate COD even though they still refuse to buy it anyway, is because Activision's scheme of ripping off gamers for money, and their lame arcade style re-ash gameplay are being copied by other game publishers who NOW wonder how far they can push a crappy product, or change our beloved franchises into COD clones. Example: Have you seen the new multiplayer footage o Far Cry 3? That series had some awesome hardcore MP, but now it's been turned into another cheaply made COD clone (at least just the multiplayer).

Activision's business practices are also infecting the franchises we love in a negative way since more and more companies are talking about following the trend of COD Elite and are talking openly about charging us yearly subscription fee's. COD has done nothing but push the limits of absurdity when it comes to selling people re-hashes over and over, and finding new ways to get more money out of consumers. They never bother to innovate in gameplay (look at how Activision ruined Tony Hawk, Guitar Hero, and now COD), yet always takes time to innovate on new ways to take the money of mindless teens and mentally slow adults (because any grown man still buying this stuff at $60 a pop is pretty mentally slow).

tigertron4435d ago

Well said MistaDonzie, bubbles to you good sir.

I haven't bought a COD since COD4, but I have played the sequels and just hate the recycled gameplay and Activision's business practices.

Other games of a higher standard get pushed to the side so the hipsters can play the latest annual installment of COD. Such a shame really.

VideoGameJimmy4435d ago

@tigertron what does hipsters have to do with COD? If anything they wouldn't play COD because it's mainstream

Ashunderfire864435d ago (Edited 4435d ago )

You sir are wrong about Far Cry 3, it plays like all the other Far Cry games, but its now a little faster in the MP gameplay department. Does that really make it Call of Duty? NO!!!! Call of Duty is not known for Map creators anyway.

snipes1014435d ago

@Mista...
So, let me follow your logic here. Activision makes an utterly unique product with Call of Duty 4 (remember, the perk and leveling up system in an FPS was a relatively novel idea at that time) and it is a runaway success. Given this, they proceed to put out sequels very similar to the original for the next 5+ years.

Other publishers, seeing CoD's success, start telling their developers to emulate that franchise to get their own piece of the pie, rather than try to make something unique. When these developers try this and sacrifice their artistic integrity, you blame Activision, rather than the publishers and developers that are willing to sell their souls to try to get in on the action. Where is the logic?

Following your train of thought, if a kid goes and shoots up a school, it must be the fault of the violent video game he played or the Schwarzenegger movie he watched earlier that day.

It is hardly Activision's fault that these idiot publishers are too dumb to realize that you dont become a success by imitating, you become one by innovating.

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Statix4435d ago (Edited 4435d ago )

I hate MW3 more than most people. But COD haters can come off sounding COMPLETELY retarded at times. Literally, they sound mentally retarded.

I play BF3, and love it. I still haven't bought MW3. But I don't whine in blogs or forums about how much "COD sucks" or "Activision is greedy." I just enjoy what I enjoy; I'm too busy enjoying BF3 to bash MW3. Even if you MUST bash MW3, at least do it in a reasonable, logical manner.

Vote with your wallet, not your keyboard.

Bladesfist4435d ago

your telling people to vote with their wallets lol. I have not bought a recent cod, do I think activision noticed nope. Voting with your wallet just does not work with a game like COD.

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Patriots_Pride4436d ago

Call of Duty is awesome.

Cant wait to see what COD will do with next gen tech!

Prince_Dim-Lu4435d ago

It won't what?

Funny to see that COD is on the hotter games list over BF3 these days on this sites main page.

Also love to see the hate of all the COD games, yet nobody has a problem with Madden after Madden game, or MLB the Show after the show game.

Maybe if COD started dipping into the mid to low 80's in review scores, then maybe you can say it sucks.

h311rais3r4436d ago

If it hasn't taken advantage of this gens tech what makes you think it will for the next?

Intentions4435d ago

They will be using this gens tech for next gen lol.

MrBeatdown4435d ago

If you can't see the massive difference between Call of Duty 2 and Modern Warfare 3, you need your eyes checked. It's come a long way. And they implemented split screen, which is no easy feat.

Genghis4435d ago

Nah, it's a fine game. Well developed and provides a memorable experience.

People just hate on something because it's a trend.

Tapioca Cold4435d ago

I'm not a huge COD fan, (in fact, i don't even play it) but how can all of you say that this game does not take advantage of current gen tech.

