7 ACTIVISION Mistakes They Want You To Forget

[@shark471]

You must have had a super hard time whittling this down to just 7.

[@NAcHO-wx5vg]

You could probably make a list of about 50 😂

[@cheeseballgooberpants3591]

NAcHO1713 Naw 52

[@iLLeag7e]

Every gesture in Black ops 4 was a mistake by Activision

[@Prince_-vu4wu]

iLLeag7e it’s not that black ops 4 isn’t a good game it’s just after the reviews came out they did a massive scummy move and black ops 4 was a redemption game for me I didn’t grab a game since ghost and just got black ops 4 because my friends said it was fun but now regardless of how good the new mw is I’m not gonna grab it

[@julcaos]

@Tha BrownMamba ahuahuahuhauhau probably true...

[@Megumi_Bandicoot]

It’s not just Activision. The gaming industry has been destroyed by DLCs and pay-to-win models. Gaming is no longer as fun as the old PS2 days.

[@lordcrocell1691]

I honestly don't have much problem with the DLCs as long as they add extra content , not like DLCs that are basically chopped pieces of the actual game.

[@theerepenterakatheecomfort277]

yea I remember playing gow3 and then it started. they had a dlc for cash that gave huge advantages allowing players to prestige and get waaaybetter items and silverback etc it made huge gap between players I haven't bought another game since now I just do phone games which are almost all ptw

[@idkausername1849]

TheeRepenter AkaTheeComforter lmao won’t play actual video games but you’ll play stupid mobile games that are ptw? Bro god of war 5 is a masterpiece w/o any dlc

[@rebeccacummings6697]

Then play fortnite, I know it’s not really a good game but at least it’s not pay to win.

[@johnnybrown7810]

Theres still plenty of games without pay to win or micro transactions buy a playstation all of their exclusives have none of that

[@rizkifatah9060]

Honestly, CTR microtransaction case is just disgusting.

[@Slowp0w]

Luckily wumpa coins are worthless, it doesn't impact gameplay. In BO4 you can get the new unbalanced weapons from the shop that outclass all the regular ones...

[@OneMadCat]

@@Slowp0w that is sooo true! I hate that so much! Every time they add a new weapon its a super unbalanced one and hidden behind paywall.. disgusting..

[@undead2481]

@@Slowp0w The fact that they can alter a game so drastically after release pisses me off. I had hope for it at launch, since at the time it didn't have a battle pass an item shop and loot boxes. At launch it needed a bit of polishing but it could've been a solid product, but almost every new update brings in new stuff and break's the game more. Wth fix your game first before begging us to throw more cash at you, still can't create a class before a match starts and its been over half a year. I'm not hopeful for the next COD, while it does look good I'm not dropping any cash onto it until after a month or two to see what type of monetization they have in mind. Looking forward to the next up and coming shit show.

[@jamesdevore3022]

The new COD is going to have a microtransaction to unlock the single player campaign, another for multiplayer, still another for options, yet another to adjust those options, and even more for the credits. This all on top of their normal microtransaction model. Basically you pay 60 bucks to see the title screen and then roughly 9.95 a minute to play single player or 19.95 to play multiplayer.

[@user-og9nl5mt1b]

nothing is free in the modern age .

[@mutantraze3681]

Should’ve added that Activision reportedly “weren’t happy” with sales figures after the massive success of Forsaken

[@andycruzatx3387]

Fuck em, I paid for the dlc pack but could never access it.

[@mexicrispy501]

HoloWolfe3 not the best dlc but close hahaha. Taken king will always be my favorite.

[@gabrielmessam2374]

@@mexicrispy501 ttk was awesome 😮

[@danstrikker6465]

How, it was a great dlc

[@barrackobama5470]

I bet they hate bungie now with how well shadowkeep did

[@WRESTLiNGHDD]

Number 8: Forget Activision.

[@DachshundDogStarluck19]

Number 9: Forget Greed.

