Although Activison have announced a slight rise in profit for 2010 I wouldn't be surprised if behind closed doors financial buff's are saying to cut old/risky IPs.
Anyone else think this also might have to do with Rock Band 3? I think that game is taking the 'music' genre to the next level. I would cut my loses and retreat if I were Activison. Then again if I were Activison I'd bring back people with bowl haircuts and beards.
Activision (Finally) kills off some of its' IPs
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Uh, pretty sure Rock Band 3 bombed as well. Sure I read somewhere that Harmonix had a bunch of layoffs.i need fruit wrote:Although Activison have announced a slight rise in profit for 2010 I wouldn't be surprised if behind closed doors financial buff's are saying to cut old/risky IPs.
Anyone else think this also might have to do with Rock Band 3? I think that game is taking the 'music' genre to the next level. I would cut my loses and retreat if I were Activison. Then again if I were Activison I'd bring back people with bowl haircuts and beards.
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Just found this from Eurogamer
Judging by UK the performance of Rock Band 3, Guitar Hero: Warriors of Rock and DJ Hero 2, the writing appears to be on the wall for the once prosperous music genre. Certainly we're a long way from 2008, a year in which Guitar Hero III managed to shift 3.5 million copies in two months.
Rock Band 3 sold just 7386 units for the week ending 30th October... ouch
Judging by UK the performance of Rock Band 3, Guitar Hero: Warriors of Rock and DJ Hero 2, the writing appears to be on the wall for the once prosperous music genre. Certainly we're a long way from 2008, a year in which Guitar Hero III managed to shift 3.5 million copies in two months.
Rock Band 3 sold just 7386 units for the week ending 30th October... ouch
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