Activision did what? *hides in internet shelter*
Oh my Activison, what have you done?
Activision has a habit of getting people a bit angry... well, very angry. In this post I solemnly swear to remain as unbiased as I can, Activision aren't monsters, they're businessmen (although some may argue there's no difference).
While I do often think it would do them some good to try and improve their corporate image like EA (people still hate on them but they're a bajillion (that's a real number (wow, it's starting to look like triple brackets)) times better than they were six years ago).
Of course this particular post is concerning Activision burying their Guitar Hero, DJ Hero, and True Crime franchises. This really got under the skin of a lot of gaming fanatics like myself (but not actually me, I'm trying to remain unbiased here) and Activision then rubbed salt in the wound by opening yet another studio for the Call Of Duty franchise (bringing the studio count for the shooter to a grand total of five).
Naturally this got the internet REALLY riled up, especially the groups who are of the belief that every game should be arty like Limbo or Flower (I love both but I still loves me some Duke Nukem).
I don't see to much of a problem with the whole thing though, while it's always sad to see a series or game be cut off as it risks jobs, is demotivational for the team making the game, and a lot of work has to be scrapped (especially with True Crime, that game looked nearly done), people seem to be getting really frustrated purely because Call Of Duty is involved.
While I do think that DJ Hero was in it's prime and it was a shame to see the mighty beast fall, Guitar Hero was becoming stagnant (even more so when compared to the superior Rockband), and True Crime wasn't exactly a massive title.
The fact is, a lot of people really hate Call Of Duty. The sheer amount of times people say the franchise is killing the industry is ridiculous (it isn't, it's putting a lot of money into the industry and making more people take gaming seriously).
Honestly, at this point, I'm not picking sides, I don't always agree with Activision but I understand their decision here (Infinity Wards Vince Zapella and Jason West may have left but Treyarch proved themselves worthy of doing the franchise justice with Black Ops), Call Of Duty is HUGE, it makes sense to expand upon it.
So while I don't agree with everything Activision's doing (they seem to screw over developers a LOT) I understand their decision here, it'll be interesting to see it develop and see how EA respond.
My thoughts go out to anyone effected by Activison cutting off their project, it's never fun for that to happen, good luck with your future endeavours, you deserve it!