[@JimBobe]

He said forget em 😂😷

[@robotworgen2688]

@@JimBobe i think he forgot

[@JimBobe]

@@robotworgen2688 😵😵

[@cheeseballgooberpants3591]

Well...wait yes that’s it

[@ayoubchaouki8436]

Never trust Activision & EA and you’ll have a happy life!

[@thomastorodo9968]

Bethesda : cowabunga !

[@mr_supreme1862]

Mojang?

[@RaidenKaiser]

@@mr_supreme1862 what about mojang?

[@weaver3636]

Activision: we promise there won't be any mtx in this game Gullible fans: we have complete faith in you! Activision: *adds mtx 1 month after release*

[@RaidenKaiser]

@@thomastorodo9968 Microsoft and Bethesda rarely got called out for the shit ea and Activision does. Right now Bethesda is in the limelight for their Bs and Microsoft had their bad press on xbox one launch year. I predict in a couple years like Microsoft people will forget the scumbagery that Bethesda is doing and move on just like Microsoft.

[@demonic-deadbeat3212]

Remember the good ol days where Microtransactions wasn't even a thing yet? I miss those days. lol

[@kiervets]

those days also had thick colored time taken to make decent booklets in the game cases

[@Dracossaint]

@@kiervets remember when their was in game unlockables for getting good.Thouse were the days

[@cattycyoutube]

Probably because online gaming wasn't as popular back then as it is now, making it easier to implement microtransactions now.

[@shadowkhan422]

Dont we all?

[@AlexT-md9df]

And the days where games had to be perfect on release because there was no patches

[@ReDEyE_PS]

Activision and EA should partner up and make "The microtransaction game"

[@adolyksa]

What an amazing idea.

[@yudiab1]

that's the dlc of their every game.. no need to make a separate game 😂

[@Luke-xi2pq]

Mishel Atanasov that would be every gamers worst nightmare, lol!

[@youssefhanyomar8925]

EA activision to the game

[@OneMadCat]

The game's name: P(l)ay to Win: Spend money to spend more money $$

[@therealsamfisher7014]

Shuting down the people who made the prototype games makes me mad

[@Welshmanshots]

Prototype 1 & 2 are by far my favourite single player games, Radical Entertainment was the best Studio for that type of game i would of Loved a 3rd game playing as oh IDK Heller's Daughter in like the future in NYZ or even LA for that matter.

[@lancerutland2278]

Nice

[@adamwest8711]

Prototype 2 was stupidly easy though. Completed on hard on first play through and I think I died once. I am not nearly a good enough gamer that I should be able to pull that off and I felt cheated after being a day 1 purchaser that my experience ended on day 1…

[@rodneyr5970]

Activision Director: "So guys is there any way we can milk the shit out of our Call of Duty games some more?" 16 yr old intern: "Well i always liked the red dot on my guns a lot" Actvision Director: "Ok we'll make that a dollar from now on"

[@angelvalencia6782]

I hate how money hungry these executives are. They have no passion for the game and are put in charge of it and those who do have passion don't get a say

[@Hodoss]

It reflects how society works as a whole today, greedy psychopaths have hijacked the economy and politics, people with good intentions end up demonized or even jailed (see what they do to whistleblowers).

[@Idfkleavemealone420]

The number at the end of the quarter will always be more important than anything else... you think video game companies are bad? You’d be fucking disgusted if you saw the spreadsheets for your local hospitals...

[@UPoohto]

7 Activison Mistakes they want you to forget: 1-Existing 2-Existing 3-Existing 4-Existing 5-Existing 6-Existing 7-Not going bankrupt

[@39johnsamueljeeson62]

well don't play call of duty then

[@UPoohto]

@@39johnsamueljeeson62 I don't.

[@39johnsamueljeeson62]

@@UPoohto well that's the thing we have in common(i can't afford call of duty)

[@devanduraipragash6106]

@@39johnsamueljeeson62 well I saved up for 6 months and just got cold war lol

[@naomi9371]

This is the 4 time i see you're comment. I fucking adore your comments. They are so good!