Serioulsy, how?

Modern Warfare was awesome and a beast in terms of graphics. It was 'the' multiplayer to get this gen.

Man, that is just proof of how dishonest and biased all of you are in terms of gaming in general.

You are weak and immature if you can not give credit where it is due.

Unreal.

DasTier4435d ago

@MrBeatdown they impliented splitscreen? You realise most good games FPS have had split screen as commonplace since the 90's? Golden eye, Halo, etc.

Also more funnily COD 3 had splitscreen online, but didn't they take it out in the recent ones? and now theyre advertising it as being a new feature! God this company is a joke !

DasTier4435d ago

@ Tapioca Cold Hmmn I don't think in hindesight you can argue modern ware fare was the multiplayer to have this gen when it had a life for most people of one year until the next in the annual series came out, Being honest I had a much better time in the multiplayers of Halo 3, Bad Company 2 and even last gen games like COD 1 & 2. Did you ever see the marketing campaign of Bulletstorm, they gave out a game which parodied COD and it hoghlighte all the issues in the newer iterations of the series, Crappy level layout, poor plots, the games feel very unimmersive, the Halos and bad companies gave you a freedom to approach levels how you see fit, On foot, by vehicle, sneak past them, none of this could be done in the COD games. WAW added vehicles to their multiplayer which improved the variety in the games, but after this they were never seen again. It's almost as if stagnancy is encouraged by activision. While innovation and creative are tossed to one side. Most people buy COD s due to it being a household name assossiated with games consoles, also the fact that their advertising campaigns are massive. Nothing really due to the quality of the game. However I've gone off topic a little here, the main point I wanted to make was that while COD 4 was good, they have been annually releasing SLIGHTLY CHANGED versions of that game since 2007 and charging full price for it. Credit was definatly due for COD 1,2 & 4. But the more recent versions get far more credit than they deserve from reviewers like IGN or Gamespot, and it seems that the gaming world is finally starting to realise they've been duped.

MrBeatdown4435d ago

@ujean

And yet, tons of games that would be great with split screen don't have it. Battlefield doesn't have it. Medal of Honor doesn't have it. Homefront doesn't have it. Crysis doesn't have it. Bulletstorm doesn't have it. Mass Effect 3 co-op doesn't have it. Most racing games don't have it. Assassin's Creed MP doesn't have it. Max Payne won't have it.

Like I said, implementing it is no easy feat, otherwise it would be far more common than it is. There's a reason CoD3 had it and other CoD games didn't. CoD3 didn't look anywhere near as good as CoD4 and later games. Obviously it's far more difficult to get split-screen working in a more visually demanding game.

And like I said, anyone who can't see how far the game has come is flat out delusional...

Call of Duty 2 on 360...

http://media.teamxbox.com/g...

Modern Warfare 3 on 360...

http://media.teamxbox.com/g...

"hasn't taken advantage of this gens tech"

Funny stuff. Haters gonna hate.

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LUCKYXS7LEVEN4435d ago

that's like coloring shit in gold

Awesome_Gamer4435d ago

fuck call of shitty. it will destroy the next-gen just like what happened this gen with developer ruining beloved franchises trying to mimic their succes

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GameGuy4436d ago

COD 3 is the best FPS ever.

Fylus4435d ago

I think when people saw the "3" in your comment, they assumed you were talking about MW3, not the original Call of Duty 3. Even so, they're are MANY FPS games out there that are much better than CoD3.

rezzah4435d ago

Even the original COD3 was terrible.

A very likely reason as to why is that another developer worked on it, it was IW.

This is why, imo, COD 1,2, and 4 are the only good CODs.

dark-hollow4435d ago

Cod 2 and 4 are still the best cod games hands down.

Anon19744435d ago

Those were my favourites as well. I did thoroughly enjoy MW3 though. I'm really surprised they would respond to the haters at all, especially considering how long the game has been out. Obviously they're in the minority.

Eyeco4435d ago

With the ammount of cod games on the market I'm not sure I can remember COD2

ninjahunter4435d ago

Well, I thought it was a clever joke.

Captain Qwark 94436d ago

he won all those arguments. well done dude. im not crazy about cod but its def a great game, just not for me.

Statix4435d ago

I disagree about MW3 being a "great game," but I do agree that he won those arguments.

