Harmonix: Activision not the only factor in decline of rhythm genre
Posted on 9 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in General Nintendo, News | 1 Comment
Activision is one of the elements people tend to point to when discussing how the rhythm genre collapsed. Between 2006 and 2011, there was at least one new “Hero”-related release from the company each year.
Original Guitar Hero developer Harmonix believes that Activision did play a role in the decline of rhythm games, but feels that the publisher wasn’t the only factor.
Harmonix co-founder Alex Rigopulos wrote in a Reddit AMA held earlier today:
I think there’s probably some truth to the notion that Activision “over-published” Guitar Hero. But I wouldn’t agree that the decline of the genre was “entirely the fault of Activision”. Reality is always more complicated than this. For example, it didn’t help that GH and RB were the most expensive video games on the market during a brutal recession. I also don’t think that either GH or RB delivered enough (or the right kind of) evolution of the experience in the years that followed the initial releases–something we hope to address at some point in the next outing.
[M]usic games need to evolve just like every aspect of pop culture. The band game boom was followed by a dance game boom, which will be followed by some other manifestation of music games–hopefully some of the new stuff Harmonix is working on! Music is a permanent aspect of the human experience, and so is gameplay. It’s Harmonix’s job to figure out new ways for music and gameplay to amplify each other’s emotional power.
More: Activision, Alex Rigopulos, Harmonix, Reddit AMA
Transformers Rise of the Dark Spark gameplay trailer
Posted on 9 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in Videos, Wii U | 0 comments
Another 83 minutes of The Amazing Spider-Man 2 footage
Posted on 9 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in Videos, Wii U | 1 Comment
More: Activision, Beenox, The Amazing Spider-Man 2
Activision targets June 24 launch for Transformers: Rise of the Dark Spark
Posted on 9 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in 3DS, News, Wii U | 1 Comment
Transformers: Rise of the Dark Spark is currently on track to launch in June. Activision recently sent out a press release about a DLC pre-order bonus at GameStop (which won’t be available on Wii U/3DS), and noted that the upcoming game is “expected” out on June 24. Let’s hope that date sticks!
Video: Stan Lee in The Amazing Spider-Man 2
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More: Activision, Beenox, The Amazing Spider-Man 2
Next Call of Duty is “Call of Duty: Advanced Warfare”, trailer
Posted on 9 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in News, Videos, Wii U | 10 Comments
Call of Duty: Advanced Warfare will be released on November 4.
Note: until we receive an official confirmation that Advanced Warfare is Wii U bound, this is probably the last time you’ll see this game mentioned here.
Thanks to Cameron for the tip.
Next Call of Duty teased with new page, countdown expires Sunday
Posted on 9 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in News, Wii U | 2 Comments
Activision has launched a brand new teaser page for the next Call of Duty. You can find it right here.
At present, there’s not much to see on the site. There’s a countdown that will expire just under three days from now (Sunday), and there’s also a scrambled image featured.
No goodies hidden in the source code, sadly. It does state that fans will be able to watch the “world reveal” on May 4 though.
More: Activision, Call of Duty, Sledgehammer Games
The Amazing Spider-Man 2 Wii U/PS4 comparison
Posted on 9 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in Videos, Wii U | 11 Comments
Thanks to fonty for the tip.
