[cod] Reality or Publicity Stunt?

[Josh Luthman]

Does anyone else remember simply playing Mario on the 13" color TV with the
broken channel changing knob?

Why does everything have to grow up and be such a ridiculous mess.

On Thu, Mar 4, 2010 at 10:39 AM, escapedturkey <
escapedturkey at escapedturkey.com> wrote:

>
> http://www.businessweek.com/news/2010-03-04/activision-sued-by-sacked-call-of-duty-creators-update1-.html
>
> Please tell me if my posts are getting annoying. Just find this all
> interesting.
>
> Martin H wrote:
>
>> Call of Duty: Medieval Warfare.
>>
>> Has a kind of ring to it...
>>
>> On 3 March 2010 08:45, Bong-Master <bong-master at thesilverdagger.co.uk<mailto:
>> bong-master at thesilverdagger.co.uk>> wrote:
>>
>>    It looks like we are gonna be running around with knives & swords lmfto
>>
>>    --------------------------------------------------
>>    From: "Alfonso Leon T." <aleont at gmail.com <mailto:aleont at gmail.com>>
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>>    Sent: Wednesday, March 03, 2010 7:32 AM
>>    To: "Call of Duty server admin list." <cod at icculus.org
>>    <mailto:cod at icculus.org>>
>>
>>
>>    Subject: Re: [cod] Reality or Publicity Stunt?
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>>        I say its a long way of saying let's charge them on a monthly
>>        basis like in world of warcraft.
>>
>>        ------Original Message------
>>        From: escapedturkey
>>        To: Call of Duty server admin list.
>>        ReplyTo: Call of Duty server admin list.
>>        Subject: Re: [cod] Reality or Publicity Stunt?
>>        Sent: Mar 3, 2010 1:13 AM
>>
>>        "The plans include the formation of a dedicated business unit
>>        that will
>>
>>        bring together its various new brand initiatives with focused,
>>        dedicated
>>
>>        resources around the world. The company intends to expand the
>>        Call of
>>
>>        Duty brand with the same focus seen in its Blizzard(R)
>> Entertainment
>>
>>        business unit. This will include a focus on high-margin digital
>>        online
>>
>>        content and further the brand as the leading action entertainment
>>
>>        franchise in new geographies, new genres and with new digital
>>        business
>>
>>        models."
>>
>>
>>
>>        Is a long-winded way of saying "COD MMO"?
>>
>>
>>
>>        Kjell Munkestam wrote:
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>>
>> http://investor.activision.com/releasedetail.cfm?ReleaseID=448656
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>>
>>
>>
>>            The departure of West/Zampella is confirmed ...
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>            ... and so is the future of COD as a franchise ...
>>            action-adventure genre???
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>            "Procter & Gamble and Nestle" eeeh? Sounds like a bunch of
>>            non-gaming suites
>>
>>
>>            will be in charge from now on.
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>            West and Zampella were running IW for 8-9 years, building up
>>            the brand of
>>
>>
>>            CoD.
>>
>>
>>            Except for the MW2 debacle (which might have been an AT
>>            decision) they've
>>
>>
>>            done alot of good for shooter gaming. Hope they find a new
>>            home and bring
>>
>>
>>            back the spirit of PC gaming.
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>            ~SgtBilko
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>            -----Original Message-----
>>
>>
>>            From: escapedturkey [mailto:escapedturkey at escapedturkey.com
>>            <mailto:escapedturkey at escapedturkey.com>]
>>
>>
>>            Sent: den 2 mars 2010 18:54
>>
>>
>>            To: Call of Duty server admin list.
>>
>>
>>            Subject: Re: [cod] Reality or Publicity Stunt?
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>            Gets more interesting:
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>> http://www.eurogamer.net/articles/infinity-ward-studio-heads-sacked
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>>
>>
>>
>>
>> http://www.eurogamer.net/articles/activision-holding-back-mw2-royalties
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