The gaming industry is far from where it used to be in terms of being recognized as a legit venue of entertainment, and also in terms of innovation. We still have ways to go on both fronts, mind you, but according to Treyarch’s community manager Josh Olin, the industry’s biggest problem is the “negative gamer”.
According to Bethesda, former Infinity Ward bosses, Jason West and Vince Zampella will both speak at QuakeCon this year.
I don’t know of one gamer who’s happy with the way Activision conducts itself. Just mention the company’s name and bad memories start showing up in forums, and on websites, through comments all over gaming’s web.
It’s not something the number one publisher is proud of, and according to COO Thomas Tippl, he’d like to improve the relationship between them and the community.
