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Subject: THQ goes bankrupt, blames it on Call of Duty

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People are to blame for themselves for feeding the giant when so many others needed nourishment.

  • 12.22.2012 4:18 PM PDT
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I've never cared for any THQ products. So I couldn't really care much less.

  • 12.22.2012 4:24 PM PDT
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Call of Duty is the Walmart of gaming. It's destroying companies just like Walmart destroys small businesses.

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[quote]Posted by: xImNotProx
Call of Duty is the Walmart of gaming. It's destroying companies just like Walmart destroys small businesses.

Sadly it's the same as the Google and Bing debate.

Most people use it just because it's the most common thing, and when Bing shows up people think it's complete garbage and haven't even used it.

  • 12.22.2012 4:53 PM PDT

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Posted by: Mastergee
COD is killing the industry.
Explain. If anything, CoD is a fun, successful gaming franchise.

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Posted by: Mastergee
COD is killing the industry.
Explain. If anything, CoD is a fun, successful gaming franchise.


I wouldn't say Call of Duty is ruining the FPS industry per se, but rather its success is killing the FPS market.

Everyone wants to copy CoD now instead of just making their own completely distinct game.

A prime example of this is noobisoft.

  • 12.22.2012 5:00 PM PDT
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Posted by: Tactical Nuke
Goes bankrupt...
Call of Duty is to blame.

I like their games they have some relatively original games like Metro, Company of Heroes, Dawn of War, and Saints Row, but what is this? Who was the company that published Homefront just year ago? And how did it turn out? You say Call of Duty is unoriginal and stamps out creativeness in the industry, but make a Call of Duty clone which fails absolutely.

ITT: OP putting words in THQ's mouth.

That second article doesn't say "We blame our bankruptcy on CoD."

THQ went bankrupt because they massively mishandled their company, spent and spent and spent with no clear plan, bet money on a limping horse (uDraw) and then cut and cut and cut to survive in the short term.

That second article is commenting on the CoD franchise and frankly, I have to agree with that statement.

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Less self-righteous posturing and ad hominem attacks will keep this thread open and its participants' posting privileges retained.

yeah I agree. COD is very bad because its taking shooters to terrible places. look at halo 4 for example.

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I have to agree with his statement. It seems like you have to mold to Call of Duty because otherwise, you will not survive.

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yeah I agree. COD is very bad because its taking shooters to terrible places. look at halo 4 for example.

H4 isn't terrible.

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I dont lie. Really.

Is THQ actually serious? They say Call of Duty is to blame yet they published their own COD/battlefield clone, Homefront. They should have pushed for more original franchises.

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Posted by: Mastergee
COD is killing the industry.

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I have to agree with what was said on those links. To me the last good Call of Duty was 4. These games today get boring and repetitive because a lot of them follow the CoD trend. People are tired of it and only the mindless drones buy the next Call of Duty.

Any creativity or original ideas die away because CoD overtakes all and any choices when it comes to FPS games. I've given the gaming industry personally 4-5 years before they fall because of the current state of these games coming out. Halo 4 has less players on then Reach did later in Reach's lifespan and that's sad. Even Black Ops 2 has less players then Black Ops did.

I don't even play CoD or Halo anymore because it's boring, repetitive, and not challenging anymore. That's what made the games in the past so good. They challenged you to think instead of just point and shoot like todays games.

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  • 12.22.2012 5:26 PM PDT

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I agree with THQ.

  • 12.22.2012 5:34 PM PDT

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Posted by: Mastergee
COD is killing the industry.
Aw, how cute. Another kid that thinks he knows what he is talking about. Tell me, if THQ really made a great game, what's stopping people from buying it? You honestly think Call of Duty is stopping people from buying a THQ game and even if it was, whose fault is that?

  • 12.22.2012 6:09 PM PDT

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  • 12.22.2012 6:10 PM PDT

Re-read the article. THQ Never said call of duty was to blame, they said one of the techniques used in modern day shooters is to blame. Just so happens CoD has been running high on that technique.

  • 12.22.2012 6:12 PM PDT

One of those articles is about them going bankrupt and the other is a developer talking about Call of Duty and they have no link whatsoever.

But, he is right, though. FPS basically means military shooter now.

  • 12.22.2012 6:13 PM PDT

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