NYC_Gamer4436d ago (Edited 4436d ago )

Activision is no different from any other publisher/salesman...profit is their only concern/keeping the share-holders happy...look around many companies are on the nickle and dime express/milking franchises like no tomorrow.

vega2754435d ago

yeah i agree all companies care about is money and how to increase their profits on the backs of their fanbase by ripping them off. i don't like activision cause of CoD. but i hate EA and capcom even more with their shitty business model. but the guy is right about "Play whatever makes you happy" which is a reason why i haven't brought a CoD games in three years.

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Xbox Games Summer Showcase 2024 start date, time, exciting leaks and how to watch

Here is the start date and time for the Xbox Games Summer Showcase 2024 with bundles of exciting leaks and how to watch.

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gold_drake3d ago

10AM PT/1PM ET/6PM london time.
on June 9th.

this is so odd. we had ps before the summer fest and now xbox after.

lelo2play2d ago (Edited 2d ago )

Summer Fest and the Sony show were both crap, let's hope Microsoft and Ubisoft shows are decent.

(the way this is going, I'm not asking for good/great shows, simply asking for decent shows...)

I miss E3.

RupeeHoarder2d ago

State of Play is a 30 minute sizzle reel. It is not meant to compete with the yearly Xbox showcase.

gold_drake2d ago

best e3 was when they showcased breath of the wild with the nintendo tree people i watched that quite a few times ha.

Daver2d ago

Diablo 4 expansion? Even if the game is bad.

Crows902d ago

I'm definitely of the mind that d4 was complete crap at release...but the state of it right this moment is not complete crap. They've simplified a lot which actually helped their overtly stupid itemization.

End game content is still kind of stupid but at least progression and itemization is better.

Daver2d ago (Edited 2d ago )

@crows90

Maybe but it is still boring. It might be a little bit better but it is not a good game.

Profchaos2d ago (Edited 2d ago )

Xbox had typically kept the old e3 dates alive it seems to always fall on Queens / Kings birthday holiday in Aus only reason I've noticed as it used to be a day off to engross myself in e3 showcases but nowadays it's nothing

Lightning773d ago

The rumor is 30 games with a nearly 2 hour show. I hope so I, been saying they need to go balls to the wall with their showcase. That's according to Grubb again. Yeah a huge pinch of salt he's only been wrong or half right about some stuff.

There's also suppose to be a Wu Tang Clan game that's a kungfu action RPG featuring the legendary hip hop group New Yorks own Wu Tang Clan. You read right Wu Tang Clan kungfu action RPG.

Sounds weird, random and quirky but hey I'm down to see it.

romulus232d ago

Bet the title has Shaolin in it.

purple1012d ago

State of decay 3 info is leaking on twitter!

Looks good. Personally don’t play horror/ zombie games, but I appreciate it’s a good game so that’s a win for Xbox fans.

Lord knows they need a win at the moment

ThinkThink2d ago

Appreciate the concern, but I think we'll be just fine. Hope you all enjoy tomorrow's show.

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Obscure_Observer2d ago

"The rumor is 30 games with a nearly 2 hour show. I hope so I, been saying they need to go balls to the wall with their showcase."

MS had the best showcases in the last few years.

This year, the bar is so low with those last showcases, that imo, MS and Ubisoft doesn´t even need to make much of an effort to beat them.

"That's according to Grubb again. Yeah a huge pinch of salt he's only been wrong or half right about some stuff."

Grubb was right about the last State of Play. Just a few days for the end of the month, he´d continued and insisted that it was going to happen. And he was right! Sony made a last minute announcement for whatever reason, but the guy was spot on.

Lightning771d 22h ago

Grubb was only half right. He only got the month down, which was late last month for a PS event but wrong on it being a PS showcase.

Half right at best. He's still not that credible these days. He definitely wasn't spot on.

derek2d ago

Grubb has been pretty spot on in his comments regarding showcases. You can tell he's not guessing, he knows in advance.

Sonic18812d ago (Edited 2d ago )

Microsoft has had the best showcases for the last 3-4 years. The problem with Microsoft and the Xbox division is their reputation and trademark around the world. That's what's really affecting them.

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anast2d ago

This show is going to be painful.

Elda2d ago

Hopefully not knowing most games shown will be multiplats & some eventually multiplats.

anast2d ago

The presentation is going to be the painful part. There might be some good games though.

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ArmrdChaos2d ago

You can always make a drinking game out of it for every time they say the words "Made for a modern audience".