[@igotbannedk]

Remember when bungie split with activision and then for the next couple weeks every single one of activision's investors began lawsuits against them... And how the split made activision's stock prices almost worthless.

[@Geofiendlux]

Good Times.

[@naveendahiya144]

Really just this. 1 film can be made on what they have done. They destroyed all great studios (Moon studios, Raven software, Bizzare Creations, Radical Entertainment, and many many more) and franchises (Transformers, Singularity, Blur, Marvel licensed games, prototype and many many more). I hate Activision soooo..... Much specially for ruining Moon Studios. I love Transformers war for Cybertron series so much. It's one of favourite games of all time. And they did it all for just 1 franchise Call of Duty. Activision is the greediest company, even worse than EA. I hope they will be bankrupted some day along with EA.

[@jaymacc93]

I would've really loved a Blur 2. 😔😔😔

[@naveendahiya144]

@@jaymacc93 Me too, buddy. Blur could have a been great franchise. It just needed little support for sequels which unfortunately Activision can't give to anyone.

[@leatheryfoot6354]

Everyone: I'd be willing to pay 60$ for quality Activision: MiCROtrAnsActIoN TiMe

[@devora4809]

sounds about right

[@analvss7965]

After a decade call of duty games prices still stay up more than $80. A "good quality" indeed. Should have make the old cod games free or by dropping the price.

[@KnockoutVirus]

Activision has destroyed the very soul of Blizzard and all of their games. They're the reason World of Warcraft went from the best MMO to an impersonal cash shop ridden shell of it's former self That's why people begged for Classic.

[@OrphanCrippler1]

I mean, tbh, WoW is still the best mmo on the market.

[@juances]

Guitar Hero was too early for DLC and microtransactions. If the game was released today instead of saturating the market with so many indidivual games, they'd just charge you for song packs, lol.

[@paulw858]

Um.... there was DLC for all the Hero games after Guitar Hero II on the Xbox 360.

[@ponyperson7513]

they would charge per song

[@jacobbates3951]

So basically turn it into Rock Band 4?

[@teacherfromthejungles6671]

DLCs are in the market since the beginning. Diablo and Gothic had them.

[@teacherfromthejungles6671]

@Rambo Dogg auto-correction 😅

[@tochenWoWgaming]

Activision: finally they are forgetting those 7 mistakes we did Gameranx: *7 MISTAKES ACTIVISION WANTS YOU TO FORGET* Activision: OH FFS

[@weaver3636]

They are lucky Gameranx stopped at 7.

[@carpemkarzi]

I just had a horrible thought: if Bungie had not left Activision can you imagine the absolute Shitshow that the new Destiny season pass ( which is included in the price of the new dlc- so,it’s not an add on above the dlc cost) would have been. I think we dodged a bullet or several thousand.

[@saviourfade6849]

Shadowkeep:45 Season pass:35 Premium pass:20 That's what it would of looked like and it would of ONLY been that, no purchasing each season individually.

[@jacothetaco3687]

I think Destiny New light wouldn't be a thing if Bungie was still with Activision.

[@carpemkarzi]

Yeah it would be monetized out the butt. Look at crash racing. Go Bungie

[@Thrillkilled]

Carpe Mkarzi What are you talking about? Bungie is doubling down on micro transactions now since they don’t have any big boy money. Activision leaving brought MORE micro transactions in.

[@carpemkarzi]

Thrillkilled hey, not sure where that conclusion is coming from or you are, like me, just stating a prediction. Let’s reconvene in sayyyy...December to see what has changed. Given what Activision has done in other more recent titles I suspect that a lot of monetization was stuff coming from from Activision. Will there still be Eververs..yes. Will it be pay to win...hope not but if it was this community would riot.fingers crossed

[@adamfrazer5150]

The top of my list for 'Most blatant display of greed and disrespect for your customers' is this whole practice of delaying microtransactions until after launch, allowing all the press releases to claim otherwise. The industry has become one of dealer and addict, and our dealers fully understand that a lot of us will buy because we don't have options for our franchises, little to no competition AND the big dealers simply buy and scatter the talented studios before pimping out our once great franchises to collect their cash and suffer our scorn.

