Microsoft Blames Hollywood For Halo 3’s Success
October 23rd, 2007 by Erich Jurgens in Business, News, Xbox360A while ago, there were reports that the movie industry felt that video games were responsible for the lack of
business during Halo 3’s launch week. Microsoft has recently come out in self-defense, humorously claiming that Hollywood is looking at the situation backwards. Microsoft executive Bob Frederickson thinks that the blame should be placed on the movie industry, and that they are partially responsible for Halo 3’s huge success.
“We thought we’d get some good sales, but nothing like this. But with escalating ticket prices and the crappy movies Hollywood has been putting out. People are just hungry for entertainment.”
I’ll admit, I was one of the many people who let this happen. I personally didn’t go to a theater while I was playing Halo 3, so maybe Microsoft has a point. Seriously though, it’s about time we’ve moved on from this trivial blame game.
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October 23rd, 2007 at 9:05 pm
It’s a mix: good game and bad movies.
October 23rd, 2007 at 9:25 pm
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October 24th, 2007 at 4:21 am
Halo 3,Halo 2,Counter-strike,Counter-strike source,Day of defeat,Battlefield 2,Battlefield 2142 and WOW. I see those the games that ruined the movies, Halo 3 just added more support. Like DP said, Good games vs shit movies. If hollywood would stop making
prequels
sequels
remakes
Something new, exciting, something I’ve never seen before then I would waste 20 bucks to go see the movie. Why pay for something I already seen?
October 24th, 2007 at 6:21 am
Wicker Man I don’t think you realise how funny that sounds:
“Halo 3,Halo 2,Counter-strike,Counter-strike source,Day of defeat,Battlefield 2,Battlefield 2142 ”
Along side:
“If hollywood would stop making
prequels
sequels
remakes”
4 out of the 6 games you’ve listed ARE sequels! XD
October 24th, 2007 at 8:11 am
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October 24th, 2007 at 3:24 pm
Josh B. There’s a fine line from these sequels.
Counter-strike Source, basically the same game but updated with newer technology and graphics. So this was great to be remade, cuz we still love to play it, just new content. That’s different.
Battlefield 2, not really a sequel. There is no previous version of battlefield 2 (modern), it’s called battlefield 2 cuz well it’s a 2nd game but it’s completely different. Now, If it was souly 1942 then I would understand. Now, this is different.
Halo, This is different. This is a 3 game story. It’s only normal to expand the series, plus people want more so it’s natural to keep making more. This is different.
The list conts, just like NBA,NFL,NHL and etc. People want the same game but different graphics and latest rosters.
Now, with movies. Bro, more and more games are coming out. But, people love the game so much they want the sequels, but when I say sequels and prequels and remakes that’s all hollywood is relying on. They’re barely any new ideas coming out.
Also, battlefield/CS are strictly online games. So, you’ll always see remakes of them, same game basically but way better graphics.
But yeah, If I look back on it, it’s funny. But, you have to understand where I’m coming from. Almost 90-98 percent of the movies coming out are remakes or sequels, mostly remakes. I should have said remakes.
October 24th, 2007 at 3:25 pm
if you scroll down, the orginal location of this story is a parody site. This information is false and unsubstantiated.