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[DR3AM]

EA now is a major player in the RPG department and Activison became one of the biggest publishers out there ( mostly thanks to CoD).

But at the end, both accomplished what they wanted. More money. LOL

 

[bjork]

Activision.

 

[TheExodu5]

Who ended up better?

Certainly not gamers.

 

[The_Inquisitor]

nvm

 

[BoobPhysics101]

Who ended up better?

Certainly not gamers.

Close the thread. Should've been 1st post.

 

[SafeinSound]

Who ended up better?

Certainly not gamers.

Pretty freaking much.

 

[DaBuddaDa]

Activision got World of Warcraft and Starcraft.

Activision.

 

[codhand]

Kotick.

 

[disappeared]

Both were non-events.

 

[YuriLowell]

Who ended up better?

Certainly not gamers.

.

 

[LiK]

Your ISP

 

[kadotsu]

Vivendi clearly got the better end.

 

[legacyzero]

Who ended up better?

Certainly not gamers.

Exactly. Whoever won that battle, we certainly lost.

 

[massoluk]

Without Blizzard, all Activision got left as a major franchise is CoD.

So Activision.

 

[Data West]

Starcraft 2 was well made but had a bad story, but you can kind of forgive that because it's not what carries the series

Mass Effect 3 was a rehash with a bad story that completely relies on its bad story. Dragon Age 2 was even worse.

Activision made out a lot better

 

[codhand]

Starcraft 2 was well made but had a bad story, but you can kind of forgive that because it's not what carries the series

I dunno Starcraft 1, barely had a story, so S2's commitment to a narrative was a pleasant surprise for me.

 

[Ventilaator]

Blizzard stayed Blizzard. Bioware though?

 

[tearsofash]

Has it changed a whole lot for them besides adding another revenue stream??

 

[KorrZ]

Activision made out a lot better money-wise. I'm not sure if it was the best influence on Blizzard though...

Mass Effect 2 & 3 are pretttttty awesome, and SWTOR is a good MMO but then again Dragon Age 2 happened so...

 

[Syph Medwes]

Whoever wins...we lose.

 

[BrokenEchelon]

Blizzard stayed Blizzard. Bioware though?

LOL.

Yeah. Ok.

 

[chiablo]

Valve.

They're the only company who has been left untainted by the stain of corporate whoredom. As a result, Valve is more liked by PC gamers.

 

[Nirolak]

So, Vivendi is the controlling interest here, so the question here should be if Vivendi gained by getting Activision.

 

[John Rabbit]

Who ended up better?

Certainly not gamers.

god so close to first reply.

 

[the_log_ride]

Whoever wins...we lose.

Was waiting for this.



Activision

 

[Azih]

So far Activision.

But damn Activision rides IPs into the ground. EA seems like it's got a wider stable at least.

 

[TriGen]

Activision.

Yeah, Activision is rolling in the dough.

 

[CorrisD]

Not sure what sort of comparison we are suppose to be doing, the scales are pretty different between EA buying a developer and Activision merging with Vivendi, not Blizzard.

 

[snoopeasystreet]

Blizzard are still awesome. Bioware aren't.

 

[chickdigger802]

Blizzard knows to how to do gameplay.

Bioware sucks at gameplay so that aspects get's more and more apparent the more games they churn out. They also don't have the freedom to release whenever which would help them a ton imo.

 

[BrokenSymmetry]

Blizzard are still awesome. Bioware aren't.

Even with the Pandas?

 

[Sho_Nuff82]

Hasn't EA been in the red pretty much every year this generation with the albatross of SWTOR hanging over their heads until late last year? Meanwhile ActiBlizz prints money and fires every studio who can't put out a hit game.

 

[zero_suit]

Activison...since they have nothing besides CoD.

 

[dave is ok]

Bioware and Blizzard are both worse companies for it.

 

[snoopeasystreet]

Even with the Pandas?

Sure, why not.

 

[ShadowOS]

LOL.

Yeah. Ok.

i share these sentiments :'(

 

[funkystudent]

Blizzard released a bunch of WoW expansions I dont care about and starcraft 2.

Bioware released DA:O and Mass Effect 2 but they also made DA2.



Personally I am happier with how Bioware turned out.

2 great new games > 1

 

[bengraven]

Both are sitting in a pretty nice place.

 

[Boogdud]

I wish I could go back to 1999 and do a "Ghost of Christmas future" to both companies and see what they'd say to themselves... (meaning Blizzard and Bioware)

 

[Hey You]

Activision

and plus Acti got publishing rights to Bungie's next game.

 

[BassForever]

Activision for sure

 

[Anticitizen One]

Bioware for sure

 

[Derrick01]

Who ended up better?

Certainly not gamers.

Yup we got the shaft big time. Bioware almost made a come back with ME3 though. They were soooo close and yet failed miserably.

 

[Valnen]

Blizzard hasn't changed at all so I'd say that situation is definitely better.

 

[gabbo]

Activision stockholders.

 

[Randdalf]

BioWare have been massively corrupted by EA's malignant influence, they've essentially become EA's label to slap on products and developers to buff their sales, C&C Generals 2 being just the beginning of this I suspect.

 

[Bloodrage]

Activision, because Dragon Age 2 and Mass Effect 2 are pieces of shit.

 

[Osietra]

EA publishing Respawns next-gen FPS will make CoD obsolete.

 

[Enkidu]

LOL.

Yeah. Ok.

Considering that Blizzard is still owned by the same company as before, I'm not sure if things would have been any different even if Activision hadn't come around.

 

[Sapphire Dreams]

Activision, because they made Blizz actually make more games for a change, yeah they are still the major 3 but still released something.

Bioware are no longer the Bioware I know and love, the ones who made Baldur's gate ,Neverwinter nights, KOTOR and Mass Effect 1.

While I enjoyed their subsequent games, they have lost their charm and aim for more spectacle and mass market appeal than making a rich experience.

PS: I have not played Mass Effect 3 yet.