[@66bloodmoon]

Activision’s existence and ea existence is what most people would like to forget

[@wuebboltc]

I will NEVER forgive Activision for adding microtransactions to CTR.

[@LPBSquad]

Them transformers games on ps2

[@jacobjupiter8018]

Don't forget that one on ds

[@krmdagger1126]

swag me oh gawd i bought that game when I was 8 I was so damn stupid and I liked it

[@ilimitadouc]

transformers armada was a gem

[@myhandlewastakenandIgaveup]

Long story short : don’t buy activision games.

[@idontwantaname9750]

Its more complcated than that.

[@viperson9818]

It's more like don't buy an Activision game until it's 2-4 months after it's released then it shows it's true colors.

[@dustinbrite2422]

@@idontwantaname9750 what do you mean?

[@Lycosa]

I have to. But I avoid it. I bought a used copy of CTR-NF so I'm not supporting their BS

[@MrAsmil]

@@dustinbrite2422 obviously that activision is the publisher, of course they have a massive impact in how their games are made but at the end of the day they arent making the game and a lot of the managing decisions, yes including microtransactions, are done at the branch/developer level. As per me Ill be playing warcraft until the day my dick falls off.

[@mindblower93]

The time when Activision basically said "No" to Destiny 1's original story, and pretty much forced people out, and a re-write when they were supposed to be in finalization time. This spearheaded the clusterfuck that is Destiny today.

[@luxaccipiter7675]

I honestly think if activision wasn’t involved with destiny it could’ve had atleast a good story on top of the expansions and major expansions released later

[@chase1255]

of all the work that's done on this video, the most impressive part is boiling it down to JUST 7 because i can name 10 and that's just on top of my head.

[@tuckerolson6719]

I’ll never forget I paid $100 for the dlc pass and black ops 4. But they sold all the dlc stuff separately except the map. I paid $40 for a few remade maps and some zombies.... got nothing else

[@Angrynood]

1 thing Gameranx wants you to forget about. This video's original thumbnail.

[@Mister_BIack]

Now I'm curious. What was the original thumbnail?

[@technodrone313]

the way they dismantled and turned blizzard into a cash cow that will never make a decent new game again.

[@jimpanrooney]

Yeah that's a shame and sucks, without activision blizzard would be much better

[@geirtristananton9305]

What are you reffering to? What dis they do wrong?

[@30061999pg]

It's not like Blizzard is a saint.... let's be real here.

[@voidethzed]

This needs more exposure! Great vid

[@blahtoblahtoto6441]

Damn! Activision is really competing with EA though I still think EA will win.

[@timsamosa]

Niko Furious lol

[@youngmastereraqueez9558]

Uhh yeah Konami beat them with locking extra save slots in MGS behind a $10 paywall.

[@Valks-22]

2K is also flexing in that category with the 2K20 National Casino Association game. Apparently it comes with a weird basketball mini-game.

[@xdbetyar]

Activision had purchasable skins and whatnot first. Then 2k maybe? And then EA with fifa.

[@JJTVCK]

dude DJ Hero was one of my favorite games growing up! It was nice to have a game like that with my taste in music lol

[@pvtcarl1999]

Companies: *want us to forget their mistakes* Gameranx: "7 mistakes x company wants you to forget" Companies: "am i a joke to you?

[@17peteclarke]

lol I love how they say they'll "avoid" microtransactions. as though they're like "oh damn, accidentally hit one of those microtransactions we were avoiding!"