Crows902d ago

I'd like to be able to watch it through to the end though...

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GotGame8182d ago

Are you 12 or 13 now? 😂🤣

anast2d ago

This is fun. Some back and forth.

No, but those emojis sure seem like you might be.

Crows902d ago

You'd think that every now and then even these dispassionate fools may do a good job...they've disappointed every single year since before release of Xbox one....that's a really long streak of disappointments...lol

anast2d ago

For sure. they have the money to put on a top tier show, but I'm afraid it will look like an event where super rich people are noticeably trying to be cheap. And they have this strange smile like they know they are trying o get over on people. It just makes for an awkward and tasteless showing.

GotGame8181d 18h ago

My emojis? 😂🤣 Funny kid!

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Elda2d ago

I hope it's a good showing knowing most games that will be shown will be multiplats & XB timed exclusives that'll eventually become multi-plats.

Tacoboto2d ago

It is what it is at this point.

At least the good games will have a chance to be bought, take advantage of the superior DualSense, and *maybe* give those studios a better shot at survival.

They'll also have better shadows, and run with higher dynamic res on the PS5 Pro.

Lightning772d ago (Edited 2d ago )

So if they're multiplat would you suddenly like Xbox games?

You never have before you've made that clear several times over.

Elda2d ago

I have an XBSX. I also own a PS5 & a Switch. What's your point??

Lightning772d ago

My point is what I said. You don't like Xbox games, you've said it repeatedly. So would you suddenly like Xbox games if they were available on PS5.

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COD Warzone and Modern Warfare 3 Pride Month Freebies Released; Gundam Mobile Suit Collab Launched

Activision has not launched the Warzone and Modern Warfare 3 Gundam collab cosmetics, and also freebie skins in celebration of Pride month.

Ninjamonkey828d ago

Wish the hadn't put them among the event camos.

VenomUK8d ago

Reset Era regulars are delighted at this news.

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Elda8d ago (Edited 8d ago )

Nice to have inclusivity. Happy Pride Month to the Puerto Rican community & the LGBTQ community here in NYC.

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anast8d ago

Who downvotes a comment like this?

Storm238d ago

Yeah...the internet sucks.

Huey_My_D_Long7d ago

Welcome to the N4g. Where the gamers complain about gamer stereotypes while acting like gamer stereotypes.

Elda7d ago

Bigots & there are plenty on this site.

just_looken7d ago

The down votes because this is call of duty a first person shooter not pride month parade #45

I used to play first person shooter's for the military on military action not to watch someone with a pride flag stapled onto a cat shooting a gun from the boys on a map from my little pony.

Now you first up a game its all over your splash screen almost like a porn game can i just play a quick game like it was on the ps3 era ffs.

Elda7d ago (Edited 7d ago )

It's an article that's talking about COD & Pride freebies that coincides Pride month. June is the month of Pride & in the city & state of NY Puerto Rican heritage is celebrated including the LGBTQ community. You know where you can take your BS bigotry.

just_looken6d ago

@ ELDA

Go bang a dude or be a trans i do not care just do not spread that crap in my face 24/7

I do not care if its dung beetal month i am just sick on tired of it being everywhere like the fury shit or in the old days were church's went door 2 door preaching like gtfo with your cult crap.

Elda6d ago

It goes to show how immature you are because the article didn't look for you you decided to enter the article yourself knowing you knew what the article was about from the get go. Your ignorance shows through knowing Pride month isn't just for the LGBTQ but for all cultures & communities. No one put a gun to your head to enter this article you decided to enter the article just to spew your negative bigoted BS or just maybe you entered the article out of curiosity because you're a closet case.

just_looken6d ago

I entered the article because its about call of duty a videogame because we are on a videogame website

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Daeloki7d ago

Happy Pride to you too, and have my upvote to at least try offsetting the downvotes!

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Cheat Provider To Pay Call Of Duty Creator Activision Nearly $15M In Damages

Cheat software provider EngineOwning will pay Call of Duty creator Activision nearly $15 million in damages and legal fees.

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Jin_Sakai11d ago

Cheat providers for competitive games should be illegal.

Rynxie11d ago (Edited 11d ago )

This is what developers and manufacturers should do. I know going after cheat devices/makers is a cat and mouse game, and cost money. However, they can get that money back by sueing these manufacturers of cheat devices. Take a page from Nintendo's playbook.