First off, let's meet Bobby "Riddler" Kotick, the CEO of Activision:
http://www.facepunch.com/showthread.php?t=847093Games that have the potential to be exploited every year on every platform with clear sequel potential and have the potential to become $100 million franchises has worked very well for Activision Blizzard
If it was left to me, I would raise the prices even further
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.
Later on he said he tries to promote an atmosphere of "skepticism, pessimism, and fear" in his company and, "We are very good at keeping people focused on the deep depression."
Essentially, this starfish's entire business plan and probably life philosophy is
to exploit gamers and the gaming industry for every penny it's got. Kotick here is probably Satan, but I don't have proof. Yet.
Recently, this stuffstorm arose:
http://www.facepunch.com/showthread.php?t=908999$15 for the MW2 Map Pack. Activision caused the price raise.
Basically, IW is Activision's bitch. IW employees really can't do what they want or have much of any say in anything that goes on with the games they're developing. People are even afraid to quit because they are threatened with not getting paid royalties they're owed.
And then there's the whole thing with the lawsuit from the two former IW employees who are suing Activision and everything there.
http://www.facepunch.com/showpost.php?p=20758385&postcount=24Also note:
but once it is released on the PS3 and PC, don't expect there to be any price reduction!
Greedy loving Activision trying to exploit us, yet again.
In response to this
big bucket of horse stuff, I am encouraging a multinational boycott of the DLC. Activision can eat stuff. They should not do this to their market, this is downright unethical and borderline pure evil.
Also, no, this is not the first and only example of their greediness, nor am I butthurt over a map pack (I don't typically buy them anyway). This is just the most recent atrocity they've tried to pull off.