[@stoneytark8109]

Activision: finally the past is in the past Gameranx: uploads video Activision: *ight imma head out*

[@ProductBasement]

The fact that there were so many Guitar Hero games is great. It let people get familiar with a variety of forms of rock music, high-profile or not. If anything there should have been more of them because you're basically just paying for a bunch of songs in another subgenre. There's no real way to exhaust that so they could have get turning the crank endlessly if the games hadn't fallen out of fashion

[@NAcHO-wx5vg]

Loot boxes, and call of duty ghosts are 2 things that fit this list perfectly.

[@Biggy111]

Call of Duty what?

[@The-Blue-Knight]

The worst shit is when they say no micro/macro transactions and then add em later.

[@40jwthomas]

Next: 500 mistakes that EA wants you to forget

[@VgEnthusiast2708]

It’s a great thing that Activision split from Bungie. As a long time fan of the Destiny series, it great to see that Bungie is making great strides to make Destiny 2 a better game

[@luxaccipiter7675]

Shadowkeep was really unimpressive and the fact that they removed the weekly loot box thing from destiny 1 kinda annoyed me, I’m not one to spend my money on loot boxes yet like I want some cool shit, I’d like to see that weekly loot box thing comeback for players like me

[@ajaymichaels553]

Wtf how u guys forget prototype series? Activision dump the radical entertainment studio that was a serious mistake from them.. We Need our prototype series back in line..

[@southerngamer98]

This makes me glad that I'll always have my PS2. No matter how bad modern games get, the classics will never get old.

[@JoslynFennekinCyr]

The Bungie-Activision split IMO should have been Number 1

[@TCGView]

I feel a little bad for the guy from Activision Blizzard that had to announce Diablo Immortal at Blizzcon 2018. He instantly became a meme. He wasn't even the person who said the infamous "Do you guys not have phones?" It was some other guy that came on stage later. I'm fairly certain he knew people were going to hate this announcement, but he had a job to do.

[@mantis638]

You know what’s worse then the micro transactions in CTR? How about completely screwing up both Crash and Spyro entirely?

[@light819]

Crash was good haven't played Spyro remastered what is wrong with it

[@Krexel]

The hell are you talking about? Both of those rereleases were fantastic

[@mantis638]

I’m not talking about the remasters. I’m talking about the mid 2000s crash and spyro games that made them stop til they needed to remaster the originals to get them back into the limelight.

[@noodkiddo3567]

Activision: Past is Past Gameranx: Makes a video about their past.

[@swishtv2046]

Other companies adding microtransactions: Activision: iTs FrEE ReAliStATe

[@BritishRail60062]

I think Activision should make their policy for those that make let's play videos clear and concise. It would make life easier for all of us as then we could buy the DLC and maybe more of it if Activision expressly permitted their gamers/youtubers full permission to monetise their videos. DTG (Dovetail Games) and other developers have allowed players to make videos and monetise them with no issues and perhaps if Activision and EA as well as Take2Games had similar policies in place. We would all know where we stand and they wouldn't get so much hate. Just my opinion here.

[@mikesinistar8834]

"Number 4 a little red dot" Made me instantly angry. Might have ruined my day.

[@writingnothing]

Looks like we add another number to this list

[@ponyperson7513]

they're biggest flop for me was the ps2 version of star trek Voyager elite force, on PC it was good, but the ps2 version was a train wreck in my opinion

[@jkajmo]

Wow, someone actually mentions Elite Force! Nice! While it wasn't as amazing on the PS2 as on the PC but it wasn't bad, it was competent & fairly playable. Definitely not great tho.

[@ponyperson7513]

@@jkajmo I had the misfortune to play a version that was translated into German, even with the corresponding voice cast, it was terrible to listen to, I rather have the original language of stuff like that

[@jkajmo]

@@ponyperson7513 oh man that sucks! Lol I spent a lot of time playing Japanese imports on my PS1 back in the day so I understand the irks of playing a game in a different language. I would love to see a new Star Trek FPS game with current gen standards. I love the lore of the franchise.

