With Activision Blizzard making major business decisions public today, we polled our Twitter community to gauge the reaction to the end of Guitar Hero game development and the cancellation of True Crime. Here's what they had to say.
Shortly after Activision Blizzard revealed its decision to cease production on new Guitar Hero games and cancel True Crime, we decided to find out what the gaming public thought about the major moves. Here's the question we posed to our 25,000-plus Twitter followers:
What do you think of Activision's drastic business decisions regarding Guitar Hero & True Crime? http://bit.ly/i98RFY Best answers postedless than a minute ago via TweetDeck
GamePro
For many of the respondents, the move was a long time coming, given the apathy the world has shown towards both franchises. Here are the more pragmatic replies:
@GamePro About time they got rid of Guitar Hero. Does this mean Rock Band wins?less than a minute ago via web
ErrolGames
@GamePro It had to be done. Activision's uncanny ability to drive an IP to the ground has killed off yet another great series.less than a minute ago via web
8bitJay
@GamePro Guitar Hero was already a milked franchise. im glad its gone Rock Band is better anywaysless than a minute ago via web
HereticFurby
@GamePro In regards to Guitar Hero its fall in sales was because of stagnation. Releasing a new game every few months didn't work obviously.less than a minute ago via TweetDeck
Jaeger74
However, a few replies expressed either dismay or optimism. Here are their thoughts:
@GamePro im destroyed i love that game and was super excited for the new True Crimes the world is sooo cruel :'(less than a minute ago via txt
RickeyBobby
@GamePro As long as they focus on making new games that are worthwhile it is a good move. I am tired of the recycled genres they push.less than a minute ago via web
jetset82
The fact that the majority of the replies were apathetic to the final fates of these Activision IPs may serve as proof that the company made a sound decision, but it also reflects the fact that the world can lose interest in hot properties if they're not properly handled. Could Call of Duty fall victim to this fate? It should be interesting to see how the company handles that franchise going forward.
What do you think of the replies above? Do you have an opinion you'd like to add? If so, please continue the conversation by leaving a comment below or by replying to GamePro on Twitter.
Source: Daily News from GamePro.com
Thursday, February 10, 2011