[@KrpticUnknown]

Dj hero was fun. Just creative enough to revitalize the idea of the hero franchise (atleast for the time that *that* lasted) imo

[@fjdj395]

Anything after 2013 was a mistake

[@ZeroFighter]

6:36 My hypothesis was that in the time that Guitar Hero Live was being developed, Rock Band 3 was the dominant force in the action-rhythm genre, and was having this huge push for their Pro Instrument feature. RB3 sold controllers that used real guitar strings across a standard 21-fret board. it was still plastic, hollowed out for the electronics and sensors inside, and couldn't do much beyond normal notes and chords; it couldn't tell if you did a pinch harmonic, or used proper technique for a pick scrape, or anything like that, but it got the job done for a video game. Along with Rock Band 3's Pro Guitar / Pro Bass- as well as their Pro Drums which are still supported in RB4- there was also Ubisoft's Rocksmith and Rocksmith 2014 Edition which allowed you to plug in real guitars and basses. This new Guitar Hero would be competing with the then-upcoming Rock Band 4, and potentially another Rocksmith title in the near-future. Because of this data at the time, they couldn't afford to stagnate with 5-button controllers anymore.

[@DjGoodLookin]

I'm glad you threw Activision under the bus for immortal lmao priceless. Long live Bungie!

[@NeoSlith]

Blitzchung. The winner of a Starcraft II tournament said he was in support of the Hong Kong protestors, so Activision/Blizzard took back his winnings and banned him for a year. They then backtracked to a six month ban and gave him back his money, and then finally removed the ban altogether. They claimed it was for being "too political" despite other players getting political in interviews as well. Oh, they also fired the people talking to the player. In reality, it was to keep their Chinese investors happy because they wanted Diablo Immortal to succeed.

[@neretilderem7029]

#8: I want to forget they bought Blizzard and turned it into a soulless money printing machine

[@ashmatrix7088]

another thing to remember about guitar hero is that all most all of the games released towards the end (before 2015's half assed moneygrab) were released in the middle of a huge economic recession. this is what ultimately ended the guitar hero era due to poor sales.

[@ajaymichaels553]

Activision.. We Need a prototype.. From a hardcore prototype fans club!!!

[@ragingmcqueen]

No thanks

[@piyush2202]

Speaking about recent events: the whole debacle about banning a Hearthstone player for speaking out in support of Hong Kong was quite a disaster. Besides that, I think the most hilarious thing about Activision is the fact that they release a new Call of Duty every year.

[@SirWhiskersThe3rd]

Companies like this and EA make me happy that I pirate games now especially after saying no microtransactions and then a month later throw them in that is so deceptive and you will not see one red cent from me.

[@CountDuckula83]

That's the 3rd CEO who said, "There will be no micro transactions at launch" You need to pay attention to the wording they use. "At launch" in no way means forever. They're still scum bags for doing it, but if we're claiming we gamers have integrity we need to accept that little bit of fault.

[@CharlesZaiyan]

I don't have a phone... or rather I don't have a smartphone and I'm living relatively alright with no problems.

[@teacherfromthejungles6671]

in China you wouldn't survive without it. this country is designed for smartphone users. even the elders use them like no problem.

[@CharlesZaiyan]

@@teacherfromthejungles6671 That's impressive. Most elders I know here in the US have a hard enough time handling ordinary computers and even some basic technology. I'm one of those people however who prefers to use phones as phones and gaming systems as gaming systems. Even though most technology nowadays double as computers anyway...

[@ajarchalice3195]

This one is a bit more recent, but Activision/Blizzard selling a $40 dlc bundle for overwatch 2 with promised access to single player mode, then canceling the single player, only to come back and say "you know what people want single player, lets go ahead and do that" then charge ANOTHER $40 for access to it. They wouldn't even go back and give access to single player to the people that had purchased the original bundle. Even if you bought the first bundle you would have to go and buy YET ANOTHER bundle for the same price as the first just to get the thing that they promised initially. Seems a lot like they just want money and don't care about their players at all.

[@jokkelar5400]

Next: things Nintendo wants you to forget.

[@spellsnare]

Except from the Wii u and the miscreation of the playstation there not much I want to forget from them

[@Mo_alta]

“Do you not have phones”… I loved that. All the BOOS in the world could not make them understand why they were BOO’D

[@rhythmmania6407]

Look at Diablo Immortal on Google Play lol I think it's abandoned.

[@saviourfade6849]

Wait... it came out?

[@rhythmmania6407]

@@saviourfade6849 No. Still saying "pre-register". It's been like that for a long time now. So I figured they abandoned it.

[@saviourfade6849]

@@rhythmmania6407 if they released it it would create more hats towards them so I dont blame them

[@ThirdEchoMedia]

Thank God Bungie left the abusive company that is Activision

[@shade3524]

The games actually pretty good now that Activision is gone Shadowkeep is going to be awesome

[@FierceDeityBaryon]

Shade hype!!!

[@LMedina1021]

Activision: We rebooth Modern Warfare back to old school with new mechanics/engine and no season pass Couple of months later Activision: Next Year Black Ops 5

[@saviourfade6849]

I bet if was up the the studios they would of dropped the black ops and modern warfare names by now. They're still around for brand recognition and value

[@TheFlawlessray]

Love these videos keep it up!

[@RightLadd]

Number 1, the COD franchise after MW3

[@MR_slippyfist]

Im happy now that bungie can get destiny back on track and make it the game that we all want

[@jacothetaco3687]

FYI The moon is haunted

[@volumeboyman]

DJ Hero 1 & 2 were refreshing takes on the Guitar Hero model with fantastic mixes.

[@toshal22]

I love that even after about a year or more andrew has his crate animated as the new guy, I can still hear jake baldino speaking "me falcon and andrew the new guy".

[@decoyminoy]

bungie is a great example of how great companies can start going under when greed occurs (in this case it was activision)

[@PLAYER_42069]

This is a well-thought out video that addresses some of the lingering problems in AAA gaming right now. However, unlike other KZbinrs who just run the same points into the ground ad nausea, for views and subs from outrage culture kids, you stated why these business practices are anti-consumer and how they negatively impact the gaming experience, and how games are released.

[@TheGameGuruTv]

this series too good keep it up!

[@BossinDawson253]

DJ hero 1 & 2 were amazing

[@korn1094]

hey.....dj hero (dj hero 2 more specifically) was lit. definitely takes some getting used to and I understand what you're talking about in terms of milking the franchise but dj hero 2 was awesome.... BTW love the channel

[@PolarTheFirst]

Gameranx: there's no games like that anymore Skate 3: sad skateboard sounds

[@speedingoffence]

There's a pretty big disconnect between people complaining about how these publishers handle things and people who are actually willing to boycott their games. Stop handing these people money!

[@Luke-xi2pq]

The ruining of Bungie was the final straw for my view on Activision, I knew they were complete assholes since... Then they added microtransactions to Crash Team Racing shortly after they announced it wouldn't have them and they somehow confirmed their awful nature even more so by ruining yet another beloved franchise of mine...

[@gast128]

Perhaps also mention that they finished off Raven Software independence. That company had a string of good singleplayer fps (e.g. Soldier of Fortune, Quake 4, Wolfenstein 2009 and Singularity) but they are now only contributor to the Call of Duty franchise.

[@DjSpinIAm1]

Dj hero was fun!!! Especially for someone that was getting into djing. Just playing with the cross fader and timing was worthwhile

[@mamat7925]

As someone who plays guitar, it’s very hard to hear “realism” and “guitar hero” in the same sentence.

[@louiejackson2312]

I cant begin to stress how happy i am that bungie is free from activision’s greasy clutches. Because yes, it’s been about a month since they split and it’s almost magical how much better destiny has gotten since then

[@ZacAttack98]

1:53 poor Jake 😥

[@ninjalemurdude]

DJ Hero was actually pretty cool though. They made like 100 songs just for the game. Yeah, they were all mash-ups and remixes, but they were mostly made really well. The game play was fun too of course. Had the game been released two years earlier it wouldn't have crashed so hard.

[@csubi907]

Just a minor correction for CTR:NF: You cannot buy battlepasses, they are all free. But yeah, the rest is true, you can buy ingame currency, which to be honest feels not "needed" so far, as in your payout is pretty nice, it is still there and I am really expecting them to either nerf the currency payout ingame or increase prices for future stuff, or both. They also rumor you will be able to buy progress for your battlepass aka grand prix with the currency which at first sounds bad, but it actually is not that bad: Many people have already bought everything that you can by just playing (I did not, I only buy stuff that I actually want + all the characters and skins so that I have them) and have nothing to spend their currency on. Since these battle passes happen pretty much every month, you are pretty much required to play constantly. Which on one hand is nice, you always have content and new stuff, on the other hand ,you can burn out easily if you always want to unlock everything. However, with all the excess coins people have, they can avoid farming the battlepass that much. I am not protecting Activision, I think they are the worst, worse than EA in my eyes and I'm sad I supported them with buying CTR:NF but on the other hand, it's one of my favourite games of all time. I am not saying microtransactions are good either, I am just saying they aren't harmful to the game so far. As long as they don't nerf payouts / increase costs, it's fine honestly with all the free stuff we are getting. (One new track every month, 3 characters, dozens of skins and a few karts, paint jobs, tires, decals etc you can unlock)

[@BoehmWill]

DJ hero was super underrated. It's still one of Way Too Many Games in one year, but it was innovative and super fun. It's a shame they didn't focus on just it and GH 5.

[@zwippie92]

2 quotes from Activision boss (at the time at least, don't know if he still is) Bonny Kotick. "We have a real culture of thrift. The goal that I had in bringing a lot of the packaged goods folks into Activision about 10 years ago was to take all the fun out of making video games." Taking the fun out of making video games? Sounds like a real threat to work for him. "In addition to building our player communities and service platforms for the benefit of our shareholders". He said that in 2012 so apperently the games aren't for us, it's for the shareholders. At least he's being honest, this time. Still a lousy policy if you ask me.

[@lucianofiore2795]

The funny thing is that Activision was the first 3rd party developer company to ever exist. And they started on the idea of a studio developer first, and to kind of show to the big players at the time that developers don't need the big studio the studio needs the developer. Funny how times, and I guess money, can change stuff

[@SkorpSam]

I love how the ad at the beginning is an activision game XD

[@iiPowered]

As someone who actually plays guitar I found guitar hero live to be the most realistic the button combinations resembled using actual cords in comparison too the previous titles

[@ikmnification5737]

Guitar Hero came back because Activision saw Ubisoft's success with Rocksmith 2014, which was successful because it used a real guitar (which worked) and was something different. Activision just thought music games were back on the rise and gamers wanted a more "realistic" Guitar Hero experience.

[@metalhead19999]

DJ Hero was actually very fun. I hate Activision for releasing too many Guitar Hero games that year cuz it made people overlook the game.

[@joshuaghiroli2513]

I actually liked DJ Hero. And the way the songs was mixed was really good.

[@hanshaperle6075]

You forgot Vampire Bloodlines. Acti rushed it out and we got a buggy mess with less content. Because it had the Source Engine and Acti wanted the game to be released with or shortly after Half Life 2. Then, there is Prototype 2. PC release were 3 month after the console release. The game on consoles did not sold well and Acti fired the developer 1 or 2 month before the PC release. They were kinda forced to finsih the game for pc. Guess what. It was a buggy mess.

[@bringerofhavok]

The word Activison literally sends shivers down my spine at this point.

[@gardenboydon]

Awesome videos! Very informative, but there are times when you sound a bit sloshed